It's beginning to look a lot like Phase 1 of reopening in Central Oregon, at least judging from Bend's music scene.
Musicians have started dusting off the digital cobwebs and going back to what they do best: live, in-person performances (remember those?). The moratorium on large events until September still stands, but with businesses opening up, some have tapped local musicians to start providing live soundtracks again.
I've come across at least two: Pete Kartsounes will perform from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at River's Place, while Eric Leadbetter will play the patio at CHOW from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Both shows will have social distancing guidelines in place, including limited capacities, spread-out seating and frequent sanitizing between guests.
The streams will continue though. The Worthy Roots Relief Fund fires back up at 6 tonight with Guardian of the Underdog's Jeshua Marshall and Seth Acquarolo (link). As always, $5 from every Worthy six-pack sold on show day goes to the relief fund, which benefits musicians and behind-the-scenes workers during the pandemic.
Bend art-rock project This Island Earth, the songwriting project of Elijah Goodall, has entered the streaming realm with FIELDS, a monthly stream available through YouTube and Patreon (link). Catch the first stream at 8 p.m. Saturday at the above link. As the name suggests, Goodall will broadcast from natural spaces, fitting considering his heavy use of field recordings and found sounds throughout This Island Earth's oeuvre. It's free to tune in, so tune in.
Announcement
If this edition of Primal Stream Therapy looks short, that's because the rest of it is coming to your eyeballs tomorrow via GO! Magazine. The paper tapped me to come back and write a weekly column about the goings-on in the local music scene, much like I did before this pandemic thing started. This week's column will include more details about Kartsounes' return to live performance and how River's Place intends to handle social distancing, so check it out tomorrow.
To be clear, I have not yet been hired back; I am working for The Bulletin and GO! Magazine on a freelance basis. That said, you can still find reviews, interviews and more right here on this blog moving forward.
And I'm always looking for tips. Got a streaming show, a socially-distanced show, a new album, single, EP or video to share? Send it my way. Is there something you'd like to read about music-related on this blog or in GO! Magazine? Tell me that, too. Comment below or email: brian.mcelhiney@gmail.com.
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