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Picks of the Week!
Opera at The Whiteside: Corvallis Repertory Singers: Passion, Virtue, Revenge, April 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Great opera choruses with arias and ensembles at The Whiteside Theatre. Includes music by Verdi, Bizet, Gershwin, Bernstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, and more. Advanced tickets available at Grass Roots Books & Music, Gracewinds Music, Troubadour Music, WineStyles in Corvallis, ...
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KBVR Radio’s Locals Live: Molly Jones Serves Up Local Bands Every Week
If you’re interested in the local music scene, whether you’re a musician or simply a music enthusiast, tune in to the hour-long Locals Live at OSU’s Radio and TV station, KBVR. The program has won various awards, including ‘Best Uniquely “OREGON” Program Produced by Station Non-commercially’ from the Oregon Association of Broadcasters in 2010 and ...
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Music and Masquerade at Earth Ball 2013: Raise Funds for the Corvallis Environmental Center
The Corvallis Environmental Center (CEC) is hosting its Earth Ball on Saturday, April 20 to raise money for its programs and engage the community in conservation. The party officially begins at noon that day with a procession of the species through downtown Corvallis. Those in the parade bang drums, play music, and make merriment, wearing ...
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The Bottlecap Boys to Release New Album: At Portland’s Wonder Ballroom, April 19
Reppin’ Corvallis, Luke Borsten invites you to Wonder Ballroom in Portland this Friday, April 19 to celebrate the release of his band, The Bottlecap Boys’, new album, East to West, soon to be available at our local record store, Happy Trails. Fellow folk-inspired acts Water Tower and Bitterroot, as well as acoustic guitar accompanied, early ...
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Corvallis’ Evolving Arts and Culture Scene: City Club Meeting April 8 at Noon
The arts community in Corvallis is ready to bloom. The buds—talent, creativity, passion—are here but will they unfurl to reveal a vibrant native checker lily or another imported daffodil? There’s nothing wrong with daffodils. Daffodils are cheering after a long grey winter. So too, is an arts and culture community like any other in the ...
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Picks of the Week!
Celebration of a Cappella, April 4, 7:30 – 10 p.m. LBCC’s a cappella groups The Sirens and Blue Light Special host the second annual Celebration of a Cappella at Albany’s Russell Tripp Performance Center. Also performing will be South Albany High School’s a cappella, West Albany High School’s Rhythmix, and special guest Rezonate. Cost: $7 ...
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Hearts of the Valley Talent Search: Final Round Musicians Compete for the Grand Prize… April 10th at the Majestic
This April 10th, watch and listen as six talented local musicians square off in Corvallis’ inaugural semi-annual Hearts of the Valley Talent Search at the Majestic Theatre! The winner will have an entire album recorded at Wild Rose Studios, a local professional recording studio. Gabriel Surley, chief engineer at Wild Rose Studios, developed the idea ...
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Voices for Heroes: Local Musician Featured on Sandy Hook Compilation CD
Randy McCoy, local musician and co-owner of the Little Gym of Corvallis, is featured on a new CD, Connecticut Voices for Heroes. The CD will benefit HealingNewtown Arts Space. The CD is being released by Voices for Heroes, a Connecticut non-profit that was founded in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. The CD ...
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Hearts of the Valley Talent Search: April 10th at the Majestic… Local Musicians Take Note!
Have you ever wondered how many great musicians go undiscovered because they never had the funds to record an album? Here in the Willamette Valley, those musicians have a unique chance to break into the industry. Gabriel Surley, chief engineer of Wild Rose Studios in Corvallis, has organized a talent search to discover promising local ...
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SAGE Garden: Education, Production, Community… and Concerts!
The signs of spring are upon us—flowers peeking up from the soil, lawns ready for a mowing—and already the Corvallis Environmental Center’s SAGE Garden is gearing up for another year of productivity. Responsible for providing almost four tons of food to local food agencies last year (such as Stone Soup and South Corvallis Food Bank ...
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Got Writer’s/Painter’s/Mathematician’s Block? Local Creative Types Offer Advice for Keeping Up Productivity
Having trouble sticking to your New Year’s resolution to write/paint/jam more? These local creative types (ranging from hobbyists to professionals) offer their tips for keeping up productivity, whether it’s using technology to organize thoughts, making the time to create, or informing one’s creative process with inspiration from other art forms. Or heck, sometimes you just ...
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Hip Hop Icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony with Corvallis’ Own F.O.B. at Impulse Nightclub
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the Grammy award winning Hip-hop group from Cleveland, Ohio, is coming to Impulse Nightclub this Saturday, February 16. If you don’t know much about BTNH, which consists of rappers Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, and Wish Bone, now is your chance to find out about their melodic, yet rapid-fire gangsta style. ...
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Red Dress Party Moves to SubZero: Get Your Dance on For Derby
Ever wanted an excuse to slip into something slinky, red, and ravishing? Now’s your chance, bro. The infamous word-of-mouth Red Dress Party (21+) will finally go public Saturday, Feb. 16, downtown at SubZero, and all you need to get yourself in the door (ladies and gents alike) is the $10 admission and the cojones to ...
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Local Favorite Ambush Party Disbands: Don’t Miss Their Final Show!
It is with mixed feelings that we reach out to you today to announce that we, Ambush Party, are disbanding. Over the past three years we have enjoyed performing, recording, and becoming a part of the outstanding Corvallis and Portland music scenes. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who came out to see us, ...
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May Day Festival Fundraiser Concert: Six Local Bands on February 2nd
Corvallis’ May Day festival began twenty-one years ago, when a small group of friends gathered to dance around a maypole of colorful ribbons signifying spring, renewal, love, life, and laughter. From this humble beginning, the festival now attracts 500 people, artists and dreamers from all over Oregon, with no specifically defining age group or demographic. ...
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Higherground Hip Hop: Sellassie at SubZero
Hip-hop is the story of a people overcoming oppression and voicing their expression against adverse odds. To quote Yasiin Bey, a.k.a. Mos Def, “Hip-hop is the last true folk art.” At the very least, it is folk. Some of the uninitiated might view hip-hop as the epitome of misogyny and anti-intellectualism. This is largely thanks ...
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Beat the Winter Blues with Corvallis’ New Swing and Blues Weekend
Swing and blues converge from Friday, Jan. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 27 in a weekend of social dancing and live music for the Corvallis Swing and Blues Weekend. Organized by the Corvallis Swing Dance Society and OSU Blues, the event will keep dancers boogying for over 15 hours spread out across three days. According to ...
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The Riots: Occupy the Dance Floor at Sub Zero’s New Event Series
Big things are happening for the local music scene, folks! This past weekend I was able to sit down with Chance Jackson, the promoter and booking agent for Sub Zero’s exciting new live concert series, The Riots. Jackson wants Corvallis to tap into the I-5 touring circuit and bring awareness to many of our talented ...
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’89 Dynasty: New Corvallis Band Rocks Interzone and Sub Zero
Corvallis, meet ’89 Dynasty—I know you’ll get along swimmingly. Four-piece band ‘89 Dynasty, fusing punk, metal, emo, and more, started in Corvallis in September of 2012. They’ve since been featured live on local radio station KBVR, and they performed at Bombs Away Café this past December. Though they are a relatively new band, ’89 Dynasty ...
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Ancient Chinese Culture Comes to OSU: Music, History, Theater, and Martial Arts Event
In a musical, theatrical, and martial arts performance of the likes rarely seen outside China, Oregon State University’s School of Arts and Communication in the College of Liberal Arts presents the Hua Xia Orchestra from Henan Museum of China and monks of the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Team. Staged at the LaSell’s Stewart Center as ...