Volcanic Theatre Pub & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Karaoke in the Pub
Tuesday Nights
21+
Volcanic Theatre & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
El Ten Eleven
Genre - post-rock, indietronica, and math rock
Friday, May 1st 2026
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Presale - $20 Door - $30
We like to believe our lives can be shaped into stories—clean arcs, legible meaning—but life refuses the outline. Instead, it moves bluntly and without apology, indifferent to our sense of order. Events pile up without resolution, momentum divorced from direction, motion confused for progress. Sometimes the only refuge left is the nowhere of our own minds.
El Ten Eleven’s Nowhere Faster, the duo’s 16th release, was forged within that unease. Across eight tracks, it considers not just nothingness but velocity—the strange urgency that propels us forward even when the destination remains unclear. We are committed to acceleration, convinced speed itself might save us. The 33-minute album slows just long enough to pose the harder questions: what are we running from, and what do we think we can outrun?
That tension appears even in the album’s artwork, once again created with longtime collaborator Rob Fleming. It depicts a classic liminal space: familiar, anonymous, quietly unsettling. A stained glass-colored building and a streetlamp blur at the edges, suggesting motion that feels less like escape than enclosure—the kind that traps rather than transports.
Nowhere Faster emerged from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty’s longest break from touring and recording in their 23 years together, though “break” is something of a misnomer. Dunn’s famously restless creative pace never slowed. Instead, he began writing for not one but two drummers, handing Fogarty one of the most demanding challenges of his career. The record also marks a first for the band, weaving real strings and piano throughout, deepening the palette of what is already one of their most layered works.
The album’s titles and sounds draw from moments scattered across the band’s 23-year history. Opener “Uncanny Valley Girl” marks the return of long-retired effects like the delay pedal, stacking basslines into a dense, enveloping wall. It’s a clear-eyed take on AI-era paranoia, anchored by Fogarty’s steady rhythm—snare taut, cymbals gently alive—giving the sci-fi unease something solid to lean on. “Bjork’s Alarm Clock,” meanwhile, takes its title from an insult hurled at the band by a guitarist of a punk band on their first tour; you can almost hear Dunn and Fogarty’s quiet laughter beneath the buoyant bass and bow-scratched strings.
Still, Nowhere Faster is not a retreat into nostalgia. El Ten Eleven remains invested in risk and reinvention. The record continues to center Fogarty’s propulsive drumming and Dunn’s bass-driven experimentation: the first four tracks (“side A”) feature electric bass, while the latter half (“side B”) shifts to acoustic bass processed through pedals, subtly altering the album’s emotional weight. “Last Night In The Kitchen” reaches for the slick, sleazy bombast of classic Bond themes, opening new corridors for Dunn’s ever-expanding musical ambitions.
Album closer “So It Goes” draws inspiration from Dunn’s reading of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, coinciding with his reckoning with aging, loss, and the deaths of friends. Built around one of his stranger sonic experiments—a capo wrapped around a fretless acoustic bass—the song unfurls into a twangy, americana-inflected lament. It sounds like the quiet moments when reflection catches up to us, when we take inventory of the gnashes and scars left by the jaws of life.
Ultimately, Nowhere Faster is an album about reckoning—about time, endurance, and the uncertainty of how long a band, or a life, can last. We are all fumbling toward finitude. The question is not whether we’ll arrive, but what we want to hear on the way there. What will we dance to as the ground begins to shift beneath us? If nothing else, it may sound something like Nowhere Faster.
Volcanic Theatre Pub presents:
Saturday, May 2nd 2026
Doors @ 6PM - Wrestling @ 7PM
This event is 21+
FIGHT! Bend Women's Rugby Club Presents: Jell-O Wrestling: Super Smash Bros. Edition Get ready for the ultimate rumble! The Bend Women's Rugby Club is back by popular demand to host our now annual Jell-O Wrestling Fundraiser. We sold out last time and promise to be bigger, better, and slipperier than ever. Who will be the last one standing in the arena?
Volcanic Theatre & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Whitey Morgan and the 78s
Saturday, May 3rd 2026
Genre - Country
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Presale - $25 Door - $35
With a career rooted in grit, soul, and over 15 years of relentless touring, Whitey Morgan has long stood as one of the fiercest torchbearers of outlaw country. Hailing from Flint, Michigan, Morgan has released six acclaimed studio albums, a powerful live record, and earned a reputation as a relentless road warrior—averaging more than 125 shows per year. As Rolling Stone put it, he’s a “Waylon Jennings acolyte... a modern-day outlaw [with a] hard-hitting blue-collar brand of music,” while NPR praised him for staying true to the lineage of legends like Jennings, Merle Haggard, and David Allan Coe. Since the release of 2018’s Hard Times and White Lines—called his "finest set yet" by American Songwriter—Morgan has only deepened his impact, playing to packed clubs and sold-out theaters across the country. In 2024, he reached a defining milestone with his official debut at the Grand Ole Opry, a moment that signified more than just a career benchmark—it solidified his place in country music’s living legacy.
Whitey Morgan’s creative resurgence came full force in early 2025 with the release of three new singles produced by Shooter Jennings. These tracks—gritty, soulful, and unmistakably Morgan—marked a powerful return to the studio. “Let Me Roll,” the lead single, set the tone with its raw heartland sound, followed by two equally compelling releases that proved Morgan’s songwriting is as vital as ever.
Now, Whitey Morgan & the 78’s continue to push forward—onstage, in the studio, and on their own terms. With a loyal fanbase built one show at a time, Morgan remains one of country music’s most enduring and authentic voices—an artist for the outsiders, the true believers, and anyone who still finds salvation in a steel guitar and a hard truth.
The Gold Souls & Mamasboy
Thursday, May 7th 2026
Doors 7 PM - Music 8 PM
$20 at the door or FREE w/ HomeGrown 3-day pass
Founded in 2023 by Bend local musician Scottie McClelland, HomeGrown Music Festival began as a grassroots celebration of Bend’s vibrant music scene. By 2026, it has grown into Bend’s premiere spring music event—kickstarting the outdoor live music season in Central Oregon.
Hosted by Bend’s own Spencer Marlyn Band, and presented by Central Oregon's Premiere music venue, Volcanic Theatre Pub, HomeGrown brings together top talent from across the region while showcasing the very best local bands spanning multiple genres.
Don’t miss HomeGrown 2026 May 7-9th at its new home—the Century Center on Bend’s West side—where community, music, and springtime vibes come together in one unforgettable weekend.
Homegrown Festival will take place over six stages at Century Center in Bend, Oregon. Our venues include:
Founded in 2023 by Bend local musician Scottie McClelland, HomeGrown Music Festival began as a grassroots celebration of Bend’s vibrant music scene. By 2026, it has grown into Bend’s premiere spring music event—kickstarting the outdoor live music season in Central Oregon.
Hosted by Bend’s own Spencer Marlyn Band, and presented by Central Oregon's Premiere music venue, Volcanic Theatre Pub, HomeGrown brings together top talent from across the region while showcasing the very best local bands spanning multiple genres.
Don’t miss HomeGrown 2026 May 7-9th at its new home—the Century Center on Bend’s West side—where community, music, and springtime vibes come together in one unforgettable weekend.
Homegrown Festival will take place over six stages at Century Center in Bend, Oregon. Our venues include:
Volcanic Theatre & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Genre - Rock/Dance Punk
Sunday, May 10th 2026
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Presale - $20 Door - $30
Mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-your-face songs celebrating hedonism in multiple forms, Electric Six emerged from the same late-'90s/early-2000s Detroit garage-punk scene that produced and . They found international success through a relentless touring and recording schedule and an unerring commitment to their over-the-top style, delivering energy and absurdity in equal measure. After winning a local following as the Wildbunch, Electric Six scored a major hit in the U.K. in 2003 with the song "Danger! High Voltage," and their debut album Fire, released the same year, earned them a major cult following with tunes like "Dance Commander" and "Gay Bar." From that point on, musicians would come and go from the Electric Six lineup and the proportions of electronics to guitars would shift back and forth from album to album, but their essential formula of dance-friendly rock brimming with bombast and lunacy would never change. From 2005 onward, not a year would go by without a new E6 album and a string of shows in which Dick Valentine and co. would whip their fans into a frenzy. While the COVID-19 pandemic put them on pause for a while, 2021's covers set, Streets of Gold, put them back on their unstoppable schedule, and 2023's Turquoise, a set of originals, presented them in high spirited and irresponsible form.
Singer Dick Valentine, guitarists Rock and Roll Indian and Surge Joebot, bassist Disco, and drummer M. formed the Wildbunch in 1996 (keyboardist Tait Nucleus? joined the band later), releasing their debut single, "I Lost Control (Of My Rock & Roll)," and the eight-track An Evening with the Many Moods of the Wildbunch's Greatest Hits...Tonight! that year on . They also released 1999's full-length on that imprint. The group switched to for singles like 1997's "The Ballade of MC Sucka DJ," the Christmas single "Flying Bomb Surprise Package, Vol. 1," and 2001's "Danger! High Voltage," which became an underground hit, particularly in the U.K.
The following year, the group signed to and re-recorded "Danger! High Voltage," this time adding backing vocals from ' . After the re-release of the single in 2003, Electric Six issued their full-length debut album, Fire, later that spring. Just a few weeks after the album's release, Disco, Rock and Roll Indian, and Surge Joebot left the band and were replaced by Frank Lloyd Bonaventure, the Colonel, and Johnny Na$hinal. In 2004, the band got a new record deal with , a British imprint, and lost Bonaventure and M., whose bass and drum duties were filled by John R. Dequindre and Percussion World, respectively. The second Electric Six album, Señor Smoke, arrived in the U.K. early in 2005. It took another year for the album to be released stateside, on Metropolis Records. Switzerland arrived in the fall of 2006, and I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me from Being the Master followed in October of 2007; 2007 also marked the introduction of new bassist Smorgasbord, who stepped in after Dequindre left the band.
Volcanic Theatre Pub & Mobile Dance Party presents:
DEFUNK
Support by Eyeneye, LiamLantern, and Beam
Friday, May 15th 2025
Presale - $25 Door - $35
Doors @ 8PM
This event is 21+
Volcanic Theatre & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Genre - Lo-fi / Jazz / Soul
Thursday, May 21st 2026
Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM
Presale - $20 Door - $30
Tommy Guerrero may be better known in the world of skateboarding than music. Born in San Francisco, Guerrero joined the skate company Powell Peralta in 1984 and became one of the original members of the legendary "Bones Brigade" team. TG has been playing music since the late 70s with his brother Tony - both raised on a steady diet of DIY punk music/ethos and skateboarding, which informed and shaped the person he is today. Since then, Guerrero has become an accomplished bassist and guitarist with influences as diverse as John Coltrane, Bad Brains, Joy Division, Gabor Szabo, and on and on...
Volcanic Theatre Pub & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Random Rab
Genre - Dance Electronic
Friday, May 22nd 2025
Presale - $20 Door - $30
Doors @ 8PM
This show is 21+
The multi-instrumentalist and singer offers a powerful and unique contribution to the West Coast electronic music scene, with his work having diverse influences ranging from trip-hop, classical,Arabic, jazz, and more.
Volcanic Theatre Pub & 1988 Entertainment Presents:
Unofficial Yellowcard After Party w/ EMO Social & Johnny Sidney Davis
More artists TBA...
Saturday, May 23rd 2026
Doors @ 10:30 PM
This event is 21+