Besides their hometown of Portland, The Ascetic Junkies have probably played nowhere more than Bend, says member and founder Matt Harmon.

And in those local appearances — nine over the past three years, if we trust a search of The Bulletin’s website (which, of course, we do) — the hooky, high-energy indie-pop band has been just that: a band. Four members, sometimes five, all working together toward a tuneful ruckus.

Well, those days are coming to an end. The core of the Junkies has always been married couple and musical soul mates Harmon and Kali Giaritta, and the two spent last summer touring this fine country of ours as a duo. That went so well that, upon their return, they decided to pare the band back from the full-band arrangement of the past four years to just the two of ‘em.

“We had great success … this summer, and have since decided that we should switch things up and have the core ‘band’ really just be Kali and I as we focus on new music and a lot more touring,” Harmon wrote in an email.

Before they do that, though, they’ll play one last show in Bend with the full band on Thursday at The Horned Hand. Expect to hear the Junkies’ plucky take on pop-rock, which is packed to the brim with bright, lively melodies and likeable boy/girl vocals. They are probably tired of hearing me say this, but they remind me so much of Of Montreal, if that band would rein in the theatrics and just stick to playing great, four-minute pop songs.

Also on Thursday’s bill: The Horde and The Harem, another Northwest band with a gift for killer harmonies, and one led by former Bendite Ryan Barber to boot.

The Ascetic Junkies, with The Horde and The Harem; 8 p.m. Thursday; $5; The Horned Hand, 507 N.W. Colorado Ave., Bend; www.reverb nation.com/venue/thehornedhand.