McMenamins, M&J host St. Paddy’s shows

Published 1:30 am Thursday, March 12, 2020

Looking for a more rockin’ St. Patrick’s Day bash? Here are a couple of options:

• There’s no St. Paddy’s Day bash like a McMenamins St. Paddy’s Day bash. The Old St. Francis School’s annual blowout may fall on Tuesday, but the venue has a full day of music planned throughout the hotel. Funk and fusion will take over Father Luke’s Room, starting with local instrumental group Groovasaur. Northern California funk-soul band and Bend regular Object Heavy closes out the evening. Check mcmenamins.com for the full schedule.

Object Heavy, with Groovasaur: 4 p.m. Tuesday; free; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend; mcmenamins.com or 541-382-5174.

• If you’d rather punk than funk, head to the music scene’s downtown living room, M&J Tavern, on Tuesday for a raucous bill headlined by Bend power trio The Roof Rabbits. Local scrappy surf-punks Helga and Mill Finger — a new Bend band that “would like to record as many songs as possible” and release them for free, per its website — will also perform. Get the green beer dye and crank up the volume.

The Roof Rabbits, Helga, Mill Finger: 9 p.m. Tuesday; free; M&J Tavern, 102 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend; facebook.com/events/155166935588236 or 541-389-1410.

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