“A Little After Midnight” is the first Moon Mountain Ramblers album since 2010’s “Live at the Tower” double album. Just like their live shows, “A Little After Midnight” is a freewheeling and eclectic bit of music that dances between genres without a care in the world. Every track on the record takes Jenny Wasson’s violin, […]
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High Up On the Moon Mountain
Bend’s best band returns with a new album
I’ve lived in Bend since the last century, and there are very few things that have stayed consistent for me since those early years: the After Mountain Special at Pizza Mondo; The Wrap of Khan at Parrilla; and the brilliance of The Moon Mountain Ramblers. One of the first shows I saw as a newly […]
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Picks 8/31-9/7
Thursday 1 Sip Summer Wine Down DRINK—Sip invites Bendites to “wine” down at its second annual customer appreciation night that features deals on food, wine and beer to the backdrop of live music. Precious Byrd, MOsley WOtta and Jive Coulis will perform and we can guarantee that the wine will be flowing. // 5-10pm. Sip […]
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Sip Summer Wine-Down Sip Wine Bar brings together Scribbled Rhymes, Hobbs the Band, and MOsley WOtta for live music all night long to give summer the proper Bend farewell. Scribbled Rhymes is a rock/hip-hop duo that specializes in remixed cover tunes, Hobbs the Band plays bluesy rock, and everyone knows MOsley WOtta as Bend’s resident […]
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Source Suggests 8/5-8/12
Freekbass Cincinnati-based funk musician Freekbass worked in a music store while studying the classics of Larry Graham, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Parliament. He worked there to pay off his first bass guitar that was on layaway. Now, with bass in hand, Freekbass creates funky beats sure to have listeners dancing from the first note. […]
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Instead of Guitar Center, try Music Makers
200 NE Greenwood Ave.
For Dan McLung, it’s always been about the music and the freedom that comes with working for himself. The musician, who plays bass with the Moon Mountain Ramblers, has been self-employed since he was 23. “I suppose I’m unhirable,” McLung, now 62, jokes. A Bend resident since 1984, he originally opened the Piano Shoppe, playing […]