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Artist Alex Reisfar on OPB
Native Oregonian, former Bendite and Source cover artist, Alex Reisfar, represents the voice of pacifism in the centennial celebration of poet William Stafford. Read the full article on OPB here. To learn more about Alex Reisfar, tune in to Oregon Art Beat on May 1 at 8 pm. and May 4 at 6 pm.
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Better Living Through Music: Tobacco
Tobacco, a one-time member of Black Moth Super Rainbow, has been issuing electro-influenced hip-hop albums for the last six years. And his pending release, Ultima II Massage, has been trickling out onto the Internet over the last several weeks, track by track. The latest cut to make it our way, “Father Sister Berzerker,” which was […]
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What in the World?
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Oregon Caves Concession Cottages, Oregon Route 46, Cave Junction, Josephine County, Ore. Break out the chicory, it’s time for some morning reading. More Clinton-era documents have been released. And given the potential for Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, people are paying attention. This PIECE, which […]
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MusicfestNW 2014 Lineup is Pop-Lovers Dream
After considerable changes to the festival’s setup (condensing to two days and now holding shows exclusively at Tom McCall Waterfront Park), Willamette Week has announced the official 2014 lineup. MusicfestNW is Aug. 16-17. The focus is defiantly indie-pop goodness with synth-pop crew Future Islands, mashup master Girl Talk, indie golden boys Spoon and sistery pop […]
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Morning Blog
Well, good morning. You know it’s the last day to register to vote before the May 20 primary, right? Now you do. So, in addition to eagerly anticipating our endorsements, which are going to hit the street on Thursday, take a look at some information from the Oregon State Bar. The race for Deschutes Circuit […]
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Better Living Through Music: Gold Casio “Colors On the Wall”
Portland via Bend act Adventure Galley released their most recent EP Anywhere That’s Wild last November. But members have had plenty of other projects in the works. Brothers Brock and Forrest Grenfell and fellow bandmate George Shultz are taking keyboard obsessed disco pop to a whole new level with side project Gold Casio. A baseline […]
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Pakit Announces Closing…In Other News, Junkyard for Sale
For a few days there have been rumors that the future of Pakit Liquidators—the junkyard/music venue near Bend High School—was up in the air. This morning, Pakit made this announcement via Facebook: Via Facebook The announcment comes after Pakit hosted a seemingly successful TedxBend after party on Saturday night. The venue also has several shows […]
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Isles jams ever so slightly
If you haven’t already read Bri Brey’s bit on the re-emergence of Armature, a local gallery and event space at 50 N.E. Scott St., you probably should. Regardless, though, there’s more than just art to catch at the space’s reopening at 6:30 pm. Saturday. There’re bands, too. Isles, a Bend quartet, is one of the […]
