PICK: McDougall
saturday 1 McDougall ONE MAN BAND—The boot-stomping, drumming, and chugging guitar from bearded wonder Scott McDougall are reminiscent of old-timey, dusty road, folk-country. With lyrical storytelling songwriting and self-made punky percussion, there’s no better way to listen to McDougall than swinging a bottle of whiskey to and fro and shouting along. 9 pm. Volcanic Theatre…
PICK: Blackflowers Blacksun
friday 31 Blackflowers Blacksun ROCK—One of Bend’s finest blues bands that disappears every summer and resurfaces every fall for a handful of cold weather shows (one of the members fights fires in Alaska), Blackflowers Blacksun, returns with its brazen delta-style roots music. Joined by Harley Bourbon, the return of the rock band is a happy…
PICK: Loudon Wainwright III
thursday 30 Loudon Wainwright III FOLK—Reading Loudon Wainwright’s resume will make you feel like a failure. He’s a Grammy award winner, Dylan-esque songwriter, humorist, film score composer (Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up), father of musicians Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, has had songs covered by Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, and Earl Scruggs, and has parented 26…
We Asked Who You’re Voting For—This is What We Learned
We asked readers which candidates they plan to vote for on Nov. 4. Here’s what we learned. 1. There’s someone for everyone. Even in races with multiple minor party candidates (and even though just 100 people have taken the survey), every candidate in every race had at least one supporter. Case in point: the Governor’s…
Bend Competes at World Beard and Mustache Championships
This weekend, more than 300 competitors and thousands of spectators gathered in Portland at the Keller Auditorium to celebrate beards, mustaches and facial hair in general at the 2014 World Beard and Mustache Championships. COMBS, the Central Oregon Mustache and Beard Society sent several competitors, and while the crew didn’t bring home any god medals,…
The Source’s FREE Holiday Movie Bonanza: 10/29 Edward Scissorhands
The Source Weekly’s FREE movies return for a trio of holiday-themed flicks ripe for the heckling. Sponsored by Worthy Brewing there will be plenty of beer and holiday cheer to go around. Wednesdays, 7 pm at the Old Stone Church, 157 NW Franklin Ave. TOMORROW: 10/29—Edward Scissorhands with local stylists form Bishops Barbershop Bend will…
Larry and His Flask Make #DopePosters
Paste Magazine has started a #DopePosters of the week campaign in which they collect well designed posters from concerts, movies, global events and even very specifically, Big Lebowski themed posters. In their music edition of the list, local band Larry and His Flask made the cut with a, yup, you guessed it, dope poster. Check out…
Secretary of State Receives Complaint Alleging Casey Roats Committed Voter Registration Fraud
A Bend resident filed a complaint with the Secretary of State today alleging City Council candidate Casey Roats committed voter registration fraud when he registered both his business address and that of his then-under construction home on Brookswood Boulevard as his residence while living outside the city with his parents. The complaint, submitted by local…
Serial Vandal Defaces National Parks with Acrylic Paintings
We like to imagine that “outdoor recreator” and “nature lover” are mutually inclusive terms. Unfortunately, some people are not so humbled by nature that they feel inspired to treat the wilderness with respect. That, and/or their parents failed to teach them manners. (Examples: Those Boy Scouts who tipped over an ancient rock formation, people who get…
Getting Out of Prison to Work with Nature
Not that many decades ago, chain gangs were dragged out to do work on roads and other jobs needing to be done. Men were, literally, chained to one another and forced to work like beasts of burden. Why not—some people reasoned—they’re bad guys in jail and nobody gets a free lunch. Jails and state prisons…
Go Here! 10/23-10/30
It’s not time to hang up the bike just yet. The weather is turning, and so too should be your wheels for the final long rides of the season. What’s ride-able now may end with sufficient precipitation soon, so high time for mountain bike and road biking ventures, and what some call the best riding…
Making Turns
Inspired by waves, Bend’s newest snowboard manufacturer is rousing the connection between two board sports linking carving turns on the mountain to surfing. And like many great innovations, Snoplanks got its start in a garage. Founder, shaper, surfer and snowboarder James Nicol says in the beginning, shaping boards was just a hobby but researching and…
Beards of a Feather
I love my beard. It is full, evenly distributed across my face and pretty ladies (and some handsome gentlemen) come up and touch it all the time, mostly without permission. The only real downside is that it keeps me extra warm in the summer and sometimes children under 5 burst into tears when they see…
Living in Dystopia
In the near future, envisioned by debut author Peyton Marshall, genetic profiling is employed to segregate the population into those prone toward crime and violence, and those who aren’t. In this plausible—if distant—reality, the world has asked and answered the question, can we truly control the future? Although Marshall has coopted themes from the wildly…
A Friend With Weed is a Friend Indeed
Reefer Madness: The Musical is not at all what I expected it to be. The play is based on the 1936 propaganda film that extolled the evils of marijuana by luridly depicting innocent teens descending into attempted rape, murder and madness once the devil weed touched their lips. In the 1970s, the film was rediscovered…
Out of Town 10/22-10/30
portland friday 24 Tom Green It’s been quite a while since I watched Road Trip or Freddy Got Fingered, but that doesn’t erase the quotable and totally timeless fart and butt jokes spewed by Tom Green in both films from my mind. Remember that time he documented the removal of his testicle? Or his ridiculous…
Our Picks 10/22-10/30
thursday 23 Dee Williams and “The Big Tiny” WORDS—Tiny houses are totally trending. Whether it’s because small things are inherently adorable, because we’ve romanticized the notion of “living simply,” or because folks are legitimately concerned about the size of their environmental footprint, Dee Williams gets it. The author of “The Big Tiny” has been living…
Film Events 1022-10/30
Beyond The Amityville Horror —Why Supernatural Horror Still Haunts Us Portland State University Film professor Drew Beard delves into the philosophy, history and draw of the horror genre discussing why we continue to obsess over things that terrify us and how horror films can stand in for real world fears. 2 pm. Sat., Oct. 25,…
Horror Films 101
October is a time for spice lattés, pumpkin carving and being scared shitless by some of the most terrifying films of the last few decades. Professor of Film at Portland State University Drew Beard fell in love with film after a trip to Universal Studios backlot as a child. At the same time he discovered…
Puppy Love
Like the best Keanu Reeves characters, John Wick is a man of few words. He lets his actions speak for themselves. Given that John Wick is an action movie, he ends up saying quite a bit; given that John Wick is a really flipping good action movie, what he says is great. Here’s John Wick’s…
Local Photographer Captures Stills for Classic Ski Filming
Warren Miller Entertainment has made sliding down a mountain into cinematic passion for 65 years. The latest film is No Turning Back, and photographer Court Leve, who recently relocated to Bend, has lent his vision and camera skills to the film, which spans the mountains of Europe and the U.S.. Greece, Japan, Switzerland, France, Norway,…
Voting Local
Casey Roats is a fourth-generation Bend native with deep roots in the community. He graduated from Mountain View High and attended Central Oregon Community College (although it is unclear if he earned a degree) before taking over operation of the family business, Roats Water System. Yet, he may not have the most simple qualification to…
Bass Chemistry
When Shane Thomas—best known as the tall, skinny guy who is always behind the turntables at Dojo—started DJing on an iPad with a controller last June, he didn’t think it would turn into a weekly gig. But when his day job, Bloom Well Medical Marijuana Dispensary, started talking about advertising with local, independent radio station…
Letters 10/14-10/21
VOTE YES ON MEASURE 92 TO LABEL GMOS Don’t be taken in by the opponents’ deceptions on Measure 92. Consumers will NOT spend more for food items. Labeling has already occurred in 64 countries with no increase in prices. A current 14-page Consumer Union report last week found that a potential cost to the consumer…
Source Suggests 10/22-10/30
David Jacob Strain and Crunk Mountain Boys Slide guitar and poetry are rarely better matched than in the hands of David Jacob Strain, the Oregonian who specializes in rootsy blues songwriting. Strain captures the Laurel Canyon style of James Taylor and Jackson Browne—simultaneously complex and accessible. 8 pm. Sat., Oct. 25. Belfry, 302 E Main…
Retake at Drake
When was the last time you saw quail on a menu in Bend? Or had a fig cocktail? Executive chef John Gurnee and the team at Drake has composed a new seasonal fall menu, with something a little different from the traditional downtown fare. Keeping some of the standards on the menu including a specialty…
Up Close and On the Edge
For most people, watching the short, outdoor adventure films produced by The Bivy is the closest they will ever come to flying through the air on a rope swing dangling from a paraglide like a floating trapeze. And, given the incredible detail and perspective of the Bend-based crew’s videos, that may be close enough. Co-founders…
European Cider a Stone’s Throw from Downtown
As John Gessner describes it, two major factors drove him to establish Far Afield Cider, which is due to become Bend’s third cidermaker when it opens for business. One was a chance encounter with a couple in Wisconsin running an apple orchard. “My family and I traveled across the U.S. and I got to sample…
Winter is Coming
Happenings Oregon Trail of Dreams Sled Dog Rides Bundle up, sit back, and let the dogs do the work. Oregon Trail of Dreams offers sled dog rides from the base of Mt. Bachelor to Elk Lake Lodge complimented by views of Broken Top and Three Sisters. Sleds hold four people and trips run about an…
The 12 Percent!
Four years ago, in the 2010 general elections, Scott Ramsay was running for office for the first time. He was facing Chuck Arnold, a popular member of the Downtown community, for Position 7 on Bend City Council. The philosophical differences between the two men were pretty clear. It was at a time when Bend was…
The Snowriders Guide
Ski movies and snowboard photography offer a window into an entire culture. But what about the men and women behind the lenses? The ones who also are schlepping up steep mountain faces and carrying pounds of equipment to score those dream shots? In this week’s Snowriders Guide, we profile a couple local behind-the-scene photographers and…
Shooting for the Moon
Music and tech startups may not immediately seem to go hand-in-hand, but for Roger McNamee—founder of Elevation Partners, a venture capital firm, former head of T. Rowe Price Science and Technology Fund, and guitarist for the ’60s inspired jam band Moonalice—the two go together better than peanut butter and chocolate. Traditionally young up-and-coming artists have…
