Some bands try too hard to create synergy, to harmonize their vocals and find a groove. Not Wilderness. Like the name suggests, the band’s sound is a bit chaotic. Jared Nelson Smith’s guitar occasionally races off toward Lynyrd Skynyrd Americana, while drummer Bradley David Parsons holds down a slamming beat, creating a musical diversity that […]
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Wilderness Music Video: Shoot the Moon
Local band Wilderness has released a new music video for the song “Shoot the Moon!” The video is a voyeuristic look into the lives of office-working, forest-partying clown-people, directed and produced by Jesse Locke of AMZ Productions and with with body paint by Natalie Fletcher. Check it out below and see Wilderness perform at the WilderFest Block Party, the fiftieth anniversary celebration […]
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Genders and The Cabin Project CANCELLED!
Change of plans for Genders tomorrow night in Bend.
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Closing the book on 2013, Bend’s favorite bands look to 2014
This past year proved to be a catalyst for several local bands, whether it was hundreds turning out for the lavish CD release show at Crux Fermentation Project for sonic folk band Wilderness, or alt-rock group All You All opening for Portland’s The Helio Sequence at The Tower Theatre, 2013 was a year of moving […]
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Top Five Books of 2013
Also, Bend’s top celebrities and local art installations
1. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt: The one common denominator for almost every thinking-person’s “best literature of 2013” list, Tartt’s third novel, a beautiful and epic story about tragedy (the teenage protagonist loses his mom in a bombing at an art museum) masquerading as redemption—or vice versa. 2. The Circle, Dave Eggers: His ninth book is […]
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Best Albums of 2013: 75-51
Keep sharing these posts and keep winning! How about music from the highest ranked local album of 2013? It’s here!
