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Secret Music

Byron Milligan creates analog electronic music with hardware synthesizers and drum machines in his downtown loft
Anne Pick

Some of the best music created in Bend may never reach your ears. While a wealth of artists share their songs on local stages, some beats remain secret—private to the musician or only shared digitally for musical Sherlock Holmes types to discover. Byron Milligan, a transplant from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., creates secret music in his loft […]

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Picks 4/20-26

Earth Day Events, Pints & Politics, the Mustache Bash, music and more
The Source Staff

Stories from the Soil Thursday 20 SUSTAINABILITY — Junipers and sagebrush dot the high desert landscape — and that means growing actual food here is tough. Munch on locally grown fare as you learn about the challenges Central Oregon farmers face and the latest innovative techniques they employ to provide us with bountiful harvests. // […]

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Back with Passion

Chicks with Picks returns for its sixth year to benefit the Bethlehem Inn
Anne Pick

After a one-year hiatus, Chicks with Picks returns to the Volcanic Theatre. Stacie Johnson, lead singer of Broken Down Guitars, has organized the event, now in its sixth year, to feature and highlight female-fronted bands. “This year it’s all about passion, it truly is,” Johnson says. “Coming back from the break of not having it […]

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GUNG HO FOR SHOWS

T.I, Paul Simon and the Initial Sisters Folk Festival Lineup
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

T.I — On the Hustle Gang Tour May 23 RAP— It’s a feat to release an album when you’re incarcerated but, hey, that ain’t no thang for T.I, a man known for not only his rap skills and crazy-fun dancehall like collaborations, but also his acting chops. Having won two Grammys and been in American […]

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Picks of the Week

Greg Walden Townhall, The New Pornographers, Take Back the Night & more
The Source Staff

Greg Walden Town Hall Thursday 13 MEETING—If you’re one of the many who’s been impatiently waiting for our Republican Congressman to grace Bend with a public town hall, this is your moment. Come with your questions about health care, the environment, or whatever else you got. Arrive early, because it’s going to be packed. // […]

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Last Up: Ravi

Jazz series wraps up with Ravi Coltrane, son of the late great saxophonist
Seth Gehman

In case you’re out of the loop, here’s the deal: over the course of the last seven months, the Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz Series has been bringing some big names in modern jazz here to Central Oregon. The series wraps up this weekend, with two nights featuring a big name in jazz, Ravi Coltrane—who also […]

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Synthesized Stamina

Now in their 20th year, The New Pornographers bring a new upbeat, cohesive sound
Avatar photo Magdalena Bokowa

Bucking the indie rocker norm, Canadian band The New Pornographers has weathered the changing musical landscape, releasing their seventh studio album, “Whiteout Conditions.” Expect increased tempos, heavy synths and expanded harmonies and fewer solo vocals, adding to a more unified sound. Cohesion is a tough feat to achieve for a band whose arguably best attribute […]

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Picks 4/6-12

Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge, Moon Hooch, Bend Bike Swap + Adventure Gear Swap, Fade In & more
The Source Staff

Moon Hooch & The Lucy Ring Thursday 6 RAUNCHY SAX — Prepare for a horn explosion that is oh-so gratifying! Two dueling saxes add percussion beats that are guaranteed to impress. Quickly gaining notoriety, the ‘Hooch has opened for the likes of Beats Antique and They Might Be Giants. Playing like they’re performing to a […]

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Beautiful Scars

Tom Wilson and his band LeE HARVeY OsMOND hit Bend in support of their new album
Seth Gehman

Ontario, Canada’s Tom Wilson—who you’re more likely to know as the frontman of band Lee Harvey Osmond—is venturing into the west coast leg of his American tour. Touring in support of his third studio album, “Beautiful Scars,” the “acid folk” project has a sound that Elmore Magazine says “brings to mind the imagined alliance between […]

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Drinking In the Spring

Go a little citrus-y, a bit red or a lot hoppy
Kevin Gifford

It’s a couple weeks into spring, and despite the fact that people could be skiing until the summer solstice this year, it’s finally starting to feel juuuust a bit like the season around town. To the season-aware beer connoisseur, warmer months always bring saisons to mind. Originally brewed during cooler times of the year in […]

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