ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, July 22, 2017
East Oregonian
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Jeff Rymes rides again — Pendleton among tour stops
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File photo
Dallin Puzey takes
stage during Music
in the Park series
BOARDMAN — A
Hermiston musician is the
featured performer during the
upcoming Music in the Park
series in Boardman.
Dallin Puzey will take the
stage Monday at 7 p.m. at
Boardman Marina Park, located
off Marine Drive. People are
encouraged to bring a blanket
or lawn chair and enjoy an
evening of free music. In
addition, concessions will be
available for purchase from
Judy’s Chuck Wagon.
Puzey, who has a home
recording studio, distributes
his music via the internet and
performs live throughout the
region. He describes his music
as light rock. In addition to
his original tunes, including
“U-Co. Blues,” Puzey’s
YouTube channel features him
performing the likes of Hank
Williams, Johnny Cash, Tom
Petty and Creedence Clearwater
Revival. Puzey is self-taught
on most of the instruments
he plays, including the guitar,
piano and harmonica.
The concert series alternates
between Boardman and Irrigon
marina parks each Monday
through Aug. 14. For more
information, call Tami Sherer at
541-571-0844.
ountry singer-songwriter
Jeff Rymes will be
giving his first public
performances after a nearly
two-decade hiatus and Pendleton
will be one of his first stops.
Along with fellow singer-
songwriter Randy Weeks, Rymes
formed the roots country rock act
The Lonesome Strangers in Los
Angeles during
the 1980s. They
were part of a
then-burgeoning
scene that
was equally
indebted to the
country-rock
of The Byrds,
J.D.
the Bakersfield
Kindle
sound of Merle
Comment
Haggard, and the
do-it-yourself
sensibilities
left over from punk’s initial
explosion. Fellow scenesters from
that era included The Blasters, X,
Dwight Yoakam, Rank and File,
Los Lobos, etc.
The Lonesome Strangers
went on to be mentored and
developed by Pete Anderson – the
guitarist/producer present on
Dwight Yoakam’s string of solid
recordings during the late ’80s/
early ’90s. Anderson produced
their three albums that were all
met with critical acclaim. In spite
of the accolades, success always
seemed to elude the group and
they called it quits in 1998 after
releasing their final album, “Land
of Opportunity.”
Around the same time Rymes
and his then-wife decided to
relocate to Georgia and start a
family. Disillusioned with the
professional music scene, Rymes
relegated his guitar picking to
the house. In 2006, his wife
“indicated that she had a new plan
and it started with divorce,” as
Rymes puts it.
After some soul searching,
Jeff set out to play music again.
The years away from performing
left Rymes with a large body of
songs ready to record. He sought
out the assistance of an old friend
from California, bassist Taras
Contributed photo
Jeff Rymes (right) with Randy Weeks performing as part of The
Lonesome Strangers at The Palomino Club, a legendary Los Angeles
country music venue.
Jeff Rymes
WHEN: Friday, July 28; 7 p.m.
WHERE: Great Pacific Wine &
Coffee Co., Pendleton
WHAT: Free, all ages show
Prodaniuk, to produce his first
solo album, “Even If The Sun
Don’t Shine.” The album is easily
classifiable as country though it
dabbles in a variety of styles and
textures that make it an engaging
listen.
Concurrent with the release
of Sun Don’t Shine is the album
“Lonesome Pine Rides Again.”
The title, a nod to The Lonesome
Strangers first album, which
collects acoustic recordings
of Sun Don’t Shine material
as well as a few renditions of
Lonesome Strangers and Beatles
material. The feel of Lonesome
Pine is much looser and relaxed,
providing a contrast to the
precision of Sun Don’t Shine.
Listening to the lyrics on
Sun Don’t Shine and Lonesome
Pine, one can’t help but feel that
Rymes’ songs are informed by
his divorce — regret abounds
in songs like “Broken Down”
and the late night jazz of “It
Rains All Over Town.” Even
the vintage Lonesome Strangers
song “Fine Way to Treat Me,”
given a shimmery, smooth
urban cowboy vibe here, takes
on new significance in light of
Rymes’ personal history. His
lyrics are general enough in
content, however, refraining
from extremely personal imagery
or reference, that they allow
themselves to exist as easily
relatable, heartbroken pop songs.
Even though Rymes’ voice has
weathered considerably during his
hiatus, it still shines through with
warmth on the catchy melodies
on both albums. The doo-wop
number “I’m Too Old To Fall In
Love” features a gently lolling
tune that sticks in your brain
long after the album has finished
playing. The close miking of his
whispery voice lends a degree of
intimacy on the solo numbers like
“Once I Had A Scooter.”
Rymes admits that there has
been a steep learning curve in
understanding the mechanics of
the contemporary music scene.
For starters, both of his albums
are self-released, whereas The
Lonesome Strangers were part of
a roster of artists on a record label
that would then handle many of
Contributed photo
Jeff Rymes.
the promotional aspects of a band.
“The stuff that I did with any
kind of success or momentum
there was always people helping
us. To have to do it all yourself it
is definitely a challenge,” Rymes
said.
That’s not to say that Rymes
is without a supporting cadre of
musicians. Jeff will be making
his inaugural trek out to Eastern
Oregon with pedal steel player
Jamie Greenan, an old compatriot
from Rymes’ stints bumming
around San Francisco and Austin
prior to The Lonesome Strangers.
The two will perform as a duo,
tackling material from Sun Don’t
Shine and Lonesome Pine.
Since he is planning on
relocating to Astoria later this year,
this performance may be first of
more to come for the area. Or, if
his plan to tour nationally behind
his two albums takes off, it may be
a while before we see him again.
Either way, his return to the stage
is a cause for celebration.
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James Dean Kindle is the
East Oregonian’s entertainment
columnist, the executive director of
the Oregon East Symphony and a
Pendleton musician. Contact him
at jamesdeankindle@gmail.com
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Harvest of Art seeks entries
Tamkaliks Pow Wow
Photo contributed
by Riki Feldmann
Bay Area indie-pop
group rides into
Pendleton
PENDLETON — A San
Francisco group is featured
during the upcoming
Wednesdays in the Park in
Pendleton.
Foxtails Brigade offers a
unique sound, including what
has been described as a fusion
of baroque pop and eclectic
rock with hints of classical
music. Regardless of what you
call it, the orchestral indie-pop
group will certainly provide
an enjoyable evening of
entertainment with band front-
girl Laura Weinbach, whose
voice is said to be soothing and
hypnotic.
The free show is Wednesday
from 6-8 p.m. at Roy Raley
Park, 1205 S.W. Court Ave.,
Pendleton. Bring a blanket or
lawn chair and kick back for the
evening. Food is available for
purchase from Delicious Dogs,
Mobile Food Adventures and
Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., who will also be serving
beer and wine.
Presented by Pendleton
Parks & Recreation and
Sounds Like Entertainment,
the all-ages concert series runs
each Wednesday through Aug.
16. For more information,
call 541-276-8100 or search
Facebook for “Wednesdays in
the Park.”
Bag laced with moon
dust sells for $1.8M
NEW YORK (AP) — A bag
containing traces of moon dust
has sold at auction in New York
City for $1.8 million.
The sale at Sotheby’s on
Thursday was surrounded by
some fallout from a galactic
court battle.
The collection bag was used
by astronaut Neil Armstrong
during the first manned mission
to the moon in 1969.
But the artifact from
the Apollo 11 mission was
misidentified and sold at an
online government auction.
NASA fought to get it back.
In December, a federal judge
ruled that it legally belonged
to a Chicago-area woman who
bought it in 2015 for $995.
Sotheby’s has declined to
identify the buyer who won the
bag.
•Saturday, July 22 and Sun-
day, July 23, 9 a.m.
•Tamkaliks
Pow
Wow
Grounds, Wallowa
www.wallowanezperce.org/
tamkaliks
Free. Celebration and rec-
ognition of the continuing Nez
Perce presence in the Wallowa
Valley includes (Saturday)
horse parade (9 a.m.), social
dancing, Women Warriors cer-
emony and dance roll calls at
1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; (Sunday)
Washat service, Friendship
Feast and championship danc-
ing. Vendors, free camping on
the grounds, food, raffles and
more throughout the weekend.
Chief Joseph Days
•July 25-30
•Joseph
www.chiefjosephdays.com
Many free activities. In addi-
tion to rodeo action (rodeo tick-
ets $14-$20), event features
a Bucking Horse Stampede,
Miles for Mammogram Walk,
dances, mechanical bull rides,
a parade, golf tournament,
Friendship Feast, Indian dance
contest and a cowboy church
service.
Yoga Round-Up
•July 28-30
•Pendleton
Round-Up
Grounds,1205 S.W. Court Ave.;
Pendleton Convention Center,
1601 Westgate
www.wellnesswave.org
$50. Bring yoga mat, jour-
nal and pen. Recreational vehi-
cle and tent camping available.
Irrigon Watermelon
Festival
•Saturday, July 29
•Irrigon Marina Park
www.facebook.com/irrigon-
watermelonfestival
Free admission. Parade (10
a.m.), live entertainment, raf-
fles, vendors, food, boat rides,
kids’ activities, a street dance
(9 p.m. to midnight) and lots of
watermelon.
Art, Museums &
Authors
a.m-8 p.m.; Friday/Saturdays;
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave.
www.pendletonlibrary.wee-
bly.com
Free. The work of Walla
Walla artist Susan How is on
display. Runs through Aug. 31.
PDX in PDT
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Features selected
artists from PDX Contempo-
rary Art, a gallery in Portland’s
Pearl District. Also, the Loren-
zen Board Room is displaying
works of Walla Walla photogra-
pher Susan How, who utilizes
an early 1900s Brownie box
camera. Runs through July 29.
“In the Darkness I Find
Light”
•Tuesday-Sundays,
10
a.m.-6 p.m.
•Peterson’s Gallery and
Chocolatier, 1925 Main St.,
Baker City
www.petersonsgallery.net
Free. Features a collection
of photos by Amy Friedman
shot exclusively at night. Runs
through July 30.
Quilts by 12 Walla Walla
Quilters
Judith Baumann
•Friday, July 28; 4-7 p.m.
•Crow’s Shadow Institute
of the Arts, 48004 St Andrews
Road, Mission
www.crowsshadow.org
Free. A welcome reception
for the new master printer.
“A Love of Western Color”
•Monday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.; Saturdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Pendleton Art + Frame, 36
S.W. Court Ave.
Free. Features watercolors
and fluid acrylic paintings by
The Dalles artist Mary Rollins.
Runs through Aug. 31.
Ozark Hippie Exhibit
•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
Free. The work of Herm-
iston artist Kim La Plant, aka
Ozark Hippie, is on display.
Runs through July 31.
“Collected Works: Black
and White”
•Monday-Thursdays;
MILTON-FREEWATER — Artists
from any medium are invited to participate
in the 17th annual Harvest of Art.
The art show, which runs in
conjunction with the Milton-Freewater
Rocks! festival, is Aug 18-20. The show
is open to artists from across the region,
including Pendleton, Dayton and the
Walla Walla Valley.
The entry fee is $7 per piece. Cash
prizes, ranging from $25 to $75,
will be awarded in four categories:
two-dimensional (drawings, watercolors,
prints, mixed media); 3-D (sculpture,
jewelry, fiber arts); photography; and
student art (under age 18).
Each entry must be framed and
10
•Saturday
&
Sundays;
noon-5 p.m.; 1st/3rd Thurs-
days; 5-8 p.m.
•Arts Portal Gallery, 508 N.
Main St., Milton-Freewater
Free. Quilt lovers won’t
want to miss this display. Runs
through July 31.
Harvest of Art seeks
entries
mounted ready for display and completed
within the past year.
Judy Treman of Walla Walla, a
nationally known artist, teacher and
author, will serve as judge. Her colorful,
large-scale paintings have been exhibited
by the National Academy of Design, the
American Watercolor Society, Rocky
Mountain Watermedia and Allied
Artists of America. In addition, Treman
is the author of “Building Brilliant
Watercolors,” a book of techniques she
has developed and taught in professional
workshops.
The deadline to enter Harvest of Art
is Saturday, Aug. 12. Entry forms are
available by calling Blanche Mason
at 541-938-5126 or by picking up a
brochure at local libraries.
lawn chairs or blankets and a
cooler.
Groove City
•Saturday, July 22; 8 p.m.
No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
Dallin Puzey
•Monday, July 24; 7 p.m.
•Boardman Marina Park
Free. As part of the Music
in the Parks series, which alter-
nates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks.
Bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
Food available for purchase.
Foxtails Brigade
•Wednesday, July 26; 6-8
p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/sound-
slikeentertainmentbooking
Free. Wednesdays in the
Park features the San Fran-
cisco-based band. Bring a
lawn chair or blanket for the
family-friendly shows. Food,
beer and wine available for pur-
chase.
Ruckus in the Boonies
•Thursday, July 27; 6 p.m.
• Bucknum’s Tavern, 152 N.
Main St., Heppner.
•Friday, July 28; 4 p.m.-Sun-
day, July 30; approx 2 a.m.
•Morrow
County
Fair-
grounds, 74473 Highway 74,
Heppner
www.ruckusintheboonies.
com
$5/Ruckus Pre-Funk Party
(for 21-and-older only). $40/
all-ages festival passes. Fea-
tures more than 40 bands/solo
acts of multiple genres. Camp-
ing available.
Jeff Rymes
$39-$109. All ages outdoor
show features the King of Ac-
cordion. Ayala has recorded
more than 113 albums and has
received four Grammy Awards.
No-host bar and food vendors
available.
Los Patrillos De Juan
Carrillo
•Saturday, July 29; 8 p.m.
No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
Buttercreek Boys
•Monday, July 31; 7 p.m.
•Irrigon Marina Park
Free. As part of the Music
in the Parks series, which alter-
nates weekly between Board-
man and Irrigon marina parks.
Bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
Food available for purchase.
Lincoln Barr
•Wednesday, Aug. 2; 6-8
p.m.
•Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/sound-
slikeentertainmentbooking
Free. Wednesdays in the
Park features the recent Pend-
leton transplant. Bring a lawn
chair or blanket for the fami-
ly-friendly shows. Food, beer
and wine available for pur-
chase.
Night life
DJ music
•Saturdays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
•Saturday, Aug. 12; entry
deadline
•Milton-Freewater
$7 per piece to enter art-
work. Cash prizes, ranging
from $25 to $75 will be award-
ed in four categories during the
Aug. 18-20 show. For entry
forms, call Blanche Mason at
541-938-5126 or pick up a bro-
chure at local libraries.
•Friday, July 28; 7 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Cof-
fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
No cover. All-ages show
features Jeff Rymes, who is
touring for the first time in near-
ly two decades. (See column
this page).
Watermelon Wrestling
Stompin’ Ground
LOL Comedy Jam
Music
•Friday, July 28; 8 p.m. No
cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission
Cory Peterson Band
•Saturday, July 22; 6 p.m.
•Ione City Park
No cover. As part of the
monthly Music in the Park con-
cert series, features the local
group country group. Bring
Ramón Ayala
•Saturday, July 29; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Resort & Casi-
no, off I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
www.wildhorseresort.com
•Saturday, July 29; 9 p.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant &
Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730,
Irrigon
Free or $5/after 8 p.m. Cash
prizes and followed by Lucky
Coyotes dancing. Call 541-922-
4374.
•Thursdays; 8 p.m.
•Wildhorse Sports Bar,
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, off
I-84 Exit 216, Mission.
No cover. July 27: Susan
Rice
Digital Karaoke
•Thursdays and Fridays, 8
p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Wine tasting
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo.
Open Mic
•First/third Friday each
month, 8 p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/groups/
pendletonopenmic
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Fridays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
DJ and dancing
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Cimmi’s Late Night Marti-
ni Lounge
•Fridays; 9 p.m.-midnight
•Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, 137
S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Features marti-
nis, mixology and music.
Theater, stage &
film
Pendleton Movies in the
Park
•Saturdays; dusk
•Community Park, 1000
S.W. 37th St., Pendleton
www.facebook.com/Pend-
letonParksRec
Free. Bring lawn chairs or
blankets. Concessions avail-
able for purchase. July 22:
“Grease,” July 29: “Happy Feet
Two.” Cancellations for inclem-
ent weather posted at the park
and Pendleton Parks & Recre-
ation’s Facebook page.
Ione Movies in the Park
•Saturdays; dusk
•Ione City Park
Free. Bring lawn chairs or
blankets and a cooler. July
22: no movie, July 29: “Lilo &
Stitch.”
Hermiston Movies in the
Park
•Fridays; dusk
•McKenzie Park, 320 S.
First St., Hermiston
www.facebook.com/herm-
istonrec
July 28: LEGO Batman
Movie,” Aug. 4: “ET the Ex-
tra-Terrestrial.” Bring a blanket,
chairs and snacks.
Hot tickets
•Umatilla County Fair
Main Stage: Reserved seats
$12-$20. LoCash (Aug. 8), Tra-
cy Lawrence (Aug. 9), Marshall
Tucker Band (Aug. 10), Latino
Night (Aug. 11), Great White
(Aug. 12). Tickets via www.
umatillacounty.net/fair
•Maryhill Winery Summer
Concert Series: Michael Mc-
Donald & Boz Scaggs, Aug.
12 ($46-$325), ZZ Top & The
Doobie Brothers Aug. 26 ($76-
$400), Steve Winwood, Sept.
9 ($46-$86), Goo Goo Dolls &
Phillip Phillips, Sept. 17 ($50-
$1,500) near Goldendale,
Washington. Tickets via www.
ticketfly.com
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listed in our calendar? Send
information to community@ea-
storegonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.