Bill Hoppe strides through a large art studio wearing blue jeans and a black sweater, white hair rakishly curled across his brow. His office is tucked into a corner of the Pence Building at Central Oregon Community College, and it’s full to capacity with giant canvases of original work, as well as gifts from students. […]
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Hell, Unleashed
Exploding EDM star mixes it up
Coleman Hell is sitting in an interesting position. He released a free mixtape followed by an extended play (EP) titled “VENA” in 2014 and then a self-titled EP in 2015. The debut single, “2 Heads” was on the Billboard Alternative chart for over 20 weeks and is easily one of the best dance tracks to […]
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Picks 2/10-2/17
thursday 11 Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn BANJO EXPLOSION—Everyone knows that Bela Fleck is a virtuosic banjo player, but combined with Abigail Washburn’s elegant vocals and incredible banjo skills, the sound is nothing less than phenomenal. This isn’t just bluegrass banjo, this is a style of playing that doesn’t fit into categories. 7 p.m. The […]
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So Hot, They’re Cool
The heat is turned up on this WinterFest fire pit competition
There is an odd, yet soothing rhythm and clanging at Orion Forge, a 1,000-square-foot warehouse that feels as if it could double as a modern day car garage for Connor MacLeod from Highlander. In the center, a forge blazes at more than 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit and a double-horned anvil is anchored nearby, still red-hot from […]
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Marching Party
Portland’s MarchFourth booms into WinterFest
Sometime during the 90-minute explosion of brass, acrobatics, and general mayhem, what begins disguised as a concert reveals itself as something much more than musical chaos. “When you come to a MarchFourth show, we don’t want you to feel like you’re just sitting in your chair watching a performance,” explains Phill Stasz, who is a […]
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Musical Archives
The albums of Dirty Dozen Brass Band map the history of New Orleans
Books, Wikipedia and documentaries, are all okay means to access historical knowledge. But a better way to truly understand the emotional and cultural history of, oh, say, New Orleans, is the twenty-plus albums released over the course of 30 years, either by or featuring that city’s legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Its anthology of bright […]
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Rock Sandwich
Menomena serves up a savory smorgasbord of indie goodness
Menomena serves up one part guitar, one part hammering keyboards, one part rocket launcher, one part synthesizer, one part emotional sincerity, one part sexual innuendo, and one part flowing blond hair. The first syncopated hand claps of Menomena’s “Plumage,” the first track on 2012’s Moms, are entirely misleading. The simple start is in direct opposition […]
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Menomena Will Play Bend’s WinterFest!
Lay it Out Events has confirmed Portland indie rock band Menomena will play at the OnPoint Oregon WinterFest (February 14-16, 2014)!!! We just gave them a big high-five from you because this show is going to be AWESOME. Stay tuned to the Source for continued coverage of the upcoming festival.