In honor of the Local Music Issue, we’ve created this handy list of the local musicians you can check out in Bend. Did we miss someone? Email anne@bendsource.com to get on our local music radar! Allan Byer Project — Americana. Alovitamin — Eclectic rock. AM Clouds — Indie rock. a.m. interstate — Southern rock. Appaloosa […]
Rockabilly
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PICK: Back Alley Barbers
Back Alley Barbers ROCKABILLY—With a Sweeney Todd-inspired aesthetic and a lead singer—“Queen Pirate”—who looks like a punk rock Elvira, Portland’s Back Alley Barbers rock a surprisingly successful mash-up of punk, soul and rockabilly. Queen Pirate’s powerful pipes rival Gwen Stefani’s—in fact, the band sounds like No Doubt if the album Tragic Kingdom had actually been, […]
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Pedal to the Metal
Santa Cruz band The Chops Tops burn rockabilly rubber
Santa Cruz rockabilly band The Chop Tops’ very name suggests a rumbling hot rod barreling down the strip of Anytown, USA in the 1950s. The group also sports other classic American attributes, including music self-described as “revved up” and relationships with sponsors like Murray’s Pomade, the classic hairstyler, and T.U.K. Original Footwear, a rock ‘n’ […]