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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2022 • THE BULLETIN
music notes
Rise Against, The Used will bring
punk to Bend amphitheater
Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend,
volcanictheatre.com.
You know by now, surely, that Bend’s big-
gest concert venue, Hayden Homes Amphi-
theater, will host a whole bunch of shows this
summer, covering a whole bunch of different
musical styles: Country, pop, jam band, reg-
gae, blues, hip-hop, electronic and more.
On Sunday, it’s punk rock’s turn as Rise
Against, The Used and Senses Fail take the
amphitheater stage. Expect a night of fast
tempos, chunky guitar riffs and strong,
shouted melodies.
Rise Against is from Chicago, and they’re
one of the catchier punk bands to emerge in
recent years, which is no doubt why they’ve
sold millions of albums over their two decades
in existence. The story of The Used is pretty
similar, except they’re from Utah and less pop-
punk and more screamo than Rise Against.
See you in the pit, punks!
Rise Against, with The Used and Senses
Fail: $40, 6 p.m. Sunday, doors open 5 p.m.,
Hayden Homes Amphitheater, 344 SW
Shevlin Hixon Drive, Bend, bendconcerts.
com.
Suttle Lodge will welcome Nick Delffs
T.S.O.L. play The Capitol in Bend
Central Oregon fans of old-school punk
rock have had a banner year, with Circle
Jerks, The Adolescents, M.D.C. and Bad Re-
ligion concerts in the rearview mirror and
Agent Orange returning to Volcanic Theatre
Pub Aug. 10.
And next week, it’s time for T.S.O.L., aka
the True Sounds of Liberty, who formed in
Long Beach, Calif., in the late 1970s. Initially
known for their riotous live shows and po-
Jason Siegel
Punk band Rise Against plays Hayden Homes Amphitheater Sunday.
litical hardcore, T.S.O.L. distinguished itself
from other SoCal punk bands by experi-
menting with poppier songs and gloomier,
more goth-influenced punk known as hor-
ror punk and/or deathrock.
Alas, personnel turnover and clashes
over the band’s artistic direction ultimately
limited T.S.O.L.’s potential for success. But
they’re survivors! They’re still out there
doing what they do better than most, and
they’ll do it Tuesday night at The Capitol in
Bend. Show up and pay respect to some un-
derground lifers!
T.S.O.L., with Foes, It’s Chaos and Pool-
side Leper Society: $20 in advance, $25 at
the door, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, The Capi-
tol, 190 NW Oregon Ave., Bend, thecapitol-
bend.com.
from the heart (as usual), with her message
pointed directly at someone (or some ones).
Who? I don’t know, but I’ll bet they know
who they are.
Jess Ryan Band, with Blackflowers
Blacksun: $10, 9 p.m. Saturday, Volcanic
The Suttle Lodge’s weekly Big Lawn con-
cert series continues at the rustic resort
northwest of Sisters, this week welcoming
Boise, Idaho singer-songwriter Nick Delffs.
Delffs grew up in rural Northern Califor-
nia and he was once an Oregonian, where
he fronted the excellent Portland indie rock
band The Shaky Hands in the 2000s. After
that band ended, he moved to Idaho, where
he released a fine solo album in 2017 and an
EP called “Childhood Pastimes” last year.
The latter — a song cycle about the human
journey through life, love, heartbreak, suf-
fering and joy — showcases the full range
of Delffs’ songwriting style, which is hy-
per-rhythmic and effortlessly melodic.
Other shows coming up at Suttle Lodge
include Maita on Aug. 8 and Ryan Sollee on
Sept. 5. The schedule is at thesuttlelodge.com.
Nick Delffs: Free, 6-8 p.m. Monday, The
Suttle Lodge, 13300 U.S. Highway 20, Sis-
ters, thesuttlelodge.com.
— Ben Salmon, The Bulletin
Jess Ryan Band to celebrate new EP
Courtesy The Jess Ryan Band
The Jess Ryan Band
Three years ago, Jess Ryan told The Bul-
letin she was excited to prove her doubters
wrong and put out her namesake band’s first
full-length album.
Now, three years and part of a pandemic
later, the Jess Ryan Band is back with a new
EP called “Take A Seat.” Lest you misinter-
pret the tone of that title, the cover art fea-
tures an open toilet with what appears to be
a large plume of fire rising out of the bowl.
The EP’s five songs feature more of the
sound that has made the JRB one of the most
popular local bands over the past five years:
Shadowy, smoldering blues-rock ‘n’ soul laced
with heavy vibes and psychedelic saxophone
textures. This is a band with a firm grip on dy-
namics and the confidence and chops to play
slow without losing momentum.
And if song titles like “Bad Actor,” “Trans-
gressions” and “Talk Too Much” are any
indication, Ryan appears to be writing
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