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Speaker Minds brings ‘Wastelands’ to Bend

Portland six-piece hip-hop/soul/funk band Speaker Minds has become a regular presence in Bend in recent years, often performing…

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Dar Williams makes Sisters Folk Festival debut

Dar Williams calls it “positive proximity” — people living close together and working side-by-side in small communities around…

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Strange Hotels makes Bend debut

Portland duo Strange Hotels will make its Bend debut at McMenamins Old St. Francis School on Thursday. While…

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Clay Walker to play Oregon Spirit Distillers

Country music is full of stories about survivors, and Clay Walker is no exception. In 1996, as his…

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Daughtry to perform at Athletic Club

Chris Daughtry wasn’t so sure about “American Idol” back in 2006. That year, the singer-songwriter and bandleader finished…

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Crooked River Ranch hosts hootenanny, chili cook-off

Bring your cowboy boots, hats and appetites to the first Cowboy Chili Cook-off and Western Hootenanny, which takes…

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Anatomy of a Song: Derek Michael Marc, ‘Little Black Dress’

Artist: Derek Michael Marc Featured song: “Little Black Dress” Upcoming shows: Derek Michael Marc and Friends at Northside…

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Uncle Kracker brings country-rap to Tower

Uncle Kracker comes in many flavors. The Michigan singer-songwriter born Matthew Shafer, who will play the Tower Theatre…

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Strings and boats at Pickin’ & Paddlin’ in Bend

Get ready for a string-band invasion at the second (and final) Pickin’ & Paddlin’ show of the season,…

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Cold War Kids return to Bend

It’s been a decade since Los Angeles indie rock darling Cold War Kids last played in Bend (in…

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