Volcanic Theatre Pub and 1988 Entertainment Presents:
ELEGANZA: A CLICHÉ NEW YEARS EXTRAVAGANZA
Tuesday, December 31st 2024
Presale - $20 Door - $30
Doors @ 8 PM
Parallel 44 Presents PINK TALKING FISH, a hybrid tribute to Pink Floyd, Talking Heads & Phish on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Volcanic Theatre in Bend, OR. Every time Parallel 44 has brought PTF to Bend, it's been nothing short of mind-blowing. This band throws down big time ! Don't miss it ! Local favorites THE HASBENS open. Doors 7:30pm. Show 8pm. All ages welcome.
About PINK TALKING FISH:
Pink Talking Fish is a Hybrid Tribute Fusion Act that takes the music from three of the world's most beloved bands and creates a special treat for fans of the music.
Pink Floyd, Talking Heads and Phish are all more than just bands... they are Phenomenons. Their creations have artistically inspired people and their mind-blowing live performances have brought people together to form a special sense of community around the love for their favorite band.
Although the music from each act is different, Pink Talking Fish has discovered that fusing the material together creates an amazing story. The epic emotion of Pink Floyd.... The funky, danceable layerings of Talking Heads.... The multitude of styles, unique compositional structures and pure fun of Phish.... to merge these three into one gives music lovers a special experience.
Pink Talking Fish features Eric Gould on bass, Richard James on keyboards, Zack Burwick on drums and Cal Kehoe on guitar. This is a band created by musicians who love the music of these acts. It's purpose is to heighten people's passion for this music by creating something fresh and exciting for fans.
Discovering connections is part of the fun: Pink Floyd's "On The Run" seamlessly fitting in the middle of the composition of Phish's "You Enjoy Myself". Perfectly placing Phish's "Sand" into the groove of Talking Head's "Slippery People". Segued collections from all three acts such as Run Like Hell > Making Flippy Floppy > Piper > Run Like Hell or Mike's Song > Have A Cigar > Once In A Lifetime > Weekapaug Groove. These ideas are the spirit behind Pink Talking Fish.
The story is ever evolving. The experience is always exciting. Come join Pink Talking Fish for the ultimate fusion tribute and celebrate the love of this music in unique fashion.
About The Hasbens:
The Hasbens (the band that has Bens) is a funky psychedelic jam band, originally from Plattsburgh, NY; currently rockin' in Bend, Oregon. Pulling from diverse musical backgrounds, the group makes it a priority to blend styles in a manner that will keep any crowd dancing and the energy high. With a colorful catalog of distinctive originals and familiar covers, The Hasbens will keep your attention locked and your body groovin
Volcanic Theatre Pub & Unlocked Films presents:
Thursday, January 9th 2025
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Unlocked Films presents a night of big witch energy! Let us gather at the Volcanic Theatre Pub and celebrate witches. The night will feature tarot card readings, dance performances, live music from the local band Witch Eyes. Witch Eyes is a multimedia experience like no other. That will be followed by the WORLD PREMIERE of Unlocked films latest music video to the Witch Eyes song “Darkness Marching” featuring local actors/performers Miss Charlotta Love, Siren Slade, Miranda Rose and Judith Faustima. WITCH EYES music by Colten Tyler Williams featuring Siren Slade, additional strings by Aaron Andre Miller.
A screening of the classic Grindhouse film “Mark of the Witch” will wrap up a night filled with massive witch power!
Unlocked Films is local award winning filmmaker Jesse Locke. He has produced several feature length documentaries and over a dozen music videos in his career. Working with bands like the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Helga, and many more. Jesse is always looking to push the envelope when it comes to live entertainment. https://www.unlockedfilms.space
Volcanic Theatre Pub presents:
Saturday, January 11th 2025
Doors @ 6PM - Wrestling @ 7PM - DJ after party @ 9PM
21+
Volcanic Theatre Pub & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Bad Bad Hats w/ Party Nails
Sunday, January 12th 2024
Presale - $20 Door - $30
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Bad Bad Hats -
The Minneapolis, Minnesota duo Bad Bad Hats are named after a little-known song from
“Madeline,” a beloved children’s book series about a mischievous young girl and her yellow-clad
classmates. Founded by singer/songwriter Kerry Alexander and guitarist Chris Hoge, the band
traffics in similarly playful concepts and warm scenes of youth. Bad Bad Hats are celebrated for
crispy, lived-in melodies, big choruses that stick for days, and an easy musicianship that carries
across their eclectic, wide-ranging releases.
The band's lead singer Kerry Alexander grew up between Tampa, Florida and Birmingham,
Alabama. As a child, she was a student of the glossy MTV pop that defined the early 2000s, as
well as the David Bowie and Tom Petty CDs her parents would play while making dinner. Singer
songwriters like Alanis Morissette, Kim Deal, and later, Michelle Branch, were an early
inspiration for Kerry: after discovering songwriting as a profession while watching American Idol,
the young teenaged Kerry began filling binders with songs, planning to one day write hit records
for stars.
As her confidence grew, Kerry began testing her performance chops at open mic nights, and
eventually began sharing demos on Myspace, where she first connected with Chris Hoge, a
savvy guitarist and classmate at the small liberal arts school Macalester College. The pair’s
chemistry was undeniable, sharing common tastes in songwriting and sound, and they
flourished creatively--and, soon, as a couple. They refined demos together and gigged around
the Twin Cities, where they received consistently strong responses from friends who’d come to
their shows. Soon, Kerry and Chris were assembling their first EP, "It Hurts," and catching the
ear of local indie labels. After fleshing out the line up with bassist Noah Boswell, Bad Bad Hats
was officially born.
"Psychic Reader," BBH’s debut LP, arrived in 2015. Led by the ebullient single “Midway,” the
album highlighted the band’s cinematic sound, punchy rhythm sections, and Kerry’s
heart-aching vocals. With "Psychic Reader," the band expanded their audience beyond local
Twin Cities venues, as their music spread organically via college radio and shared links. New
fans seemed to discover the music daily, their growth coincided with a renaissance in young
bedroom musicians via streaming through the 2010s. With their follow up full length albums
“Lightning Round” (2018) and “Walkman” (2021), Bad Bad Hats expanded their sound and look,
with hilariously DIY music videos that cast the band as ice hockey players, Elvis impersonators,
secret agents and more. In the years since their initial noodling around St. Paul, Bad Bad Hats
have toured globally with peers like The Beths and Hippo Campus, and storied acts like The
Front Bottoms and the aforementioned Michelle Branch, who picked them up for her 2022
headlining world tour. It was a full-circle moment for Kerry, one that she made clear on stage at
each show.
Last January, Kerry, Chris, and longtime bandmate Con Davison cozied up under frigid winter in
Chris and Kerry’s Twin Cities home, writing and recording their latest, self-titled LP. Each day for
two weeks, Kerry would make sandwiches for lunch (tuna salad on Tuesdays), and the crew
would get to work in the basement home studio, stacked to the brim with gear. The group
recorded more quickly than usual, and even incorporated a few songwriting prompts sent in
directly from their fans as jumping-off points. Where BBH are typically known for big song topics
like love and heartache, Kerry took to smaller ideas this go round—included are songs inspired
by parking tickets, scorching Tampa grocery store lots she remembered from her youth, and
other autobiographical scenes woven into dancefloor-ready numbers.
Today, Bad Bad Hats are back to their founding duo, and their upcoming record is the band’s
first time self-producing, with a freewheeling, pristine tone and several unexpectedly funky turns.
The new album suggests a band still having deep fun creating and playing, inviting listeners
new and old to live life to their heartfelt tunes. "Bad Bad Hats" will be available on April 12th,
2024 via Don Giovanni Records.
Party Nails -
Before she was Party Nails, Elana Carroll was the tween-dream-open-mic-queen of Chatham, NY. Garageband, meanwhile, sparked a passion for technology, revealing an artist equal parts frontman and engineer, ham and bone. Elana’s love of the studio has only grown, while a growing audience continues to adore her onstage.
Pillow Talk, Party Nails long-awaited third album (out January 2025 on Eye Knee Records), finds songwriter-producer-artist Elana Carroll in a honey colored party mood. Opening with “Same Old Song”, an indie rock ode sung into the rear view mirror, our hero seems to have chucked her bluer feelings into the backseat (with snacks) and let “fun” sit shotgun all the way to the slumber party. Carroll and her unhinged musical prowess deftly drive her gang of emotions through her particular brand of brash synth pop (“First Responder”, “Movie Scene”), as well as the grunge and punk-infused second half (“Someway Somehow”, “Do U Know How”). Detours abound as she careens through genre twists and turns, before pulling up to the blanket-fort for a heart to heart with your head on the pillow next to her (“Trigger Warning”, Dirty Water”).
Party Nails debuted in 2015 on Neon Gold’s famed blog with Break, toured in 2017 (with PVRIS and Lights), produced and wrote with produced feminist rock duo Deap Vally and lent her vocal magic to LŪN, Urban Heat, Battle Tapes, MitiS, Getter, and more. Elana’s music has been in movies and television (Glass, Girls, The L Word: Generation Q, Nancy Drew, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) featured in Billboard, PAPER, Noisey, Earmilk, Paste, etc, and on Spotify playlists Fresh Finds, Undercurrents and more. She operates Top Coat recording studio in Los Angeles, where she records, produces and mixes for Party Nails and others. She’s also pretty funny (check “Rockin' on the Rag,” her period pride canticle for Loren Bouchard’s Apple animated series Central Park).
Volcanic Theatre Pub and 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Yonder Mountain String Band - Two Nights
Friday, January 17th 2025 and Saturday, January 18th 2025
Genre - Bluegrass
Presale - $35 Door - $45
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Yonder Mountain String Band, a driving force in roots music for nearly three decades
and a key player in the progressive jamgrass movement, kicks off a new chapter with
Nowhere Next. Featuring original songs inspired by lived experiences, people, and
places that have shaped them, the album is a mix of bluegrass, indie rock, and country
with soulful, funky grooves that call for a good time. Their 11th studio album follows the
Grammy-nominated Get Yourself Outside (2022), adding depth and momentum to
Yonder’s rich musical legacy.
Nowhere Next showcases the musical talents and collaborative writing efforts of
founding members Adam Aijala (guitar, vocals), Dave Johnston (banjo, vocals), and
Ben Kaufmann (bass, vocals), alongside multi-instrumentalist Nick Piccininni
(mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals), a five-year veteran whose contributions as a singer
and instrumentalist shine throughout the record. Together, they co-wrote nine of the
eleven tracks, artfully blending their unique perspectives and vocal ranges to give each
song its own distinct character. Coleman Smith (fiddle) makes his studio debut, adding
a vibrant layer that complements the band’s overall dynamic. Grammy-winning Dobro
legend Jerry Douglas brings his signature style to three standout tracks: “Here I Go,”
“Wasting Time,” and “Didn’t Go Wrong.”
Balancing nostalgia and innovation, Nowhere Next captures the essence of Yonder’s
journey, transitioning from reflective storytelling to adventurous, genre-defying
excursions. Tracks like “Leave the Midwest,” “Cruisin’,” and “The Truth Fits”
highlights their gift for narrative, while “Nowhere Next,” “Here I Go,” and “Wasting
Time” reveal their capacity for the unexpected. “Come See Me,” “Second Hand
Smoke,” and “Outlaw” nod to tradition with a touch of country that complements the
band’s signature style. The album also pays homage to Yonder’s storied past, breathing
new life into two classics from the Yonder catalog, “River”(written by Yonder Mountain
String Band) and “Didn’t Go Wrong” (written by Shawn Camp and Billy Burnette),
reaching back over two decades.
Produced by Yonder Mountain String Band, Nowhere Next brings together the
unique voices and visions of each member, where their contributions resonate with a
shared openness. This collective synergy forges a powerful bond within the band,
making each track feel both grounded and alive with their connection. Edgy, heartfelt,
and full of surprises, Nowhere Next stands out as one of Yonder’s most compelling
albums yet, inviting listeners to experience the band at their most vibrant and
unrestrained.
Volcanic Theatre Pub & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Mary Eliza Record Release show with Palo Sopraño & Chiggi Momo
Sunday, January 19th 2024
Presale - $15 Door - $25
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Mary Eliza -
Mary Eliza, Portland-based singer/songwriter, grew up playing music in a family band in Oakland, CA, and has spent the years since traveling, living in her van, and busking on city sidewalks. She finds community in the mountains she situates between, the streets she steps through, and the communities she opens her heart towards. The catchy hooks of her songs are reminiscent of the bluegrass origins of Mary’s music, while the old-time, indie folk carried through her instrumentation captures the years she spent on the road.
In her debut album “Spider,” Mary reminds us how the softest things are the strongest, and the sweetest things can stop you in your tracks. She pours her soul, unapologetically, into the poetry of her lyrics, and in collaboration with Preston Cochran and Jake Finch at Trace Horse Studios, she breathes an electrifying life and fire into this new record.
Mary’s artistry is that of a garden, where growth and death happen simultaneously, where something bright rises and blooms in dark places, where you can hold the whole experience of heartbreak, chronic illness, and overflowing love all at once.
Palo Sopraño -
Palo Sopraño is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Ryan Pickard. A mix of Indie Rock, Jangle Pop and psychedelia are all cooked together deliciously in this high energy 4 piece band.
Chiggi Momo -
Bend-based indie band Chiggi Momo is a soulful collective of musicians cultivating community with driving, soaring, danceable songs of gratitude, romance, and the complexities of friendship. Front-woman Bella Cooper’s narrative writing style can feel like she is walking the listener home, waxing together about what it means to learn from heartbreak, grief, and joy.
Volcanic Theatre Pub, Soul'd Out, & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
The Main Squeeze
Thursday, January 23rd 2024
Genre - funk / soul / RnB / hip hop and jam
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
The Main Squeeze -
There seems to be an aura in the air when the five members of The Main Squeeze enter a room. A multicultural five-piece from Los Angeles, CA, The Main Squeeze have built a cult following in the States on the road – putting rubber to pavement and playing over 1,000 shows together over the past nine years. For a group of men with completely different backgrounds, tastes, religions, and opinions, there’s already a spirit shared among them when they sit down to play together.
The Main Squeeze, who have toured with the likes of George Clinton & The Parliament Funkadelic, String Cheese Incident, Umphrey’s McGee, and many more and are lauded across North America’s live music circuit. They’ve graced hundreds of stages and played festivals including Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Firefly, and many more. Their breakout moment came during the pandemic, the band quickly developed a huge following on TikTok. They’ve since gained praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, Relix, and Wonderland as well as collaborated with artists such as 6LACK and Gallant and regularly hosted celebrity-attended gigs at their fast-becoming infamous “Squeeze House.”
The band is coming off their fourth album “To Be Determined” a body of work showcasing the unique chemistry the Los Angeles, CA based band have developed together over the years - and seem to be hinting towards a new album coming soon.
Parallel 44 Presents Watkins Glen’s Double-Decker Double-Header Super Jam Vol. III feat. 4 interlocking back-and-forth sets, 2 from Watkins Glen and 2 from Oregon Fryer on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Volcanic Theatre in Bend, OR. Two of Oregon’s finest jambands playing one 4+ hour nonstop show featuring 4 back-and-forth interlocking contiguous sets, collaborative super-jams & lots of other musical surprises! Expect musical synergy & embrace the unexpected! Doors open at 7:30PM. Show starts at 8PM and goes until well after Midnight. All ages are welcome.