On Saturday night, I was a bit torn between shows. Should I check out Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons at the Annex or finally see what all the buzz is about with a Portland indie folk rock band called The Ascetic Junkies?

Well, I thought I would do both — see the first set from Ascetic Junkies then cross the street to the Annex. Yeah, that didn’t quite happen. I couldn’t get myself to leave the bubbly and infectious pop goodness of this band. They’re like Pop Rocks — sweet but with a bite. But unlike Pop Rocks, The Ascetic Junkies are perfectly safe when mixed with Pepsi.

The Junkies are coming back on June 26 for the Bite of Bend Festival — a free show that you should check out if you know what’s good for you.

This article appears in May 6-12, 2010.

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Ascetic Junkies: Video from Saturday night’s show

The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
May 11, 2010

<h1>Ascetic Junkies: Video from Saturday night’s show</h1> <p class="byline">The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />May 11, 2010</p> <p>On Saturday night, I was a bit torn between shows. Should I check out <a href="http://www.tsweekly.com/sound/music-features/mormons-just-want-to-have-fun-jerry-joseph-and-the-jackmormons-might-be-a-bit-frustrated-but-they-still-want-to-rock-your-ass-off.html" target="_blank">Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons</a> at the Annex or finally see what all the buzz is about with a <strong>Portland indie folk rock band</strong> called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theasceticjunkies" target="_parent">The Ascetic Junkies?</a></p> <p>Well, I thought <strong>I would do both</strong> -- see the first set from Ascetic Junkies then cross the street to the Annex. Yeah, that didn't quite happen. I couldn't get myself to leave the bubbly and infectious pop goodness of this band. <strong>They're like Pop Rocks -- sweet but with a bite</strong>. But unlike Pop Rocks, The Ascetic Junkies are perfectly safe when mixed with Pepsi.</p> <p>The Junkies are coming back on <a href="http://www.thebiteofbend.com/" target="_blank">June 26 for the Bite of Bend Festival</a> -- a free show that you should check out if you know what's good for you.</p> <p><object><em>You need to use a flashplayer enabled browser in order to view this video</em></object></p> <p> </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> http://www.youtube.com/v/NoWdkpwphv0 </div> </figure> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com/news/ascetic-junkies-video-from-saturday-nights-show-2135654/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bendsource.com">The Source - Bend, Oregon</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=15553" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.bendsource.com/news/ascetic-junkies-video-from-saturday-nights-show-2135654/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js"></script>

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