Song of Sunset Takes Underground on the Road

By Brian Craig Hinderberger — Ghost of Brian Craig

A little over a year ago, Song of Sunset began here in Bend, Oregon. Now, as we prepare for the premiere of our Underground series at Silver Moon Brewing on October 24, 2026, we’re also preparing to take the experience to Seattle and Portland.

It’s incredible to see the format finding a home in such different spaces: a brewery music hall in Bend, an intimate dinner theater in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, and a historic community theater in Portland. For me, that’s one of the most exciting parts of watching Song of Sunset grow. Each room gives us a new way to bring the audience into the stories.

Behind the scenes, that also means thinking carefully about how the show moves.

A documentary ends. The lights change. Someone you’ve just seen on screen joins a conversation, or a musician takes the stage. Those transitions matter. They give the audience time to absorb a story while opening the door to the next part of the evening.

The work is in making those moments feel connected. We’re bringing films, performances and panel discussions into one shared experience, and each venue asks us to approach that experience a little differently.

At Silver Moon, we’re working with the energy of a brewery music hall. At Rabbit Box Theatre, the setting brings people together around food, conversation and a close connection to the stage. At Clinton Street Theater, we’ll have the atmosphere of a neighborhood cinema with more than a century of history.

The films travel with us. The feeling of the room changes.

That flexibility is becoming an essential part of Song of Sunset. I want the show to belong in the space where we’re presenting it, and I want people to feel that they’ve experienced something specific to that evening.

For our Underground series, we’re taking audiences into places and histories that invite a closer look.

Salvaged Reverb: Inside Robert Lang Studios brings us beneath a home and into the world of a legendary, handmade recording studio. It’s a chance to explore the imagination and persistence behind an unconventional creative space, along with the analog recording culture at the heart of its story.

Cosmic Heirloom: Buried 400 Years explores the long and mysterious history of psilocybin. Bringing that film into a live setting lets us continue the conversation beyond the screen, with room for questions and perspectives from the people involved.

We’re also bringing live music to excerpts from Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent documentary Man with a Movie Camera. There’s something exciting about musicians responding to images made nearly a century ago. The footage stays the same, but a live score gives us a way to experience it together in the present.

The destinations matter just as much as the rooms.

In Bend, that might mean exploring a record store, enjoying a local brewery or spending time outside before the show. In Seattle, it means stepping into a city whose music history and independent creative spaces connect directly to the stories we’re sharing. In Portland, it means gathering on a winter evening at Clinton Street Theater, surrounded by a community that continues to make room for independent voices.

I want those discoveries to become part of the experience. Come for the show, spend some time in the neighborhood, and get to know the places that keep this culture alive.

Song of Sunset is still young, and taking it on the road gives us a chance to keep learning. We’ll discover how the format works in different rooms, meet new audiences, and build connections between the communities where these stories belong.

I’m excited to share this next chapter with you.

Join us for Song of Sunset: Underground:

• Bend — October 24, 2026: Silver Moon Brewing

• Seattle — November 15, 2026: Rabbit Box Theatre

• Portland — February 5, 2027: Clinton Street Theater

Explore the destinations, find ticket information, or connect with us about bringing Song of Sunset to your venue at SongofSunset.com.