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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon 11 The Brothers Comatose to roll into Sisters on April 9 The Brothers Comatose will roll through Sisters on Thursday, April 9, on their The West Was Won Tour. The band, which debuted in Sisters at the Sisters Folk Festival, will play The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave. at 8 p.m. Literal brothers, Alex (banjo and vocals) and Ben Morrison (guitar and vocals) of The Brothers Comatose grew up in a house that was known for its music parties. “The Morrison house was a gathering place for local musicians — everyone would bring an instrument, call out tunes, call out changes, and just play for hours,” says Brothers Comatose bass- ist and Morrison music party-goer, Gio Benedetti. “I learned more in that liv- ing room than in any class I ever took.” The brothers took this generous, inclusive and rowdy attitude and brought it to stages all over San Francisco. With the addition of members Philip Brezina (fiddle) and Ryan Avellone (mandolin) the string quintet brings their original string music and the feel of an inti- mate music party to audi- ences all across the United States. The environment the band creates with their music and their live shows isn’t the exclusive band vs. crowd world of rock and pop, but rather the sing- along, stomp-along, inclu- sive world that gave birth to string-band music. The band — while playing fes- tivals like Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Strawberry, High Sierra, Outside Lands, Kate Wolf, and SXSW — has not lost sight of their roots, their fans, and the relationships that have brought them to where they are. Despite their name, the band is anything but coma- tose. They toss alligators (inflatable) into the crowd, they hand out chopsticks for audience-percussion-partic- ipation, and are known to jump down and play acous- tic encores in the middle of the crowd at the end of a set. It’s just one, big, extended Morrison music party. Only now, the living room travels via Chevy G20 Conversion Van from state to state. For more information visit www.thebrotherscomatose. com. Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra will open the show. This three-man orchestra seamlessly weaves trance-based blues music, harkening back to John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf, with a drunken minor swing Starts Friday Fri., April 3 – Thurs., April 9 Furious 7 (PG-13) April 9th / Thurs. Brothers Comatose with Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra This string quintet brings their original string music and the feel of an intimate music party to audiences. 8 PM • $12 online April 18th / Sat. Hot Buttered Rum Tales about good times, bad times, and the roads between, belted them from the heart in 3-part harmony. 8 PM • $16 online April 25th / Sat. The Weather Machine • 8 PM May 2nd/Sat. Taarka with The Rainbow Girls New acoustic super group. Presenting masterfully deep Americana and gypsy jazz string band music. 8 PM • $12 online PUB OPENS 1-1/2 HOURS PRIOR TO SHOWS BelfryEvents.com Call for Details 541-815-9122 Fri 4:30, 7:30 Sat 1:45, 4:30, 7:30 Easter Sun 3:00, 6:00 Mon-Thurs 6:00 Home (PG) Fri 4:30, 6:45 Sat 2:00, 4:15, 6:30 Easter Sun 3:30, 5:30 Mon-Thurs 6:15 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG) Fri 4:45 Sat 2:00, 4:30 Easter Sun 3:30 Mon-Thurs 6:15 Cinderella (PG) Fri 4:45, 7:00 Sat 2:15, 4:45, 7:00 Easter Sun 3:15, 5:45 Mon-Thurs 6:30 McFarland USA (PG) Fri 7:15 • Sat 7:00 Easter Sun 6:00 Movie times and titles are bsite subject to change. Visit we n. atio rm info st late for or call WWW.SISTERS MOVIEHOUSE.COM 541-549-8800 photo provided the Brothers Comatose are anything but... comparable to some of Tom Waits’ darker works. Hailing from Santa Cruz, California, Marty O’Reilly and The Old Soul Orchestra deliver an enthralling and passionate performance, which often leaves them out of breath and the stage littered with broken strings and bow hairs. For tickets visit www. belfryevents.com. ENTERTAINMENT•ARTS•SPECIAL EVENTS Thursday~April 2 Monday~April 6 Faith Hope p & Charity y Vineyards y Live Music with The Substitutes 6 to 9 p.m. $5 cover. For more info call 541- 526-5075 or visit the website, faithhopeandcharityevents.com. The Open p Door ut Cleurwuter Gullery Live Music with Frunchot Tone 7 p.m. No cover! For additional information call 541-549- 4994 or visit the website, theclearwatergallery.com. Friday~April 3 Paulina Springs p g Books Author Reading g with Jon Abernathy, y “Bend Beer: A History y of Brewing in Central Oregon” g 6:30 p.m. With refreshments and beer tasting g with Three Creeks Brewery! $5 entry refunded upon purchase of featured book. 541-549- 0866 or paulinasprings.com. Faith Hope p & Charity y Vineyards y Live Music with Doug g Michaels 6 to 9 p.m. $5 cover. And Fondue Friday is $15 per person! For additional information go to online to faithhopeandcharityevents.com or call 541-526-5075. Thursday~April 9 Hood Avenue Art Live Music with Connie Cyrus, y Mike Biggers, gg Donnu Moyer & The String g Junkies 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 donation for Circle of Friends. Beverages for purchase from Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards. For more info go to hoodavenueart.com or call 541-719-1800. Monday~April 13 The Open p Door at Clearwater Gallery Live Music with Fiddlplay p y 7 p.m. No cover! For edditionel info cell 541-549-4994 or go to thecleerwetergellery.com. Thursday~April 16 Faith Hope p & Charity y Vineyards y Live Music with CinderBlue 6 to 9 p.m. $5 cover. For info go to online to feithhopeendcherityevents.com or cell 541-526-5075. Friday~April 17 Faith Hope p & Charity y Vineyards y Live Music with Jeremy y Storton 6 to 9 p.m. The Belfry y Live Music with $5 cover. And Fondue Fridey Brothers Comutose with is $15 per person! For Murty y O’Reilly y & The Old more info: 541-526-5075 or Soul Orchestru 8 to 11:30 p.m. feithhopeendcherityevents.com. $12 online at bendticket.com. For more information call: 541- Saturday~April 18 815-9122 or belfryevents.com. The Belfry y Live Music with Faith Hope p & Charity y Hot Buttered Rum 8 to Saturday~April 4 Vineyards y Live Music with 11:45 p.m. $16 online and $20 Heather & Tom 6 to 9 p.m. Sisters Community Church at the door day of show. For $5 cover. For more hnfo go to Easter Egg-stravaganza gg g more info call 541-815-9122 or fahthhopeandcharhtyevents.com 10 a.m. to noon. Fun, free, go to belfryevents.com. family event for the community! or call 541-526-5075. Sisters Park & Recreation Scavenger hunt, games, egg District Earth Day Spring Friday~April 10 decorating, contests, snacks, Clean! 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help balloons and more! For more Faith Hope p & Charity y remove trash & litter from our information call 541-549-1201. Vineyards y Live Music with community. You’ll receive Hardtails Bar & Grill 4th Countryfi y ed 6 to 9 p.m. $5 bags, gloves & location to Anniversary y Party! y Live cover. Fondue Friday is $15 clean. Followed by “thank-you” Outdoor Music with Derek per person! 541-526-5075 or party! Sponsored by SPRD, Michael Marc & the Double faithhopeandcharityevents.com. Sisters schools, STA & SOLVE. AA Band 12 to 3 p.m. and Register at solveoregon.org or Live Music with the Manic Saturday~April 11 call 541-549-2019. Mechanics 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. No Hardtails Bar & Grill Live y Church cover! For more info: 541-549- Sisters Community Music on the Outdoor Great American Chili Feed 6114 or hardtailsoregon.com. Stage! g 1 to 4 p.m. (weather 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homemade permitting). For info: 541-549- chili & fi xin’s! Fundraiser for Sunday~April 5 the Sisters American Legion g & 6114 or hardtailsoregon.com. Creekside City y Park & VFW. Just $5 for edults, $3 for Creekside Campground pg Sunday~April 19 kids under 10 end free for kids Annual Easter Egg gg Hunt under 5. Info: 541-280-0847. Faith Hope p & Charity y 1 p.m. for ages infant to 11. Sisters High g School M ountain Vineyards y Live Music with Arrive by 12:40 p.m. to divide g Classic i CinderBlue 1 to 3 p.m. for into age groups. Free, and the Man Dodgeball 9 e.m. to 5 p.m. 2nd ennuel, the Amateur Wine & Beer Easter Bunny will be on hand! sponsored by SPRD. Teems Makers’ Competition. For Sponsored by the Sisters- of 8 (with 3 femele), edults & more info: 541-526-5075 or Camp Sherman RFPD. For high schoolers. $149/teem faithhopeandcharityevents.com. more info call 541-549-0771. -549 49-0 0 771. includes t-shirt! Register by Submit by 5 p.m. Fridays to April 2. Info: 541-549-2091 or Teresa@NuggetNews.com mounteinmendodgebell.com.