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May 5 marks the day that Canadian indie rock band The Coast releases its debut full-length album, "Expatriate." The foursome from Ontario has been growing in popularity around Toronto for years, and Afternoon Records is finally helping them get a CD out. The Coast tries to bring a funky style to the indie rock scene with mellow melodies that make for easy listening.

While no one can ever perform quite like the Beatles did in the '60s, a cover band performing in Milam Hall on Friday April 24 still brought audience members to their feet for a standing ovation when they performed songs off of the Beatles' "White Album." The cover band was the Imaginary Friends musical alliance, which is composed of members from several local bands, including Break As We Fall and Psuedoboss.

On my newest adventure, I hit highway 26 toward Cougar Hot Springs. The hot springs are about a quarter mile away from Cougar reservoir. It's $5 to get in, but I didn't sweat the fee … too much. Upon arrival, I looked down at the pools. There were four main ones - all on a hillside.

May 1-8, 2009 Fairbanks Gallery (new exhibit) Marilee Salvator Circles Intaglio, digital and watercolor May 4-27 West Gallery Works by Matt Roberts: video and sculpture May 4-8 Arts Center 2009 Photography Guild Invitational May 1-23 OSU Arts Night MFA Readings Old World Deli Free event May 7 @ 6:30 p.

Friday, May 1: Wine Tasting at the South Store @ First Alternative Co-op @ 4 p.m. Acoustic Folk Jam @ Block 15 @ 7 p.m. FREE The Quiet Side @ Fireworks Bar & Grill @ 9 p.m. The Flailing Inhalers @ Bombs Away Café @ 10 p.m. $5 Sideway Portal @ Cloud 9 @ 10 p.

Track l Artist Moonshiner l Bob Forrest Your Love l Midtown Fortunate Sun l Dropkick Murphies Halleujah l Rufus Wainwright Take on Me l Sara Bareilles I Walk the Line l Live Let It Be l Carol Woods Dancing in the Moonlight l Toploader Summe

"The Soloist" is one of those movies. You can tell just by watching the trailers that it's one that warms and breaks the heart at the same time. It's a classic tale of one person trying to help another, but that person isn't sure he wants to be helped. This is not new territory by any means, but "The Soloist" manages to break away from other similar films with clever directing and a cast that is beyond outstanding.

When driving down 9th, it's easy to miss some of the higher quality eateries that Corvallis offers. Most of the restaurants are hidden amongst the various neon signs that promise deep fried goodies and a larger waistline. It takes a trained eye to notice the actual finer dining out there.

Many of us use makeup at least on occasion, but rarely do we wonder about where this came from. Why the face? The obvious answer is that no other part of us is looked at so much and so intently. It is only natural to spend extra time making it look as we would like it to.