Muddied: a comeuppance in the Hood
As is often the truth, the moment someone gets a bit cocky, a bit over confident, they get slapped back down to earth. And so it was with me this past weekend.
There's a Hole in the Budget – Again
Gov. Ted Kulongoski gave Oregonians an ugly surprise last week: There’s an unexpected $570 million hole in the state’s budget for the next biennium.
Bring Band of Horses Back to Bend
Wow. Just wow.
Down Beat: Jazz is alive and well in Bend
It’s Thursday night and Joe Rohrbacher of Just Joe’s Music on south Highway 97 has turned his store into a makeshift nightclub. A club that will feature local jazz musicians Dillon Schneider (guitar), John Allen (bass) and and Stephen Tate (drums) backing Portland tenor sax player David Evans that evening in concert.
Sunshiny Hits: She & Him has revamped '60s radio pop for a younger crowd – and it's worked
“We both like the Beach Boys a lot,” writes M. Ward, answering e-mail questions about She & Him, the bubbly pop duo of which he makes up half. This isn't shocking. One doesn't have to listen much past the first track of the band's newest album, Volume Two, to guess that Ward and the act's…
Summer Music Begins! Goo Goo Dolls, Band of Horses, She & Him
Summer is here. Kind of.
KG's How to Rock Guide: The star of Trainwreck and Tenacious D is coming to town and has advice for your band
There are only a few rock stars who can make a claim about how they want to pitch a television show about their band and be taken seriously. But Kyle Gass is one of those select few. First off, he's already been part of an act, Tenacious D, that was known for its TV series…
Bend Over, Bend – Here It Comes Again
Bend racked up another dubious distinction this week: As reported in The Bulletin on Wednesday, we led the nation in declining home prices between the first quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of this year. Over that one-year period, home prices in the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area fell by almost a quarter (23.
Up The Creek: Reliving Bend’s Hollywood heyday
It was one of those nights. After spending much of the day in the dentist's chair I felt totally out of it.
The Bend Band Family Tree
If you’ve already picked up the print edition of the Source this week, you’ve already seen the two-page spread we used to prove that (almost) every band in Bend is somehow connected. Also, if you like local music, check out our FREE LOCAL MUSIC SAMPLER where you can stream and download new songs from some…
Source staff gets a nod from the Society of Professional Journos
We’re a pretty humble bunch around here, but we just had to let ya’ll know that your hometown alt weekly nabbed a couple of nods this past week from the Society of Professional Journalists for our writing and reporting in 2009. Competing against non-daily newspapers and magazines from across the state and in southwest Washington,…
Voiceover: Sunday,Sunday, Sunday
Back in my pre-Bend days, I thought I could make it as an television commercial actor and movie extra. Being on camera would be cool but it would simply be a way to get to what I really wanted to do- voiceover work.
Free Local Music Downloads: Sara Jackson-Holman, Empty Space Orchestra and more
Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to take a look at our Local Music Issue and have now realized that it’s your God-given right to download some free music. Below you can stream new music from six local acts, including Sara Jackson-Holman, the Bendite who’s charged to sudden fame that we featured in the issue.
Our picks for 5/26-6/3: Goo Goo Dolls, Trainwreck, Band Of Horses and She & Him, Blackstrap and The Helio Sequence
Last Band Standing thursday 27 We're already in round six of Last Band Standing somehow, which means spring is flying by. This time out we have MOsley WOtta, Mullet Marshmello, Blowin' Smoke, Hands on Throat, Problem Stick going head to head in a friendly little battle.
PPP Leftovers: A few more stories from the big race
Alas, PPP is over, but I thought I'd wrap up this year's race with a few stories. LEW AND ROGER On Friday morning before PPP, I was standing in line at the race check-in and Lew Hollander was right in front of me.
What Doesn't Kill You
Ever heard that phrase, “What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger?” That's exactly why I eat Popeyes fried chicken every morning for breakfast, four Reese's peanut butter cups for lunch (washed down with a tumbler of Jack), followed by a sensible dinner. Doctors say this diet will surely kill me – while my Aunt Wanda…
Shrek's Mid-life Crisis: The final voyage needs a bigger forever
I was introduced to Shrek in two ways. First was the commercial hype and McDonald's toys. The next time was when I was painting a kid's room. I heard a lot of muffled cartoony chatter coming from another room along with laughter from kids. I also heard some cool music from the likes of The…
India by Way of Africa: Keeping it bright and light at Spice Box
When living in London, I entered restaurants on the famed Indian cuisine mecca, Brick Lane, with the general expectation of leaving uncomfortably full. Between the creamy dishes and the various accompaniments, this was almost a guarantee. The Spice Box, a new “home-style Indian cooking” restaurant in Bend, defies this expectation. Lighter, modern takes of classic…
India by Way of Africa: Keeping it bright and light at Spice Box
When living in London, I entered restaurants on the famed Indian cuisine mecca, Brick Lane, with the general expectation of leaving uncomfortably full. Between the creamy dishes and the various accompaniments, this was almost a guarantee. The Spice Box, a new “home-style Indian cooking” restaurant in Bend, defies this expectation. Lighter, modern takes of classic…
Band of Horses: Infinite Arms
I first heard Band of Horses playing at the Les Schwab Amphitheater four years ago playing over the PA between sets of a Flaming Lips show. I ended up spending the summer of 2006 listening to their debut, Everything All The Time, and almost nothing else.About a year later, Band of Horses released the highly…
Dudley Takes the Lead! (Yawn.)
There’s a new poll out this week that contains good news and bad news for Oregon Republicans. The good news: The poll shows their candidate, Chris Dudley, leading Democrat John Kitzhaber by a one-point margin.
When Less is More: An effort to corral the county resort map looks more like free rein
At the bottom of a rimrock-shouldered canyon outside Sisters, Matt Cyrus surveys Whychus Creek as it rounds an oxbow bend and tumbles into a riffle that dances in the late morning light. The creek and surrounding meadow are part of an unprecedented salmon and steelhead reintroduction effort in the upper Deschutes Basin. The property is…
The Army's “Second-Class Soldier” Treatment
The U.S. Army's proud boast is that it never leaves an injured comrade behind on the field. But it looks as if it's been leaving many of its comrades in the Oregon National Guard behind when they need medical care. Members of the Oregon Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team have complained to Oregon's congressional…
Slick Tricks: BP's epic failure, Tea Bag revolution and your Facebook settings
The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from a Greyhound (bus, not track) mourning Harrietta Ambages for reasons as tragic as they are triumphant, leaving Louisiana and somewhere between Dallas and Denver, reporting for Or-Bust.
Voiceover: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
Back in my pre-Bend days, I thought I could make it as a television commercial actor and movie extra. Being on camera would be cool enough but better it would help me get to what I really wanted to do and that was to become a voiceover person.
