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The Reverend Josh Peyton learned a long time ago that there’s more to music than playing an instrument and writing songs. “When I was a kid, I’d go to see shows and I started to figure some things out,” he said in a recent phone interview. “I realized early on to be good, you’ve got […]
Thana Alexa isn’t just a jazz musician. For one, she’s staggeringly beautiful—but that is easily the least interesting thing about her. Her debut record, “Ode to Heroes” is filled with some of the finest players of modern jazz and her voice dances between them like stardust. Her husband/producer/drummer Antonio Sanchez brings his unmatched skills to […]
With Mt. Bachelor and Smith Rock just a short drive a way—and an excess of lakes, hiking trails, and high desert forest areas to explore—Bend is a dream come true for the active, athletic, and outdoorsy. While nature enthusiasts flock to the area from all over the U.S. for camping, climbing, and skiing, Bend has […]
Madeleine Peyroux has been around long enough for a Greatest Hits record, which she is touring on right now. “Keep Me in Your Heart for a While: The Best of Madeleine Peyroux” is the first anthology release of her 20-year career and probably the first of many as she’s still very much going strong. Peyroux […]
Antonio Sánchez is not just a drummer, a musician, or even just a composer. His score for the film Birdman contributed to making that film the immersive and innovative work that it was. The score is simultaneously omnipresent and clandestine, the percussive masterwork creating tension and unease in moments of slapstick comedy or abstract pathos. […]
Though jazz music doesn’t enjoy the mainstream popularity it did in the mid-20th century, there are certain albums and songs whose influence has permeated the nation’s musical ground water. John Coltrane’s masterpiece “A Love Supreme,” release 50 years ago February, is one of these classics. While it’s not uncommon for jazz to touch on religious […]
Eugene saturday 14 – sunday 15 30th Annual Oregon Asian Celebration Extra wasabi, please! The Eugene/Springfield Asian Council coordinates this event every year to show the little state of Oregon all that the largest continent in the world has to offer. Three stages host constant artistic, martial arts and cooking demonstrations, along with Asian arts […]
Tonight! Tubaluba Brass Band from Seattle will bring a cajun big band vibe to McMenamins. The Source caught up with Josh Wilson about the band, their influences, and what they want folks to take away form their high-energy shows. Check them out at McMenamins TONIGHT! 7 pm, FREE. Source Weekly: Can you give me a […]
There are many forms of jazz, from gritty subterranean bebop to boisterous New Orleans parade music—and over the past few years, Jazz at the Oxford has done a remarkable job presenting a wide variety. Which is good: Unlike perhaps any other form of music, jazz relies on clubs to present its musicians—at famed clubs, like […]
It’s finally here! Today, Bend becomes a literary hub with the kickoff of the Nature of Words annual festival! The upcoming issue of the Source features our full coverage of the event, including previews, interviews and book reviews. Here’s our final sneak peak at the amazing authors that will be coming to town for readings, […]
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