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ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, March 5, 2016 East Oregonian Puzey a new breed of homegrown musician W Puzey recently contributed vocals to a ith the advent of home release by Free J, a hip-hop MC from recording in the late Virginia. Meeting over the Internet through 1970s through the Tascam a mutual friend, the two worked together Portastudio four-track tape recorder, solely via email on the “Chocolate Milk the bedroom producer was born; a EP,” released this past January. VROLWDU\DQGVHOIUHOLDQW¿JXUHWKDW “He had a lot of songs ready to go could manifest their artistic vision but needed somebody to sing the hooks within the humble or choruses and I was down to branch FRQ¿QHVRIWKHLU out and try new genres,” Puzey said of home. Now, with the collaboration. “I am actually a big the proliferation of hip-hop and rap fan as well. ... It is crazy affordable recording to me that you can work with people via software, anybody email in that way so easily. I’ve never with a halfway decent even met him in person.” microphone and a Lately, Puzey’s studio work has computer with enough J.D. evolved into live performances, largely RAM can be churning Kindle in the Hermiston area but occasionally out their homegrown Comment getting out to Boardman or Echo. Puzey masterpieces. has also appeared as a street musician That’s not to say in a promotional video produced by that home recording the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce. is necessarily easy. Although recording Although the live performances are a is more accessible than ever, like any welcome development, Dallin maintains art form it requires a copious amount a focus on recording with an almost dedication in order to master the craft. monastic fervor. One of the most dedicated bedroom “I have been doing a lot of writing producers in Umatilla County is Dallin and studying. I’ve been gathering the Puzey from Hermiston. Through necessary equipment and am getting his YouTube channel, Dallin has closer to where I want to be. I am trying released a series of music videos for to learn all I can about sound, sound his renditions of classic country songs engineering, music theory and how by the likes of Johnny Cash and Hank to connect what I can do naturally. I Williams, as well as an original tune, am self-taught on most instruments so “U-Co. Blues.” More recently his Photo contriuted by Jeff Ware I’m sure a lot of technical things were videos have become documents of his bedroom recordings, live performances Dallin Puzey is a homegrown Hermiston musician skipped in my learning process.” who records his songs at home and distributes “My plan is to continue to write as of Puzey sitting at the work station in them online. much as I can,” says Puzey. “I am hoping his bedroom singing directly into a to have a full-length album by June of microphone while strumming out the and he memorized all the songs. 2017. I will continue to release live videos song. “We had a piano and I would always and I’m sure I will have a demo to put out “I can’t remember a time in my life that I sound song melodies out but never took the this summer. I’ve been trying to learn too didn’t love to sing,” recalls Puzey. “We had piano seriously at a young age. In 7th grade many things at the same time, but oh well, a Buddy Holly cassette and the soundtrack I joined band and learned to read music. it’s all kind of starting to come together. I just from ‘Les Miserables’ 1985 London cast on I played the clarinet and tried to switch wish I had six arms.” cassette that I enjoyed listening to. My dad to saxophone. In high school I learned Ŷ had a record of ‘Big Rock Candy Mountain’ how to play guitar with the help of my J.D. Kindle is a Pendleton musician and that was a very early memory.” brother and soon learned to play harmonica and executive director of the Oregon East 3X]H\¶V¿UVW&'VZHUHJUHDWHVWKLWV simultaneously.” Symphony. Contact him at jamesdeankindle@ compilations by the Beatles and Beach Boys, Distributing one’s music via the Internet gmail.com and Marty Robbins’ “Gunslinger Ballads,” makes for interesting collaborations as well. WHAT TO DO Festivals Red 2 Red XC Saturday, March 5; 11 a.m. Echo www.echored2red.com Free for spectators. 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Herrick Saturday, March 5, 9 p.m. No FRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU DW :LOGKRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII +LJKZD\0LVVLRQ Thrillride er 0DUFKSP1RFRY- :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU DW :LOGKRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII +LJKZD\0LVVLRQ Country Hoedown Saturday, March 12; 1-4 p.m. 0LOWRQ)UHHZDWHU 1HLJKERU- KRRG6HQLRU&HQWHU10DLQ St. DGPLVVLRQ /LYH PXVLF dancing and singing. Refresh- PHQWVDYDLODEOHIRUSXUFKDVH Shaniko BRIEFLY Symphony ‘Czecks’ in PENDLETON — A pair of works with ties to Czechoslovakia will be performed during an upcoming concert by the Oregon East Symphony. “Czeching In/Czeching Out” is Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vert Auditorium, 480 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students or seniors and $45 for a family. 7KH\DUHDYDLODEOHDWWKHV\PSKRQ\RI¿FH Armchair Books or at the door. Presented in memory of former board president Dick Jones, the symphony, under the direction of conductor Beau Benson, will perform pieces by Beethoven and Mozart. Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7” was written in 1811 while the composer was recovering from a bout of ill health in the town of Teplice. Mozart’s “Symphony No. 38” was composed in 1786 and received its premier in Prague, where Mozart was extremely popular throughout his lifetime. The concert also will feature an intermission performance by the cello students of Loree McKenna. For more information, call 541-276-0320 or visit www. oregoneastsymphony.org. Prep orchestra in Heppner HEPPNER — The preparatory orchestra of the Inland Northwest Musicians will perform a concert in Heppner. The Willow Creek Symphony will present “Sentimental Journey” by Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer, arranged by Frederick Muller. Also featured on the program is “Larghetto from Symphony No. 2, Op 36” by Ludwig Van Beethoven and “In the Hall of The Mountain King,” from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by E. Grieg. The concert is Sunday, March 13 at 4 p.m. at Heppner Elementary School, 235 E. Stansbury. Donations will be accepted. The music director/conductor is R. Lee Friese and the associate conductor is Ralph Werner. The Inland Northwest Musicians is DQRQSUR¿WRUJDQL]DWLRQWKDWWDNHVOLYH orchestral and choral music to communities in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. For more information, contact 541-289-4696, inwm@machmedia.net or visit www.inlandnorthwestmusicians.com. PENDLETON org DGXOWV VWXGHQWV VHQLRUV IDPLO\ 3UHVHQWHG E\ WKH 2UHJRQ (DVW 6\PSKRQ\ IHDWXUHVWZRZRUNVE\%HHWKRYHQ DQG0R]DUWZKRVHFRPSRVLWLRQV DUHWLHGWR&]HFKRVORYDNLD Sentimental Journey 6XQGD\0DUFKSP +HSSQHU(OHPHQWDU\6FKRRO 6WDQVEXU\6W www.inlandnorthwestmusi- cians.com Free, donations accepted. 7KH :LOORZ &UHHN 6\PSKRQ\ DQHQVHPEOHRIWKH,QODQG1RUWK- ZHVW0XVLFLDQVZLOOSHUIRUP7KH SURJUDP LQFOXGHV ³,Q WKH +DOO RI WKH 0RXQWDLQ .LQJ´ DQG ³6KX- PDQQHVTXH&RQFHUW0LQL6XLWH´ Portland Cello Project Wednesday, March 16; 7 p.m. 3HQGOHWRQ &HQWHU IRU WKH Arts, 214 N. Main St. www.pendletonarts.org $OODJHV VKRZ IHDWXUHV 3RUWODQGEDVHGFHOORJURXS Jones and Fischer Friday, March 18; Saturday, 0DUFKSP1RFRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU DW :LOGKRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII +LJKZD\0LVVLRQ Small Souls 0RQGD\0DUFKSP$OO DJHV1RFRYHU *UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH&RIIHH &R60DLQ6W3HQGOHWRQ There is No Mountain Thursday, March 24; 7 p.m. $OODJHV1RFRYHU *UHDW3DFL¿F:LQH&RIIHH &R60DLQ6W3HQGOHWRQ Design Friday, March 25; Saturday, 0DUFKSP1RFRYHU :LOGKRUVH 6SRUWV %DU DW :LOGKRUVH 5HVRUW &DVLQR RII +LJKZD\0LVVLRQ Night life Dave Coulier 7KXUVGD\0DUFKSP :LOGKRUVH5LYHUV(YHQW&HQ- WHURII+LJKZD\0LVVLRQ www.wildhorse.com JHQHUDOVHDWLQJSUH- PLXP VHDWV DQGRYHU VKRZ IHDWXUHV -RH\ IURP WKH KLW $%& VHULHV ³)XOO +RXVH´ 'DYH &RX- OLHU DOVR LV NQRZQ IRU KLV YRLFH RYHU WDOHQW LQFOXGLQJ PDQ\ 6DW- XUGD\PRUQLQJFDUWRRQIDYRULWHV 1RKRVWEDUDYDLODEOH St. Patrick’s Party Saturday, March 19; 9 p.m. 6XE =HUR 5HVWDXUDQW /RXQJH : +LJKZD\ Irrigon 1R FRYHU .DUDRNH FRQWHVW IHDWXUHVFDVKSUL]HV$IWHUZDUGV MRLQLQDVFDYHQJHUKXQWJDPHV SUL]HVUDIÀHVVLQJLQJDQGGDQF- ing. DJ music Saturdays, 8 p.m. 7KH3KHDVDQW(0DLQ St., Hermiston Saturday, March 12; 7 p.m. 3HQGOHWRQ (DJOHV /RGJH 428 S. Main St. 'LQQHUIURPSPLQFOXGHV SRUNORLQDQGVLGHVIRU(YHQW LQFOXGHVUDIÀHVDQGDSRW EHQH¿WLQJ0DNHD:LVK)RXQGD- tion. Sunday Fundays “Czeching In / Czeching Out” :HGQHVGD\VSP 7KH3KHDVDQW(0DLQ St., Hermiston 1RFRYHU'ULQNVSHFLDOVDQG JDPHVLQFOXGLQJ;ER[1LQ- WHQGR:LL3OD\6WDWLRQDQG1LQ- tendo 64. 6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK p.m. 9HUW $XGLWRULXP 6: 'RULRQ$YH3HQGOHWRQ www.oregoneastsymphony. Page 3C Sundays; 4 p.m. 5LYHUVLGH 6SRUWV %DU 6L[WK6W8PDWLOOD 1RFRYHU)RRGGULQNVSHFLDOV DYDLODEOH Whiskey Wednesday Game Night Unique cello ensemble to perform at arts center East Oregonian A group that’s been described as the most ambitious and unpredictable cello collective of its time will perform at Pendleton Center for the Arts. The Portland Cello Project will take the stage Wednesday, March 16 at 7 p.m. in the Pearson Auditorium Photo contributed by Tarina Westlund at 214 N. Main St., The Portland Cello Project will perform Wednesday, March 16 Pendleton. The doors at Pendleton Center for the Arts. open at 6:30 p.m. tunes with their arrangement of several cellos, Since the group’s inception in late 2007, the Portland Cello percussionists, horns and more. Entertainment Weekly described them as Project has wowed audiences all across the country with extravagant performances. “an ace group of rotating cellists who take They’ve played everywhere from Prairie on everything from Britney’s “Toxic” to the Home Companion to parties on loading Dandy Warhols and postmodern Estonian docks in New York City to punk rock clubs composer Arvo Part in their one-off perfor- mances.” and symphony halls from coast to coast. The philosophy of the group is to remain The group has attracted a massive fan base and praise from Rolling Stone, MTV and nimble and be open to anything. Each perfor- Spin. The ensemble has built its reputation mance is unique, as their repertoire contains by blurring musical lines and perceptions more than 900 songs that they’ve arranged wherever they go. Priding themselves on a for cello. Tickets are $15 and limited to 100 seats. To huge repertoire of genre-bending and unex- pected songs, Portland Cello Project plays reserve a ticket, call 541-278-9201. For more everything from pop and hip hop to classical information, visit www.portlandcelloproject.com.
