Machinist brings heavy vibes to Open Space in Bend

Published 10:30 am Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Ripping Georgia quartet Machinist plays Tuesday at Open Space Event Studios in Bend.

Open Space Event Studios in Bend has a couple nights of live local rock bands lined up this week, including Moon Rattles and Gold Rey on Friday night. Hit that one if you’re into more of the psychedelic indie-pop sound.

Because Tuesday night’s for the headbangers! The lineup includes three local heavy acts:

• Melodic hardcore combo Hello Traitor, whose 2023 album “Generation Chains” rules!

• Noisy shoegaze band Dead Nettle, who have a sweet live recording up on their Bandcamp site.

• Doom-surf shredders The Kronk Men, who’ve been one of the best bands in town for, oh, about a million years.

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Joining those three is the only out-of-town band playing Open Space this week: Machinist, a quartet from Georgia whose menacing hardcore punk sounds like it has been charred in a fire and thrown down a steep and rocky hillside. These are meant to be compliments, of course; Machinist rips!

Machinist, with The Kronk Men, Dead Nettle and Hello Traitor: 8 p.m. Tuesday, doors open 7:30 p.m., $10, Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend, openspace.studio.

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