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JUNE 22-29, 2022
SOUND CHECK
WHAT’S PLAYING AROUND
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Jackalope Jamboree kicks off three nights of music
Event is June 23-25
at Happy Canyon
Arena
By Tammy Malgesini
Go! Magazine
PENDLETON — In just its
third year of existence, Jack-
alope Jamboree gets underway
Thursday, June 23. The gates
open at 4 p.m. at Happy Canyon
Arena, 1601 Westgate. The mu-
sic starts at 5 p.m, and closing
out the night is headliner Reck-
less Kelly at 8:10 p.m.
The three-day country
and Americana music festival
continues Friday, June 24, with
Turnpike Troubadours headlin-
ing at 9:10 p.m. And closing out
the event on Saturday, June
25, the headliner is Mike & The
Moonpies at 9:10 p.m. The gates
open the final two days at 3 p.m.
In all, 20 musical acts will
take the stage throughout
the festival — including Olivia
Harms (5 p.m.), Eli Howard & the
Greater Good (5:45 p.m.), Tylor
& the Train Robbers (6:30 p.m.)
and Jeff Crosby (7:20 p.m.)
The Turnpike
Troubadours are
headlining Friday,
June 24, 2022,
the second night
of the Jackalope
Jamboree. The
three-day country
and Americana music
festival is June 23-25
at Happy Canyon
Arena, Pendleton.
Jackalope Jamboree/
Contributed Photo
on Thursday. On Friday, other
acts include Our Songs Are
Alive (4 p.m.), Colin Harris
Jr. (4:40 p.m.), Jesse Daniel
(5:25 p.m.), James Dean Kindle
(6:15 p.m.), Shane Smith & the
Saints (7 p.m.) and Darci Carlson
(8:15 p.m.). And on Saturday,
catch White Rose Motor Oil
(3:30 p.m.), Jenny Don’t and
the Spurs (4:15 p.m.), Elwood
(5:05 p.m.), Robert Francis + The
End Times (5:50 p.m.), Black Belt
Eagle Scout (6:40 p.m.), Margo
11am-8pm Tuesday-Saturday
Cilker (7:25 p.m.) and Rob Leines
(8:15 p.m.).
According to Chad Colwell,
one of the event’s organizers,
landing Turnpike Troubadours
“is kind of a big draw for us.” He
said in less than a month, ticket
sales doubled as compared to
all of last year’s festival.
Turnpike Troubadours, a
Oklahoma-based Red Dirt band,
announced an indefinite hiatus
in May 2019. After hitting the
reset button two-plus years
later, they have played to sold-
out crowds. The band is said to
merge “folk, country, bluegrass,
Cajun, and straight-out rock
dynamics into a gritty, timeless
blend.”
Colwell said another impor-
tant factor is mixing up the line-
up. In addition to national tour-
ing and traveling acts, he said
it’s important to tip a hat to local
musicians or those with ties to
the region — that includes such
talent as James Dean Kindle
(Pendleton), Elwood (Union) and
Tylor & the Train Robbers (Boise
by way of Helix).
“Pendleton and Eastern Or-
egon has a tremendous music
scene,” Colwell said. “There’s a
lot of great music and we want
to showcase them.”
Ticket options include two-
and three-day packages ($115-
$165), as well as single-day
tickets ($30-$65). Kids 12 and
younger are admitted free with
paying adults. In addition, food
and beverages will be available
for purchase. For a link to ticket
information, visit www.jack-
alopejamboree.com.