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Bend Roots Revival to Feature More Than 100 Local Bands 

Enjoy a plethora of music for free at multiple venues around town, while supporting arts education
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A mega-fest of live local music celebrates its 20th anniversary Sept. 11-13. The Bend Roots Revival will feature eight venues, 11 stages, more than 100 local bands and, conservatively, a couple hundred local musicians. All shows are free, mostly family-friendly and benefit arts education around the high desert.  Venues include, Bunk+Brew, The Commons, Greenhouse Cabaret, Just Joe’s Music, Lone Pine Coffee, M&J Tavern (ages 21+), Silver Moon Brewing and The Domino Room (ages 21+). The full schedule is online.  “To me, it’s like a huge summer party to celebrate […]

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Pick’s Picks: Bend Roots

A few picks for bands to check out at Bend Roots, with a little help from the fest’s founder
Anne Pick

Bend Roots Revival founder Mark Ransom was gracious enough to offer his take on what bands to highlight during this year’s festival. I have a few of my own picks included as well, but with insider knowledge from the king of Bend Roots, you may discover your new favorite local band. [ Bond Brothers ] […]

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Digging Deeper

Travis Ehrenstrom Band gets introspective on the new album, “Something on the Surface”
Anne Pick

Travis Ehrenstrom has been a part of the Central Oregon music scene since age 14, attending Sisters High School and taking part in the Americana Project. He remembers playing shows with Mark Ransom and Leif James and other Bend music scene strongholds from a young age, and now continues to evolve as an indie folk-rock […]

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Back to Our Roots

Bend’s best festival turns 10
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Bend Roots Revival is back for its 10th annual show Sept. 23-25 and once again, the lineup is even larger and the bench is deeper. The variety of musical genres is also incredibly varied as the stages will sport the likes of blues, bluegrass, hip-hop, electronic, funk, jazz, country and back around to good, old-fashioned […]

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An Old-Fashioned Revival

The ever-expanding Bend Roots Revival returns
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

By When asked how to describe the Bend Roots Revival to someone who has never been, co-founder and manager Mark Ransom had this to say: “When someone asks you what a poem is about it’s kind of like, well, you have to read the poem, right?” Since that description is pretty enigmatic and wonderful, it […]

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