I picked this up from Jake’s blog and ran with it: Sunday, December 7th, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will be having a free concert at Summit High School. Yes, free. This first concert of the Winds season includes a variety of band standards, show tunes, orchestra transcriptions and marches … Continue reading
The next two weeks we’re seeing some big concerts coming to the Les Schwab Amphitheater, starting on Saturday: Wilco, Saturday the 23rd. $35 (Ticketmaster) Beck, the next day (Sunday the 24th). $38 (Ticketmaster) Michael McDonald, Tuesday the 26th. $32 and $59 (Ticketmaster) Sheryl Crow, Thursday the 28th. $45 and $85 … Continue reading
No, I’m not being politically incorrect, and yes, it’s a first for this blog. Read the following press release to find out more. Event: That’s So Gay -Bend’s Premier Queer Night Who’s Performing: The Obsessors – Female-fronted punk rock band from San Jose, CA: http://www.theobsessors.com The Uglies – Three piece … Continue reading
The 4 Peaks Music Festival is fast approaching. This is officially from a press release, but it’s a good rundown of the schedule and activities going on. Named one the best live concerts of 2007 by The Bulletin’s music critic Ben Salmon, The 4 Peaks Music Festival returns for second … Continue reading
Some notes about a couple of big-name concerts coming to Bend the next couple of months. The first is Sheryl Crow, on Thursday, August 28th at the Les Schwab Amphitheater. The Ticketmaster detail is here. Tickets go on sale generally on Saturday, July 12th, ranging in price from $45 to … Continue reading
Up until May 15th, that is. The 4 Peaks Music Festival is in its second year this year and is taking place July 25th and 26th. The tickets are two-day passes which include camping (and parking), and right now you can pick them up for $64.50. After the 15th they’ll … Continue reading
Picked this up via KTVZ: Blues legend BB King and classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd will be playing the Les Schwab Amphitheater this year, on July 6th and 10th, respectively. KTVZ reports that the King concert will cost $39 for general admission, and $59 and $79 for two tiers of reserve … Continue reading
The Bulletin announced today that they are offering free music downloads on their site: an album’s worth of music from local bands, and an album’s worth from national bands (15 each). For anyone who’s familiar with the usual online offerings/technical abilities of the Bulletin, this is a Big Deal—the web … Continue reading
What: Albums from local bands and artists. Central Oregon has a thriving music scene, ranging in styles from hip hop (MC Mystic) to folk (Moon Mountain Ramblers) to alt rock (KouseFly) to just about any other genre you can think up. For: Music lovers, anyone who wants local flavors of … Continue reading
This Sunday and Monday (December 2nd and 3rd), the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band is holding its free Fall concerts. The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will present the first concerts of its 2007-08 season on December 2 and 3. The Sunday concert will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the Monday performance … Continue reading