Dana and Susan Robinson Hailing from the green mountains of Vermont, Dana and Susan Robinson bring their “new-time, old-time” music to an intimate house concert setting in the Newport Hills of Bend. The combination of Dana’s masculine, yet smooth, vocals with Susan’s harmonies creates a brand of American folk music made for easy listening. Uplifting […]
Live music
Posted inNews
Random Presents Website Announces New Shows at the Tower: Rodrigo y Gabriella and Neko Case
Check this out! We were snooping on Random Present’s website today and found two new show confirmations! Rodrigo y Gabriella on Sat., March 21 & Neko Case, Sun., April 12! Here’s what both acts sound like if you’re not familiar. Well done Random! We can’t wait to see these shows! Related Stories
Posted inNews
Doobie Brothers Announced at LSA
The Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced a second show for the 2015 concert season: The Doobie Brothers Tue., June 16 Too bad the concert will take place just two weeks before pot is legal in Oregon. Last week, the venue announced that it will host “Weird Al” Yankovic on Fri., Sept. 4. More at bendconcerts.com as the […]
Posted inCulture
Our Picks 1/21-1/29
thursday 22 Racial Justice Book Club READING—According to Gallup, Americans are more concerned about race now than they’ve been since the Rodney King beating almost 25 years ago. Locally, groups are forming to discuss Derald Wing Sue’s book “Overcoming Our Racism: Journey to Liberation” at sites across the region. The OSU-Cascades group kicks off today, […]
Posted inNews
TONIGHT’s Live Music: Everyone is Dirty and Problem Stick
Brusque grunge-pop recorded in an anonymous California basement, Everyone is Dirty is fronted by the charismatic Sivan Gur-Arieh on vocals and violin, a welcome addition to the terrific grime-rock. The burrowing and billowing blowback guitar riffs paired with the sweet stings of Gur-Arieh and driving simplistic percussion is a new twist on a ’90s classic. […]
Posted inNews
Mirror Pond Plaza Survey
The Mirror Pond Plaza Committee has posted a survey about the condition of the Mirror Pond Plaza, the public space between Crow’s Feet Commons and Dojo at the top of Drake Park. Take the survey here. The survey questions include: “Are you happy with the current atmosphere of the Mirror Pond Plaza?” …and includes space for […]
Posted inNews
PICK: Loudon Wainwright III
thursday 30 Loudon Wainwright III FOLK—Reading Loudon Wainwright’s resume will make you feel like a failure. He’s a Grammy award winner, Dylan-esque songwriter, humorist, film score composer (Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up), father of musicians Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, has had songs covered by Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, and Earl Scruggs, and has parented 26 […]
Posted inNews
Full Interview, Dropkick Murphys Drummer Matt Kelly
The Source Weekly’s full Q&A with Dropkick Murphys drummer, Matt Kelly. Dropkick Murphys 8 pm. Sun., Oct. 5 Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave. $32. Tickets available at bendticket.com Source Weekly: How did you originally get into punk rock? Matt Kelly: I was always interested in it in the ‘80s when I’d see skaters, punks, and skinhead […]
Posted inNews
Interview with Naomi Hooley of Moody Little Sister
Four years ago, Naomi Hooley was sitting in her truck, dejected, scared and on the edge of something great. She had just ended a marriage and made the decision to move the 3,000 miles from Alaska to Portland to pursue her longtime love of music as a full time career. She set her sights on […]
Posted inNews
PICK: Be Calm Honcho
tuesday 8 Be Calm Honcho MUSIC—This group of goofy California rockers make wearing a sequined cape and singing about their home state look easy. Lead by the smoky-voiced and prolific Shannon Harney, the band’s slow-swinging, bluesy, reveby and catchy songs are unmatched in psychedelic twists and west coast vibrations. 9 pm. Volcanic Threatre Pub, 70 SW Century […]