Agent Orange returns to Bend

Published 3:30 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2022

So-Cal punk greats Agent Orange return to Bend Wednesday, Aug. 10.

Calling all punks! You’ve had a good year so far, with the Circle Jerks, M.D.C., The Adolescents, T.S.O.L. and Bad Religion all playing shows in Central Oregon in recent months.

Next up: Agent Orange, the veteran punk trio that formed in Orange County, California, in 1978 and is still alive, still kicking and still mixing surf-rock and serrated power-pop into its punk rock. That’s a credit to guitarist and vocalist Mike Palm, who has fronted the band since day one, and whose guitar sounds like a buzzsaw slicing through the boredom of everyday life.

Agent Orange, with Decent Criminal: $15, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, volcanictheatre.com.

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