Three-Day Country And Americana Music Festival Features Performances From Ryan Bingham With The Texas Gentlemen, Margo Price, Shane Smith & The Saints, Corb Lund And More In Pendleton, Oregon, June 22-24 Single and Multi-Day Tickets On Sale Now The fifth annual Jackalope Jamboree 2023 has released its updated artist lineup including newly added mainstage acts,…
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Ryan Traster with Newski at McManamins Old St. Francis School on May 24
(Photo courtesy of Kim Grant) A former Minnesotan, now based in Joshua Tree, Traster is concerned with pinning down the milieu of his home and situating his stories in the rich lineage of Cosmic American music pioneers, the likes of The Byrds, Crazy Horse and Gram Parsons (who left this mortal coil a few blocks…
Where Are the Bees?
(One of several apple trees in full bloom on the perimeter of Maragas Vineyard — and, just as in the picture, to date there have been no sightings of any bees | Photo courtesy of Maragas Winery) Doug Maragas, winemaker and vineyard manager at Maragas Winery in Culver, Oregon, is alarmed that for the first…
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((L-R) Gina Chavez, Daniel Rodriguez, Goodnight Moonshine and Willi Carlisle) Gina Chavez is a multi-ethnic, queer, Catholic, internationally-acclaimed Latinx pop artist who is redefining Latin music in Texas and beyond. A 12-time Austin Music Award winner—including 2015 Musician of the Year and 2019 Best Female Vocals—Chavez is an Austin icon. And word is getting out….
Under the Marquee
(Photo courtesy of Tower Theatre) COYO Spring Concert Presented by Tower Theatre Foundation Thursday, May 18 at 7pm Revel in local music! This assembly of 35 music students of all ages from across the region is led by COCC music professor Travis Allen and conducted by Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Jonathon Moore. This year’s Spring Concert…
Two Musical Opportunities this Weekend
There are two events coming up this weekend that I think are pretty special and I encourage you to attend. First, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band, one of the many ensembles I proudly direct, presents two first-call musicians from the LA film music industry, flutist Louise DiTullio and trumpeter Dr. Burnette Dillon, who will candidly…
COCC Choir Performs a Salute to Broadway
(The Redmond Community Choir, pictured here at a holiday performance, has over 50 members and is open to all levels of experience | Photo courtesy of COCC) The Redmond Community Choir, a Central Oregon Community College community education program, will perform a free concert at 4pm on Sunday, May 21. The performance will feature a…
Tower Ticket Announcements
Whose Live Anyway? show added! Presented by Martin Media! Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30pm Due to high demand, Whose Live is coming back to the Tower for a third show! Prepare to laugh until you cry AGAIN when four of the world’s most masterful improv artists take you on the high-wire act of comedic…
Returning to the SFF in 2023…
(Alex Cuba | Photo courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Returning to Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) after a memorable appearance in 2019, his sound is the unique confluence of tradition and global influences in articulate arrangements that convey emotions through melody and lyric. His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype…
Benefit Concert for Central Oregon Disability Support Network
(Eric Genuis) Central Oregon Disability Support Network is excited to host a Benefit Concert with Eric Genuis on Thursday, May 25. Doors will open at 5:30pm and the concert will start at 6pm at Riverbend Church located at (334 NW Newport Avenue). Donations will be collected at the concert benefiting the Central Oregon Disability Support…