Pete is the music curator, co-founder and one of the organizers for “From Smiths to Smithereens: A Tribute to 80s College Rock”, an annual fundraiser for Portland non-profit p:ear. To date, the fundraiser has raised $85,000 for p:ear. This year’s event was the most successful yet and featured 8 great bands at the Alberta St. Pub in Portland, including Pete’s band Wild Bells.
Pete is featured in the Bend Bulletin’s “Anatomy of a Song”
Pete is featured in the Bend Bulletin’s Anatomy of a Song.
“Bend singer-songwriter Pete Ficht plays bass in indie rock/pop band AM Clouds and guitar in the local Beatles cover band Juju Eyeball. A native of rural Ohio, Ficht studied directing and theater at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he formed the band House Levelers with songwriter Grayson Capps. Ficht moved to Bend in 2015 after spending 20 years in Portland, where he was a member of bands such as King Black Acid and also fronted his own band, Wild Bells. In addition to music, Ficht writes screenplays — his script “The Doll House” won Best Teleplay at the Oregon Independent Film Festival last month. This song, “Based on a True Story,” comes from a rock musical, “Senioritis,” that Ficht co-wrote with Chicago-based writer and director Joe Janes, about the yearlong robbery spree perpetrated by two Grant High School students, Tom Curtis and Ethan Thrower, in the Portland area in the mid-1990s. (Visit senioritisthemusical.com for more information.)”
Review of AM Clouds at Bend Roots Revival
Thanks to Brian at the Bulletin for his mention of us in the Bend Roots Revival review:
“The muscular, power-popping rock quartet celebrated the one-year anniversary of its first-ever performance (at last year’s Roots) with a sneak peak at its upcoming debut album.”