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How times have changed. This summer,
the amphitheater has booked country me-
ga-stars like Kenny Chesney, Darius Rucker,
Thomas Rhett and Maren Morris, the Mid-
town/Domino Room complex recently
hosted Charley Crockett and has a steady
stream of roots-rock bands on the books,
Margo Price played Oregon Spirit Distill-
ers, Silver Moon Brewing brought in Joshua
Ray Walker, Elle King headlined Sunriver’s
amphitheater and Volcanic Theatre Pub has
welcomed Ian Noe, Town Mountain and
Jesse Daniel.
In other words, it’s a glorious time for lo-
cal lovers of twang, and this week is particu-
larly generous. Here are four artists playing
four shows at four different venues, each one
bringing a little different flavor of country to
the table.
The string band
The Brothers Comatose are no strangers
to the region, having played locally several
times over the past decade. A five-piece
bluegrass-ish band from the Bay Area, the
Brothers are, in fact, led by real brothers,
Ben and Alex Morrison, whose nifty pickin’
and sibling harmonies set the tone for the
group’s melancholy sound.
They’re “bluegrass-ish” because of their
Americana vibes and their rock ‘n’ roll spirit,
but it doesn’t really matter how you classify
them, the Brothers Comatose are just really
good. They’ll play the free Munch & Music
concert series in Drake Park (777 NW Riv-
erside Drive, Bend) on Thursday, with local
band Beyond the Lamplight kicking things
off at 5:30 p.m. More info: munchandmusic.
com.
The outlaw
The big names among the current coun-
try underground — Tyler Childers, Charley
Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Orville Peck and so
on — all bring a certain amount of swag-
ger to their sound. But Paul Cauthen might
out-swagger them all. The tall Texan with
the deep voice he calls “Big Velvet” harks
back to the ‘70s heyday of outlaw coun-
try, with songs about cocaine, champagne,
high heels and being “country as f**k” set to
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String band The Brothers Comatose pick their way through Bend Thursday at Munch & Music.
hard-edged guitars and, occasionally, hip-
hop-ish beats. He’s like Johnny Cash for the
21st century streaming generation. It might
sound like it shouldn’t work, but it does.
Cauthen’s also a dapper dresser and a daz-
zling entertainer with a sizable young fan
base, so his show Thursday night at Mid-
town Ballroom (51 NW Greenwood Ave.,
Bend) should be quite the scene. Show time
is 9 p.m., with doors opening at 8 p.m. Tick-
ets cost $25. More info: midtownballroom.
com.
The voice
LeAnn Rimes was 13 years old when she
released her stunning cover of Bill Mack’s
song “Blue,” which earned her two Grammy
awards — she was the youngest Grammy
winner ever when she won, and the first
country artist to win Best New Artist — and
countless comparisons to country legend
Patsy Cline. Since then, she has enjoyed a
long and diverse career, crossing over into
pop and Christian music, selling more than
20 million albums in the United States alone
and dabbling in acting.
In September, she’ll release a new album
called “god’s work” that features guests like
Mickey Guyton, Ziggy Marley, Ben Harper
and Aloe Blacc, and last year, she celebrated
the 25th anniversary of “Blue,” which still
sounds as timeless as it did in 1996. (That’s
how timelessness works.) Rimes will play
the Athletic Club of Bend (61615 Athletic
Club Drive, Bend) on Friday, with Clover-
dayle opening. Show time is 7 p.m., doors
open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets cost $56. More
info: clearsummernights.com.
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Paul Cauthen is a dapper dresser and a dazzling entertainer with a sizable young fan base.
The mainstream star
Jon Pardi looks and sounds like a country
star from a Pixar movie. He’s tall, he has a
good, strong jaw, and he knows how to wear
a cowboy hat. His last name sounds like the
word “party,” which paves the way for puns.
(His fans are the #PardiAnimals and he has
a digital variety show on CMT called “Pardi
Time.”) Combine all of this with the fact that
Pardi writes and sings good songs that nod
to country’s traditional sound, and you can
see why he’s a rising star with a handful of #1
hits to his name, including “Heartache Med-
ication” and “Dirt on My Boots.”
Pardi will release his fourth album, “Mr.
Saturday Night,” in September, but first he’ll
play a show at Hayden Homes Amphithe-
ater (344 SW Shevlin Hixon Drive, Bend)
on Saturday, with Lainey Wilson and Hai-
ley Whitters opening. Show time is 6 p.m.,
doors open at 5 p.m. and tickets cost $49.50.
More info: bendconcerts.com.
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Ben Salmon is a Bend-based music journalist and host of
Left Of The Dial, which airs 8-10 p.m. Thursdays on KPOV,
88.9 FM and streams at kpov.org. You can find him on
Bandcamp and Twitter at @bcsalmon.