Parallel 44 Presents is excited to announce that Watkins Glen will be headlining this year's Halloween Party & Costume Contest at McMenamins Old St. Francis School's Theatre on Saturday, October 26th. The theme of this show will be "Day of the Dead Feat Brothers Band" and the band will be leaning heavily on the most morbid and "dead-ly" songs/themes from the repertoires of the 4 bands that they pay tribute to: The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, THE BAND & Little Feat. Watkins Glen will play 2 long sets between 9PM and Midnight, and for the first time at a McMenamins special event in Bend, there are ADVANCE TICKETS folks and we strongly recommend you get yours now, while they last, at http://bit.ly/WatkinsHalloween. This special show is 21+ only.

About Watkins Glen: Named after the largest Rock concert of the 70s, Watkins Glen is an Oregon-based Rock n' Roll band that strives to create truly magical musical moments as a living, breathing tribute to the enduring legacies of four legendary American Rock n Roll bands: The Allman Brothers Band, The Grateful Dead, The Band & Little Feat. Band leaders Gabe “Brother Gabe” Johnson & Evan Read-Mullins have gathered some of the very best players from the Northwest music scene with the intention of creating one of the most authentic, inventive and compelling Rock n' Roll bands in the West. In just a few short years, Watkins Glen has developed a very strong reputation for delivering truly inspirational performances, writing thoughtful experiential set lists and whipping audiences into frenzy with their scorching improvisational live jams. Highlights of their history so far have included high profile appearances at 4 Peaks Music Festival, Sisters Folk Festival, Juan de Fuca Festival, US Fest, Bend Summerfest, Bend Fall Fest, Crow’s Feet Commons Series, Bend Roots Revival, and multiple performances w/ top notch national acts such as Melvin Seals & JGB, Pink Talking Fish, MarchFourth. See www.WatkinsGlenBand.com for upcoming tour dates and regularly updated audio and video content.

Watkins Glen personnel: Gabe “Brother Gabe” Johnson (Maxwell Friedman Group, Elektrapod, Jive Talkin’ Robots) - Guitars, Keys, Vox Evan Read-Mullins (Elektrapod, Silvertone Devils) - Keys, Vox Eric Leadbetter (Jive Coulis, Eric Leadbetter Band) – Guitars, Vox Kaleb Kelleher (Jive Coulis, The Mostest, Brent Alan & HFF) - Drums Kyle Swantek (Cosmic Evolution, Truck Stop Gravy, Rising Tide) - Bass, Vox Jarrod Donatelli (Elektrapod, Groovasaur, El Dante) - Percussion, Vox

Watkins Glen - www.watkinsglenband.com McMenamins Old St. Francis School - www.mcmenamins.com/old-st-francis-school Parallel 44 Presents - www.parallel44presents.com