Thana Alexa isn’t just a jazz musician. For one, she’s staggeringly beautiful—but that is easily the least interesting thing about her. Her debut record, “Ode to Heroes” is filled with some of the finest players of modern jazz and her voice dances between them like stardust. Her husband/producer/drummer Antonio Sanchez brings his unmatched skills to […]
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Picks 9/7-9/14
Thursday 8 Headwaves ROCK—The Seattle-based four-piece sounds like a mixture of Portugal The Man and some weird fuzzy space rock. Its debut album is a fun exploration of ’70s synth pop and modern Pacific Northwest rock, and this is very much a band to watch. Headwaves is going to be huge a year from now. […]
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Multi-generational Housing Trends
According to a recent report by the Pew Research Center that analyzed census data, in 2014, 60.6 million people, or 19 percent of the U.S. population, lived in multi-generational households. Recent statistics are showing that multi-generational households have been steadily increasing. Multi-generational households are defined as having two or more adult generations or one that […]
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Clutch Them Pearls Fast
“The Light Between Oceans” is weightless melodrama
Before we get into the review proper, I thought I would state the obvious. All criticism is subjective. Just because I think one of the best films of the year so far is a flick about a sausage trying to have sex, find God and dose humanity with bath salts doesn’t mean everyone else will […]
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Love Your Farmer
There’s still time for the last of the CROP farmers markets this season
Do you know where your food comes from? Do you know your farmers practices? Do you want to? Knowing where your food is grown and processed is an important part of healthy living. Last year the Crook County Small Farm Alliance received a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant intended to promote farms that market directly […]
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The Elusive Oktoberfest Beer
Put down the IPA for a sec and enjoy the season
Oktoberfest, the weeks-long Bavarian beer festival and fun fair that is to Germany what apple pie is to the USA, kicks off in Munich Sept. 17. Bend’s own downtown Oktoberfest, somewhat smaller-sized but no less ribald and fun, takes place on the 16th and 17th. The main difference between the two: Germans will drink Märzen […]
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Mysterious Bikelane Art
Been wondering about the artistic stencils on Riverfront Boulevard? Us, too. All we know is, it’s not the city.
Bikers, walkers and other active commuters may have noticed the varied road stencils marking bike lanes in Bend. Some of those stencils feature cyclists with a funky hat or other accoutrements. Most of the stencils are funded by the City of Bend’s street department Right of Way—that is, except the ones marking Riverfront Boulevard. When […]
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Art on the Walls
High Desert Mural Festival aims to change the rules to allow more street art
If you make it beautiful, they will come. That’s what Douglas Robertson, founder of the High Desert Mural Festival (HDMF), believes. Unfortunately, a quirk in the wording of the Oregon Constitution is restricting where the event can display its art—a hurdle Robertson is hopeful will soon be overcome. An accomplished artist with over 25 years […]
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BendFilm Profile
The BendFilm festival begins Oct. 6. Ahead of the event, the festival asked community members to share their relationship with film. Ryan Tennant Job: Starbucks Barista Bio: Ryan is a recently graduated biology student from the University of Oregon. He is a recently promoted Starbucks shift manager, as well as working with one of his […]
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Little Bites: Make Lunch Great Again
I hate to break it to you, but summer is almost over. School is starting back up, the laid-back-casual mentality is coming to a close, and the busy-busy mode is now the only gear you’ve got. It’s common for things to fall out of rhythm; laundry becomes a distant memory that you now consider a […]