92/9 and BackyardBend welcome Kiss the Tiger March 26th to the Volcanic Theatre Pub. Kiss the Tiger is one of the hottest bands to come out of Minneapolis in years and are here to rattle your bones and bust you loose!

Fronted by the magnetic and disarming Meghan Kreidler, Kiss the Tiger doesn’t just play, they combust.  

Over the past few years, Kiss the Tiger has set the Twin Cities ablaze. In addition to headlining their own barn-burning shows, Kiss the Tiger have opened for prominent acts like Lake Street Dive, The Suburbs, Ike Reilly, Jackie Venson, Black Joe Lewis, and Daughtry. They have also brought their…

Today’s Country, KSJJ 102/9 welcomes multi-platinum recording artist and songwriter Jimmie Allen, who will be performing live and outdoors at Century Center on Thursday, August 24th.

Allen was nominated for Best New Artist at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. He was also nominated for Male Artist of the Year at the 57th ACM Awards. Allen launched his career with two consecutive No. 1 hits off his 2018 debut album Mercury Lane. His single “Freedom Was A Highway” with Brad Paisley went #1 in February of 2022. Allen won both the ACM New Male Artist of the Year award and CMA New Artist of the Year award in April and November 2021, respectively. Jimmie Allen has amassed more than 1 billion on-demand…

Hayden Homes Amphitheater is accepting applications for food cart trucks. Learn more here.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is looking for a few good food trucks.

The application window is now open for vendors looking to partner with Oregon’s largest outdoor music venue. The Hayden Homes Amphitheater hosted 52 concerts in 2022, including sold out shows by Kenny Chesney, Nine Inch Nails, ODESZA, The Chicks, and more.

“We work long, hard and often hot hours, but we have a blast doing it,” says Kris Ann Palacios, the amphitheater’s food & beverage manager. “We’re hoping to find business partners who love food and music as much as we do.”

Palacios has as many as eight food cart openings…

Bend is seeing recent growth in the partner dancing scene. Learn more about upcoming events here.

Article byAllie Noland of the Bend Source

The Bend social partner dance scene is growing. With so many new dance lesson events coming through the Source Weekly calendar, we thought it would be nice to do a little roundup of options out there.

“There’s a lot of technique and connection that goes into social dances, because it’s about lead and follow. You learn about connection so that you can dance with everybody in the club,” said Victoria Tolonen from Bend Dance.

Tolonen has been teaching dance in Bend since 2001, and said she is excited to see the…

See LANCO, Chayce Beckham, Saddle Bronc Rodeo Athlete Chancey Williams, and more at the Deschutes Country Family Festival on October 1st! Find out more here.

Get ready for a Country Family Festival featuring performances from Multi-Platinum Selling Band, LANCO, American Idol Winner, Chayce Beckham, and Saddle Bronc Rodeo Athlete, Chancey Williams. In between performances, there will be shows from J.D. Platt and his K9 Kings, Axe Throwing, Mechanical Bull Rides, Pumpkin Drop Splatter Competitions, Country Craft Village of Vendors, Line Dancing, Games & Activities, and so much more! Bring your lawn chairs, grab a bite from your favorite food truck, check out all the awesome vendors, and Bring the Fam To the Jam! Enjoy the first ever Deschutes Country Family…

When you think about classical music, the first thing that comes to mind is probably a performance in a beautiful concert hall with perfect acoustics and a large stage.

Hunter Noack, creator and pianist of In A Landscape, had other plans. Originally from Newport, the Oregon-raise musician has brought his classical performances to mountains, lakes, deserts and the coast, all with a Steinway grand piano in…