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Urban bands storm Portland with headlining concerts
■ T amra S chelot & C arly H alverson
Staff Reporters
Portland is a great city for
music and culture. Here are
just a few of the really great
concerts coming in November
and December, and most
tickets are already on sale—so
act fast.
Headlining band, Metro
Station, is showcasing a few
new alternative pop groups
to the stage on Nov. 21.
The group includes Miley
Cyrus's older brother, Trace,
a guitarist and co-front man
of the group. The band is
known for its alternative pop
songs such as "Seventeen
Forever" and "Shake it,"
which has topped pop charts
nationwide.
The group is also featuring
Shwayze, a new rap artist
who pairs with Cisco Alder
to create new, modern beats,
to Portland. Cisco Alder has
previously worked with artist
Mickey Avalon. Shwayze
is new in the music
world but his hit songs
"Buzzin" and "Corona
and Lime" prove he’s
here to stay.
Opening the
concert is Tyga,
a new rap artist
who was signed
last year. Tyga has
already opened
for bands such as
Fall Out Boy and
Gym Class Heroes.
"Coconut Juice"
and "Press 7" are
two songs that you
can look forward
to hearing. The last
group on the tour
is Cash Cash with a
new genre of music,
Electropop. Tickets
are on sale for $15
at Ticketswest.com
and will be held at
the Roseland Theatre.
Prices rise as the date
nears.
The from-the-
sticks gone country
star thanks to
American Idol,
Carrie Underwood, is
coming to the Rose
Garden on Nov.
17. Underwood is
famous for several
hit songs such as
"So Small," "All
American Girl"
and "Last Name."
Her huge country
voice has traveled
the world,
and you can
purchase tickets
on StubHub.com.
Prices range from
$35-542.
A fantastic concert is
promised when All Time
Low, Mayday Parade, The
Maine and Every Avenue
all play in the same venue.
These are four of the best
bands out there right now
and they are coming Nov. 6
Mindless violence enhanced in new game releases
D illon G eorge
Staff Reporter
Who knew that video
game hits like "Gears of War,"
"World of Warcraft" and
"Call of Duty" could get any
better? New releases promise
to provide more thrills and
more ways to whittle away
s of your life that you
never get back.
The Xbox 360 was
released in Nov. 2006 and
was immediately a huge hit.
Problematically, the system
was prone to overheating and
many recalls were imposed.
Now, in late 2008, games
have evolved into multi
complex and high-detailed
experiences.
"Gears of War 2" is a
highly anticipated game
for the Xbox 360. It is set to
come out Nov. 7 at $59.99.
The game will offer new
characters, more weapons,
nastier enemies, bigger
vehicles and grander map
locations that offer more
action, fast-paced battles and
more thrills.
With epic battles, retuned
graphics, picturesque scenes,
and easier online gameplay,
"Gears of War 2" will be
an awesome sequel to the
extreme original.
"Call of Duty 5: World at
War" is expected to be an
awing fifth addition to the
shooter series that offers
great game play, fast online
play, a fantastic single player
and high definition graphics.
The release date is Nov. 11
with a price tag of $59.99.
Vehicles have been added
to the multiplayer combat,
featuring player rankings,
upgradable weapons, squad-
based games and even more
customizable classes and
perks. Since the game takes
place in a different time
period and location, weapons
will be completely different.
"World of Warcraft" is a
computer game that holds
the Guinness World Record
as the most popular "Massive
Multiplayer Online Role
Playing Game" at this time.
With 10.9 million active
monthly subscribers, the
creator, Blizzard rakes in
$135 million each month.
That means two full months
of income is enough to keep
running World of Warcraft,
paying all the staff, and
keep up on repairs for four
years. The first expansion
for the game was titled "The
Burning Crusade". It came
out on Jan. 16, 2007 and now
the second is arriving, titled
"Wrath of the Lich King",
offering new lands, such as
Northrend, a new class and
new professions. It will now
allow players to reach level
80 on the release date of Nov.
13 and has a bargain price of
$39.99.
"Fallout 3" is another
sequel that many people
are looking forward to. This
game seems to have a strong
similarity to the 2008 video
game of the year winning,
"Bioshock." In the game, after
a global war, your character
breaks from his prison to
explore what has happened
to his once beloved country.
Fallout 3 came out on Oct. 28
for the Xbox 360 for $59.99.
to the Roseland Theatre. The
bands will rock the house
with hit songs like "Dear
Maria Count Me In," "When
I Get Home You're So Dead,"
"The Way We Talk" and
"Where Were You." Buy tickets
at Ticketswest.com. Cost is
$16 for general admission.
Sara Bareilles' concert date
has been moved from Oct. 14
to Dec. 14. The concert will
be held at Crystal Ballroom.
Bareilles is more than a triple
threat. She's a pianist, writes
her own lyrics, sings and
plays the guitar. Her number
one hit, "Love Song" made
the number one spot on the
Billboard Pop 100 Chart.
Tickets are being sold for $29
in advance and $34 at the
door.
Go out and have a great
time dancing and crowd
surfing your way to the front
of the stage during the dismal
days of winter. It's a fun way
to hang out with your friends
listening to all the artists you
love. For more information
check out Portland.citysearch.
com and headlining bands
official websites.
Duff wins first place at
Oregon Improv Festival
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Staff Reporter
Thirty-three actors made
the long trip to Bend to
compete in the Oregon
Improv Festival placing
higher than expected. Ailish
Duff, freshman, won first
place. Caitlyn Olson, senior,
won second place; Nina
Heiter, freshman, won third
and Hannah Bradford, junior,
won fourth. Ariel Beier and
Morgan Winnick, freshmen,
and Spencer McCoy, senior,
also performed with groups in
the finals.
"I started my day at 4:30
a.m., and got on a bus with all
my friends and headed off to
Bend," Duff, freshman, said.
"I didn't expect to place at all.
It was a total surprise to me.
I was so happy to get the first
place ribbon."
The Improv Festival is
hosted by a different high
school every year, and this
year it was hosted by Bend
High School. Competitors
were placed in groups with
students from other schools.
"There were many high
schools competing and we
all got split up into groups of
eight people. I didn't know
anyone," Laura Stanten,
sophomore, said.
Every year a new skit topic
is introduced at the Festival.
This year's topic was board
games.
"My board game was
'Mouse Trap'," Duff said.
All groups have 30 minutes
to create a scene based on
an the topic given to them.
Groups then perform scenes
for judges with six other
groups.
"It's really fun to see all
those scenes. Each group
performs twice and sees
two different sets of other
scenes. The top eight scenes
score-wise are then asked
to perform for the entire
assembly and the winning
scenes are chosen from those,"
Olson said.
Some students participated
in the festival just to have
fun and some are there to
represent their school.
"I really enjoyed the
process. I did not enjoy
waking up to leave at 5:30
in the morning to make it to
A ilish Duff, freshm an, Laura
Stanten, sophomore, and Caitlyn
Olson, senior, practice improv
skills. They were among the
33 participants at the Oregon
Improv Festival held on Oct. 4.
Photo by Hannah Zaayer
Bend on time; the scenery out
the window was gorgeous
with the lighting from the
rising sun. We drove into
the sun all day. It was rising
when we were going east, and
setting when we went west.
So pretty!" Olson said.
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