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Slowing Down, Maybe

George Clinton comes to Bend ahead of his retirement—but he’s not quite ready to let it all go
Dave Gil de Rubio

George Clinton may have recently announced his retirement, but the 78-year-old funk icon shows no signs of slowing down. The multi-tasking musical mastermind not only released “Medicaid Fraud Dogg” last year, the first Parliament studio outing since 1980’s “Trombipulation,” but also just returned from a recent tour with protégés The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and received […]

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One Show, One Song at a Time

PJ Moon and The Swappers draw from life experience on the road—and much more
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

The debut album of PJ Moon and The Swappers, “Memoirs of Living in a Car,” was released last October. The album is an 11-track mix of everything—rock, soul, funk—and even a little bit of country. “Memoirs of Living in a Car” isn’t just a deep title, either. It was Moon’s reality. Over the phone Moon […]

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Your Fav Bands

Get to know the bands that make up the local music scene
Anne Pick

In honor of the Local Music Issue, we’ve created this handy list of the local musicians you can check out in Bend. Did we miss someone? Email anne@bendsource.com to get on our local music radar! Allan Byer Project — Americana. Alovitamin — Eclectic rock. AM Clouds — Indie rock. a.m. interstate — Southern rock. Appaloosa […]

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P Funk, Back in the Dizzy

Parliament Funkadelic’s been bringing the funk since you were in diapers. Here’s a video to prove it
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

W ho’s stoked for the George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic show tonight at the Midtown Ballroom?!                      We are. It’s gonna be a night full of the funk—and to get you ready, here’s a blast from the past, featuring the group at the Capitol Theatre in […]

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Pimpin’ the Funk

Pay for play
Angela Moore

Pimps of Joytime is an east-coast native band with a funky and rare soulful sound that has the ability to haunt its listeners with the howls and a one-of-a-kind beat interpretation that can only come from a deep understanding of what funk was, is, and can be. Performing roughly 90 shows a year, Pimps of […]

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PICK: Seattle Funk Band Down North

Avatar photo Erin Rook

tuesday 19 Down North FUNK—If GoodLife’s roof had a patio, this Seattle-based funk band would tear it off. The group that managed to turn out a funk-phobic music writer for the Stranger brings an old school flavor to the genre that birthed some of music’s greats. From throbbing, syncopated base lines to funky flourishes and […]

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