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 […]
Parallel 44
Will Play For Less
“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 […]
P Funk, Back in the Dizzy
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 funkโand to get you ready, here’s a blast from the past, featuring the group at the Capitol Theatre in […]

