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Genre: Alternative/Indie Rock

Silkworm w/ cul.de.sac

Tuesday August 25 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $25   SILKWORM is a storied and beloved rock band, revered among many of those in the know. From western Montana by way of Seattle and Chicago, “the Worm” is the subject of an upcoming book (Lay It Down in Full View), a feature-length documentary (Couldn’t You Wait: The Story of Silkworm), and gratifyingly detailed essays across a variety of publications both print and online.  Most importantly, the band released nine richly distinctive, influential albums and “a bunch” of singles, EPs, and compilations over an eighteen-year period, as well as touring worldwide in North America, Europe, and Asia, notably playing every state in the continental USA except Delaware. Joel R.L. Phelps founded Silkworm in 1987 and left the band in 1994. Andy Cohen, Tim Midyett, and Michael Dahlquist continued on as a trio for many prolific, creatively fertile years thereafter. The group disbanded immediately–and apparently permanently–upon Michael’s horrific murder in July 2005.  In late July 2024, the surviving band members realized they would be in the same place at the same time–at a weekend-long memorial for their longtime engineer Steve Albini. They decided to reunite officially for a short set there to pay tribute to their dear friend. Jeff Panall (Songs: Ohia and Tim’s band Mint Mile) joined them on drums. The experience of playing together as a quartet for the first time in thirty years was highly emotional and rewarding. The four of them discussed trying to regroup for some additional events…which led them to poking at the best possible options for doing so. After a quite successful summer and fall of shows in the central US in 2025, they are setting out on tour in May (central/eastern US) and August (western US) of 2026.JOEL R.L. PHELPS – Telecaster, vocals ANDREW COHEN – lead guitar, vocals TIMOTHY MIDYETT – bass, vocals JEFF PANALL – drums   cul de sac is a slowcore band from Missoula, MT based around the songwriting of Miles Hawkins. Spotify

Flowers From The Pool’s Album Debut w/ Jules Jensen & Chloe Tschetter

Friday, August 28 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 GA // $15-$20 Artist Supporter     flowers from the pool makes music for friends, with Jules Jensen and Kate Widmer on guitar/vocals, Sid Boyer on bass, and Larry Leonard on drums. They are arguably Missoula’s most niche supergroup.     Jules Jensen plays acoustic music inspired by Elliott Smith, Pigeon Pit, Flatsound, Plumtree, and most importantly, her friends.     Chloe Tschetter is an 18-year-old singer songwriter hailing from Billings, Montana. Her new EP titled ‘Growing Pains’ is out on September 6th.

At Nadir w/ Minot and Evening Redness Out West

Friday, September 4 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 GA // $15-$20 Artist Supporter   At Nadir plays hooky, literate, guitar-driven indie. We write about lost dogs, losing track of time, and the monotony of long winters.We are working to make a scene in Helena, MTPete Brown – Vocals, GuitarKristy Fortman – Bass, VocalsJohnny Lowell – GuitarEvin Mitchell – Drums   Bandcamp     The adolescent neanderthals themselves, Minot.  These overgrown-teenaged garage punk muffins bring their sonic take on the raw, the cheap and the lo-fidelity. The three-piece from Missoula, MT embodies the primitive, sloppy roots of everything that is, Budget Rock. A poorly contained train wreck influenced by punk, 60s garage pop and country blues.  Bandcamp      Evening Redness Out West is a band of brothers hailing from Garnet Montana – Wess, Red, and Sweet Keaton Evening.   Bandcamp

Brian Huntress w/ Mild Mannered Janitor & Jules Jensen

Saturday, July 25 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter     Brian Huntress is an internet-based creator, songwriter, producer, and performance artist working at the intersection of punk and indie rap. From online art tutorials and art history deep dives to speaker-bursting hip hop beats and chaotic acoustic guitar, he makes music and media unlike any other artist.     https://www.brianhuntress.net/     Jules Jensen plays acoustic music inspired by Elliott Smith, Pigeon Pit, Flatsound, Plumtree, and most importantly, her friends.

Hudson Powder Company w/ Kyle Curtis and the Promised Lands

Monday, July 27 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 ADV // $15 DOS   Hudson Powder Company’s music is about synesthesia – where a person perceives certain sounds as having distinct colors or tastes. I have a mild case of it – whenever I hear a univibe pedal I get the feeling that the sound it is making is somehow purple. In my view, every band that’s worth anything does a kind of painting with synesthetic associations. A single sound might have a color, but the great bands and artists are the ones who knew how to make the right colors play together in some way. I don’t know of anyone ever trying to “paint” Idaho and the Inland Northwest in this way – trying to uproot this kind of mood that’s implicit in our landscapes. That mood was already in nature, wanting out. Our group is trying to let it out, in one way. But I do believe that the Lexicon LXP-1 Digital Reverb “sounds” like a blue sagebrush, the bass guitar “sounds” like volcanic basalt somehow. The lyrics to the songs are what they are, they just say what they mean like any other lyric. But they’re supposed to be set against a kind of backdrop – the high desert that most people fly over or drive through and never pay much mind to. There’s something there though, some kind of a landscape of sounds that has been mostly ignored… like a fossil. Thanks for reading. Spotify   Kyle Curtis & the Promised Lands, considered by many to be Missoula’s hottest 7-piece soul revival act (and not just because all the other acts in town are merely sextet and under), have but one goal in mind: let the people dance. After honing their skills at the UM School of Music and through the streets of Missoula, Kyle Curtis & the Promised Lands are ready to serve Missoula’s ears (trained or untrained), fuel their passions, and move their feet.    

Telemarket w/ Jules Jensen & Eliza Carey

Wednesday, July 15 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter     Telemarket is Athens GA’s indie rock and vintage pop identity crisis from Adam Wayton and his talented friends. Jules Jensen plays acoustic music inspired by Elliott Smith, Pigeon Pit, Flatsound, Plumtree, and most importantly, her friends.

Malcolm Contreras & Soup D’Jour w/ Orange Vanilla & Golem Pink

Thursday, August 6 // Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $10 ADV // $15 DOS     Malcolm and his band are a 4 piece consisting of Lane Ulberg, Delaney Wirtala, and Evan Right. These folks put on a spectacular spectacle, only seen about once every two months that ranges from indie rock to shoegaze to ambient music, folk, and bedroom pop.      Have you ever seen that video of Bob Dylan asking a bunch of kids on the street if they listen to Ratt? This is kind of like that, except Orange Vanilla (members of Cheap City, Bochek, Mutter, Shaylee, Golem Pink, etc) are mostly trans and don’t look or sound like Bob Dylan OR Ratt. Cute music for ugly times and vice versa. Piano led kinda cabaret punk stuff for people whose gender expression is at least a little wrapped up in their feelings about the teacher from Matilda.   Here’s where you can listen to them: https://orangevanilla.bandcamp.com/track/everybodys-talkin-bout-the-weather-demo     GOLEM PINK makes collage music. Furious music for gentle people.Wholehearted music for the easily overwhelmed.GOLEM PINK is the soft part of hard things.We’re so glad you’re here.Website/ EPK: https://golempink.com/

Deadharrie w/ Sophie Bell

Wednesday, July 8 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter     Like a train glued to the tracks by its sheer weight and inertia, Deadharrie chugs on relentlessly. In the age of quick fixes and short attention spans, Harrie counters with lyric heavy, chronicles of love and longing, addiction, and the reconciliation of death in its many forms. Wrapping up his ninth studio LP in 2026, solo singer songwriter William Harries has no plans of slowing down, or hastening his pace for that matter. He simply wishes to sink further into his rhythm, honing his craft the old fashioned way. Songwriting in its truest form, impervious to the pressures of the modern world and self promoting nature of the music industry.

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