Usually, good free stuff comes with a catch. (Buy two, get one free. Absolutely free, with confirmed credit score. Free coupon, expired yesterday.) Not the case with Wilco’s surprise album Star Wars, released on July 16. This album came out of left field for many, as Wilco self-released it without fanfare. Bam! It was there. […]
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Third Time’s a Charm?
Phish reunion seems to be sticking
Twice before, Phish fans have had legitimate reason to wonder if they had witnessed the end of their beloved band. In 2000, Phish went on an open-ended hiatus, making no promises about when or if the group would resume. The band resurfaced for a 2002 New Year’s Eve concert, went on to release two albums […]
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Better Than Her Men
But still, does anyone have worse taste in men than Sheryl Crow?
Although Sheryl Crow first broke into the public consciousness with the declaration that, “All I want to do is have some fun,” in the two decades (and some change) since her breakout, blowup debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, Crow has proven that she clearly has more substance than being a simple party girl. On […]
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Nashville With a Twist of the Northwest
Cloverdayle returns for shows in Bend by way of Nashville
The husband-wife songwriting duo that is the nucleus of Cloverdayle appears more clean-cut suburban than gritty country-western, with Chad Hamar seemingly more prone to wear a knit cap than a cowboy hat, and Rachel Lamar’s wholesome look straight out of a Bikram yoga class. But then they open their mouths, and out pours classic wry […]
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I Still Like To Hear That Funky Dixieland
The Doobie Brothers bring their bongs and boogie music to town
In so many ways, the Doobie Brothers tell a Joan Didion history of California’s pop culture of the 1970s—and beyond. As the 1960s crashed to a close with doomed shows like Altamont—where self-appointed Hells Angels bodyguards stabbed to death a concert goer—the Doobie Brothers began to pull together their own band, with funky and catchy […]
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Of This Time, Of That Place
The punk rockabilly of JD McPherson
JD McPherson may not be a household name yet, but his music is eminently familiar. In one guitar power chord of, oh say, “Fire Bug” or “North Side Gal”—probably the closest that the Oklahoma-born-and-bred musician has to hit singles—it sounds distinctly from one specific time and place in musical history—like Buddy Holly or Little Richard—but […]
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Decemberists, Just “Normal” Oregonians
Heck, Colin even watches the Trailblazers now!
In February 2011, The Decemberists’ sixth studio album The King Is Dead debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, crowning a familiar list of pop darlings including Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. It was a rare moment that saw a band that’s never been afraid to be themselves (no matter how theatrical or […]
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Pink Martini Comes to Bend July 25
Pink Martini will perform with China Forbes Saturday, July 25, at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. Tickets for the show run $35 and $65 plus fees, and go on sale Friday at 10 am online and at the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District. Check out Pink Martini performing with China Forbes and Storm Large […]
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Sheryl Crow Returns to Bend July 6
If all you want to do is have some fun, you’re in luck. Sheryl Crow is coming to the Les Schwab Amphitheater July 6. Tickets, which are running $45 and $85 plus service fees, go on sale Friday, April 10 at 10 am. The LSA summer concert series is really staking up. Who are you […]
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Phish to Play Two Nights at Les Schwab Amphitheater in July
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived—Les Schwab Amphitheater announced today that the jam band Phish will be joining the summer concert lineup for two nights, July 21 and 22. Tickets go on sale April 2 for $70. But we have a feeling both nights will sell out, if only because of the […]
