Playing the Basement East on Friday, October 30th, is Baton Rouge-bred alternative rock band the Bends. Performing their debut album, If You Insist, this is the sixth stop on their first-ever North American tour. The Nashville-based Americana band Wanderbout will be opening.

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Emerging from jam sessions at Louisiana State University, The Bends cut their teeth playing marathon cover sets at college bars and frat parties. By senior year, they released their first original song, "Makeup," which took off after Zach Bryan shared it on his Instagram story, calling it "the song of the year." Their debut album released to streaming on September 18th of this year, and they are now traveling the continent to share their music with the world. Their sound pairs fuzzed-out power chords with candid, quotable lyrics, earning millions of streams and fans worldwide.