The Abigails A mixture of Let it Bleed Rolling Stones, with the shatteringly low Tom Waits vocals and a tip of the hat to Johnny Cash’s lyrical drawl, LA’s The Abigails play a yearning, wondering style of blues. It’s a soundtrack for a long, sloppy slow dance hours after closing in a dusty roughneck saloon […]
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Source Suggests 7/2-7/10
The Source Suggests July 4 Independence Day Music In between the Pet Parade, Freedom Ride and the evening fire works display, check out these bands playing all over town for your patriotic pleasure. Sound Fourth, 3 pm. Bend High School, 230 NE 6th St. Moon Mountain Ramblers, 5:30 pm. Deschutes Brewery, 1044 NW Bond St. […]
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The Source Suggests 6/26-7/3
Possessed by Paul James Konrad Wert, a seasoned Austin songwriter, guitarist, banjo and fiddle player and, by day, a schoolteacher, isn’t resistant to the musical spirit taking him when he performs. “Whatever’s gonna come is gonna come,” he told NPR in an interview earlier this year. “For me, that’s the purest pleasure of playing music: […]
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Source Suggests 6/18-6/26
The Source Suggests by Ethan Maffey 4 Peaks Music Festival June 20, 21, 22 Rockin’ A Ranch $135 at bendticket.com It’s in Bend’s backyard, it features some of the best string band, bluegrass and—this year—funk around, and it’s also an impeccably run event. The 2014 edition of the 4 Peaks Music Festival features jangly tunes […]
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Source Suggests 6/12-6/19
What to Buy on Vinyl This Week
Stay Gold First Aid Kit | Columbia Records Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit has a very peculiar way of crafting classical sounding American country tunes despite calling Scandinavia home. The third studio album from Johanna and Klara Sรถderberg, Stay Gold, out this week, continues their nod to tradition born out of influences that include […]
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Source Suggests 6/5-6/12
Kathryn Claire Portlander Kathryn Claire’s music sounds almost as Celtic as her name. Playing fiddle and guitar, and singing in a sultry and rounded alto, she mixes classical training with modern singer-songwriter storytelling for an intriguing and mellow blend. The show also happens to be on Claire’s birthday, so expect an especially jig-worthy gig. Thu., […]
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The Source Suggests 5/28-6/5
The Source Suggests Sam Cooper & Co. Sat., May 31 9 pm Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr. $5. Portland songwriter Sam Cooper (formerly a multi-instrumentalist of indie rock act Horse Feathers) wrote and recorded his first solo album, Long Lost Love, with a quilt work of re-crafting songs he had tossed out years […]
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Source Suggests 5/21-5/29
The Source Suggests Hillstomp Washboards and buckets provide the percussive backbone to this Portland blues duo, as Hurricane Henry picks out syncopated simplicity on guitar and howls down the devil. It’s just hard to tell if Hillstomp’s warning against Satan or summoning him with its ruckus. (DJC) 8 pm., Fri., May 23. The Belfry, 302 […]
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Source Suggests 5/14-5/22
Betty and the Boy Eugene quartet Betty and the Boy count an upright bassist and viola player in its ranks, alongside a rather traditional string band. Those low-range instruments allow the ensemble to open up compositions like “To Sleep Alone,” with sprightly plucked mandolin, violin and guitar. Overtop the whole thing floats Montana native Betty […]
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Source Suggests 5/7-5/15
The Source Suggests Karla Bonoff and Jimmy Webb With a recording pedigree springing from the ’60s L.A. folk and rock scene, Karla Bonoff and Jimmy Webb are best known for contributions to other artists (i.e., writing songs for The Fifth Dimension, Carly Simon, Bonnie Raitt). But they are stepping out from behind the scenes, and the […]
