Sicard Hollow returns to Bend, this time in an 80-person brewery room

The Nashville progressive-bluegrass band last played Central Oregon at Volcanic Theatre Pub in March 2023; on Thursday, April 1, they're at Silver Moon Brewing.

There are rooms where you hear a string band, and rooms where you're close enough to watch the fingers. Silver Moon Brewing, with space for about 80 people, is the second kind, and that's where Sicard Hollow lands next spring.

Sicard Hollow plays Silver Moon Brewing Company on Thursday, April 1, 2027, at 7 p.m. The date was announced Oct. 9, and tickets are on bendticket.com. It's the band's first Central Oregon show since March 22, 2023, at Volcanic Theatre Pub — a gap of four years almost to the week.

If you caught that Volcanic show, you'll know the pitch. Sicard Hollow is a Nashville-based progressive bluegrass band, working in that wide-open lane where traditional instrumentation meets jam-scene stretching. South Dakota Public Broadcasting put it plainly in 2022, describing a band that merges bluegrass with rock 'n' roll roots. That combination is a natural fit for Bend, where the jamband and bluegrass crowds overlap more than they do in most towns this size.

What's changed since 2023? On record, the band's most recent full-length remains *Brightest of Days*, the sophomore album announced in 2022. Since then they've been putting music out on their own terms, including the independently released single "Mighty Fine Day".

Four years almost to the week since the last time, and the room got a lot smaller.

The bigger change is the room. Volcanic is a proper theater-pub; Silver Moon is a brewery that books music. It sits at 24 NW Greenwood Ave., is counted as the third-oldest brewery in Bend, and has paired craft beer with live music since 2000. The Source reported on new owners Matt Barrett and James Watts taking over the place in 2013 with plans to build on its live music scene.

Eighty people is a tight count for a touring act with a following, and a Thursday in early April is the kind of night that fills with locals who planned ahead. There's no listed price yet on our end, so check the ticket page for current pricing and availability.

What to expect: a 7 p.m. start, which means a reasonable night even on a work week, a pint in hand, and a band you can see without craning over anyone. That's not a bad way to spend the first night of April — and no, it's not a joke.

Sources: Sicard Hollow announces sophomore album 'Brightest Of Days' — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Sicard Hollow independently releases new single 'Mighty Fine Day' — Grateful Web (gratefulweb.com); Sicard Hollow merges bluegrass with rock n' roll roots — SDPB (sdpb.org); Silver Moon Brewing — Visit Central Oregon (visitcentraloregon.com); New owners for Silver Moon Brewing — The Source Weekly (bendsource.com); Tickets — bendticket.com (bendticket.com); JamBase show listing (jambase.com)