The Walking Dead: Chitty-Chat Club!
Why, hello! Last night was the season premiere of The Walking Dead, and I was wondering if you would.
Oregon Gas prices on the Rise
While gas prices are down from last month, reflecting season swings in consumption. Oregonians are paying roughly 80 cents more per gallon than we were at the same time last year and the price continues to rise, according to the website Gasbuddy.
Tonight: David Grisman, Miriams Well, RevoltRevolt and Homecoming Dance Party
Something for everyone tonight in good ole Bend, Oregon. Classy: David Grisman and his mandolin are at the Midtown starting at 9pm.
People Love Free Stuff: Especially when it’s your old furniture on the curb
Saturday, 9:05am
Saturday, 10:18am
Apparently I was better at focusing the camera at 10:18am. A recent discussion here in the Source office revealed that several us had experienced the same phenomenon when it came to offering up free sundries on the curb.
Big Time Repubs and Dems Converge on Central Oregon: Merkley, Wyden, Conger, and Al Franken!
Though not all in the same place at the same time. The Oregon Summit 2011 kicks off in Sunriver on Friday and promises to be a good ole time for area democrats.
If You Like Bikinis and Toby Keith…
Toby Keith’s lo-fi ode to America’s most infamous adult beverage receptacle, the red Solo cup with cameo from the Red Rocker who happens to be celebrating a birthday today. This ditty isn’t going to win a CMA, but it’s worth watching if only to puzzle over the montage of disparate cameos, Craig Ferguson, Carrot Top…
How to Kill That Zombie
There's two ways of knowing that something exciting is about to happen within the “geek community”: 1) They squeal. A geek squeal is not the squeal of a regular person. It's high-pitched, uncontrollable… and sounds like an elongated version of a basketball court tennis shoe squeak. 2) The smell. When geeks get excited, they emit…
Malkmus, Jennings and More!
portland thursday 13 Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Ty Segall Missing the 1990s? Skipped the Pavement reunion tour? Relive your flannel-wearing days with Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Ex-front man of indie rock icons Pavement, Malkmus' indie merits cannot be denied, and the Jicks' new album is a revival of the less-polished side of Malkmus…
KTVZ's Poodle Abduction Piece
There are perhaps no two topics of greater interest to small-town television news producers than pets and crime. Occasionally, the two narratives intersect for what must feel like the Holy Grail of scoop for TV folks.
Our Picks for 10/13-10-20
Emma Hill thursday 13 Whether she's with her band, The Gentlemen Callers, or playing with only pedal steel guitar accompaniment, as she is at this free show, Emma Hill never seems to disappoint us here in Bend. Originally from Alaska, but now living in Portland, Hill sews together emotionally charged Americana tunes that go excellently…
Disappearing Basketball: Watch as the NBA season begins to vanish before our very eyes
You know that scene in Back to the Future when Marty McFly is playing guitar at the big dance and he glances at the Polaroid photo of his family to see that his brother and sister have disappeared from the image because his mom is getting sexually assaulted by Biff (boo!) out in the parking…
Itchy and Scratchy: Local Production of Bug lets it all hang out
Just in time for Halloween and reviving 2nd Street Theater's Evil Dead spirit comes Bug, a play that lays out a true psychological vision of warped and squeamish dimensions. Once again, it's nice to see something this bold and wacky in Bend. You've got to hand it to this talented production team: they are not…
Food Chain Links: The New Cascade Culinary Institute and Central Oregon Food Policy Council
Entering the new Cascade Culinary Institute (CCI) building is like walking onto the set of a TV cooking show. As CCI instructor and chef Thor Erickson is preparing lamb in one of the brand new kitchens, close-up footage appears on a large flat screen TV above, creating a complete sensory experience for viewers as the…
Et tu Clooney?: We've seen it all before, but Clooney lets the actors shine in The Ides of March
Pretty boy George Clooney gets a bad rap, ranging from attacks on his liberal politics to jealous jabs at his good looks. The problem with this is that Clooney is a really good director and couldn't care less what people say. Clooney is also a damn fine actor, so it's no surprise that Ides of…
BendFilm in Review: A roundup of some pretty awesome indie flicks seen at the eighth-annual festival
I had the great pleasure of filling my entire weekend with some truly incredible independent films at the eighth-annual BendFilm Festival. There was, of course, plenty of partying and other fanfare to be seen over the course of the weekend, but for me, it was about the movies. Here's a roundup of what I saw.…
Fresh Hop Madness: Seasonal fresh hop beers sure are delicious, but what are they, exactly?
A sea of smiling faces, clinking pint glasses and excited beer chatter fills the room on a recent night at Deschutes' brewpub. The buzz on this night in late September, however, is more anticipatory and frenzied than the usual clamor that dominates the local hangout. The seven-week period surrounding the month of September marks a…
Silver and Gold
Props to Silver Moon for taking down Oregon's lone gold medal at the recent Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Silver Moon nabbed top honors for its Dark Side Stout in the Foreign-Style Stout Category, beating out 23 other entries for the top honor. Billed as North America's largest beer festival, GABF drew more than…
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner
With last weekend's Cross Crusade race in Rainier, many Central Oregon 'crossers opted to forego nine hours in the car and instead stayed in Bend for the second Crossaflixion Cup Series race at Seventh Mountain. Race day weather was dry and cool, and the course was tacky due to recent rain, making it fast and…
Telfer to Seek Re-election
Sen. Chris Telfer announced this morning that she intends to seek re-election to her state senate seat in Nov.
Dawg Mail: David Grisman types about mandolin, family and Jerry Garcia
A lot of words come to mind when someone mentions the name David Grisman, but “technologically advanced” likely wouldn't be near the top of the list. Or even on the list at all, for that matter. But when the mandolin master and bluegrass innovator received a list of questions via email (per his request) he…
Diversifying Dilemma The Horned Hand's unique structure has also been its biggest challenge
It's cold inside the Horned Hand on this particular October afternoon. That's not surprising, though. The massive garage door that makes up part of the east-facing wall is wide open, revealing the double-decker bus parked outside that's been converted into a fish and chips cart. The open door does, however, also throw natural light on…
Are You Ready for Some Straight Poop? We've Got It!
Monday, Oct. 3 Are you ready for some hatred? ESPN scrubs Hank Williams Jr.'s “Are you ready for some football?” song from Monday Night Football after Williams, on Faux Noise, compares President Obama to Hitler. Williams claims he was “misunderstood” … Courtroom drama: Tearful University of Washington student Amanda Knox goes free after Italian court…
“Managing” Wolves to Extinction
When wild wolves started returning to Oregon after an absence of more than 60 years, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife developed something it calls its “Wolf Conservation and Management Plan.” Judging by the results so far, maybe ODFW should rename it the “Wolf Eradication Plan.” Just a year ago, there were 21 gray…
Taking the Wraps Off Campaign Money
In its abominable ruling in the Citizens United case last year, the US Supreme Court decreed that corporations have the same free-speech rights as actual flesh-and-blood people. Short of a constitutional amendment, there probably isn't anything we can do about that. But at least government can try to make sure that real citizens know which…
What Good Times?
Having lived in C.O.
America's False Choice
It gets tiring hearing Obama supporters continually trying to lay all the blame for the bailout at the feet of George Bush. Remember before the last presidential election how Obama and McCain rushed back to D.C. to vote on the bailout proposal? And remember how Mr. Obama voted for it right along with the rest…
The Kids Are Still Alright
I want to extend sincere thanks to the Interdisciplinary Environmental Education (IEE) students at Sisters High School for their efforts today at Rainshadow Organics. We have embarked on a yearlong project to refurbish our old potato cellar to once again store food for our community. At Rainshadow we produce a wide variety of vegetables and…
Dr. Jane Goodall comes to Town
It isn’t every day that someone with the credentials for caring about our good Earth comes to town. But last Saturday afternoon, Dr. Jane Goodall, primatologist and planet Earth activist, wowed more than a thousand people – including several hundred parents with their young children – who came to hear her talk at the Hooker…
