Way up in the Sierra Nevada, surrounded by snow-capped peaks in the Tahoe National Forest, next to a lake whose clear blue water resembles liquefied sapphires, is where the Dead Winter Carpenters call home. The band formed in North Lake Tahoe, not the typical urban music scene filled with basement bound garage bands or countrified […]
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TONIGHT: Tubaluba Brass Band at McMenamins
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 […]
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Still Trucking
Matt Hopper and the Roman Candles version 5.0
“I look at bands that have four members, if those four members ever quit it’s over. If John dies, the Beatles are done,” said 35-year-old Boise rocker Matt Hopper. This has clearly not been the case for his band, the Roman Candles, who Hopper estimates has had over 100 members since the early 2000s. Hopper […]
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A Report From Last Friday’s OLCC Beer Summit
Prognosis: A rosy future—bottoms up!
When Brian and Todd McMenamin opened their first brewpub in southwest Portland 29 years ago, the beer scene was still pretty sleepy in Oregon. “There was no such thing as plants inside a tavern,” Brian recently recalled. “It was dark; it was smoky. We carried every beer brewed in state on tap, and that was […]
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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 […]
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PICK: Kalai with Tim Snyder
wednesday 9 Kalai featuring Tim Snider MUSIC—Kalai, a Hawaiian folk/blues/rock musician who has both toured with Bob Marley’s “The Wailers” and performed as part of Glenn Beck’s 2012 “Restoring Love” rally stops in Bend for a show with the likewise eclectic violin virtuoso Tim Snider (Kalai has been compared to both James Taylor and Prince, while […]
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Jack White to Play Edgefield on Aug. 27
Has everyone seen this?!?! This afternoon the Edgefield in Portland announced that indie-rock virtuoso Jack White will play its outdoor venue on August 27. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 27 at 10 am. White’s most recent album “Lazaretto” came out in mid-June to solid reviews from critics. The album sold 40,000 copies on vinyl in it’s first week making […]
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It’s in the Music
Either Provo, Utah, band Desert Noises willfully chooses not to share too much during interviews or the only way lead singer Kyle Henderson and his bandmates actually know how to express themselves is through harmony laden, dusty rock tracks with boyish themes and seasoned chops. Alright, there could be a third option: the band’s publicist […]
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TONIGHT: Howlin’ Brothers at McMenamins
All the way from Nashville, The Howlin’ Brothers will perform their traditional bluesy bluegrass tonight, 7 pm at McMenamins for FREE. Check out their Folk Alley Session below, soft shoe dancing percussion included! Read more about the band here.
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Rose Windows Sounds Like…
Drummer Pat Schowe talks lofty band comparisons, dog food and Steven King
“I’m on a bus, actually,” is Pat Schowe’s response to our initial pleasantries during our phone interview. Part-time, Schowe is the drummer for Rose Windows, the new-wave, psychedelic seven-piece rock band out of Seattle. The rest of the time, he works at a holistic pet food store. “Weird, I know,” says Schowe as he bumps […]
