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Ben Salmon is a Bend-based music journalist and host of Left Of The Dial, which airs 8-10 p.m. Thursdays on KPOV, 88.9 FM and streams at kpov.org. You can find him on Bandcamp and X at @bcsalmon.

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 A.C. Sapphire brings mystical folk-pop to Silver Moon

Last I heard, A.C. Sapphire was based in Portland, but who knows if that’s true right now. The ... Read more

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Allah-Las play outdoors at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple through every aspect of human life, and yes, that ... Read more

Music

Kentucky-fried festival

The Bluegrass State spawned several artists playing FairWell Festival, including Simpson, Childers and Yoakam For decades, the Commonwealth ... Read more

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Collective Soul, Live bring the ’90s to Bend

If you were putting together a tour featuring bands that were inescapable in alt-rock’s early post-Nirvana days in ... Read more

Lifestyle

Suttle Lodge’s Big Lawn Series hosts Megan Diana

Every musician faces a difficult decision: How to genre-tag their music. Do you go with a tried and ... Read more

Music

A summer tradition in Bend, Munch & Music kicks off season Thursday

The Fixx and The English Beat. Shook Twins and Fruition. Cracker, Crazy 8s, Cowboy Junkies and the California ... Read more

Lifestyle

Mitchell Tenpenny plays General Duffy’s in Redmond

General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond has officially kicked off its Summer Kickin’ Concert Series, which will bring several ... Read more

Music

Central Oregon black metal band Gathering releases debut at The Capitol

When the Central Oregon trio Gathering calls in to Zoom for a chat with The Bulletin, they do ... Read more

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KPOV celebrates 20th birthday with a bash at Silver Moon

Conflict of interest alert: For just over 13 years, I have hosted a weekly show on Bend’s community ... Read more

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Your week in concert options: Thunderstorm Artis, Balkan Bump and more

Summer is here and so is the music! Here are a few things happening in Central Oregon this ... Read more

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