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This week in GO! Magazine’s music section

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Ridiculous amount of live music in Central Oregon this week. No no no … make that … RIDONKULOUS. (I just made that word up. If you think you have heard it before that was probably a dream.)

Anyway, here goes:

REO Speedwagon (tonight) and Joan Jett (Saturday) play the Deschutes County Fair.

Click each of these to read all about ‘em and get the details on the show:
-Dierks Bentley twangs up Les Schwab Amphitheater
-The Shins go cozy at the Domino Room
-Rising queen of blues Shemekia Copeland wraps up Munch & Music
-Rising queen of roots-rock Eilen Jewell’s plays Sisters Art Works
-Seattle-based symphonic-pop trio The Thoughts will mellow out The Horned Hand
-Local DJ/producer Brad Jones celebrates his first CD under the name KEEZ

Not enough, right? Right! Elsewhere in the music section: OK Sweetheart at Madhappy, Euforquestra at McMenamins, Jelly Bread at Silver Moon, John Shipe Trio at McMenamins, David Jacobs-Strain at Angeline’s and the Sagebrush Rock Festival in Christmas Valley.

Tags: Brad Jones, David Jacobs-Strain, Dierks Bentley, Eilen Jewell, Euforquestra, Jelly Bread, Joan Jett, John Shipe, OK Sweetheart, REO Speedwagon, Sagebrush Rock Festival, Shemekia Copeland, The Shins, The Thoughts
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Who’s playing the 2011 Deschutes County Fair?

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

This just in from Deschutes County: Country singer Clay Walker and classic rockers The Guess Who, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts and REO Speedwagon will play free concerts at the 2011 Deschutes County Fair.

Folks who procure a concert pass (at any number of locations around Central Oregon) and pay admission to the fair can catch the following shows:

• Aug. 3 — The Guess Who (“American Woman,” “These Eyes”)

• Aug. 4 — Clay Walker (“What’s It To You,” “Live Until I Die”)

• Aug. 5 — REO Speedwagon (“Keep On Loving You,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling”)

• Aug. 6 — Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (“I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,” “Bad Reputation”)

The shows will begin at 7 p.m. each night, with doors to the fairgrounds’ event center opening at 5:30 p.m. Admission to the fair costs $10 for adults, $6 for seniors older than 62 and children age 6-12, and free for kids 5 and younger.

Concert passes for the series, which is sponsored by Big Country RV, will be available through several local radio stations and, starting in July, at area McDonald’s restaurants.

Look for more details in The Bulletin closer to the fair, or visit the fair’s website for more info.

Tags: Clay Walker, Deschutes County fair, Joan Jett, REO Speedwagon, The Guess Who
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