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The last time we checked in with Brandon Prinzing, he’d brought his scratchy vocals and folk-meets-punk sound to the helm of the now-defunct local band, Riot on a Sunday. Nearly a year later, he’s on the cusp of releasing his first album under the moniker Brandon Prinzing and the Old Revival. The album is helped […]
For The Hook‘s lead singer Carlos Barata, bringing his band to the Pacific Northwest is a second homecoming. The band hails from Pennsylvania, but for a couple years, Barata and his fiancee called Salem, Ore., home, a place they loved because it acted as the perfect middle-point to explore the Pacific Northwest, and the change […]
“I’d say that bluegrass is the punk of country music,” says Nate Hilts, guitarist and vocalist for Canadian folk-bluegrass band The Dead South. “They came at it with a whole new speed. If you look at the Czech Republic, they look at bluegrass and country music as a form of revolt. I love the style […]
Michael Glabicki and his band Rusted Root‘s biggest hit, “Send Me on My Way,” first appeared on the 1994 album, “When I Woke.” Now, more than 20 years later, Glabicki and Rusted Root’s longtime guitar player and background vocalist Dirk Miller are on the road playing re-envisioned versions of the band’s biggest hits. A true […]
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 […]
A few tell-tale signs signify summer in Bend. One of them: The annual gathering of “Soulrockers,” with Michael Franti at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. I first saw Franti four summers ago at the Amphitheater, but the tradition started years before that. Fans converge on the grassy lawn at the Amphitheater for an evening of extreme […]
Memorial Day Weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of events going on all weekend. Below are all of the events, live music and ceremonies that you can check out. Bend 2018 Memorial Day Ceremony Central Oregon’s largest annual Memorial Day Ceremony is put on by Deschutes Memorial Chapel & Gardens on May 28 […]
MAY May 24 | JMEAST, Savage Watson, Amity Kane, Just Joe, Ese Chango, Stevee Hutch | Hip-Hop | The Capitol | Indoor May 24 | Leadbetter Band Birthday Jam | Rock | The Commons | Outdoor May 25 | Lassen & Kerry | Folk | Dudley’s Bookshop | Indoor May 25 | Bony Chanterelle | Rock […]
Monday morning Les Schwab Amphitheater announced two more shows for the month of August—Willie Nelson headlining with Alison Krauss and Brandi Carlile. Country Music Hall of Fame-er Willie Nelson is headed back to Bend this summer during a break between two legs of his 2018 Outlaw Music Festival Tour. Nelson will be sharing the stage […]
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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