Honey Don’t is a local band to see at the 4 Peaks Music Festival on June 16, bringing all that Americana music has to offer: bluegrass, folk, old timey, country, blues, swing and even bits of jazz. It is a genre limited only by the artist’s interpretations and this group shows no restraint. The band […]
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Camping Concerts: A Legacy of Peace
In the 1960s, protest events and concerts during the Vietnam Era drew massive crowds united by the messages of musicians such as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and John Lennon. The Woodstock Music Festival in 1969 drew 400,000 young people, billed as three days of peace and music. Anti-war music inspired protestors and Jimi Hendrix’ rendition […]
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More Than Just a Weekend
Carolyn Wonderland kicks off 4 Peaks Music Festival preview By Phil Busse
Named for the three Sister mountain peaks and Broken Top Mountain, which are visible from the venue’s site, 4 Peaks Music Festival has become a highly visible part of Central Oregon’s music scene with its annual summer three-day concert and, now, with a series of preview shows. Still four months from its kickoff, and with […]
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Our Picks 6/19-6/26
thursday 19 Peak Summer Nights JAZZY—Get up close and personal at the Bend Athletic Club courtyard with foursome Medski, Scofield, Martin & Wood while they perform their genre-bending jams influenced by jazz, funk and “avant-noise,” among other musical currents. The band produces danceable beats built on improvisation—a perfect soundtrack to a summer evening. 5:30 pm. […]
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Source Suggests 6/18-6/26
The Source Suggests by Ethan Maffey 4 Peaks Music Festival June 20, 21, 22 Rockin’ A Ranch $135 at bendticket.com It’s in Bend’s backyard, it features some of the best string band, bluegrass and—this year—funk around, and it’s also an impeccably run event. The 2014 edition of the 4 Peaks Music Festival features jangly tunes […]
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Oh, the Places You Will Go!
Summer concerts near and far
This year’s Summer Concert Guide is the Source’s compass for the upcoming months of music in the Pacific Northwest. We take you north, east, west and south for festivals, one-off shows and summer-long series that showcase nationally touring acts, underground favorites, and weekends so stuffed with pure musical summer joy that you’ll contemplate trading your […]
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The Source Suggests
4 Peaks Preparty After the advent of a new, more expansive permit that will allow for the event to grow beyond its 1,000 attendee capacity, the seventh year of this jamgrass festival looks to be the best lineup yet. Railroad Earth, Dumpstaphunk, Poor Man’s Whiskey, Hot Buttered Rum and Brothers Comatose—just to name a few. […]
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Fair Notice
Music festivals start questioning city and county permit process
“Bend should be a fun place to live,” said city councilmember Victor Chudowsky. He is discussing a brewing storm as the city and county consider whether the decades-old processes for issuing permits to music festivals fits into the area’s lively summer schedule of outdoor events. Over the past several months, several smaller festivals have run […]
