Desperate Electric + STiLGONE + False Teeth
Saturday, March 25 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Ticket Desperate Electric wants you to feel alive. Weaving melodies through the triumphs and tribulations of life, growing up, and relationships, the pair use their electric disco soul to tantalize crowds across the nation. Desperate Electric’s high energy live show makes you feel good; their lyrics are playful and honest, exploring themes of both vulnerability and resiliency. Groove with them as their thoughtful composition glides along an emotional roller coaster. STiLGONE is a Bozeman based band that plays a unique fusion of genres, spanning funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, psychedelic rock and more. While covering so many styles they manage to create a cohesive sound that is uniquely their own. Their live shows are an immersive trip through detailed soundscapes, danceable grooves, and the lyrics of songwriter and guitarist Symon Palmer, who founded the band originally In 2016. Since then STiLGONE has gone on to play many of their own events, and supported nationally touring acts like Deltron 3030, Nappy Roots, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, and Michal Menert. Since 2010, False Teeth has been the pseudonym of audio collage, beats, visual projection and performance art creative Nora Justice. Exploring themes of nature, death, surrealism, jazz, history, and pop ephemera, False Teeth as a project grows in scope with each release. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Palm Sunday + Jonny G & the Music Factory + Dint 2 (Soft Maybe)
Friday, March 24 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Ticket Palm Sunday is dreamy timeless tunes with a genre bending quality, all the way from way down yonder in New Orleans. Jonny G & the Music Factory is a Hard Rock and Roll (sometimes soft rock n roll) music group from the PNW. Dint 2 (Soft Maybe) … Soft Maybe is the guitar pop project of Sanders Smith. Expect little songs jam-packed with jazzy chord progressions, catchy hooks, fun guitarmonies, maybe even a splash of clarinet. This time on the Dint menu, playing the music of Soft Maybe and a few Lukas Phelan songs; featuring the one and only Nate Biehl on pedal steel and the inimitable Jon Cardiello on drums. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Grocer (PA) w/ Calamity Cowboy & Wildlands
Wednesday, March 22 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Ticket Grocer is a band from Philadelphia, PA. Led by three distinct vocalists, they pendulate between moments of brash atonality, saccharine pop sensibility, and rhythmic acrobatics. Their compositions are both meticulous and volatile, while their live performances are lauded for explosive chemistry with cheeky curiosity. On their most recent full length Number’s Game the band rearranged the puzzle pieces of 90s-influenced rock and dissonant pop into something utterly their own. Now building on a landscape of polyrhythms and chromaticism that their fans have grown to cherish, they explore new sonic structures in their forthcoming EP Scatter Plot. Across its six tracks, Grocer reiterates they are just as comfortable with glassy earworms as they are with angular dissonance. They remain giddy, furious and singularly themselves. Calamity Cowboy was created in a petri dish by a mad scientist in 1943. Some might describe their sound as “shoegaze” or “garage rock.” I would describe their sound as bad. Calamity Cowboy forever. Wildlands is an aspiring three piece indie pop band based out of Missoula. They create and perform electrifying pop music for all to enjoy, so please enjoy it. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Rob Travolta + Panic Boner + Scuba Steve & the Sharks
Thursday, March 9 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Rob Travolta is the ideal soundtrack for road trips through space and time. Drummer / beat producer Cole Bronson creates dynamic shifts within bassist Rob Cave’s bass lines. Fresh from releasing their new record “Landscapes and Soundscapes” Rob Travolta’s aim is to create thought provoking / heart-felt compositions that keep you on your toes. Panic Boner is Missoula’s premier kamikaze cowboy noise project founded by Dusty Shriver. Influences include racketcore and hard glamgaze. Past collaborators who perform live with Panic Boner include members of PowerPlant, Thee Noise Complaints, and Supersport. Panic Boner’s current line-up is a self-induced improvisational duo – with local painter and main SQUISH head honcho Tricia Opstad who currently performs with stompgrind and yelps – and Dusty, who explores drums, percussion under the influence of psycho magic. They have virtually no entertainment value and are here for anyone who loves the vibe in vibe out experience. Scuba Steve & the Sharks rode a tidal sound wave over the prairie all the way from Billings just to fill your ears with joy. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Salt & Shadow + Transcendental Express + Sarah Frazier
Friday, March 3 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Self dubbed as ‘Dystopian Folk Rock’, Salt & Shadow’s music has been described as ethereal and psychedelic, spacious and atmospheric, hypnotic and haunting. They have created a sound that captures the paranoia of a dystopian future, with a message of empowerment in the face of tyranny. Salt & Shadow is led by two female vocalists who seduce the crowd like sirens, with powerhouse vocals and soaring harmonies. Playing acoustic guitar and ukulele, with grandiose cello solos, they’ve weaved their music into a folk rock that is gracious to every ear. Transcendental Express aims to transcend negativity & bring people together through music. Their mission is to create a space where everyone is welcome, everyone is happy, and everyone is dancing. Sarah Frazier is an Electronic/Pop artist from Montana. She dabbles in the realms of synthesizers and vocal processing, with 29 years outstanding of creating musical scores across a vast board of poetic, melodious, and instrumental genres. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
The Appleseed Cast w/ SenterLine & Worm Womb
Tuesday, March 14 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $15 The Appleseed Cast is a band from Lawrence, KS. They formed in 1997, and released the first album in 1998. They have since released seven albums, including Illumination Ritual in April of 2013. The band was founded in the early days of emo by singer-guitarist Christopher Crisci and drummer Louie Ruiz. The Appleseed Cast has steadily evolved over the release of eight full-length albums with Crisci as the main songwriter. Currently the band’s lineup includes Christopher Crisci, Ben Kimball, Nick Fredrickson and Sean Bergman. Major acclaim first came in the early 2000s that earned them a 9.0 from Pitchfork for their album set Low Level Owl Vol I and Vol II. The band have enjoyed continued high praise for their work on Two Conversations, Peregrine, Illumination Ritual, and others. SenterLine is a 3 piece rock group based in Missoula Montana. Their sound is a blend of punk, classic rock and funk – rooted in the sounds and atmosphere of early 90s Grunge. Worm Womb is a Missoula based punk rock band. Chick singer. Awesome drummer. Good times. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
JAAG + At Nadir + Sarah Frazier
Wednesday, February 15 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter JAAG is a new band drawing from post-punk and 90s rock to craft a dark and driving sonic journey. The project was initiated by Hank Donovan on guitar (Magpies, Rattlesnake Cable Company) and recent homecomer Jamie Aaron Aux on vocals and guitar (Le Butcherettes, XVIII Eyes), acquaintances with long mutual respect in the Northwest music sphere, both agreeing to test the waters after each taking breaks from band life. With a handful of demos written, the two brought in John Sporman on bass (Wylie & the Wild West, Jupiter Beat, Shahs) and Christopher Baumann on drums (Mass FM, Victory Smokes, Dead Hipster) to kick the rock into high gear. Christopher and Jamie share a long musical history as former bandmates in the early-2000’s Jay’s Upstairs-era emo band, The Pleasure. The group has not yet recorded any material but probably will soon because that’s what bands do. IG: @_j_a_a_g At Nadir is a three-piece band playing original songs in the indie tradition of no-name chords, weird tunings, and volume minus the bro factor. At Nadir’s songs take oblique views of relationships between people and the world and the things people put between themselves and the world. The Helena, MT band formed after a fruitful 2020 spent in isolation, in which guitarist-singer Peter Dudlo spent evenings, “carving chords from refrigerator-sized blocks of salted dark chocolate,” to make At Nadir’s first few songs. When he crossed paths with former Downer Party bassist Kristy Fortman at the skatepark one day, the two concocted the idea for a band and were fortunate to enlist rookie-of-the-year drummer Emmett Brown. Sarah Frazier is an Electronic/Pop artist from Montana. She dabbles in the realms of synthesizers and vocal processing, with 29 years outstanding of creating musical scores across a vast board of poetic, melodious, and instrumental genres. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
But I’m a Cheerleader + Mido Skip + Intice
Wednesday, January 25 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter But I’m a Cheerleader is a band comprised of four nice queers living in Missoula, MT and all of their repressed feelings. They invite you into all their sweetness and rage expressed through song (if you’re into that kind of thing). From the great city of Missoula, Mido Skip started out as a simple idea, formulating into one of the biggest conspiracies to date. It is said that on a full moon you can hear the mad ravings of the nü-emo band from abandoned alleyways. Have you captured a glimpse of this enigmatic event? If you’re lucky enough, it could change how you look at yourself, and the world as you know it. Intice is a progressive metal/rock band based out of Missoula, Montana. They play the original music of their front man, Cameron Kinney, who plays guitar and vocals. Cameron started the band with guitarist Justin Brantley in Great Falls and met the rest of the band members while studying with them at the UM School of Music a couple years later. Along with Cameron and Justin the band features Josh Smith on drums, Lane Ulberg on bass and Jolene Green and Cade Chastain on saxophone. The band has two albums on spotify and is currently recording their second album. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Bluest w/ Violet Danger, Dylan Running Crane, & Worm Womb
Friday, January 20 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Bluest is an indie rock band out of Missoula MT, orchestrated by the longings and hauntings of Noelle Huser. Her songs are chalked full of early adolescent nostalgia and sweetness, soured by the biting existential dread of figuring out who you are in it all. With pleas of empathetic anger a la diary-scrawled lyrics, she pays homage to her 90s/00s angst pop and country influences Alanis Moirissete and Sheryl Crow. Bluest’s chilling debut album Cold Sweat, sifts through dreams and nightmares to find solace in serenading ghosts. It is emboldened with a hunger to return from dissociation back into the body, finding oneself in the present, feet on the ground, blood boiling, head in the clouds and heart on the sleeve. Cold Sweat will be released in January 2023 through Anything Bagel. Violet Danger’s music is self-described as kinda pop, country, and rock. Dylan Running Crane is a singer-songwriter from Browning, Montana – a place that remains the subject of most of her work. Her vibe is country meets rez-folk meets tender and silly. Kelsey Star is the front woman of Worm Womb. She grew up in Montana playing rock music with friends and participating in live theatre. She loves performing live, and believes music is medicine for the soul. Kelsey is currently learning music engineering and just released her first (partially self produced) album out of Pyrymyd Music Studios, with the help of another musician and mixing extraordinaire, Angel of Discord. Stream Worm Womb’s album Desert Honey on Spotify NOW and find out more about Kelsey on Instagram @kelseystarart – many thanks, many blessings! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Cosmic Sans + Tree Form + Molly Liu Buchanan
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Thursday, January 19 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter From the ashes of a renaissance of garage rock and psychedelia ravaged by a global pandemic, a new contender emerged from the small but robust Missoula DIY music scene: a one Cosmic Sans. Cosmic Sans consists of a multi-instrumentalist music teacher holding down the low end, an underground hip-hop producer splaying syncopated rhythms behind the kit, an experimental rock/contemporary folk enthusiast fingerpicking unintelligible noise, a chicken pickin’ Montana boy playing modal jazz boomer-rock riffs, and a wannabe punk waxing poetically through a microphone. We emerged not from a place of want, but from a place of necessity in a community with a dearth of fresh musical blood. Cosmic Sans weaves their collective inspirations through a fine line in a way that can only be described as… Cosmic. Tree Form, a new Missoula quartet, is inspired by the traditions of soul, funk, and jazz. The band dedicates themselves to rhythmic exploration and a creative harmonic palette. Their debut album Fever Dream, is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp . Come enjoy a selection of originals, standards, and ear worm jams, designed to serenade the senses and leave behind all terrestrial ties. Molly Liu Buchanan is a singer and songwriter writing about belonging, identity, growth, and loss. Her lyrics are filled with natural imagery with a surreal twist. She will accompany herself with finger style guitar. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
