A couple of Free Thinkers.Things move a little funkier over at KPOV (106.
KPOV Got da Funk
Posted inMusic
O Canada: Ohbijou and The Acorn bring a little slice of our neighbor to the north to Bend
They don’t smile much up there in Canada.Think for a minute. How much do you really know about the Canadian
music scene? If you think that you maybe remember hearing that Alanis
Morisette was Canadian (and who can forget Snow and "Informer") then
probably, like the rest of the world, you overlook Canada's
contribution to the music scene. The thing is, you shouldn't. Canada
has been pumping out some talented bands for the last century - some of
them have made it mainstream (like Great Big Sea and Our Lady Peace)
and some of them are just being discovered.
Lucky for you, two
Canadian-bred promising and popular acts make their way into Bend for a
show that will prove that The Country Above the United States has more
talent than just Shania Twain and the Barenaked Ladies … and Snow.
Posted inMusic
Screw Wolf Blitzer, Here’s Henry Rollins
He’s not joking around.Americans have watched Wall Street crumble to ashes bringing our
economy to a dangerous low, gas prices that have skyrocketed to a point
where soccer moms have to take out a loan to get the kids to school, an
election parading forward with a lot of talk about everything but
solutions, and two wars that have cost three trillion dollars and more
than five thousand American lives. To take a catch phrase from the
current campaign rhetoric, "It's time for some tough talk." The
Recountdown Tour which began in September is the latest spoken word
outing for hardcore orator Henry Rollins, a master at his unique blend
of talking tough, and will be coming to the Midtown Ballroom on
Saturday night. This newest engagement is not only a chance for him to
address the madness plaguing our country, but also, in his words, "to
celebrate the end of the Bush era."
The native of Washington, D.C.
began this recent tour in September and will be venting his disapproval
to fans across the United States and Canada. Though he could speak for
days on the follies of the Bush administration, which he has at great
length over the past two terms, the content of the Recountdown Tour
addresses the current parties battling it out for the Oval Office.
Posted inCulture
Our Picks for the week of 10/16-10/22
Catie Curtis
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This Boston native plays a sweetly blended mix of melodic vocals and crisp Americana guitar to produce a thriving brand of folk rock that you might have heard on Dawson's Creek. She's coming to the Old Stone as part of her national tour and for the female singer songwriter junkies out there, this is a must-see show.
Posted inCulture
Northwest Crossing goes contemporary
Notice, no jumping trout or nesting eagles. It's been seven months since Andy Wachs and Colleen Dougherty began the process of creating a contemporary art gallery in Northwest Crossing.
Posted inNews
Sizemore Has a Rough Day in Court
Things are looking pretty grim for anti-tax crusader Bill Sizemore, who admitted in court yesterday that he's spent more than $660,000 from a tax-exempt foundation on personal items.
Posted inNews
Outback Fest Photos
So, this week’s Sound Check told you about the Outback Festival down in Paisley, but didn’t give you much visual representation.
Posted inNews
Destination Resorts: Take Your Best Shot
Destination resorts - love 'em or hate 'em? You'll be able to have your say next Wednesday.
Posted inCulture
Get Your Eyeballs Ready for BendFilm
Big Names at BendFilm
There are several facets of a film festival,
but in one respect, the festival can be split into two areas: there's
the excitement of film buffs taking in day after day of independent
cinema and then there's the filmmakers who show up in town to well,
watch other people watch their films. Oh, and those filmmakers are
hoping that the big names also in attendance take notice of their work.
This
year's BendFilm features the most significant gathering of industry
powerhouses in the festival’s existence. The most notable name
appearing is Tony Safford, head of Acquisitions Worldwide for Twentieth
Century Fox, which means he's been behind films like Little Miss
Sunshine and Thank You For Smoking. Before getting into the world of
acquisitions, Safford was the program director at the Sundance Film
Festival. So yeah, this guy knows how the festival world works - and
filmmakers are certainly hoping Safford takes a look at their flicks.
Posted inOutside
Farewell, Kimbo
There's plenty to catch up on in the sports world.
Baseball playoffs are in full swing (no pun intended) with Boston
securing the final spot in the championship series on Monday night with
an extra innings win over Anaheim, most NFL teams are nearly a third of
a way through the season, the NHL officially starts domestic play on
Thursday night and the NBA preseason is just getting underway. But
that's not what Left Field is tuned into this week. No our attention
was fixed on the world of mixed martial arts (i.e. ultimate, i.e. cage)
fighting where former street fighter, porn industry body guard and
Internet sensation Kimbo Slice was cut down just 14 seconds into a
match with a stand-in fighter on network television.