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How much local music can you fit onto one stage?

Well, the Tower Theatre is tackling that question tonight with the Homegrown Music Showcase.

The show, which we featured in this week’s issue, brings together a roster that includes Sisters folkie Dennis McGregor, blues rocker Eric Tollefson, the pop and soul singer Reed Thomas Lawrence and ethnomusicologist Shireen Amini. Seeing as how their name is synonymous with Bend music, Empty Space Orchestra is also on the bill, so the ESOers out there can get their first fix since Halloween.

The show kicks off at 7pm and tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for children under 12. Proceeds go to benefit Bend’s Ronald McDonald House.

Here’s a collection of video from some of the performers on the bill:

This article appears in Nov 19-25, 2009.

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Homegrown Music Showcase Tonight: Tons of Bend Acts at the Tower

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 20, 2009

<h1>Homegrown Music Showcase Tonight: Tons of Bend Acts at the Tower</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 20, 2009</p> <p>How much local music can you fit onto one stage?</p> <p>Well, the Tower Theatre is tackling that question tonight with the <a href="http://www.towertheatre.org/tickets-events/events/354413.aspx">Homegrown Music Showcase. </a></p> <p>The show, which we featured <a href="sound/on-stage/another-gathering-of-the-locals-homegrown-music.html" target="_blank">in this week’s issue</a>, brings together a roster that includes Sisters folkie <a href="http://www.dennismcgregor.com/" target="_blank">Dennis McGregor</a>, blues rocker <a href="http://www.myspace.com/erictollefson1" target="_blank">Eric Tollefson</a>, the pop and soul singer <a href="http://www.reedthomaslawrence.com/" target="_blank">Reed Thomas Lawrence</a> and ethnomusicologist <a href="http://www.shireenamini.com/" target="_blank">Shireen Amini.</a> Seeing as how their name is synonymous with Bend music, <a href="http://www.emptyspaceorchestra.com/" target="_blank">Empty Space Orchestra</a> is also on the bill, so the ESOers out there can get their first fix since Halloween.</p> <p>The show kicks off at <strong>7pm </strong>and tickets are <strong>$15 for adults and $7.50 for children under 12. </strong>Proceeds go to benefit Bend’s <a href="http://www.rmhcofcentraloregon.org/" target="_blank">Ronald McDonald House</a>.</p> <p>Here’s a collection of video from some of the performers on the bill:</p> <p><object><em>You need to use a flashplayer enabled browser in order to view this video</em></object></p> <p><object><em>You need to use a flashplayer enabled browser in order to view this video</em></object></p> <p><object><em>You need to use a flashplayer enabled browser in order to view this video</em></object></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> http://www.youtube.com/v/Sjgm-Mfke2E </div> </figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/homegrown-music-showcase-tonight-tons-of-bend-acts-at-the-tower-2134656/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=12846&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/homegrown-music-showcase-tonight-tons-of-bend-acts-at-the-tower-2134656/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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