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Friday, Oct. 19

THE STEEL WHEELS
AMERICANA
Gracing us from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Steel Wheels bring their own brand of bluesy folk, bluegrass and fiddle music to the stage. 8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $15/adv. $18/door.

KUNG FU W/ MAXWELL FRIEDMAN
FUNK
Electro-fusion meets dance music — this is the show is sure to please those who like their music loud and danceable. For their west coast “Fez Tour,” Kung Fu will be playing on set of originals and one set of Steely Dan covers. Local favorite Maxwell Friedman Group opens. 8:30pm. The Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $15/adv., $20/door. bendticket.com

Saturday, Oct. 20

LIFE DURING WARTIME
TRIBUTE BAND
Love the Talking Heads AND looking for a killer afterparty? Life During Wartime, Portland’s premier Talking Heads tribute band, will be playing at the Single Speed World Championships’ awards ceremony at The Commons. 6:30-10pm. The Commons, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

THE BALLROOM THIEVES
INDIE FOLK
Touring on the heals of their new EP, “Paper Crown,” Boston band The Ballroom Thieves occupy a unique space between indie folk pop and rock with an edge, rounded out by pleasant vocal harmonies. If you like The Head and The Heart, The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers, this show is probably for you. 8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $12/adv. bendticket.com

Sunday, Oct. 21

EX-CULT
PUNK
The Memphis-based band formerly known as “Sex Cult” delivers punk-fueled garage rock a la San Francisco’s the Dead Kennedys with a nod to London’s Sex Pistols. 8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $10/adv., $12/door.

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Weekend Picks

by Keely Damara, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 19, 2018

<h1>Weekend Picks</h1> <p class="byline">by Keely Damara, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 19, 2018</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the_steel_wheels_press_photo-e1754326978216.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/the_steel_wheels_press_photo-e1754326978216.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-32692" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Steel Wheels play Volcanic on 10/19.</figcaption></figure> <h3 class="content_h3">Friday, Oct. 19<br /></h3> <p> THE STEEL WHEELS<br /> <i>AMERICANA<br /></i>Gracing us from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Steel Wheels bring their own brand of bluesy folk, bluegrass and fiddle music to the stage.<b><i> 8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $15/adv. $18/door.</i></b> </p> <p>KUNG FU W/ MAXWELL FRIEDMAN<br /> <i>FUNK<br /></i>Electro-fusion meets dance music — this is the show is sure to please those who like their music loud and danceable. For their west coast "Fez Tour," Kung Fu will be playing on set of originals and one set of Steely Dan covers. Local favorite Maxwell Friedman Group opens. <b><i>8:30pm. The Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.&nbsp;$15/adv., $20/door. <a href="https://www.bendticket.com/events/56720309/kung-fu-s-fez-tour-w-maxwell-friedman-group-domino-room" target="_blank">bendticket.com</a></i></b> </p> <h3 class="content_h3"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/theballroomthieves_staphaniebassos2-scaled.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/theballroomthieves_staphaniebassos2-scaled.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-32678" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Ballroom Thieves play Volcanic on 10/20.</figcaption></figure> <p> Saturday, Oct. 20</p> </h3> <p> LIFE DURING WARTIME<br /> <i>TRIBUTE BAND</i><br /> Love the Talking Heads AND looking for a killer afterparty? Life During Wartime, Portland's premier Talking Heads tribute band, will be playing at the Single Speed World Championships' awards ceremony at The Commons. <b><i>6:30-10pm. The Commons, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.</i></b></p> <p>THE BALLROOM THIEVES<br /> <i>INDIE FOLK</i><br /> Touring on the heals of their new EP, "Paper Crown," Boston band The Ballroom Thieves occupy a unique space between indie folk pop and rock with an edge, rounded out by pleasant vocal harmonies. If you like The Head and The Heart, The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers, this show is probably for you. <b><i>8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $12/adv. <a href="https://www.bendticket.com/events/55029648/the-ballroom-thieves-w-brooke-annibale-at-volcanic" target="_blank">bendticket.com</a></i></b><br /> <b><i><br /> </i></b> </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ex-cult.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ex-cult.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-32676" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Ex-Cult plays Volcanic on 10/21.</figcaption></figure> <h3 class="content_h3">Sunday, Oct. 21</h3> <p> EX-CULT<br /> <i>PUNK<br /> </i>The Memphis-based band formerly known as "Sex Cult" delivers punk-fueled garage rock a la San Francisco's the Dead Kennedys with a nod to London's Sex Pistols. <b><i>8pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $10/adv., $12/door.</i></b></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/music/weekend-picks-7999813/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=32665&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/music/weekend-picks-7999813/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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