thursday 30 Jeff Austin Band BLUEGRASS—The former mandolin player of Yonder Mountain String Band, Jeff Austin, who is celebrated for his shockingly quick fingers and improvisational skills on stage, is headed in a new creative direction as a solo artist. Performing in Bend with Danny Barnes, Ross Martin, and Eric Thorin, for an evening of […]
Picks
Posted inCulture
Our Picks 4/22-4/29
friday 24 Riley’s Range Benders MUSIC—Set on a crest facing west, Crux already has one of the best vantage points for mountain ranges and evening sunsets and, increasingly, they seem to be adding another element to magical evenings: Live music! Riley’s Range Benders are easy-going folk music; a great way to wind down the week. […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 4/15-4/22
thursday 16 Alex Rios & Scoot Herring COMEDY—A remarkable pairing of comedians: The dry humor of Alex Rios, a Bend original, but a finalist for Portland’s Funniest Person Contest, and the rapid fire, fantastical quips from Scoot Herring, runner up in the 2014 Oregon’s Last Comic Standing. 8 pm. Maverick’s, 20565 Brinson Blvd. $5. thursday […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 4/8-4/15
thursday 9 Calamity Cubes! MUSIC—It is surprising that Calamity Cubes hasn’t added a jug and spoons to its lineup of self-described “thrashicana” songs—acoustic punk ditties that ponder murder and rough love with porch-sitting banjo picking, roughly harmonized crooning, and yearning harmonica chords. I’d say it’s beautiful if I didn’t think they punch me in my […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 4/1-4/8
thursday 2 Be Calm Honcho MUSIC—Like Best Coast, Be Calm Honcho seems to adore California, and play guitar-forward anthems about the state’s carefree mindset, songs beset with just the right mix of LA surf and SF psychedelic influences. Most notable is Shannon Harney sweet, but saucy voice. 9 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 3/25-4/1
friday 27 Soft White Sixties MUSIC—Hugely popular at last year’s SXSW, and even labeled the “best touring band you probably missed,” the Soft White Sixties aren’t perhaps groundbreaking—with a certain strain of Jack White and a dose of Vampire Weekend pretty boy vocals—but there is certainly something fun and addictive. 8 pm. The Annex, 51 […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 3/18-3/25
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 […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 3/11-3/18
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 […]
Posted inCulture
Our Picks 3/5-3/11
thursday 5 Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show OUTDOORS—Get past the irony of spending a day indoors to gear up for the outdoors, and feast on this four-day smorgasbord of tents, boats, cross-bows, and rods-n-reels. (See page 24 for more information about this year’s cooking presentations.) Noon-8 pm, Thursday & Friday, 10 am-8 pm Saturday, 10 am-4 […]
Posted inCulture
Picks 2/25-3/4
thursday 26 Back from the Dead BLUEBRASS—No one plays by the rules anymore. But that’s fine. As a result, we come across a new musical portmanteau at least once a week. This week’s winner: blue-brass, a fusion of bluegrass and brass band. Think Tom Waits meets Louis Armstrong, with the lyrical sensibilities of Johnny Cash. […]
