thursday 22 Alison Wright PRESENTATION—National Geographic Traveler of the Year is visiting to share her photos and insight on the work women are doing in developing countries. After surviving a deadly bus accident and undergoing 30 surgeries, the photojournalist traveled back to the village three years later to deliver medical equipment to the doctors who […]
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Three is The Magic Number
Redmond hip-hop trio defies expectations
We are sitting outside at Crow’s Feet Commons, and I’m talking with Tyler Martin and Lion Lovechild, two members from NRG Tribe, an up-and-coming hip-hop trio from Redmond. They are telling me about auras, and about how the third member of their group was drawn to them because of one of their indigo auras. No, […]
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Spitting Fire
Inaugural hip-hop showcase features Central Oregon rappers
Central Oregon music more commonly means cowboy guitars and bluegrass mandolins than mics and two turntables. But, if Jaime Scott and Anthony Anderson have their say Bend will become a springboard for hip-hop talent. Anderson, who is the CEO for M.T.C. Promotions, and Scott, who owns F5Entertainment, are consistently being asked by up-and-coming rappers for […]
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A Philosophical Sage
Wordsmith Sage Francis breaks the mold
Paul William “Sage” Francis lives up to his knowledgeable nickname with his personally and socially brutal and honest rap. His songs and lyricism are aware of his surroundings, and are cut and dried on issues like abuse, personal insecurity, social injustice and empowerment. Striking a balance of content and composure, the sometimes-heavy content of his […]
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’90s Guys Redman and Method Man
Smokers Club Tour has only one Oregon date: Bend!
Two of the most iconic and innovative hip-hop artists of the last two decades, Method Man and Redman got their start with Wu-Tang Clan and Def Squad respectively in the golden age of East Coast versus West Coast hip-hop. After teaming up in the mid-’90s they have produced two full-length albums as a team, been […]
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Source Suggests 5/21-5/29
The Source Suggests Hillstomp Washboards and buckets provide the percussive backbone to this Portland blues duo, as Hurricane Henry picks out syncopated simplicity on guitar and howls down the devil. It’s just hard to tell if Hillstomp’s warning against Satan or summoning him with its ruckus. (DJC) 8 pm., Fri., May 23. The Belfry, 302 […]
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Straight Killer
Freddie Gibbs benefits from producer Madlib’s crate digging
It is fitting that Freddie Gibbs is from Indiana. He balances the long-held dichotomy of hip-hop, the much ballyhooed west coast–east coast division that splits sensibilities between California’s laid back gangster raps, and New York City’s harder beats and flows. That balance very much marks his style. But to make his mark, seven years ago […]
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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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TONIGHT’S Live Music: Jay Tab and Amsterdam
A rare but welcome hip hop show by local stars.
