Check out our digital listing with over 300+ summer music options!
MAY
May 26-28
Sasquatch Music Festival — Various
The Gorge, George, WA
May 26
The Reputation — Rock
Sunriver Resort
May 27
Thomas T. and The Blue Chips — Blues
Sunriver Resort
May 27
Music on the Water Series - Eric Leadbetter — Classic Rock
Elk Lake Resort
May 28
Precious Byrd — Dance/rock
Sunriver Resort
May 31
Lillie Lemon — Electro-pop
Astro Lounge
JUNE
June 1
Five Pint Mary — Irish rock
Mcmenamins
June 2
Terrence Neal — Americana
Eurosports
June 2
A.M. Interstate — Rock
Checker's Pub
June 2
WELTERWEIGHT, Bogl, Komotion — Trap/House
The Capitol
June 2
Tony Smiley — Loops
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 3
Tony Lompa — Americana
Eurosports
June 3
Scott Pemberton Band — Rock
Crow's Feet Commons
June 3
Atlas Cider Block Party — Meekoh Party!
Atlas Cider
June 3
Dirty Revival — Soul
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Dubbed Portland's version of the Alabama Shakes, this band gets down and dirt-ay with its funkalicious grooves that are impossible not to bust a move to. Be prepared to don the biggest grin and be slathered with oodles of sweat from all that dancing!
June 4
Lillie Lemon — Electro-pop
Crooked River Brewing Co.
June 4
You Knew Me When — Indie folk
Broken Top Bottle Shop
June 4
Kuinka W/Ezra Bell — Americana
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 4
B-SIdes Brass Band — Funk
Les Schwab Amphitheater
New Orleans funk is coming atchya with this funky band that is sure to get you moving and grooving. Brass band jams transport you to the likes of Bourbon Street in full swing on Mardi Gras. Be prepared to party.
June 4
Natty Red — Acoustic
Bend Pizza Kitchen
June 4
Dark & Grey — Acoustic rock
Northside
June 5
Joan Osbourne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan — Rock
Tower Theatre
June 5
You Knew Me When — Folk rock
The Open Door, Sisters
June 6
Cash'd Out — Country/rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
If you're craving some iconic country folk, then look no further than cover songs from the Man in Black, a Johnny Cash cover band like no other.
June 6
Igor and the Red Elvises — Rock
The Capitol
This Siberian surf rock band are sure to impress, and they've been doing it since the '90s. This Russian-American band performs funk-rock, surf, rockabilly, reggae, folk rock, disco and traditional Russian styles of music.
June 6
David Archuleta — Pop
Tower
June 7
Charissa Parks & Shannon Smith — Singer/Songwriter
Pronghorn
June 7
Little Tybee w/ The Workshy — Folk-rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 7
Thunder Road, Sisters Rodeo Kickoff — Country
Hardtails
June 7
The Parson Red Heads — Rock
Mcmenamins
Cosmic Americana? It's a thing, and something the Parson Red Heads do beautifully. This indie psych-folk band from Portland is as fun as it is at times surreal and trippy.
June 7
Roy Zimmerman — Political satire
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Recently described as Bob Dylan meets Bobby Kennedy, this is political satire at its very best.
June 7
Separating the Seas, Poolside Leper Society, Zarlock and the Spacemen — Punk
The Capitol
Metal pirate heads rejoice, this is your time to shine and mosh at this fun, upbeat event.
June 8
Bend Rice Blues Band — Blues
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 8
Band of Drifters — American Roots
The Lot
June 8
Riley's Range Benders — Americana
Northside
June 8
The Same Coin — Country
Mcmenamins
June 8
Jah9 & Mellow Mood — Reggae
Domino
Poetry, dub and spirit combine to form beautiful reggae music from Jamaican songstress Jah9. Joined by Italian reggae artists, Mellow Mood, this is a universal grassroots music event.
June 8
Leadbetter & Young — Classic Rock
Sons of Beer, Prineville
June 8 -12
Genesis Arts & Music Festival — Various
Ochoco Mountains
June 8-10
Rowdy McCarran — Sisters Rodeo After Parties Country
Hardtails
June 9-10
Emerald City — Rock
Northside
June 9
Erik Himbert — Folk Rock
Eurosports
June 9
Fortune's Folly, Jive Coulis— Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 9
Afrolicious & Cymatics — Funk
Domino
Electric, eclectic and funky, Afrolicious mixes up Latin sounds with African beats with a bit of electronic synth thrown in for good measure. This legendary band from the Bay mixes it up and provides the grooves for a nonstop dance party.
June 10
Matt Gwinup Trio — Jazz
Eurosports
June 10
Beer, Bands & Public Lands - Wayward Soul, Alder Street Band — Roots
Drake Park
June 10
Dead at the Doj — Jam
High Desert Martial Arts
June 10
KLL SMTH, Matt Wax, Cymatics — Glitch
The Capitol
June 10
Royal Jelly Jive — Soul
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 11
John Mellencamp, Jewel, Carlene Carter — Roots, Rock, Folk
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Don't play no "Foolish Games" and make sure you R.O.C.K the USA this summer while kicking back to legendary rock guitarist John Mellencamp and indie-folk songstress Jewel.
June 11
Lozelle Jennings — Blues
Northside
June 13
Capleton — Reggae
Domino
June 13
Meekoh — Pop, Soul
Brasada Ranch
June 14
The Junebugs — Folk rock
Mcmenamins
June 14
Bobby Lindstrom — Blues rock
Pronghorn
June 15
Grambler's Mark — Rockabilly
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 15
Travis Ehrenstrom — Folk rock
The Lot
June 15
Moody Little Sister — Rock
Mcmenamins
June 15 -18
4 Peaks Music Festival — Americana
Rockin A Ranch
THE music fest for Central Oregon, right in our very own backyard. Come experience an intimate family-friendly and eclectic festival. Featuring legendary musicians across the board, the setlist is stellar with headliners MOE. and Railroad Earth.
June 16
Joshua James, Rivvrs — Folk rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 16
Baby Easy E — Rap
Domino
Rap royalty, Baby Easy-E is the son of the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Eazy-E" and brings his Compton-esque raps and tributes to his father this summer.
June 16
Red Diesel — Bluegrass
Eurosports
June 16
Good Co., Mark Brody — Electro-swing
The Capitol
June 16 -19
What the Festival — Electronica
Wolf Run Ranch, Durfur, OR
This year the boutique arts and music festival features eight stages of live and electronic music. Cut Copy, a Classixx DJ set and Gramatik are a few of the highlights.
June 17
GoodLife's 6th Anniversary Party - Live music TBA — Party!
GoodLife Brewing
June 17
Black Plastic Clouds, Dr. Green Dreams, Helga — Progressive Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 17
Inanimate Existence, Gravewitch, Reaping Asmodeia, more. — Metal
3rd Street Pub
June 17
Music on the Water Series - Trailer 31— Folk
Elk Lake Resort
June 18
Crazy Mountain Billies — Psychedelic Bluegrass
Bend Pizza Kitchen
June 18
Milonga — Latin
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Get ready to dance to the Latin, Spanish and Caribbean sounds of Milonga during the free Summer Sunday concert series at the Amphitheater
June 20
Missy Andersen — R&B
GoodLife Brewing
June 20
TajMo — Blues
John Grey, Sunriver
Two blues legends, Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo', unite for a joint tour in support of their collaborative album of originals and covers.
*SOLD OUT*
June 21
Willow Steps — Country
Broken Top Bottle Shop
June 21
Leadbetter & Young — Classic Rock
Astro Lounge
June 21
Mayeux & Broussard — Country
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 21
Ian Moore — Soul and blues
Mcmenamins
June 21
Pickin' and Paddlin' - Pete Kartsounes Stringband, Appaloosa, Ryan Richard & Friends — Bluegrass
Tumalo Creek Kayak
June 21
Lino — Acoustic
Pronghorn
June 23
The Brevet — Americana
Astro Lounge
June 23
NNT — Harmonies
Eurosports
June 23
Franchot Tone — Pop-rock
Jacksons Corner Eastside
June 23
G. Love and Special Sauce — Hip hop, blues, rock
Century Center
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
June 23 - 25
Bite of Bend (Shooter Jennings, Woebegone, etc.) — Various
Downtown
Shooter Jennings, son of country music legend Waylon Jennings, plays outlaw country and southern rock to headline Bite of Bend.
June 24
Cruxapalooza - Lance Canales & The Flood, Precious Byrd, Polyrhythmics — Various
Crux
Celebrate the 5th anniversary of Crux Fermentation Project with live music from Lance Canales & The Flood, Precious Byrd and Polyrhythmics.
June 24
Elise Franklin and Warren Zaiger — Jazz
Eurosports
June 24
Who Can Sleep — Indie
Sunny Yoga Kitchen
June 24
JELLYBREAD - Summer Kickoff Party Jam
Worthy Brewing
Desert twang meets urban funk when Jelly Bread kicks off the summer music series at Worthy Brewing.
June 24
Paul Simon — Folk, rock, pop
Les Schwab Amphitheater
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
June 24
Central Oregon Pride - Alise King, Mosley Wotta, Lady Dice, Posion Waters & Friends — Various
Drake Park
June 24
Music on the Water Series - Strange Rover — Rock
Elk Lake Resort
June 24
Crimson Guardian — Metal
Domino Room
June 24
Emerald City — Rock
Hardtails
June 25
Elektrapod — Funk
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Funk, soul and rock with a few jam band tendencies by Elektrpod fuels your dancing, chiling and Free Summer Sunday concert afternoon.
June 26
Jake Nelson — Country
Bend Pizza Kitchen
June 25
Zander Schloss — Singer/Songwrtier
The Capitol
Best known as the bass player for The Circle Jerks, Zander Schloss collaborated frequently with The Clash's Joe Strummer.
June 27
Dancehall Days (Twilight Tunes) — Pop
Worthy Brewing
June 27
Billy Woods, Henry Canyons, & more — Hip hop/progressive
The Capitol
June 27
Woebegone — Supple rock
Deschutes Brewery and Public House
June 27
Kinzel & Hyde — Blues
GoodLife Brewing
June 27
Liver Down the River — Funk
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 28
Zander Reese — Alternative
Velvet
June 28
Music on the Green, Redmond. TBA
Sam Johnson Park
June 28
Thomas T. and The Blue Chips — Blues
Northside
June 28
Casey Parnell — Acoustic
Pronghorn
June 28
Kids Band Night - The Students of String Theory, Hey Papa, The No's — Various
Worthy Brewing
This week's lineup for Worthy Brewing's Twilight Tunes includes performances from three bands made up entirely of kids. The Students of String Theory, Hey Papa and The No's perform.
June 28
Metalachi — Heavy metal mariachi
Volcanic Theatre Pub
The world's first and only heavy metal mariachi band has to be seen to be believed.
June 28
Coyote Willow — Rock and blues
Mcmenamins
June 29
KPOV Benefit Concert — Various
Kelly D's
June 29
3-D trio — Rock
Sunriver Resort
June 29
Irregular4Christ Music Ministry, Dusty Marshall, Krystal Marshall — Christian
Westside Church
June 29
Deception Past — Country
The Bamboo Room
June 29
Simone & Leo — Folk
The Lot
June 29
Brian Copeland — Pop
Mcmenamins
June 29
Beatlemania On Tour — Pop
Tower
June 30
Juju Eyeball — Pop/Rock
Eurosports
June 30
High Street Combo Uptown Funk
Sunriver Resort
June 30
Pink Martini — Classical
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Pink Martini tours in support of its ninth studio album, "Je dis oui!" Both Storm Large and China Forbes take the stage.
June 30
AKA Faceless, Foxy Lemon, & Cambrian Explosion — Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
June 30 - July 2
LSR Country Music Fest — Country
Paulina, Or.
JULY
July 1
Ween After Party - Guitar Gods Review — Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 1
Bittercreek — Classic Rock
Eurosports
July 1
Simone & Leo — Folk
The Bite
July 1
Petty Fever — Rock
Hardtails
July 1
Music on the Water Series - The Hot Club of Bend — Jazz
Elk Lake Resort
July 1
Ween — Alt-rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
July 1
Yak Attack's After Ween Attack — Electronica/Jam
The Capitol
July 1
Shafty - Post Ween Rager — Jam
Domino
July 1
La Pine Rodeo (Ned LeDoux and Josh Gracin) — Country
La Pine Rodeo Grounds
July 1-4
The Reputations — Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 1 - 4
La Pine Frontier Days Music on the Green — Various
La Pine Frontier Days Grounds
July 2
The Blind Owls — Retro Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 2
Katie "Pinto" Lebrun — Ukulele
Bend Pizza Kitchen
July 2
Dina y Los Rumberos — Latin
Les Schwab Amphitheater
July 3
Castle — Metal
3rd Street Pub
July 4
Deftones, Rise Against, Thrice — Hard Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Celebrate U.S. independence with red, white and rock and roll. Hard rock's heavy hitter join forces on a joint tour featuring Deftones, Rise Against! and Thrice.
July 4
America Party with Strive Roots & Jive Coulis — reggae/funk
Worthy Brewing
July 4
Music on the Water Series - Derek Michael Marc — Blues
Elk Lake Resort
July 5
Pitchfork Revolution — Bluegrass
Worthy Brewing
July 5
Freak Mountain Ramblers — Bluegrass
Mcmenamins
July 5
Jive Coulis - Music in the Canyon, Redmond — Funk
American Legion Park
July 5
Rob Fincham — Americana
Pronghorn
July 6
1Lady — Rapper
Astro Lounge
You had us at lady rapper. 1Lady incorporates hip hop, R&B and club music to create a vibe you'll be digging all night long.
July 6
High Street Trio — Uptown Funk
Sunriver Resort
July 6
B.o.B., London Jae, Jaque Beatz — Hip Hop
Midtown
Remember the song "Airplanes?" The joint by hip-hop star B.o.B. and Hayley Williams of Paramore? B.o.B. brings his universally appealing hip-hop and rap to the Midtown Ballroom.
July 6
Dezz — Electronica
Astro Lounge
July 6
Tony Furtado — Americana
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 6
Munch and Music TBA
Drake Park
July 7
Tour Des Chutes Packet Pickup with Parlour — Folk
Worthy Brewing
July 7-9
Summer Fest - Meekoh, Andy Stokes, LAHF, etc. — Various
Downtown
With local favorites Precious Byrd and Meekoh Martinez rocking the main stage on Friday, Larry and His Flask headlining on Saturday, Summerfest promises to bring you to your feet on this summer weekend.
July 7
High Street — Uptown Funk
Sunriver Resort
July 8
Billy Lund and Whiskey Weekend — Country
Sunriver Resort
July 8
The Led Zeppelin Experience — Classic rock
Hardtails
July 8
Tony Smiley — Loops
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 8
Music on the Water Series - Raman Ellis — Folk
Elk Lake Resort
July 9
Jordan — Singer/Songwriter
Bend Pizza Kitchen
July 9
Heritage, Mosley Wotta — Rock, Hip-Hop
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 9
The Groove Cabin — Progressive Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
July 11
Bumper Jacksons, Lark and the Loon — Folk-roots
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 11
UB40 — Reggae/Pop
Athletic Club of Bend
English reggae/pop legends UB40 kick off the Clear Summer Nights music series at the Athletic Club of Bend. Bust out your checkerboard Vans and get ready to dance.
July 12
G Bots and The Journeymen — Rock
Worthy Brewing
July 12
Charissa Parks & Shannon Smith — Singer/Songwriter
Pronghorn
July 12
Music on the Green, Redmond TBA
Sam Johnson Park
July 12
The Autonomics, Cool American, Turtlenecked — Indie Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
July 13
Abluestics — Blues
Sunriver Resort
July 13
Diego's Umbrella — Gypsy Pirate Polka
Volcanic Theatre Pub
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
July 13
Cowboy Junkies - Munch and Music — Alt-country
Drake Park
July 13-16
Crawfest - Jive Coulis, Harley Bourbon, etc. — Various
Powell Butte
Featuring Jive Coulis, Harley Bourbon, Billy Mickelson, Open Defiance, Greg Payne & The Piedmont Boys, The NeverCanEvers and more.
July 14
Mark Barringer and Jo B. — Roots
Eurosports
July 14
Doc Ryan & Whychus Creek — Americana
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 14
Fun Bobby — Pop/Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 15
Kelly Riley Duet — Americana
Eurosports
July 15
Abbey Road Live — Pop/Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 15
DoveDriver — Shoegaze funk
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 15
"Gold Dust" A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and The Blues Brothers Review — Classic rock
Hardtails
This summer Hardtails features an array of cover and tribute bands. Gold Dust plays the classic, inspiring tunes of Fleetwood Mac.
July 15
Slightly Stoopid, Iration, J Boog, The Movement — Rock/Reggae
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Fusing folk, rock, reggae, blues, hip hop, funk, metal and punk, Slightly Stoopid offers a little something for everyone.
July 15
Music on the Water Series - Coyote Willow — Rock/blues
Elk Lake Resort
July 16
Streetlight Moon — Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Rock and roll inspired by classic rock. Streetlight Moon features the lead vocals of Stephanie Slade.
July 16
Matisyahu — Rock/Reggae
Crow's Feet Commons
Bend's favorite Jewish-American reggae vocalist, beatboxer and alternative rocker returns to perform outdoors at Crow's Feet Commons.
July 17
Rhiannon Giddens — Acoustic
Tower
Former member of the Grammy Award-winning country, blues, old-time band the Carolina Chocolate Drops brings her violin, banjo and vocal stylings to the Tower Theatre.
July 18
The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers, Crook and The Bluff — Americana
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 19
Mexican Gunfight — Rock
Worthy Brewing
July 19
Cindy Lou Banks - Music in the Canyon, Redmond — Americana
American Legion Park
July 19
Bobby Lindstrom — Blues/Rock
Pronghorn
July 20
Precious Byrd and High Street — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 20
Ozomatli - Munch and Music — World
Drake Park
Formed in 1995, LA's Ozomatli performs hip-hop, rock and Latin-inspired music that will have you dancing your socks off from the first beat.
July 20
Jack Johnson — Pop/Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
An instant sell-out show, Bendites love Jack Johnson. The mellow vibes of this former professional surfer will have you swaying to the beat.
July 21
Victory Swig — Folk
Sunriver Resort
July 21
Ying Yang Twins — Rap/Hip-Hop
Domino Room
You may remember Atlanta-based hip-hop duo the Ying Yang Twins from their collaboration on Lil' Jon's popular joint "Get Low." The duo also worked with Britney Spears in the early 2000s.
July 21
The Avett Brothers — Folk Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
July 21
Miranda Lee Richards — Singer/Songwriter
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 21 - 23
Newberry Event Music & Arts Festival — Various
La Pine
July 22
Melanie Dyer — Country/Pop
Eurosports
July 22
Family Tunes with Charlie Parr and Friends — Folk
Crow's Feet Commons
July 22
JaSkaMon — Reggae, ska
Sunriver Resort
July 22
"Erotic City" A Tribute to Prince — Pop
Hardtails
July 22
Music on the Water Series - Unlikely Saints — Rock, soul, folk
Elk Lake Resort
July 23
This Island Earth, Foxtails Brigade — Rock/Pop
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 25
Simone & Leo — Folk
GoodLife Brewing
July 25
Brewers Grade — Country
Worthy Brewing
July 25
Diana Krall — Pop, jazz, bossanova
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Known for her contralto vocals, Canadian jazz pianaist and singer Diana Krall has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. This celebrated jazz musician is one of the best-selling artists of her time.
July 26
KC Flynn — Country
Worthy Brewing
July 26
Music on the Green, Redmond TBA
Sam Johnson Park
July 26
Harmed Brothers, Onward Etc. — Americana
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Portland-based Americana/folk quintet rocks the Volcanic Theatre Pub Theatre with their own brand of indiegrass.
July 26
Lino — Guitar-driven
Pronghorn
July 27
Soul Searchers — Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 27
Absinthe Rose — Folk/Punk
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 27
The Brothers Comatose - Munch and Music — Folk rock
Drake Park
If you didn't catch this attractive Americana/folk band at The Belfry recently, don't miss the opportunity to see them for free this summer at Munch and Music!
July 28
Mark Ransom — Roots
Eurosports
July 28
Precious Byrd — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
July 28
Dirty Bourbon River Show — Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
July 29
Shireen Amini — World
Eurosports
July 29
Chase Walker Band — Roots
Sugar Push
July 29
Woebegone — Supple Rock
Sunriver Resort
Bend's favorite supple rock band combines the forces of Larry and His Flask alum Ian Cook, Andrew Carew and Kirk Skatvold alongside Dayne Wood.
July 29
A Tribute to Robin Williams, Marc "Skippy" Price, & Ryan Wingfield — Comedy
Hardtails
July 29
Music on the Water Series Cosmonautical — Rock
Elk Lake Resort
Local indie rock on the banks of Elk Lake? Sounds like the perfect summer Saturday evening to us!
AUGUST
Aug 1
Laura May — Folk/Rock
Velvet
Aug 1
Asleep at the Wheel — Country
Tower
Aug 2
Victory Swig — Folk
Worthy Brewing
Aug 2
Desert Howlers - Music in the Canyon, Redmond — Rock/Blues
American Legion Park
Aug 2
Darrin Bradbury — Folk/Humor
Mcmenamins
Aug 2
Montgomery Gentry — Country
Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Aug 2
Casey Parnell — Acoustic
Pronghorn
Aug 3
Lindy Gravelle — Country/Pop
Sunriver Resort
Aug 3
Melissa Ethridge — Rock, folk, blues
Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Summer before last you got her at the Athletic Club, this summer rock and folk powerhouse Melissa Ethridge plays for free at the Deschutes County Fair.
Aug 3
Munch and Music TBA
Drake Park
Aug 3
Billy Strings — Folk
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 4
O'Sisters' Trio
Eurosports
Aug 4 - 5
Broke Down Soak Down Festival - Broken Down Guitars, Wayward Soul, Elektrapod, Goodbye Dyna and more — Various
Summer Lake Hot Springs
Aug 4
Thomas T. and The Blue Chips — Blues
Sunriver Resort
Aug 4
Leadbetter & Young Classic — Rock
Bend Brewing Co.
Aug 4
Franchot Tone — Pop-rock
Jackson's Corner Eastside
Aug 4
Naughty Professor — Funk
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 4
Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton — Classic Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
Another Bend summer stronghold, Steve Miller Band brings their classic rock jams to the Amphitheater alongside Peter Frampton.
Aug 4
The Marshall Tucker Band — Rock/Country
Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Aug 5
Paul Eddy — Country
Eurosports
Aug 5
Meekoh, Simone & Leo — Pop/Folk
Silver Moon
Aug 5
The Reputations — Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 5
Old Dominion — Country
Deschutes County Fairgrounds
Aug 5
Music on the Water Series - Kylan Johnson — Blues
Elk Lake Resort
Aug 8
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio — Soul
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 9
Familiar Souls — Dancegrass
Worthy Brewing
Aug 9
Miss Lonely Hearts — Country
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 9
Music on the Green, Redmond TBA
Sam Johnson Park
Aug 9
Rob Fincham — Americana
Pronghorn
Aug 10
Precious Byrd Trio — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 10
Munch and Music TBA
Drake Park
Aug 10
Michael Jackson History Show — Pop
Tower
Aug 11
Mark Barringer — Americana
Eurosports
Aug 11
Precious Byrd Trio — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 12
Bigstock Music Festival - G. Love & Special Sauce, The Contenders, Franchot Tone, The Natives of America — Pop-rock
Century Center
A fundraiser for Oregon Adaptive Sports and set in an intimate natural amphitheater, rock out to the sounds of G. Love & Special Sauce, Franchot Tone, The Contenders and The Natives of America.
Aug 12
Beth Woods — Americana
Eurosports
Aug 12
High Street — Uptown Funk
Sunriver Resort
Aug 12
Terri Clark — Country
Crook County Fair
Canadian country music star Terri Clark has enjoyed commercial success in both the U.S. and Canada. Classically '90s country, embrace the swagger of Terri Clark at the Crook County Fair.
Aug 12
The Time Machine — Pop/Rock
Hardtails
Aug 12
Music on the Water Series - Jones Road — Rock
Elk Lake Resort
Aug 15
Delta Bombers, Hard Fall Hearts — Rockabillly
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 16
The Sextones — Funk
Worthy Brewing
Aug 16
Fernando - Music in the Canyon, Redmond — Rock
American Legion Park
Aug 16
New Breed Brass Band — Funk
Mcmenamins
Aug 16
Charissa Parks & Shannon Smith — Singer/Songwriter
Pronghorn
Aug 17
Meekoh — Pop
Brasada Ranch
Aug 17
Precious Byrd Trio — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 17
Cedar Teeth, The Sam Chase Band, The Untraditional — Roots Rock
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 17 - 23
Oregon Eclipse Festival — Various
Big Summit Prairie, Ochocos
While tickets to the Oregon Eclipse Festival may have already sold out, those lucky enough to have snagged tickets will enjoy beats from Bassnectar, Beats Antique, March Fourth, STS9, The String Cheese Incident, as well as a total solar eclipse.
Aug 18 - 22
Moonshadow Festival - Fun with Jo, Bottom of the Barrel Band, Wayward Soul, Papa Smoke, This is No Mountain, The Talbott Brothers, Crow & the Canyon — Various
Wine Down Ranch
Didn't manage to get tickets for the Oregon Eclipse Festival? Fortunately, it's not the only jam that week. Moonshadow Festival provides visitors with a true western experience on a working cattle ranch. Featuring a farmers market, live music and camping.
Aug 18
Bittercreek — Classic Rock
Eurosports
Aug 18
Fun Bobby — Pop/rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 19
Larry and His Flask — Rock
American Legion Park
Central Oregon's homegrown heroes of punk and Americana return to Redmond to perform in their hometown. Expect to dance your booty off to their high-energy stage show for free!
Aug 19
Maraval Road Steele Drum Band — World
Sunriver Resort
Aug 19
Unchained - Van Halen Tribute Band — Classic Rock
Hardtails
Aug 19
Music on the Water Series - Jive Coulis — Funk
Elk Lake Resort
Aug 23
Streetlight Moon — Rock
Worthy Brewing
Aug 23
Music on the Green, Redmond TBA
Sam Johnson Park
Aug 23
Bobby Lindstrom — Blues rock
Pronghorn
Aug 23
Digisaurus Future — Pop/rock
Astro Lounge
Aug 24
3-D Trio — Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 25
Talking Dreads — Reggae
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 25
Precious Byrd — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 26
Sleepy, J-Meast, Clumzy Stoners, Northern Lights, etc. — Hip Hop
The Annex
Aug 26
Elise Franklin and Warren Zaiger — Jazz
Eurosports
Aug 26
The Reputations — Rock
Sunriver Resort
Aug 26
Company Grand — Rhythm and blues
Volcanic Theatre Pub
Aug 26
Appetite for Deception - Guns and Roses Cover Band — Classic Rock
Hardtails
Aug 26
Music on the Water Series - Rich Taelour Trio — Rock
Elk Lake Resort
Aug 29
Moon Mountain Ramblers — Bluegrass
Worthy Brewing
Aug 30
Wayward Soul — Roots
Worthy Brewing
Aug 30
Pickin' and Paddlin'/Whitewater & Surf Festival - The T-Sisters, Space HeaterZ, Doc Ryan — Americana
Tumalo Creek Kayak
Pickin' and Paddlin' has brought together the music community on the banks of the Deschutes River for years and this year it combines with the Whitewater & Surf Festival for an evening of folk. This year, the event features The T-Sisters with beautiful sibling harmonies and folk sensibilities. Space Heaterz and Doc Ryan also perform.
Aug 30
TBA - Music in the Canyon, Redmond
American Legion Park
Aug 30
Lino — Guitar-driven
Pronghorn
Aug 31
Polecat — Bluegrass
Crow's Feet Commons
Polecat, a band that blends Americana, Celtic, rock, reggae and world music into their sound, returns to Bend for a free, outdoor show.
Aug 31
Abluestics Blues
Sunriver Resort
SEPTEMBER
Sept 1
Franchot Tone — Pop-rock
Zeppa Bistro
Sept 1
Precious Byrd Combo — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Sept 2
Jive Coulis — Rock/funk
Sisters Saloon
Sept 2
Me Like Bees — Indie rock
Sunriver Resort
Sept 2
Steelhorse - Bon Jovi Tribute Band — Classic Rock
Hardtails
Sept 2
Music on the Water Series - Kaylee James
Elk Lake Resort
Sept 3
Family Tunes with Pieta Brown — Indie Americana
Crow's Feet Commons
Sept 3
Precious Byrd — Dance/Rock
Sunriver Resort
Sept 4
Precious Byrd - Goodbye to Summer — Dance/rock
Worthy Brewing
Sept 5-8
Sisters Americana Song Academy — Americana
Sisters
Sept 6
Music on the Green, Redmond TBA
Sam Johnson Park
Sept 6
Appaloosa — Country
Pronghorn
Sept 8
Michael Franti & Spearhead — Rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
It wouldn't be summer in Central Oregon without the annual performance from everyone's favorite soul rocker. Franti brings positivity, sunshine and good vibes to the Amphitheater every year.
Sept 8 - 10
Sisters Folk Festival — Folk
Sisters
A cornerstone of the Central Oregon music scene, this annual festival brings together some of the best folk, Americana, bluegrass and alt-country performers in the industry. From Grammy Award winning artists to local Americana Project Alumni, the Sisters Folk Festival is a must-attend event for music lovers.
Sept 9
George Winston — Folk
Tower
Sept 9
Whiskey River - Lynyrd Skynard Cover Band — Classic Rock
Hardtails
Sept 9
Music on the Water Series - Mark Ransom and the Mostest — Funk
Elk Lake Resort
Sept 10
John Butler Trio — Roots/Jam band
Athletic Club of Bend
A Bend favorite, Australia's John Butler Trio returns to the Atheltic Club with their roots influenced jam band sound. Their sound touches on rock, folk, blues, funk, bluegrass, hip-hop and reggae.
Sept 13
Rob Fincham — Americana
Pronghorn
Sept 20
Charissa Parks & Shannon Smith — Singer/Songwriter
Pronghorn
Sept 22
Modest Mouse — Indie rock
Les Schwab Amphitheater
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
Sept 26
The Shins — Indie rock
Athletic Club of Bend
See Pick's Picks for description on page 17!
