Friday 3 Disco Ball Benefit Fundraiser PARTY FEVER—The Down Syndrome Connection of Central Oregon’s Program is raising money in the best way possible, with a funky disco party! There will be food, music and drinks to keep you going! Dress to impress and you might win their Best Dressed contest. 7-11 p.m., The Pine Shed, […]
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Thursday 19 Inna Vision WELCOME MAUN—Reggae from Maui comes to life and to Bend when this trio of beat-loving musicians stops by on tour. This is for people who love to relax and nod to the sweet sound of music. Pandora calls Inna Vision its highest streaming Hawaiian-based reggae group and it's easy to see […]
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Thursday 17 St. Patrick’s Day Across the Land CELEBRATE—No Irish blood necessary to enjoy this St. Patrick’s Day party. Music all day starting with Cascade Highlander Piper at noon, followed by Shady GroOove, McDougall, Five Pint Mary, and finishing with Broken Down Guitars. Not to mention a full Irish menu featuring corned beef and cabbage, […]
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wednesday 24 – sunday 28 Subaru Outside Games QUINTESSENTIAL—For no reason besides IT’S SUMMERTIME, Subaru (Bend’s quintessential vehicle) is hosting their annual Outside Games, and by games they mean quintessential events like a cruiser crawl from pub to pub, ending with a concert at Century Center (4 – 6 pm, Thursday) and kayak races. Various […]
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friday 8 Third Seven Album Release METAL CELLO—Local musician Billy Mickelson is only 30 years old, but he’s already releasing his 30th album. And, no, he hasn’t been putting albums out since birth—just for the last 12 years. His latest, WHITE VERSVS BLAK, draws out the cello’s natural darkness and weaves it into a half-cello […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]