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SOUND CHECK
AUG. 3�10, 2022
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Chris Baron’s tour comes to Eastern Oregon
He has two shows in
La Grande, and one in
Enterprise
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
LA GRANDE — Chris Baron is packing
in as many shows as possible this year —
exactly opposite of how his tour schedule
looked in 2020.
He hit the road in February 2022, and
in April 2022 he won fi rst place at the
Tucson Folk Festival.
“The rest of the schedule exploded,”
he said. “People want live music again.”
This week he has three shows in East-
ern Oregon.
The fi rst is Thursday, Aug. 4, for the
Riverside Park concert series in La
Grande. The music starts at 6 p.m.
On Friday, Aug. 5, he plays at Terminal
IF YOU GO
Thursday, Aug. 4: Riverside Park, La
Grande, 6 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 5: Terminal Gravity,
Enterprise, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 6: Side A Brewing, La
Grande, 7:30 p.m.
Portland-based
Chris Baron
will perform
three shows in
Eastern Oregon
Gravity in Enterprise from 7-9 p.m.
And on Saturday, Aug. 6, he’ll perform
at Side A Brewing, 1219 Washington St.
in La Grande, as part of the Side A-lley
concerts. His show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Baron has played for about 25 years,
since he started a band in high school.
His band mates, he said, were a year older
and attended the University of Oregon
while he was still a senior.
“I’d go to band practice at the dorm,” he
said. “And I’ve been playing ever since.”
during the
fi rst week of
August.
Side A/Contributed Photo
He’s based in Portland, when he’s not
touring up and down the West Coast. His
shows are all west of the Rocky Moun-
tains, and he tends to schedule gigs in
places he’d like to see, or visit again.
Sometimes he plays solo, and some-
times as a band with the Two Secrets.
Live shows are a nice change from
his “live from home” concerts that he
streamed from his shed during the pan-
demic.
“All my fans were called Shed Heads,”
he said with a laugh.
Now he’s back to a live audience.
“It’s so much better to travel and inter-
act with people,” he said.
He describes his sound as “funky folk.”
When solo, he plays acoustic guitar and
kick drum. A full band adds an upright
bass, cello and drums.
For a full schedule of his shows, visit
www.chrisbaronmusic.com. His touring
season fi nishes in November with the
Spokane Folk Festival.
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