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Songs that say it all

Get ready to sing along when Sheryl Crow hits the amphitheater

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Songs that say it all, Sheryl Crow will perform Thursday at Les Schwab Amphitheater. Crow is on tour in support of her new album “Detours,” which Allmusic.com calls her best since her 1996 self-titled album.

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

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THe 50-state Strategy

Wilco does what Wilco does best at amphitheater

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

THe 50-state Strategy, Wilco is, from left, Pat Sansone, Mikael Jorgensen, Nels Cline, John Stirratt, Jeff Tweedy and Glenn Kotche.

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

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Blend it like Beck

Singer-songwriter Beck has plenty of songs to share

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Blend it like Beck, Musician of many hats Beck plays Les Schwab Amphitheater on Sunday with Cold War Kids.

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

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Folkie Amos Lee plays Clear Summer Nights

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Amos Lee worked as a teacher for a couple of years before pursuing a career in music.

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

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Michael McDonald gets smooth at the Schwab

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Michael McDonald played in Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers before his successful solo career.

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

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Out of town

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Out of town, Dominic Wilcox’s “War Bowl — Green Soldiers,” made of melted plastic army soldiers, is one of the objects on display in the exhibit, “Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects.” The exhibit runs at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in Portland, Aug. 28-Jan. 4.

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

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Hip-hop history

Rock the Bells festival brings its world-class beats to Gorge Amphitheater

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Hip-hop history, Grammy Award-winning hip hop group De La Soul is one of the legendary headliners at the 2008 Rock the Bells Festival at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Wash., on Sept. 6. The lineup also includes A Tribe Called Quest, Nas and the reunion of The Pharcyde.

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

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Star attraction

Pleiades at FivePine adds another dining option in Sisters

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

The large room at Pleiades at FivePine in Sisters is evocative of a fine-dining experience.

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

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Artistry on the river

The Art in the High Desert festival kicks off its first year near the Deschutes

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Paintings by Jan Verdieck and wood art by Michael Hamilton will be among the art on display and for sale at the inaugural Art in the High Desert Festival today through Sunday in Bend.

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

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Davis Lake

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Davis Lake, Davis Lake is more than an hour’s drive south of Bend but it’s worth the time investment. Wildlife abounds in and around the 3,000-acre lake.

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

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Broken Top Trailhead

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Broken Top Trailhead, Three hikers, Marge Kocher, front, Bob Speik and Paul Curley, crossing the creek, head toward Broken Top in August 2005.

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

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Osprey Point

August 22, 2008 4:00 am

Osprey Point,

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

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Peak experience

Cone Peak Trail winds through diverse landscape with unique features

August 21, 2008 4:00 am

Peak experience, The mountain is visible from the trail crossing the highest Cone Peak meadow.

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

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