The four fellows in Head for the Hills are no strangers to Bend. They’ve played here many times over the past few years, most recently as an opener for Yonder Mountain String Band in April and at the 4 Peaks festival in July.

When a band keeps returning to a town, it usually means they’re doing well there. And no doubt: Bendites love these Colorado progressive-bluegrassers. If you give ’em a listen, it’s easy to hear why. Head for the Hills is a string band, sure, and one that mostly uses a traditional lineup of instruments to grow its ‘grass.

But this group also has an ear for melody and modern arrangements that make its music highly accessible. One spin through its new album “Blue Ruin” will reveal why Bluegrass Today called it “an interesting, melodic mesh of jamgrass, indie rock, and several other styles of music.”

Head For The Hills; 10 p.m. Saturday, doors open 9 p.m.; $10 plus fees in advance at www.bendticket.com, $10 at the door; The Annex, 51 N.W. Greenwood Ave., Bend; www.p44p.biz.