Music news that I hadn’t touched on yet but that I thought was cool was that Portland-based Everclear was going to be playing the Century Center on July 22. It’s presented by 92.9 FM, and The Source has the preliminary info. Personally I like Everclear, but I know there’s also … Continue reading
The Bend Spring Festival is back this weekend, and it’s taking place over in NorthWest Crossing again this year: this weekend from Friday the 15th through Sunday the 17th, “NorthWest Crossing Drive, off Mt. Washington Drive, between Skyliners and Shevlin Park Roads, will come alive, as we utilize art, food, … Continue reading
Tomorrow night at the Midtown Ballroom, hip-hop and movie star Ice Cube will be performing—local music news that (seems to me) to be both completely random and a big deal for Bend. (Though, does anyone remember when 2 Live Crew played Club 97 back in… 2001?) The show starts at … Continue reading
Tonight (April 1st) is not only First Friday—whereupon art galleries and businesses downtown (as well as in the Old Mill) stay open late with special art exhibits, live music, and refreshments—it’s also the Spring Art Hop: the semi-annual event that’s essentially First Friday on steroids. The Downtown Bend page says … Continue reading
Lots of things going on this week for St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been scouring the local web (and been getting emails too) to compile a (hopefully!) fairly comprehensive list. (Big thanks to The Source for many of the events from their calendar.) And of course, if there’s anything I missed, … Continue reading
This Sunday, March 6th, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band is having their second free concert of their season at Summit High School. Jake has the details (he plays in the band): The pieces we’ll be playing this time around (it’s going to be a good one): Grand Serenade for an … Continue reading
This Friday (the 4th of March) is the monthly First Friday Art Walk: galleries and businesses are open late for the Art Walk, with special art exhibits and often live music and free refreshments (and wine). It all takes place Downtown as well as the Old Mill and Northwest Crossing … Continue reading
It’s First Friday tonight, which means Art Walk downtown (as well as the Old Mill and Northwest Crossing). From 5 until 9pm the galleries, shops, and some restaurants will be open with featured art exhibits and many featuring refreshments and live music. The Downtown Bend site has their usual guide … Continue reading
The fourth annual Near/Far music compilation is available online from the Bulletin—specifically from Ben Salmon’s Frequency blog—and, like the previous three years it’s chock full of free music and other goodies. Here, we’ve collected three dozen of the finest songs of the past 12 months from both local and national … Continue reading
Want to break free from “the shackles of top 40 (music) mediocrity?” That’s exactly what founder Ethan Maffey did earlier this fall with the launch of local, regional music website 83Music. Many in Bend know Ethan for his Ignite Bend 4 presentation “100 live in 2009” about traveling the northwest, going to shows … Continue reading