Halloween festivities are ramping up, despite COVID-19 restrictions, and amid this wild year, Venardos Circus is offering some live entertainment. Its “Spooky Spectacular” show in Redmond happens throughout the last week-end of October.
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Get to Know Karyn Ann
A Q&A with the Portland-based singer/songwriter
Karyn Ann’s last album, “Be Loud,” was released in 2018—10 tracks of poppy, folky and sometimes funky pieces of music that showcase the Portland-based singer‘s knack for writing songs that are relatable to the listener. Ann is set to make an appearance at The Open Door in Sisters on Jan. 6, so I reached out […]
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May the Source Be with You
End-of-the-Year Edition
I can’t believe it’s been another year of writing for all you beautiful people. We’ve had our ups and downs, learned some valuable lessons and realized that the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. Our hearts were invaded by a Baby Yoda, our internet had deep fakes that were somehow more believable […]
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Growing Pains, Theatre Edition
Artists struggle to find affordable performance space in Bend
The first thing I did when I moved to Bend was storm into 2nd Street Theater and beg to be included in any way possible. Sandy J. Klein, the managing director of Stage Right Productions (the nonprofit that used to operate out of 2nd Street), graciously offered me a stage-managing role. Since then, I have […]
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The Sound of Home Comfort
Trent Wagler talks about The Steel Wheels' latest album
Best known for its strings and on-point harmonizing, the Virginia-based band The Steel Wheels released “Over the Trees,” its seventh full-length album back in July. The release marks its first album as a five-piece, with the addition of percussionist Kevin Garcia, who had been touring with the band over the last couple years. We called […]
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Review: “Wheels of the City”
The band’s third album drives The Drunken Hearts into new territory
The latest album from Colorado five-piece The Drunken Hearts was made in what most would call an unconventional way. One day after the band released 2018’s “The Prize,” the guys headed into the studio and began to make and record a new song each day until they had enough quality content for a new album—and […]
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Redmond Loves Art
With the help of arts organizations, artists and entrepreneurs, artists have many opportunities to find and create community in Redmond
Full Disclosure: I moved to Redmond from Bend one year ago. I love Bend. I grew up there. My parents live there. I own a business there, an arts related business, The Workhouse, and I am involved in the community—but I just couldn’t afford to live there anymore. I never imagined moving to Redmond, but […]
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A Joyful Rebirth
Samuel Eisen-Meyers has a fresh start with The Joyful Noise
Currently on tour in Europe with fellow Portland bands Moorea Masa and The Mood and Swatkins, Samuel Eisen-Meyers found himself in Italy the day we spoke on the phone—and made sure to warn me of the sketchy wi-fi of the Air B&B, in case we lost connection. We didn’t lose connection, but Eisen-Meyers did tell […]
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Artist Fact Sheet: Trevor Hall
The singer/songwriter is set to play with the John Butler Trio at The Athletic Club
With a certain affinity for the deeper meanings and connections in life, Trevor Hall has been making music for others in that same boat since he was 16. Reading through many of his interviews, Hall makes it clear he doesn’t consider his music a career, or doesn’t look at music as work; it’s something Hall […]
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Positive Vibes
It’s known as an annual evening of happiness in Bend. One Source writer sets out to find out more about the reasons so many people flock to a Michael Franti show
A few tell-tale signs signify summer in Bend. One of them: The annual gathering of “Soulrockers,” with Michael Franti at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. I first saw Franti four summers ago at the Amphitheater, but the tradition started years before that. Fans converge on the grassy lawn at the Amphitheater for an evening of extreme […]