May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Hey all you punks! Hope you’re all pumped up for punk-rock weekend with Absent Minds and Tuck and Roll!The former is a fun band out of Portland that incorporates plenty of cello into its punk and plenty of DIY into its style. The result is....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Mare Wakefield’s website highlights her well-traveled past; her bio says she lived in eight places by the time she was 10, and a tagline below her name at the top of the page is a nifty piece of branding: “Oregon cafes, small Texas....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Fans of rootsy, bluesy, twangy, folky music have many options to choose from this week. Here are three:• For more than two decades, The Sugar Beets have been pouring fuel on flammable dance floors with their upbeat blend of bluegrass, swing,....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Well here is a nice surprise that’s off the beaten path: The excellent Portland-based singer-songwriter Laura Gibson is playing what should be a magical show at House on Metolius north of Camp Sherman. Gibson is one of the Rose City’s....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
May 31 — The Melodramatics (ska), Domino Room, Bend. May 31 — Aquadeer (indie), The Horned Hand, Bend, www. facebook. com/thehornedhand. June 1 — Chase Manhattan (electronic), Domino Room, Bend. June 1 — Neutralboy (punk), Big ....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
On Sunday night, Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros and American rap duo Insane Clown Posse play Bend — separately. Here's....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Confession time: The Jazz at Joe’s concert series in Bend does not get enough ink in these pages. That’s at least in part because it often sells out. But it also kind of floats along under my radar, despite the fact that I did a big story ....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
Coliseum“Sister Faith"Temporary Residence LTDColiseum's second release for Temporary Residence, “Sister Faith," comes ....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
TODAYBLAZE AND KELLY: Folk; free; 6 p. m.; Cross Creek Cafe, 507 SW 8th St., Redmond; 541-548-2883. TEXAS HOLD'EM: $40; 6 p. m.;....MORE
May 24, 2013 4:00 am
A scroll through the official Facebook profile of the band Cake takes you past dozens of posts about anything but music. On Tuesday afternoon, the most recent linked to an article on The Daily Beast about “Silicon Valley's Shady 1 Percenters." Cake added its own comment: “Why do you think progressives still love the new oligarchy?"Farther down, Cake's feed looks like just about any....MORE
May 23, 2013 4:00 am
CHICAGO — As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming and closes....MORE