ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, September 5, 2015
BOOK REVIEW
East Oregonian
Q&A with American Idol Scotty McCreery
Southern Belles,
cereal, and what
McCreery would
tell his younger self
By JONATHAN BACH
East Oregonian
Eastern Oregon
remembers the
Great War
A new book recently
published by the Umatilla
County Historical Society brings
memories of World War II into
local focus. The society decided
in 2011 to gather the stories of
Umatilla County residents about
the war and compiled them into
“War On All Fronts: Oregonians
Remember the Second World
War.”
Interviews for the book
feature people from all walks of
life; some served in the armed
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theaters, while others remained
stateside and supported the
war working in factories and
shipyards. Others were children
when the United States entered
the war, and did their part by
scrimping and saving and doing
without so those in the service
could have what they needed.
Video interviews, captured
for the Pendleton Air Museum,
audio interviews with WWII
veterans living in assisted
living facilities and more
were transcribed word for
word. The tales are often raw
stream-of-consciousness and
provide a sampling of the lives
of those who lived through a war
almost everyone supported and
thought absolutely necessary.
BRIEFLY
It appears to have been a good
past few weeks for country music
idol — pardon the pun — Scotty
McCreery. He’s on tour with
Rascal Flatts; is rocking the
country radio waves with a new
single released in August; and has a
third studio album in the works.
And, of course, the season 10
“American Idol” champion gets to
sing at the Pendleton Round-Up
and Happy Canyon Kick-off
concert next Saturday.
The East Oregonian caught
up with McCreery by email this
week in anticipation of his headline
performance. Here’s what he had
to say:
You’ve toured with country
music heavyweight Brad Paisley.
If you could, as Mr. Paisley
might say, write a letter to
yourself in high school — before
the fame — what would you
write?
Wow — great question. I think
I would write that it’s okay to stay
true to yourself and trust your gut.
I’ve always tried to remain who I
am. I have a strong belief in God,
a great family and several close
friends that have been with me
throughout my life. When I won
“Idol,” people told me I couldn’t
go back to have my senior year in
high school — but I did! I had a
great year and even was a pitcher
on my high school baseball team,
all while juggling the process of
recording albums and touring.
People told me I couldn’t go to
college — but I did for more than
two years, and had those normal
college experiences with my
friends that other 19- and 20-year-
olds have. I wouldn’t have missed
those times for anything. So I think
I would tell my younger self to just
stay true to myself, and it will all
work out.
Your single “Southern Belle”
was released just last month.
Photo contributed by Eric Adkins
Scotty McCreery, who won season 10 of American Idol and was
named Breakthrough Artist at the 2013 American Country Awards,
is headlining the Pendleton Round-Up concert Sept. 12 at the
Happy Canyon Arena.
It’s a doozy of a tune with fun,
upbeat lyrics. What are your
favorite lines from the song and
why?
Thank you! It’s a little different
than what I’ve recorded in the
past, but I think it’s fun and I hope
people enjoy it. It’s Scotty at age
21.
As far as favorite lines of the
song — well, the song praises
beautiful Southern Belles. What’s
not to like?
Why will you or won’t you
play Taylor Swift’s “22” at your
upcoming birthday party? What
are your views on Swift’s trading
country music for pop?
I’m not sure what I’m doing
for my 22nd birthday yet, so I
probably can’t answer that. But I
have tremendous respect for Taylor
and all she’s accomplished. She’s
amazingly talented and yet has
remained so down-to-earth and so
connected to her fans. I think artists
have to explore the music that is
inside of them, regardless of labels.
If she wants to be country or pop
or jazz or R&B or all of the above,
Honky-tonk band to
perform at Round-Up
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piece honky-tonk band from
Santa Cruz, California, will
perform a pair of shows during
Round-Up week.
Miss Lonely Hearts will
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There’s no cover charge for the
all-ages shows.
The country band recorded
its third album last year and
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nationwide tour.
For more about the band,
visit www.facebook.com/
misslonelyheartsband.
Park concert series
seeks feedback
PENDLETON — Organizers
for this summer’s Wednesdays
in the Park in Pendleton are
seeking feedback for the
inaugural music series.
Reportedly 250-300 people
attended the weekly shows,
which featured local and
regional musicians.
To provide feedback visit
www.surveymonkey.com.
For more information,
contact Adam Mack or Sounds
Like Entertainment at 503-720-
5370 or bookpendleton@gmail.
com.
Black Sabbath
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will launch a farewell tour next
year.
The heavy metal band
starring Ozzy Osbourne
announced dates for its The End
tour, which kicks off Jan. 20,
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Osbourne, guitarist Tony
Iommi and bassist Geezer
Butler will visit 17 North
American cities before heading
to Australia and New Zealand
for seven shows. More concerts
will be announced next month.
Original drummer Bill Ward,
who had a falling out with
Osbourne, is not part of the tour.
The Grammy-winning
group released its self-titled
debut album in 1970. They are
pioneers of heavy metal music.
Black Sabbath said in a
statement: “When this tour
concludes, it will truly be THE
END, THE END of one of the
most legendary bands in Rock ‘n
Roll history.”
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then she should.
What was the scariest moment
during your time on season ten of
American Idol?
Man, I was like a sponge and
just soaking everything up. It
was an amazing experience and
I learned so much. I got to meet
Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler,
and sing with Tim McGraw, and so
much more. I think I was just too
excited to be scared, to be honest.
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that went through your mind
when you won?
I’m a huge fan of the movie
“Miracle,” which was about the
1980 U.S. men’s hockey team
winning over the Soviet Union
team. I could hear that line from
the movie “Do You Believe in
Miracles?” screaming through
my head when they announced
my name. I was just a boy from
small town North Carolina and
there I was on the top rated
television show pursuing my
dreams. What a great night that
was! I’m so thankful to God, to
the fans who voted for me, to
my family and friends who have
always supported me, and to the
producers and judges at “Idol.”
When did you know you were
in love with country music?
I have been a proud country
music fan my entire life. I was
raised on country music and Elvis
Presley, and I’m a huge fan of
George Jones, Merle Haggard,
Conway Twitty, George Strait,
Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Alan
Jackson, Josh Turner and so many
more. I like other forms of music
as well. I’m a huge fan of R&B
singer Charlie Wilson! But country
music is my absolute favorite.
What’s your go-to snack
when you don’t have time for a
full meal on tour?
Sometimes I’ll eat breakfast
cereal for dinner. I don’t like to
have a full stomach when I am
getting ready to perform.
Time to get philosophical.
What do you want your music
to lend to the greater sphere of
today’s country music?
What I love about country
music is that at its core, it’s about
real life stories. If I can entertain
people but also occasionally
inspire them or give them some-
thing to think about, that would
be great. I love how Brad Paisley
can perform fun songs like “I’m
Gonna Miss Her,” heartbreakers
like “Whiskey Lullaby” and
thought-provoking songs like
“A Letter To Me” or “Waitin’ on
a Woman.” Garth did the same
thing with fun songs like “Friends
in Low Places” and inspiring
songs like “The River” and “The
Dance.” I hope to carry that
tradition on.
The Pendleton Round-Up and
Happy Canyon Kick-off concert
is Saturday Sept. 12 from 7-10:30
p.m. in the Happy Canyon Arena.
Tickets are available at the
Round-Up and Happy Canyon
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Pendleton and available by phone
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to $130.
For more information, call
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visit www.pendletonroundup.com/
events/2015/concert.
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Contact Jonathan Bach at
jbach@eastoregonian.com or call
541-966-0809.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Juniper Jam
•Saturday, Sept. 5; 1-10 p.,.
•Wallowa County Fair-
grounds, Enterprise
www.juniper.com
$18/at the gate, $15/ad-
vance, free/12 and under. Live
music on two stages, featuring
singer/songwriter’s
original
works. Includes food/beverage
and art vendors and kids’ activ-
ities.
Gilliam County Fair
•Sept. 3-6
•Gilliam
County
Fair-
grounds, Condon
www.co.gilliam.or.us
$3. Feature exhibits, ani-
mals, a children’s fair, activities
on the midway, music, an ATV
rodeo, livestock auction (Satur-
day, 6 p.m.) and the kickoff Or-
egon High School Rodeo (Sun-
day, 10 a.m.; Monday, 8 a.m.)
Show-and-Shine
•Saturday, Sept. 5; 9 a.m.-
4 p.m.
•Columbia Gorge Interpre-
tive Center Museum
• 990 Rock Creek Drive,
Stevenson, Wash.
www.columbiagorge.org.
Free/spectator entry; $20/
car entires. Car show from
noon to 4 p.m.; other activities
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ed swap meet, a 50/50 pot and
food available for purchase.
Tumbleweed Music
Festival
•Sept. 4-6
•Howard Amon Park, Rich-
land, WA
www.tumbleweedfest.com
Free during the daytime,
Saturday/Sunday nights, $10/
adults, $8/seniors, students.
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dancing, workshops, band
scramble and open mic.
Art & Museums
First Saturday Spin-In
•Saturday, Sept. 5, noon-4
p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
Fiber obsessed folks can
drop-in and bring a project to
work on. Coffee, tea and work
space provided.
Naamí Nisháycht, Our Liv-
ing Culture Village
•Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,
last day
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths, free/5 and un-
der or $25/family of four. Sept.
5: Kidz Pow Wow, all youths
are invited to participate in the
village season-ending event.
“The 100-Year-Old Man
Who Climbed Out the
Window and Disap-
peared”
•Wednesday, Sept. 9; 11:30
a.m.,
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Free. Bookminders book
club
meets
the
second
Wednesday of each month.
Images of Round-Up
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Photo collection of
Seattle artist Dale DeGabriele
featuring Pendleton Round-Up.
Runs through Sept. 26.
Alcatraz: Life on The
Rock
•Monday - Saturdays, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior cit-
izens, $6/youths, free/5 and
under or $25/family of four.
The 3,000-square-foot exhibit
includes a photo collection by
Life Magazine photographer
Leigh Wiener, as well as a sec-
tion on the American Indian oc-
cupation in 1969. Runs through
Oct. 24.
Jose Perez
•Tuesday, Sept. 15; 4-6
p.m., reception
•Monday-Thursdays;
11
a.m-7 p.m.
•Friday-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-
5 p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Works of Jose Perez is on
display through September.
Ai Weiwei
•Thursday-Sundays;
11
a.m.-5 p.m.
•Foundry Vineyards, 1111
Abadie St., Walla Walla
www.foundryvineyards.com
Free. Features Chinese art-
ist and activist Ai Weiwei’s the
Rebar and Case series, eight
sculptural works stemming
from the May 12, 2008 earth-
quake in Sichuan, China. Runs
through Oct. 31.
Heritage Station Museum
•Tuesday-Saturdays,
10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
•108 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton
www.heritagestationmuse-
um.org
$5/adults, $2/student, $4/
seniors, $10/family.
“Our Old Quilts: Patterns
of Love & Memory”
•Wednesday-Saturdays; 11
a.m.-4 p.m.
•Dayton Historic Depot, 222
E. Commercial St., Dayton, WA
www.daytonhistoricdepot.
org
Admission by donation.
Runs through Oct. 1.
Sherman County Histori-
cal Museum
•Daily; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•200 Dewey, Moro
www.shermanmuseum.org
$5/adults, $1/students.
Sept. 18; 7 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
$12. Ron Emmons of Cab-
bage Hill and classmates Hugh
McClellan, Duane Boyer and
Hal Spence are joined by Alan
Feves and Dan Emert for 50th
reunion appearances featuring
bluegrass music.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
•Wednesday, Sept. 16,
Thursday, Sept. 17; 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
Open Mic
•Thursday, Sept. 17, Friday,
Sept. 18; Saturday, Sept. 19
•9 p.m. No cover.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Karaoke
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Fridays, 8
p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
Wine tasting
Music on the Lawn: Kai
James Fuller
Lonely Hearts
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo.
Bluegrass/Old-time mu-
sic jam
Cherry Road Gang
•First/third Friday each
month, 8 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
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groups/pendletonopenmic
Music
•Saturday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m.
All ages No cover
•Hamley Steakhouse lawn,
8 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
•Saturdays, 7 p.m. All ages.
No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
Herrick
•Saturday, Sept. 5, Sunday,
Sept. 6; 9 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Jimmy Smith & Ryan
Farley
•Tuesday, Sept. 8; 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
No cover, all ages. Smith
of The Gourds and Farley (a
former Pendleton resident) of
Secret Powers perform.
Redwood Son
•Wednesday, Sept. 9; 7
p.m. All ages. No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
Jaime Wyatt & The Bang
Bangs
•Thursday, Sept. 10; 7 p.m.
All ages. No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
Zachary Lucky
•Friday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. All
ages. No cover.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
Harmonious Funk
•Friday, Sept. 11; Saturday,
Sept. 12, 9 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
Cale Moon
•Friday, Sept. 11; 9 p.m. No
cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Earl Wear & Haywire
•Tuesday,
Sept.
15;
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 9 p.m.
No cover.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
Highway 331, Mission.
The EOscenes
•Thursday, Sept. 17, Friday,
Dallin Puzey & Tucker
Tovey
•Friday, Sept. 18; 6 p.m. No
cover
•Nookies/Hermiston Brew-
ing Co., 125 N. First St., Herm-
iston
James Dean Kindle & The
Eastern Oregon Playboys
•Friday, Sept. 18; Saturday,
Sept. 19; 7 p.m.
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fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
No cover, all ages. Also in-
cludes very special guests to
be announced.
Little McKay Creek Band
•Friday, Sept. 18; 8:30 p.m.
No cover
•Hamley Saloon, 8 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton
Night life
DJ music
•Saturdays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
Seahawks vs. Rams
•Sunday, Sept. 13; 10 a.m.
•Nookies/Hermiston Brew-
ing Co., 125 N. First St., Herm-
iston
No cover. Watch the game
on multiple TVs for game day
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Sunday Fundays
•Sundays, 4 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
No cover. MLB package.
Happy hour 5-7 p.m. with
beef tacos, pulled pork tacos,
bloody marys
Monday Night Football
•Monday, Sept. 14, doors
open 4 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Riverside Happy Hour
•Daily; 5-7 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Thursday Night Comedy
•Thursdays, 8 p.m.
•Fridays 8 p.m. (9 p.m. if
game on)
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
DJ and dancing
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E.
Main St., Hermiston
Theater, stage
& film
“Cinderella”
•Friday, Sept. 25; 7:15 p.m.
•Saturday, Sept. 26; 2:15
p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
$5/adults, $3/seniors, stu-
dents. Free popcorn is includ-
ed in the ticket price. Water is
available for $1.
Fall Drama Class
•Mondays & Wednesdays
•Oct. 5-Dec. 11; 5:15-7:15
p.m.
•Hermiston Parks & Recre-
ation, 180 N.E. Second St.
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parksrec_recreation
$50/resident, $63/non-res-
ident. Ages 9-18. Learn acing
techniques and rehearsals to
perform “The Little Town of
Christmas.” Register by Oct. 2.
Hot tickets
•Pendleton Round-Up Con-
cert features Scotty McCreery
and Jackson Michelson. Sept.
12, Happy Canyon Arena,
Pendleton. Tickets ($40-$130)
available via 541-276-2553,
800-457-6336 or www.pendle-
tonroundup.com/events/2015/
concert.
•Foo Fighters. Saturday,
Sept. 12, Gorge Amphithe-
ater, George, Wash. Reserved
seats ($45-$75) via www.live-
nation.com.
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listed in our calendar? Send
information to tmalgesini@eas-
toregonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.