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Jug band Sassparilla in Sisters

Portland-based Sassparilla is a six-piece jug band that rose up in Chicago and Pittsburgh before migrating to the West coast, and man, are they a good time. The group rocks out on: a cigar-box guitar...

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Eight things I yelled at the Steve Miller Band last night before I realized...

“How’s the weather over there? Snow all gone yet?” “Did you ever hear the sump pump kick on in the spring?” “Why don’t you take some of that dough you’ve made over the years, buy a big ol’ jet...

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Cool Show Alert: The Parson Red Heads coming to Bend

Oregon-then-L.A.-and-now-Oregon-again’s The Parson Red Heads are playing at McMenamins Old St. Francis School on Aug. 6. This is awesome news. The Red Heads are among the latest in the West Coast’s...

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Tonight: A listening party for Don Hoxie’s new album

I touched on this briefly in last week’s GO! Magazine, but one of the local bar-rock scene’s veterans, Don Hoxie, will celebrate the release of his new solo album with a listening party tonight at...

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Bela Fleck returns to Bend; KPOV seeks sponsors

One of the world’s best and best-known banjo players, Bela Fleck, will return (with his Flecktones) to Bend Dec. 8 to play a holiday concert at Mountain View High School. The show will benefit Bend’s...

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Don’t forget: The Hump Day Hash is tonight

Lots of info on The Hump Day Hash here and here. And now, here’s the flyer. Tonight, Tim Coffey takes the stage and Habitat for Humanity gets the nonprofit spotlight. Get trippy with it!

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Vote for Adventure Galley, and see them tonight

Late notice for the show, I know, but here’s a good, locally connected band you could check out tonight if you’re out and about (or want to be): Adventure Galley is a Eugene-based quintet made up...

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This week in GO! Magazine’s music section

Each week, before I plan out the music section in GO! Magazine, I sit down at the computer, scour every potential source of concerts I can think of, and make a big list of what’s happening in a given...

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PDXchange Program adds three dates: The Thermals, Blind Pilot, Laura...

Henry Abel’s PDXchange Program, which brings Portland-based indie bands to the Tower Theatre, picked up some serious momentum last night when Abel announced his next three shows: Sept. 8 — The Thermals...

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MusicfestNW gets some Bend flavor with Mosley Wotta, Sara Jackson-Holman, DJ...

You know I love Portland’s MusicfestNW. And now we know MusicfestNW loves Bend. On his Twitter Wednesday night, local hip-hopper Mosley Wotta (aka Jason Graham) announced that he has been added to the...

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This weekend: the Phuket Phest near La Pine

The what? I know. I just heard about it, too. It’s a big ol’ rap and metal festival happening this Friday and Saturday at an RV park between La Pine and Christmas Valley, and it’s called the Phuket...

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Off topic: Look at this sandwich

Have you been to Letzer’s Deli, a new-ish sandwich place over on the weird little part of Division Street between Reed Market Road and Third Street? You know … kinda in between Jackalope Grill and...

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Cake, Sigur Ros coming to Les Schwab Amphitheater for Memorial Day weekend

Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater just announced two concerts for Memorial Day weekend: – ’90s alt-rock survivors Cake will perform on Saturday, May 25. Tickets cost $37 plus fees in advance. – Icelandic...

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Get to know Mindscape and Doc & Wyatt before tonight’s Method Man show

In last week’s GO! Magazine, I wrote this respectful but not fawning piece on the career of Method Man, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper who’ll perform at Bend’s Domino Room tonight. After listening to a bunch...

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Speaking of tonight: The Preservation at The Horned Hand

The Austin, Texas band The Preservation is playing at The Horned Hand (507 N.W. Colorado Ave., Bend) tonight. 8 p.m. start time, and a $5 cover. Well worth it to see these folks make mighty fine music....

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This week in GO! Magazine’s music section

Nice weather, First Friday, live music … OK! – Northwest folk singer Nathaniel Talbot (and his band) will hold a CD-release show Thursday at The Belfry in Sisters. My colleague David Jasper spoke with...

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[Stream] Eluvium, “Don’t Get Any Closer”

Here’s a beautiful new track from one of my all-time favorite artists, Portland-based ambient/classical paragon Eluvium, who I’ve written about many times — both live reviews and recordings — on this...

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This week in GO! Magazine’s music section

Here’s what’s happening, musically, in Central Oregon over the next seven days. – The famous South African singing group Ladysmith Black Mambazo returns to Bend’s Tower Theatre on Sunday night. My...

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First acts announced for 2013 Sisters Folk Festival

The wonderful Sisters Folk Festival‘s 2013 lineup will feature dozens of folk and not-so-folk acts by the time the event rolls around on the weekend of Sept. 6-8. In 2011, I had a folky experience;...

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Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt are coming to Bend

Well this is a feather in our rap cap: The two most prominent figures (unless you count Frank Ocean) in super-hyped L.A. hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All — Tyler, the Creator and...

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