Published 5:30 am Monday, September 8, 2025
By TAMMY MALGESINI | East Oregonian
PENDLETON — There will be plenty of places to tap your toes to a variety of live music during Pendleton Round-Up week. Venues include Main Street, the Great Pacific, Pendleton Center for the Arts and the Pendleton Eagles Lodge.
The Main Street Cowboys’ musical lineup kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. on South Main Street. Then, Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 10-13, the Round-Up week music cranks up from 1:30-11 p.m. For the full schedule and block for each musical artist, visit www.mainstreetcowboys.org.
The Great Pacific is wrangling in four nights of free music during Pendleton Round-Up week. There is no cover charge for the all-ages shows, which kick off nightly Sept. 10-13 at 7 p.m. at 403 S. Main St.
Hailing from Portland, William Surly & the Barroom Gospel Band (Wednesday) mixes classic country with outlaw, honky tonk, with a dash of folk, some rock and soul. Surly, who grew up in Hazel Dell, an unincorporated area in Clark County, Washington, initially dreamed of a career in baseball. He pitched that idea when he fell in love with storytelling through country music.
James Dean Kindle & his Country Combo (Thursday) doesn’t need to book a motel. Pendleton singer-songwriter J.D. Kindle, who has been making music for decades, takes an eclectic approach to music. He says he likes to blur the boundaries between country, folk, jazz and Latin genres. The rest of the group includes pedal steel guitarist Roger Conley, acoustic bassist Aaron Engum and percussionist Tim Mustoe.
While Olivia Harms (Friday) was born with a country music pedigree — she is the daughter of International Western Music Association Hall of Fame member Joni Harms — the younger Harms crafted her own style. Described as “equal parts Texas, Bakersfield and Nashville country,” she offers up her own Western honky tonk sound, performing with her hand, The Roadrunners.
Dusty Rust (Saturday) has returned to Pendleton during Round-Up week for several years. In addition, he has performed at Pendleton’s Jackalope Jamboree and Heppner’s Ruckus in the Boonies. Raised in the rugged landscape of Lewiston, Idaho, he perfected his twang in Kansas City’s country music scene — fusing “country and rock with heart and grit.”
For more information, search www.hellogreatpacific.com/events. For questions, call 541-276-1350.
Hi-octane twang is featured during three performances by The County Champs during Round-Up week in Pendleton.
People can enjoy live music and dancing to honky tonk, hillbilly and traditional country music. The shows kick off on Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St. The other two shows start at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13. For questions, call 541-278-2828.
The EOCenes will perform bluegrass music at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. A longtime Round-Up week tradition, the show is Thursday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 via www.pendletonarts.org or by calling 541-278-9201. A full story about the show is available on Go! Eastern Oregon.
Hi-octane twang is featured during three performances by The County Champs during Round-Up week at the Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St.
People can enjoy live music and dancing to honky tonk, hillbilly and traditional country music. The shows kick off on Thursday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m., and the other two shows start at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13. For questions, call the lodge at 541-278-2828.
Tammy Malgesini has worked as a community reporter/columnist for Carpenter Media Group-EO since 2006. She earned a psychology/sociology degree from George Fox College. In her spare time, Tammy enjoys spending time with her husband and two German shepherds.
Pendleton venues tap into live music during Round-Up week – East Oregonian
