Enter the Bamboo Room and you'd never know that you were in a bar at the back of a Chinese restaurant-and you probably wouldn't guess that you were in the year 2008-but you know immediately that you're somewhere that is authentically, well, itself. There are some hints at the East, including plastic bamboo branches and unfurled oriental fans mounted on the wall, but it's otherwise a classic '70s, dimly lit, smoky room with video lottery machines, dark red pleather booths, and a crowd of locals talking shop around the bar.
Happy Hour: The Bamboo Room at Hong Kong Restaurant
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A Rose is a Rose: 12 O’clock Tart puts a spin on food delivery
It’s not take out, it’s delivery.Rose McKenna is a motivated woman. Growing up on Maui with a single
mother on welfare didn’t inhibit her drive to succeed. She knew from a
young age that her life would involve food and went for it with a
passion.
Growing up poor meant no exposure to restaurants. To Rose,
restaurants were magical places where everyone got to order what they
wanted. After listening to a recruiter for the Western Culinary
Institute at a high school job fair, she decided that was the way in.
Rose moved to Portland at 19. Living off student loans, she graduated
with honors and recommendations from the director.
Posted inFood & Drink
A Rose is a Rose: 12 O’clock Tart puts a spin on food delivery
It’s not take out, it’s delivery.Rose McKenna is a motivated woman. Growing up on Maui with a single
mother on welfare didn't inhibit her drive to succeed. She knew from a
young age that her life would involve food and went for it with a
passion.
Growing up poor meant no exposure to restaurants. To Rose,
restaurants were magical places where everyone got to order what they
wanted. After listening to a recruiter for the Western Culinary
Institute at a high school job fair, she decided that was the way in.
Rose moved to Portland at 19. Living off student loans, she graduated
with honors and recommendations from the director.
Posted inMusic
CD REVIEW – Metallica: Death Magnetic
I've had several weeks now to digest the new Metallica album. But I'm still having trouble processing the notion that this band after the singing lessons, symphony collaborations, self-help videos and general not-kicking ass could put out an album worthy of their name.
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KPOV Got da Funk
A couple of Free Thinkers.Things move a little funkier over at KPOV (106.
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.
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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
friday 17
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.
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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.
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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.