Trickster
Trickster is about to shake up Silver Moon. The new community band aims to get the crowd singing and dancing on April 11. Trickster is a mix of local talent who share an interest in furthering the American Roots Music Tradition. They play music honoring and inspired by musical greats like Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Bob Dylan and more.
Promotional material for the band says, “This path leads all the way back to our ancestors — to their old-world and indigenous wisdom and even to an enchanted experience of ‘Music herself,’ as Victor Wooten maintains. Many greats like Oteil Burbridge, Kenny Werner, John Batiste, Derek Trucks, and Mickey Hart (to name a few) insist that immersion in this ritual allows the ancestors to play though us.”
Tricksters is comprised of Mark Ransom on guitars/vocals, Mai Hyman on banjo, dobro, guitars/vocals, Wendi Wampler on clarinet, Mike Beaulieu on basses. Laura Fieberg on vocals, Jen Lande guitar/vocals, Dylan Bernal on drums and Kent Howes on percussion/vocals.
Ransom, who holds a Ph.D. in depth psychology, maintains that for every effort made in the therapy room an equal or greater one needs to be made engaging the collective. In a press release, he says, “appreciating the beauty of different styles of music, we learn to tolerate different perspectives we might otherwise fear and resist. We can even become attracted to what is different.”
As for the name, in mythology, a Trickster is a character who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or disobey normal rules and conventions. The Trickster is present in all forms of communication. His style is youthful, playful and contrary —like any self-respecting rock ‘n’ roller.
Trickster Debut
Sat, Apr 11 7:30pm
Silver Moon Brewing
24 NW Greenwood
silvermoonbrewing.com/events
$12.24
Satsang
Satsang is on a 10-year anniversary tour with a stop at the Volcanic Theatre Pub. With roots in Montana, Satsang’s music reflects the spiritual depth of his surroundings with a message of unity, self-work and mindfulness. Press materials describe the music as uplifting, soulful melodies with introspective lyrics, inspiring listeners to reflect on their own experiences, hopefully cultivating positive change and the interconnectedness of all beings. The performance includes guitarist Joey Harkum who spent a decade touring as lead singer and songwriter of the Baltimore-based band Pasadena. He released his fifth studio album “One Foot in the Grave” last August.
Satsang
Sat, April 11 8pm
Volcanic Theatre Pub
70 SW Century Dr, Bend
volcanictheatre.com/
$37.89
Marshall Crenshaw & James Mastro
Hoboken-based rock/Americana singer/songwriter/guitarist James Mastro will open for Marshall Crenshaw in Bend at Volcanic Theatre on April 14. He’ll share songs from his new full-length debut solo album “Dawn of a New Error.” Mastro has toured the world with legends like Patti Smith, Ian Hunter and John Cale. He describes his new album as a fiery blend of Americana, glam rock, and art-pop, filled with sharp hooks, textured arrangements and thoughtful lyrics.
Crenshaw is best known for hit songs like “Someday, Someway, “Cynical Girl” and “Whenever You’re on My Mind.” His tour is celebrating more than 40 years in showbiz. He and Mastro are performing together in Oregon, Washington and California.
Marshall Crenshaw
James Mastro
Tue, Apr 14 7:30pm
Volcanic Theatre Pub
70 SW Century Dr, Bend
volcanictheatre.com/
$53.50
This article appears in the Source April 9, 2026.
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