Country western comes to Fort George
Pendleton band visits Astoria singing of heartbreak, woe
ASTORIA — Hear James
Dean Kindle and the Eastern
Oregon Playboys perform at
8 p.m. Sunday, June 7 at the
Fort George Brewery, located
at 1483 Duane St. All ages are
welcome, and there is no cov-
er.
This past fall, James Dean
Kindle his longtime back-
ing band the Eastern Oregon
Playboys released their third
album, “Many Splendored
Things.” This album marks a
creative turn for the Pendle-
ton singer-sonwriter, as it is a
full immersion into the sounds
of country and western music
a la Merle Haggard, George
Jones and Willie Nelson. Ap-
propriately, the album’s lyrics
themes revolve around heart-
break and woe.
Recorded in an abandoned
Masonic Lodge in downtown
Pendleton, the album was pro-
duced by Sean Oglivie (Mu-
see Mechanique, Trizteza),
mixed by Levi Cecil (Ages
And Ages) and features guest
contributions from Laura Gib-
son and The Brothers Young.
“Many Splendored Things” is
an album that will make you
cry into your beer while un-
controllably waltzing across
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Gerle Haggard plays Voodoo,
Sou’Wester this weekend
ASTORIA and SEAVIEW, Wash. —
Gerle Haggard, an all-female
band devoted to the music of
Merle Haggard, will perform
at 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 at
the Voodoo Room in Astoria
and at 8 p.m. Saturday, June
6 at the Sou’Wester Lodge in
Seaview, Washington.
Gerle Haggard Band brings
the best of Merle Haggard’s
timeless music to audienc-
es who’ve been loving songs
like “Mama Tried,” “Misery
and Gin” and “Working Man
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as well as introducing these
and many more classics to a
whole new audience.
This seven-piece band fea-
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sicians who weave beautiful
instrumentation, tight harmo-
nies and a big heap of show-
manship into full-throttled en-
tertainment.
The band has as diverse a
music background as you can
ask for. From church choirs,
punk, rhythm and blues, rock,
indie-pop and of course, coun-
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the stage with talent, wit and
heaps of charm.
James Dean Kindle and
the Eastern Oregon Playboys
8 p.m. Sunday, June 7
Fort George Brewery
1483 Duane St., Astoria
All ages
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James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys will perform at the Fort George
Brewery on Sunday, June 7.
Radio station celebrates all things ‘Goonies’
Clammy 99.7 FM changes to ‘Goony 99.7 FM’ June 5 to 7
ASTORIA — Local radio sta-
tion Clammy 99.7 FM is cel-
ebrating the 30th anniversary
of “The Goonies” movie by
changing the station’s format.
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in our area has had the im-
pact and long-standing fans
that ‘The Goonies’ has,” said
Clammy Program Director
Tim Murphy. “We want to
recognize those facts and keep
the fans on top of everything
that is happening.”
“Goony 99.7” will launch
at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 5
and run for 64 hours. For three
days the radio station will play
music exclusively from 1985.
DJs will give around-the-clock
updates and information on all
of the Goonies events sched-
uled for the 30th anniversary
celebration.
“If you’re coming into
town that weekend, tune us in,
and we’ll keep you on top of
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have a booth at the 80’s Con-
vention in the Astoria Armory.
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versary celebration station.”
Thousands of fans from
around the country and
throughout the world are com-
ing to the northwest corner of
Oregon June 4 to 7 to celebrate
July 6,7,8 — Portrait Painting in watercolor with Fealing Lin
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information visit www.the-
July 16 — Process Painting for teens using acrylics with
Aziza Balle and Anne Pechovnik
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Summer Workshops
SIG N UP N O W !
July 20-24 — Kids’ Circus Adventure art camp with Kathy
Karbo and Sarah Ferguson
August 13 — Managing Your Digital Images on your computer
with Richard Newman
August 17-21 — Watercolor Workshop with Don Andrews
August 22-23 — Basketry Workshop (ages 13-adult) with
Catherine Ridenour and Judi Marsh-Garrity
For d eta iled cla ss d escription s a n d to sign u p
go to tra ilsen d a rt.org or ca ll 5 41- 419- 5 869
Trail’s End Art Center is located at
656 A Street in Gearhart, OR
OPEN Wed thru Sun 11am to 4pm
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