August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Admit it. For almost every defining experience in your life, there’s a corresponding Sheryl Crow song that can neatly sum it up. All you want to do is have some fun?Got a feeling you’re....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Ask a Wilco fan to name their favorite Wilco tunes, and you’re likely to get as many different answers as the number of people you ask.“Pick Up The Change.” “Sunken....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Beck is back, to rename the title of an old John Updike novel. On his latest album, “Modern Guilt,” the singular artist with the single name sings of going to a volcano. He’s in....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Singer-songwriter Amos Lee’s career is impressive enough as it is. But when you consider what a late bloomer he was, musically, what Lee has accomplished is pretty much mind-blowing. Lee....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
It’s 2008, and smooth-rock icon Michael McDonald is going strong. Just this year, in fact, he released “Soul Speak,” a 13-track collection of McDonald singing “some of....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Concerts Through Aug. 24 — Concert for Big Red: A reunion concert featuring the classic group Jefferson Airplane; Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Astoria; www. concertforbigred. com. Aug. 22....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
With a lineup of A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, De La Soul and The Pharcyde, the 2008 Rock the Bells festival is providing a little hip-hop 101. Featuring some of the biggest names in the genre, the....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Star watchers know the Pleiades. The brightest and best-known open star cluster in the northern heavens, these “Seven Sisters” rest on a shoulder of the constellation Taurus....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
You’ve wandered among galleries on First Fridays, visited various exhibits and celebrated at art festivals already this summer. But before the season ends, there’s another art event....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
I may have saved the best for last. Through the years, I’ve spent more than a few sunny summer afternoons lollygagging at Lava Lake and hanging out at Hosmer. Same goes for the others strung....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
It’s easy to find an excuse not to go. I’m too busy. I’m too tired. I’ll wait until it cools off. It’s a slippery slope. You start making excuses and you just might....MORE
August 22, 2008 4:00 am
Crane Prairie Reservoir has long been synonymous with outsized trout. But this sprawling (more than five square miles) impoundment in the Central Oregon Cascades has a lot to offer nature lovers, even ....MORE
August 21, 2008 4:00 am
Old-growth grandeur and alpine awe combine to make the Cone Peak Trail a different kind of day hike. The wildflowers may be slightly past their peak, but the meadows leading to Cone Peak, west of the....MORE