Local band Sun Dive is kicking off summer with two bands from Los Angeles sharing the spotlight at Silver Moon. Vinyl Williams has been creating what he calls celestial pop sounds and a universe of 3D futuristic dream worlds since 2007. He’s releasing the band’s 10th full length album, “Star Harmony,” on May 15, eight days before their Bend performance.
HOTT MT, which stands for Hour Of The Time Majesty Twelve, is an experimental pop group. Duo Nick (Spooky) Logie and Ash (Ashi) Allard create what they describe as an introspective psychedelic fantasy awash in fuzz guitar, new age synth and ethereal vocals taking listeners to a beautiful place and leaving them there. The duo, which has been together since 2012, is releasing its fifth full length album, titled “Haunted House,” on May 13.
Sun Dive formed last summer and includes Erin and Bruce Cole-Baker, Tyson Vandenbroucke and Dan Paggi. Erin Cole-Baker describes their sound as dreamo indie-rock with layered guitars infused with elements of psych, slowcore and ambient synths. They met Vinyl Williams at a Portland studio a few years ago and the idea began forming then to bring his sound out of LA to Bend. VW has previously partnered with HOTT MT and often tours with them.
Sun Dive will open the evening on Saturday, May 23, followed by HOTT MT with Vinyl Williams headlining, with a very visual performance. “Vinyl has synesthesia and uses his skills to cleverly craft virtual realities that compliment his acid-washed, angelic soundscapes,” Cole-Baker says. “The result is being taken into his harmonious world of lush psychedelic celestial pop with swirls, patterns and colors.”
Vinyl Williams, HOTT MT & Sun Dive
Sat May 23 7pm
Silver Moon Brewing
24 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend
bendticket.com/events/vinyl-williams-hott-mt-sun-dive-5-23-2026
$17.59
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