friday 7 Mt. Bachelor Apres Ski Bash FIRST FRIDAY—The Mt. Bachelor Apres Ski Bash series continues with two on-the-verge-of-the-big-time Portland bands: The ghostly harmonizations and ethereal, yet rocking beats of the trio Cabin Project, and the peppy goth pop of The Genders. (For a full review of The Genders, see page 18). 6 – 9 […]
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Dyslectics of the World Untie!
Film Forum
Harvey Hubbell V has created a humorous look on a serious challenge: dyslexia, a disorder he himself struggles with and chronicles in his latest film, Dislecksia: The Movie. At one point the screen fills with a montage of his childhood report cards written in teachers’ 1960s penmanship: “He can barely write his own name,” “He […]
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Our Picks 1/15 – 1/23
thursday 16 Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show FASHION—The only time when it’s appropriate to dress trashy in public? The fourth annual Eco-Fashion Show, which struts the runway with locally designed garments made from repurposed material (i.e. garbage)! The REALMS fundraiser has become a tradition among Bend’s keenly fashionable and environmentally aware. All-ages show: 5 pm. […]
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High Gravity in the High Desert
Big beers (and bands) take over McMenamins
As the brewing industry matures, specialty beer festivals have become prized as a way to showcase particular and peculiar styles. This is a great trend. The inaugural Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival back in December was a huge hit and The Little Woody Barrel Aged Beer and Whiskey Festival in August is one of the […]
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Brothers and Sister, Allman Brothers Cover Band Review
A review of last night’s McMenamins Free Show: Allman Brothers cover band, Brothers and SisterBy Richard Sitts, Source copy editor Richard Sitts Brothers and Sister It was a school night in 1971, and I was a junior in high school, living in a town of about 11,000 in southeast Kansas, a long ways from most […]
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Re-imagining Christmas
Naomi Hooley and Rob Stroup’s folksy take on holiday music
One is a smoky-voiced, piano-playing, 70’s-inspired vixen; the other a dusty blues guitarist and singer. Both longtime members of the Portland music scene, Naomi Hooley (of Moody Little Sister) and Rob Stroup (Baseboard Heaters, The Imprints) have teamed up to release the definitive Pacific Northwest Christmas album, Naomi Hooley and Rob Stroup’s Winter Wonderland. The […]
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Indulge in the Outdoors
How to get outside this winter without getting sweaty
Bend’s best athletes aren’t runners or cyclists or even Nordic skiers—they’re furry sled dogs. These little beasts, called Alaskan huskies, are shorthaired, agile and weigh between 45 and 55 pounds—much smaller than their fluffy Washington husky and Alaskan Malamute cousins, which can easily tip the scales at 100 pounds or more. As is true with […]
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The Hollands! at McMenamins tonight.
A very pleasant Sunday evening awaits. The Hollands! play Father Luke’s tonight.
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Take A Late Lunch. Listen to Pickwick at 1pm
Spend your lunch hour with Seattle’s Pickwick. Live on KEXP at 1pm.
