This weekend, the Century Center in Bend is transforming into a little slice of New Orleans with the Volcanic Funk Fest, which I previewed in this week's issue.

The festival, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, features some big names in the funk world, including Big Sam's Funky Nation, Orgone, Cast of Clowns and plenty others. Also, hit this link to hear the funk-tastic radio spot for the event. Pretty funny.

Tickets are still on sale, but we're giving away a pair of passes to the festival this week. All you have to do is go to our Facebook page, like the hell out of us (or just like us) and then comment on the posting about this blog.

Winners will be notified on Friday at noon via direct message on Facebook. If you don't plan on checking to see if you won on Friday, please don't enter!

Yeah, it’s last minute, but if you want to see one of weirdest, coolest, most Oregon-ish thing the summer has to offer, you should enter to win two VIP tickets to the Oregon Country Fair. The cultural celebration of arts, music, food and general hippie-ness is now in its 42^nd year and begins today in Veneta (outside of Eugene) and continues through Sunday. The tickets are good for any one day of the festival.

If you would like to enter to win the tickets, visit our Facebook Page, like us and then comment on the post about this contest.

We’ll be drawing a winner in only a few hours – 3pm to be exact. So get your entry in. We’ll be notifying winners via Facebook direct message. So if you enter to win, remember to check your account at about 3:15.

Dinner At The Thompsons is playing at Madhappy Lounge on Thursday, June 30 and you could go! For free! With a date! Or with one of these exclamation marks!

The French-American pair is on tour in support of their second album, Off the Grid. Check them out:

The hipster on the turntables at the beginning and end of the video looks like Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore.

How to win: go to our Facebook page, like us and then like or comment on the post about the contest. We'll enter you into the drawing and notify winners on Friday afternoon (June 24).

A couple weeks ago in the print edition, we mentioned a zany new race coming to Bend called the Oyster Off Road Adventure Race, and now the event is less than a week away. Saturday's race looks like it will have a little bit of everything and for everyone from intense extreme athletes to the more laid-back beer drinkers among us.

You can register right here.

The Oyster Race includes three different courses you can choose from, but the organizers behind the race aren't divulging much -- if anything -- about these courses. But they did give us some $100 Merrell gift certificates to give to a couple of our lucky readers.

All you have to do is head over to our Facebook page, like us and then like or comment on the post about the contest. We'll enter you into the drawing and notify winners on Friday afternoon.

Still wondering what exactly an Oyster Race is? Take a look at this video.

Tomorrow, Rise Up International is celebrating the longest spring ever with their Spring Jamboree concert at the Century Center. And there are some tickets to be won!

The outdoor show -- on the Century Center's spacious outdoor stage -- kicks off at 4pm and goes into the night. The Autonomics, the powerhouse trio that left Bend and are now playing in Portland, are celebrating the release of their impressive new EP, Hot Doom, which you can sample below. They hit the stage at 8pm tomorrow.

Headlining the night is Larry and His Flask in their only local show of the summer before they head out on the Warped tour. They'll be playing around 9pm.

Here's the rest of the lineup: Avery James, The Hillandales, Capture The Flag and Third Seven.

To enter your name into the drawing for the tickets...just e-mail [email protected] and tell them what you're most excited about for tomorrow's show. They'll draw names and notify the winners.

On Thursday evening, the friendly and gigantically tall redhead, Brett Dennen is making a return appearance to the Athletic Club of Bend along with fabulous L.A. indie-folk rockers Dawes. And we've got free tickets to give away, y'all!

One time I interviewed Brett Dennen and found him to be one of the most pleasant individuals I've ever spoken to. We talked mostly about old-school Nintendo games, but also hit on plenty of his music. Now, he's got a new album, Loverboy, which includes the hit single "Sydney (I'll Come Running)" and this record is really damn awesome.

Also on the bill is Dawes, who played at the Silver Moon recently, and have an excellent folk-meets-indie-rock feel to them. Make sure you get there early because this band is just as much of a draw as the headliner (not to knock Mr. Dennen).

If you'd like to win tickets you need to go over to our Facebook page and "like" us. Then, just like or comment on the post about the giveaway. Winners will be notified by direct message on Tuesday afternoon.

This week in our final Three Creeks Brewing Co. giveaway we've got tickets to see Brent Alan & His Funky Friends up for grabs. The lucky winner receives two tickets to see the band, which plays soulful, funky jams, and a voucher for two free appetizers. The show starts at 8pm on Saturday, May 21.

Not only is this your last chance to win free tickets to shows at Three Creeks for the season, but it's also the last show at Three Creeks until the fall. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to get down because it's going to be a funky night.

Here's how you win: go to The Source's Facebook Page and like us, if you haven't already. Find the posting referencing this blog and either like the post or contribute a comment. Winners will be notified tonight (Thursday) at 5pm via a direct Facebook message. Winners must be able to pick up tickets before 5pm on Friday.

Thanks for participating and thank you to Three Creeks for a great Spring season of music.

If you haven't picked up a copy of this week's print edition of the Source, would recommend doing so, because you could win some tickets to the upcoming Decemberists or Death Cab for Cutie shows.

All you have to do is scour the paper for a hidden lyrics to each of these bands. Once you find them, listen to 92/9FM tomorrow morning and call in, giving the lyrics you found in the paper for a chance to win a pair of tickets to one of these shows -- both of which feature incredible opening acts.

I can't tell you where exactly you'll find the lyrics, so you'll have to just read the whole paper, I guess. Enjoy!

This week in our continuing Three Creeks Brewing Co. giveaways we've got tickets to see Franchot Tone up for grabs. The lucky winner receives two tickets to see Franchot Tone, who plays laid-back reggae-inspired rock, and a voucher for two free appetizers. The show starts at 8pm on Saturday, May 14.

I checked out Tone's new trio at Velvet back in March and was not disappointed. Pair his easy-going tunes with free appetizers from Three Creeks and you've got a satisfying Saturday night.

Here's how you win: go to The Source's Facebook Page and like us, if you haven't already. Find the posting referencing this blog and either like the post or contribute a comment. Winners will be notified tomorrow (Friday) at 9am via a direct Facebook message.

Keep your eye on the Bent blog and The Source's Facebook page for upcoming giveaways to Three Creeks shows. Next week will be the last giveaway in this series.

One of the more interesting indie hip-hop shows we've seen this year, the More Bars in More Places Tour 2, is coming to the Domino Room on Friday night.

On the lineup are several Bay Area hip-hop stalwarts like Opio, Aplus, Knobody, as well as Bend's own Cloaked Characters and other performers.

We've got two pairs of will call tickets for you guys to win. Just go to our Facebook page, make sure you "like" us and then leave a comment on the post referring to this giveaway.