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Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/24/20 🎧

The story behind Bend’s “Rock Box” party bus, campers leave Juniper Ridge and more in this week’s Source Weekly Update

In this week’s podcast: Local runners adjust their training with no Olympic Trials, Juniper Ridge campers move on, and the story behind the “Rock Box,” the party bus that rolls around Bend, all in this week’s Source Weekly Update. Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update 6/24/20

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Triple Whammy

Eric Leadbetter helps bring joy to the music scene, food industry and hospital workers with the St. Charles Meal Mission

Eric Leadbetter’s son was born on April 1. From there he and his wife Briana were stuck quarantining at the hospital for the next five or so days due to COVID-19.  The local musician was given a front row seat to see just how hard the staff at St. Charles was working and the conditions […]

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LIVE! From the Volcanic Theatre Pub

Four bands will kick off Volcanic’s upcoming live-streamed concert series—a hybrid between streaming and in-person shows

On Friday night, the first concert the Volcanic Theatre Pub has had in months will take place. Thing is, no one will be in the building except the artists, crew and Volcanic workers. Instead, the audience will be right at home. Volcanic owner Derek Sitter spoke to the Source this month about the state of […]

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No Sisters Folk Festival in 2020

We’ll have to wait til next year to celebrate the beloved music festival

The 24th annual Sisters Folk Festival was slated for September 11-13, but  with uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, SFF is postponing the event until September of 2021. It’s the second time the festival has been forced to cancel in the past several years. In 2017, wildfire smoke caused organizers to make a last-minute call to […]

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Recycle Music Says Goodbye… For Now

Popular music store in Bend closes doors, looks to a potential reopening

One of Bend’s suppliers of tunes both new and old, Recycle Music, has announced the closure of its current location on NW Bond Street. The popular music store was home to a vast selection of vinyl, CDs, tapes, and more. The business announced the closure through Instagram on May 16. “Due to the pandemic, Recycle […]

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Nothing like Honey Brunches on a Saturday Morning

Local band Honey Don’t raises money for St. Charles Meal Mission, while having some musical weekend fun

Music brings people together. We haven’t had it in the traditional sense over the last few months, but it’s been great to see how the scene in Central Oregon has banded together to keep music alive. One local band, Honey Don’t, is taking its live streamed shows and using them as a way to give […]

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A New Farewell

Elisha David’s new album is a magical set of music inspired by history and an old dream journal

Last year we covered Elisha David’s album “Made in Oregon,” which was one of the coolest projects I listened to in 2019. Now David is back with another new project, “Un Nouvel Adieu,” and the Bend-based artist is stepping into new territory once again. The album title translates over to “A New Farewell” and is […]

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Hometown Rockers Make Good After New EP

Forbidden Place Records picks up Scary Busey’s latest project, “Tower Peeler”

Some musicians have been taking this time at home to work on new music or stream shows out to the public. Others have been working on other facets of the industry they otherwise might  not have time to accomplish. For local band Scary Busey, it’s been the latter. We wrote about the release of the […]

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A Life Lived In Vinyl

A Facebook friend’s challenge prompts a look back at this writer’s 10 most influential albums, from Springsteen to the Chipmunks doing The Beatles

A recent post from a friend on Facebook is one of those Top 10 lists that people are challenged to make. You know, like, what are the Top 10 activities you enjoy doing during the COVID-19 quarantine. Usually, I have little desire to participate, but this challenge really piqued my interest. A friend posted that he […]

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