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Some roots in music reach deeper than others. Some have strong ties that burrow just under the surface, but for Stephen Marley, his roots in music would be the envy of any cotton tree in Jamaica. Stephen Marley is the second eldest son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley, but he is by no means […]
Steel Pulse The band formed in 1975 in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, and was the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy for Best Reggae Album. Steel Pulse is known for political, protest-minded music, which over the years has evolved with the reggae genre. Taking on a more dancehall and hip-hop vibe and […]
thursday 19 George Clinton & Parliament FUNK—The undisputed grandfather of funk, prolific and versatile musician George Clinton (seriously though, he’s won awards for gospel and had his music heavily sampled by hip-hop artists), is bringing his epic soul train to Bend. The influential, 73-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is a must-see. If, by […]
thursday 12 Dearly Departed WORDS—A good book can transport you to another time and place. Return the favor and bring your favorite (deceased) author into the present at this tribute to authors of yesteryear, organized by the OSU-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing program. Readers will channel their favorite writers in word and in […]
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 […]
The first time that Matt Kelly heard punk rock he was in middle school. A friend’s older sister brought over a mix tape and it only took a few bars of “Where Eagles Dare” by the Misfits to send Kelly running home to destroy his collection of heavy metal records (save, of course, he said […]
At the Pickathon Music Festival last August, The Devil Makes Three—a three-piece jug band-ragtime-hybrid band—had a crowd of sunburned festivalgoers dancing with boots a-fire on top of tree stumps and bails of hay in the deep woods of the forested Pendarvis farm southeast of Portland. Granted, part of the charm of the performance was from […]
Detroit Michigan’s Insane Clown Posse haven’t backed down from anything in their lives. And they won’t start now.
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