I think we can all agree that Memorial Day weekend shows at Les Schwab Amphitheater serve as a sort of unofficial kickoff to the summer concert season, and with the holiday right around the corner, I thought we should take a look at what’s coming our way between now and the end of September.
Below, you’ll find as much info as I could dig up about live music happening this summer in Central Oregon. There’s the Schwab’s shows (both ticketed and the free ones on Sundays), concert series at the Athletic Club of Bend and Black Butte Ranch, and everything currently on the calendars at the Midtown/Domino complex, Silver Moon and McMenamins. Oh, and some other random stuff that doesn’t neatly fit into any one category.
Plus, there’s a long list of upcoming festivals, including Sisters Folk Festival, Bend Roots Revival, Bend Summer Festival, The Bite of Bend, 4 Peaks Music Festival, High & Dry Bluegrass Festival and more.
I know there are a few things missing from this list. Neither the Deschutes County Fair’s music lineup nor the Munch & Music lineup were ready for publication today. But for the most part, this should be a pretty comprehensive listing of your opportunities to catch live music this summer. If you know of something I’ve missed, feel free to shoot me an email and let me know.
John Butler Trio
Clear Summer Nights at Athletic Club of Bend
www.c3events.com
June 16 — Brett Dennen (singer-songwriter)
Aug. 18 — John Butler Trio (rock)
Les Schwab Amphitheater’s ticketed concerts
www.bendconcerts.com
May 27 — Death Cab for Cutie (indie rock)
May 29 — The Decemberists (indie folk-rock)
July 2 — Ween (rock)
July 9 — Alison Krauss & Union Station (bluegrass)
July 23 — Pink Martini (pop/classical)
Aug. 10 — Dierks Bentley (country)
Aug. 25 — Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion Summer Love Tour (spun yarns)
Aug. 26 — Ben Harper (rock)
Sept. 6 — Ray LaMontagne (beard-folk)
Midtown Ballroom / Domino Room
www.randompresents.com
June 17 — Zepparella (Led Zeppelin tribute)
June 23 — Tech N9ne (hip-hop)
Sept. 8 — Reverend Horton Heat (psychobilly)
David Mayfield
Les Schwab Amphitheater’s
free Summer Sunday Concerts series
www.bendconcerts.com
June 12 — The Chapmans (bluegrass)
June 19 — Blaine Larsen (country)
June 26 — 234th Army Band (military band)
July 3 — Mosley Wotta (hip-hop)
July 17 — The Greencards (Americana)
July 24 — Franchot Tone (pop-rock)
July 31 — The David Mayfield Parade (indie rock)
Aug. 14 — Uncle Lucius (roots rock)
Silver Moon Brewing & Taproom
www.silvermoonbrewing.com
May 28 — The Staxx Brothers/Empty Space Orchestra (rock)
June 2 — Yamn (trance-jams)
June 3 — Moon Mountain Ramblers (Americana)
June 5 — Tyrone Wells (pop-rock)
June 7 — Gunrunner (psychedelic cowboy rock)
June 9 — The Mowbray Collective (covers)
June 10 — Sassparilla Jug Band (Americana)
June 24 — The Henhouse Prowlers (bluegrass)
July 6 — Kites & Crows (Americana)
July 15 — Fareed Haque & Mathgames (electronic funk)
July 16 — Necktie Killer (ska)
Cheyenne Marie Mize
McMenamins Old St. Francis School
www.mcmenamins.com
June 1 — Or, the Whale (indie-twang)
June 2 — Sonny Hess Band (blues)
June 8 — Bobby Bare Jr. (alt-country)
June 9 — Hilst & Coffey (jazzy folk)
June 15 — Redwood Son (Americana)
June 22 — Vandaveer and Cheyenne Marie Mize (indie-folk)
June 23 — The JZ Band (rock)
June 29 — Oh Sugo! (experimental)
June 30 — Tony Smiley (one-man rock band)
July 27 — Freak Mountain Ramblers (roots-rock)
Aug. 2-4 — Mike + Ruthy (Americana)
Aug. 17 — The Devil Whale (indie rock)
Black Butte Ranch’s Live at the Ranch
www.blackbutteranch.com
July 24 — Dangermuffin (roots-rock)
Aug. 21 — Shanghai Woolies (hot jazz/pop)
Sept. 4 — Soul Jelly and Ty Curtis Band (soul/blues)
FESTIVALS!
June 18 — R.A.M.P. Block Party / PoetHouse’s 4th Anniversary
tons of local bands and artists
downtown Bend, R.A.M.P. on Facebook
Marc Cohn
June 24 — Hullabaloo Festival
Marc Cohn (singer-songwriter)
Northwest Crossing, Bend, www.c3events.com
June 25-26 — The Bite of Bend
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk (funk), Moon Mountain Ramblers (Americana)
downtown Bend, www.thebiteofbend.com
July 8-10 — Bend Summer Festival
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Luce (pop-rock)
downtown Bend, www.c3events.com
July 15-16 — 4 Peaks Music Festival
Poor Man’s Whiskey, New Monsoon, Elephant Revival (jam-band)
Rockin’ A Ranch, Tumalo, www.4peaksmusic.com
July 30-31 — Volcanic Funk Festival
Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Orgone (funk)
Century Center, Bend, www.p44p.biz
Aug. 11-14 — Sagebrush Rock Festival
Sagebrush Rock, Arridium, Scar Lit Fever (rock)
Christmas Valley, www.sbrfestival.com
Aug. 19-21 — High & Dry Bluegrass Festival
bluegrass bands!
Runway Ranch, Bend, www.hadbf.com
Dave Alvin
Sept. 9-11 — Sisters Folk Festival
Dave Alvin, Steve Forbert, Mary Gauthier (folk)
throughout Sisters, www.sistersfolkfestival.org
Sept. 23-25 — Bend Roots Revival
dozens of local artists
Century Center, Bend, www.bendroots.net
OTHER STUFF
June 3 — Hurtbird and Brothers Young (indie rock)
PoetHouse Art, Bend, www.riseupinternational.com
June 5 — MadHappy Lounge benefit show (eclectic)
Century Center, Bend, MadHappy Lounge on Facebook
June 10 — Erin Cole-Baker CD-release show (folk-pop)
The Oxford Hotel, Bend, Erin Cole-Baker on Facebook
June 11 — Rise Up Spring Jamboree: Larry and His Flask and The Autonomics (rock)
Century Center, Bend, www.riseupinternational.com
June 15 — Tommy Emmanuel (acoustic guitar)
Tower Theatre, Bend, www.towertheatre.org
June 17 — Jeff Lorber and Patrick Lamb (jazz)
The Oxford Hotel, Bend, www.oxfordhotelbend.com
Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, sans Maytals
June 25 — Tuck and Roll CD-release show (pop-punk)
MadHappy Lounge, Tuck and Roll on Facebook
July 3 — Toots & the Maytals (reggae)
Deschutes County Fairgrounds, Redmond, 541-548-2711
July 8 — Night Ranger (classic rock)
Troy Field, Bend, www.thetwins.com
July 9 — The Dirt Drifters (country)
Troy Field, Bend, www.mountain997.com
July 22 — Everclear (alt-rock)
Century Center, Bend, www.bendliveandlocal.com
