Wednesday, August 8, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Sisters coming down with Petty Fever
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Petty Fever was one of the
most popular of the tribute
bands that played at Hardtails
Bar & Grill last summer.
Owner Steve Macey is bring-
ing them back this weekend,
by popular demand.
Something significant
has changed between this
summer and last: Tom Petty,
iconic American rock singer-
songwriter who inspires the
music of the tribute band,
died suddenly on October 2,
2017, shortly after wrapping
up a U.S. tour.
Petty’s death was a tre-
mendous blow to Petty Fever
leader Frank Murray, and left
him unsure what direction to
take.
“I wondered if I should be
out playing,” he said.
He got his answer from
grieving Petty fans from
around the world. They want
the music to carry on and
they urged him to keep bear-
ing the torch. Petty’s music
will, of course, continue to be
on playlists as long as classic
American rock music matters
to anyone. But the recordings
are only one aspect of the
music.
The message was clear:
“This music has to be played
live, not just on record,”
Murray said.
So Petty Fever is still on
the road, which will lead
them to Sisters on Saturday
night at 8 p.m. at Hardtails.
Tickets are available in
advance at www.bendticket.
com or at the door if the show
isn’t sold out.
Murray has had Petty
fever himself since he was
young.
“I’ve been playing Petty
songs since they were
(first) on the radio, he told
The Nugget. “I learned
‘Breakdown’ the day after it
came out in 1977.”
He’s been fronting Petty
Fever for the past 10 years.
For Murray, Tom Petty and
the Heartbreakers had just the
right sound and attitude, tap-
ping the same influences that
Murray himself claimed.
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541-549-6566
484 W. Washington Ave., Ste. B
entertainment & EVENTS
WED...AUG. 8
TUES...AUG. 14
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up: 6:15 p.m.
Free, every Wednesday! For
more info call 541-549-2471.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night
7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For info call 541-549-7427 or go
online to sisterssaloon.net.
Sisters Saloon Trivia Night
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up is at
6:15 p.m. Free, every Tuesday!
For info go to sisterssaloon.net.
THURS...AUG. 9
Cork Cellars Tasty
Thursday Hosted Wine
Tasting 5 to 7 p.m. Call
541-549-2675 or go to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke
Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! 541-549-
7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Wine Tasting with Alexana
Winery 5 to 7 p.m. Free to
overnight guests; fee for day
users. thesuttlelodge.com.
FRI...AUG. 10
PHOTO PROVIDED
Petty Fever ulays at Hardtails Bar & Grill on Saturday night.
“You could just hear it
in his voice,” Murray said.
“Mike Campbell’s guitar
work was always just the
right kind of soul and the
tastiest lick imaginable for
the song. And that’s the kind
of thing I like.”
Like many musicians,
Murray appreciates the
deceptive simplicity of
Petty’s songs, with lyrics that
sneak up on you and always
a perfect rock-and-roll hook.
“They’re just really well-
crafted songs,” he said.
Playing those songs has
always been a joy — and now
its even more meaningful.
“That’s the difference,”
he told The Nugget. “It’s just
a lot more emotional than it
used to be for the audience —
and even for me, too. I feel
a lot more pressure to do it
justice.”
Hardtails Bar & Grill is
located at 175 N. Larch St. in
Sisters.
LIVE SATURDAY!
8pm•August 11
PETTY FEVER
AWARD-WINNING
TOM PETTY TRIBUTE!
$10 in advance at
Hardtails or bendticket.com
$15 at the door day of show
175 N. Larch St.
541-549-6114
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Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music with
Toothpick Shaker Band 5 to
7 p.m. No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-2471.
Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration Art Show &
Artists’ Reception 5 to 8 p.m.
Many pieces are for sale! For
information call 541-549-7087.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night 9 p.m. Every
Friday, no cover! 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
SAT...AUG. 11
Hardtails Bar & Grill Live
Music with Petty Fever
8 p.m. for the Tom Petty tribute!
$10 in advance at Hardtails or
bendticket.com or $15 day of
show at the door. For more info
go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Three Creeks Brewing
Facility Warfi ghter Pale Ale
Release Party 2 to 6 p.m.
Family friendly fundraiser for
Warfi ghter Outfi tters includes
BBQ, music, games, raffl e &
more! Free admission. For info:
threecreeksbrewing.com.
Episcopal Church of the
Transfi guration Country Fair
& Art Show 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Music, food, games, book sale,
country store, art sale and more!
For info: 541-549-7087.
Paulina Springs Books
Author Reading with Greg
Nokes 6:30 p.m. Nokes will
present “The Troubled Life
of Peter Burnett: Oregon
Pioneer and First Governor of
California.” paulinasprings.com.
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with the Bobby Lindstrom
Band 8 to 11 p .m. No cover!
For information call 541-549-
7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Eric Leadbetter 7 to
9 p.m. No cover! For info
call 541-549-2675 or go to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Live Music on the Lawn
with The Starling Curve 7 to
9 p.m. Free, all ages welcome!
For info go to thesuttlelodge.
com or call 541-638-7001.
WED...AUG. 15
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Live Music on the Lawn
with In A Landscape 7 to
9 p.m. Free, all ages welcome!
For info go to thesuttlelodge.
com or call 541-638-7001.
Sisters Saloon Poker Night
7 p.m. Every Wednesday! $20.
For info call 541-549-7427 or go
online to sisterssaloon.net.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Trivia Night 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. Sign-up: 6:15 p.m.
Free, every Wednesday! For
more info call 541-549-2471.
THURS...AUG. 16
Fir Street Park Live Music
with Altan 6:30 p.m. Free!
The traditional Irish band is
presented by Sisters Folk
Festival. Bring seating or a
blanket. sistersfolkfestival.org.
Cork Cellars Tasty Thursday
Hosted Wine Tasting 5 to
7 p.m. Call 541-549-2675 or go
to corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Sisters Saloon Karaoke
Night 9 p.m. to midnight. Every
Thursday, no cover! 541-549-
7427 or go to sisterssaloon.net.
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Wine Tasting with Cooper
Mountain 5 to 7 p.m. Free to
overnight guests; fee for day
users. thesuttlelodge.com.
FRI...AUG. 17
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Live Music with
the Paul Eddy Trio 5 to
7 p.m. No cover! For additional
information call 541-549-2471.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night 9 p.m. Every
Friday, no cover! 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
Fir Street Park Sisters
Farmers Market
2 to 5:30 p.m. Fresh on
Fridays! For information go to
sistersfarmersmarket.com.
SAT...AUG. 18
Cascade & Oak Sisters
Wild West Show Western skits
at noon, 1, 2, 3 & 4 p.m. Arts,
crafts, food... plus Country
Western Dance 6 to 10 p.m.
For info call 541-420-0279 or
go to centraloregonshows.com.
Sisters Saloon Live Music
with Abluestics 8 to 11 p.m.
No cover! For information
call 541-549-7427 or go to
sisterssaloon.net.
Cork Cellars Live Music
with Jazz Folk 7 to 9 p.m.
No cover! For info call
541-549-2675 or go to
corkcellarswinebistro.com.
Food Cart Garden at
Eurosports Music and
Swing Dance Lessons 5:30
to 6:30 p.m. Free, with Clint &
Jenny! Info: 541-549-2471.
Hardtails Bar & Grill
Karaoke Night 9 p.m.
Every Saturday, no cover! For
information call 541-549-6114
or go to hardtailsoregon.com.
MON...AUG. 13
Suttle Lodge & Boathouse
Live Music on the Lawn
Hardtails Bar & Grill Open
with Harlowe 7 to 9 p.m.
Mic & Jam Night 7 p.m. Every Free,
ages welcome! For info
Monday, no cover! For info call go to all
thesuttlelodge.com
or
541-549-6114 or go online to
call 541-638-7001.
hardtailsoregon.com.
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Monday! 541-904-5280.