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20 Years on the ‘Front Lines of Joy’

Gabe Johnson, musician and promoter who founded Parallel 44 Presents, gets set to mark 1,500 shows and two decades of sharing the love of music

In 2005, when musician, promoter and then-agent Gabe Johnson moved to Bend, our city, now nearing 110,000 people, was a town of around 67,000. As the population began to explode and the building cranes began to hover in the sky, Johnson also found a music scene in need of a lift. Johnson is a lifelong […]

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Will Play For Less

In honor of the Money Issue, local musicians talk about the economic challenges of making a living doing what they love

“Everything is free now, that’s what they say; everything I’ve ever done, gotta give it away. Someone hit the big score, they figured it out; that we’re gonna do it anyway, even if it doesn’t pay.” -Gillian Welch, “Everything is Free” from “Time (The Revelator)” Patrick Pearsall is a local bass player who, for the […]

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P Funk, Back in the Dizzy

Parliament Funkadelic’s been bringing the funk since you were in diapers. Here’s a video to prove it

W ho’s stoked for the George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic show tonight at the Midtown Ballroom?!                      We are. It’s gonna be a night full of the funkโ€”and to get you ready, here’s a blast from the past, featuring the group at the Capitol Theatre in […]

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