The Bulletin (Bend, OR)

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Ben Salmon

Over the past decade, Kuinka has evolved into a bouncy pop-rock band with a sound built from sparkling synths and lite-funk bass lines and wiry indie-rock guitars. They're energetic and dynamic and highly danceable. But old-time fans of the Seattle band will remember when they released their 2014 album, "The Wild North," which is more string-driven, more acoustic, more folksy and more earnest.

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Ben Salmon

Homegrown Music Festival is evolving again - in a good way. For a couple of years, it was a one-day cannabis-and-music event at Bunk & Brew in Bend, organized and operated by a local group called the High Desert Music Collective. Then in 2023, with help from a Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, it expanded to two days. And last year, it expanded again to three days, with six stages spread across four venues in town.

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Ben Salmon

By By BEN SALMON For The Bulletin The history of folk, pop and rock music has given us no shortage of all-female groups that excel at vocal harmonies. The Andrews Sisters. The Roches. Dixie Chicks. Destiny's Child. ABBA. The Bangles. To name just a few. Ben Salmon is a Bend-based music journalist and host of Left Of The Dial, which airs 8-10 p.m. Thursdays on KPOV, 88.9 FM and streams at kpov.org. You can find him on Bandcamp and X at @bcsalmon.

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Dean Guernsey

The median sales price of a single-family home in Bend rose in March, but remained relatively stable in Redmond, indicating a shift toward a robust spring and summer season, according to a monthly housing report. In March, the median sales price of a single-family home rose to $748,000 from $700,000 in February, according to the monthly report from Beacon Appraisal Group of Redmond. Also in March, the number of sales grew from 94 in February to 122 in March, according to the report.

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | Dean Guernsey

Oregonians would pay more at the pump, higher fees when they buy a car or bike and see more money deducted from their paychecks to pay for transit under a wide-ranging plan released Thursday by Democratic lawmakers for filling a transportation deficit. The framework that Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Troutdale, and Rep. Susan McLain, D-Forest Grove, released is the result of nearly two years of meetings and a statewide tour to hear about transportation needs.