THE ACCÜSED AD w/ Grease Cult, Pay No Mind, & Frontside Crime
Friday, June 7 // Door at 8 PM // Show at 8:30 PM // $15 Advance // $20 DOSWith the knife-wielding, toothy-grinned Martha Splatterhead at their side, Seattle’s own THE ACCÜSED carved their way into the underground music scene by becoming one of the cornerstones of crossover music that melted faces in the 80s across the globe––A punk/metal fusion that planted its ever-growing seed in modern heavyweights such as MUNICIPAL WASTE, LAMB OF GOD, CANNIBAL CORPSE, the Patton/Lombardo project DEAD CROSS, and many more. now with Recruitment of Drummer Chris Gohde the blender baby known as MARTHA’S REVENGE now proudly sports the moniker THE ACCÜSED AD. The cult of Splatter is alive, and the Kool-Aid is being consumed insatiably so. They Ain’t Dead yet…. Pay No Mind is a skate punk band with hardcore and thrash influences consisting of former members of Stoned to Death and Super Sport (Great Falls). They have taken Missoula by storm opening for touring bands and supporting the local music scene. Two of their members are students at the U of M and have played shows on campus and supported headliner acts throughout town. HAILING FROM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, GREASE CULT HAS ONE MISSON: THE SPREAD THE WORD OF THE GREASE TO THE MASSES! ARMED WITH SLUDGY TONES AND GREASY PUNK VIBES, THEY WILL UNLEASH THE GREASEPOCALYPSE ONTO THE EARTH!! BE PREPARED TO JOIN THE CULT AND REMEMBER, GREASE IS LOVE, GREASE IS LIFE!! Frontside Crime is local raw punk rock. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Sluice + Fust
Tuesday, July 30 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $12 Advance // $15 DOSSluice is the recording project of Durham based musician/engineer Justin Morris (Fust, Weirs, Aunt Sis). Radial Gate, the second release as Sluice, features a wide collection of local talent including Avery Sullivan (Fust, Indigo De Souza), Oliver Child-Lanning (Fust, Weirs), Luke Norton (HC McEntire), Frank Meadows (Fust, Tomberlin, Bellows) and Natalie King (Toss) to name a few. Radial Gate continues the Sluice theme of nature’s intersection with industry, and lyrically explores the ideas of isolation and depression giving way to community and personal growth. “Could you pass me a beer, oh no it fell in the river. Hey man that’s all right, goodnight.”Fust is the songwriting project of Aaron Dowdy, and a Durham NC based alt-country band formed in 2018 currently touring in support of Genevieve, their sophomore album on Dear Life Records. Their first record Evil Joy was a self-described bitter domestic drama obsessed with the kitchen-sink passage of time measured by moments of leaving, returning, leaving, and returning. With Genevieve, we find a different kind of leaving: leaving behind, leaving one’s old ways, starting anew, a small life together, in “Family Country.” Thus, Genevieve: an historical name for both the saintly and the ordinary, the peasantry and the family, the community and the wife, extreme devotion and absolute forbearance. The Pond is tender slowcore meloncholy. They’ve got a new album coming out sometime with the band fka Bombshell Nightlight.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Glitterfox (Portland) w/ Les Duck & Queenager
Sunday, June 23 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 Advance // $15 DOSThe Portland based band Glitterfox has released five singles in just six months under their new record label Kill Rock Stars, with two more arriving this Spring. The band’s been growing steadily since “Drive” came out in August 2023, with their indie rock recipe that deftly balances Southern songwriting shine and nostalgia-fueled anthems. The four-piece band’s songwriters and front persons, married couple Solange Igoa and Andrea Walker, have always channeled their personal struggles as well as experiences as queer, neurodiverse individuals into their songwriting. Bassist Eric Stalker and drummer Blaine Heinonen bring a love of Americana, grunge, and dance music into the mix. All of these influences can be heard on the band’s latest singles, produced by Chris Funk of The Decemberists, and in their spirited live shows as they prepare for their full-length album debut in 2025.Les Duck is all about fast cars, slow guitars, family and friendship. Lukas Phelan and Sanders Smith trade songs exploring those very themes while Nate Biehl rips the steel guitar and James Rogers tickles the drums. Scrappy, jangly and a wee bit twangy, Les Duck channels a loosey goose sound somewhere between Arthur Russell and Crazy Horse.Queenager is the combination of glitchy, punchy synth tones mixed with vocoded lyrical beauty that pierces listeners straight to the heart. The project was started in January 2020, and through the pandemic the duo Sarah Frazier and Bryan Kostors hunkered down together on a sexy synth wave mission. With the release of their debut album “Easy” in June 2021, Queenager is on the path to leading crowds to dancing bliss and leading the charge on making Montana a place for letting loose.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Parallel Universe: A Journey through Contemporary Jazz
Friday, May 31 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Boundless Possibilities. Drawn together by a deep love of the collective improvisation at the heart of jazz, these musicians share a belief that the essence of a song is the shape of the story – its arc through emotion and sound. While each tune is (sometimes…) written in the notes on the page, each journey through the moment is entirely its own, flowing through the spaces between the notes and beyond. The Absent Wilson Conspiracy explores acoustic and electric jazz through spacious original compositions and contemporary standards. Absent Wilson is: Steven Gores – Piano, DR Halsell – Guitar, Ed Stalling – Percussion, Lhanna Writesel – Alto Sax, Steve Kalling – Double BassGolden Mean features original compositions by Bill Kautz that are arranged specifically for this ensemble. The compositions feature thoroughly composed melodies and improvisation in various structures that can be developed uniquely to the given moment. Bill Kautz – Trumpet, Cornet & Compositions, Steve Kalling – Double Bass, Aria Peters – Violin, Hannah Ransom – Percussion, Jake Ransom – Vibraphone … and Neutrino – Hand Pans. All tickets are general admission. Artist Supporter Tickets are a way for patrons to provide more financial support to performers.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Mount Eerie
Saturday, June 22 // Door at 1 PM // Show at 2 PM // $20 Advance // $23 DOS Phil Elverum is an artist and human being from the Pacific Northwest town of Anacortes. His recordings, released variously as The Microphones and Mount Eerie, represent just a portion of his artistic output, which has ranged from running a label and co-organizing festivals to self-publishing books, photography, and painting. But it is for his stunningly original music that he is known best, from the earliest tape experiments of the ’90s to the immersive sound-diary of Microphones in 2020. Elverum has never shied from exploring the high mountain passes, finding new ways to sculpt with sound, and trying to communicate the momentary experience of being human as clearly as the water from freshly melted snow. (written October 2020 by Emily Wirthlin)Sung Mountains is the musical project of multidisciplinary artists Kelly Schirmann and Jay Fiske, and sometimes others. Their music sounds like “meditative light, plains of gold before mountain blue” (from their favorite review). Their album “Sanctuary” is available to stream on Bandcamp and everywhere else. 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. Check out her work with Cry Baby – https://crybabymissoula.bandcamp.com/track/missoula *Please note that this is an afternoon show. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Bug Seance w/ Hibernator & Rob Travolta
Wednesday, May 22 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Bug Seance is a five-piece heavy and dreamy band based in Portland, OR. In its five years of existence, the project has evolved to become a thoughtfully crafted blend of emo, post-rock, and shoegaze elements which is highlighted on their latest EP release “I Am Right Here”. The music of Bug Seance brings to you a gripping sound— one that feels visceral, packed with emotion, and urgent. Hibernator hails from southwest Montana. Hibernator began in 2016 with Phillip Yanzick on guitar and lead vocals and Zachary Jurcich on lead guitar, Anthony Vesco on drums and Hannah Skiles on bass. The sound of the band includes elements of post rock with flares of american shoegaze and early 2000s emo. For fans of Balance and Composure, Citizen, and Movements, Hibernator has its own way of catching listeners’ attention through heavy rhythm sections and melodic vocals. With their most recent three releases, “Dead Wrong,” “Moxie,” and most recently “Phantom Pain”. Hibernator is on track to be your new favorite band. 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. All tickets are general admission. Artist Supporter Tickets are a way for patrons to provide more financial support to performers. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Matthew–Jack + Devon Heavenshire + Caleb ‘Neutrino’ Yeatts + Nyon & Ravi Marsolek
Sunday, April 28 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 Advance // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Matthew-Jack is a solo guitarist and sing-songwriter from Wales, UK. MJ specializes in ancient English folk music, playing in the fingerstyle of the 60’s folk revival, often with an environmental theme. His key influences include John Renborne, Bert Jansch, and John Martyn. The more psychedelic music of the same era also impacted his approach to time signatures and musical discipline. As a philosopher and anthropologist by trade, Matthew-Jack’s finds in old music a point of reflection upon the human condition and its deep relation to nature. Devon Heavenshire is the queen of cottagecore, singing that old music you were sad to have forgotten about. Caleb ‘Neutrino’ Yeatts is a multi-instrumentalist whose primary musical discipline is playing handpan. With instruments crafted by Harper’s Handpans (Lake Havasu, AZ) and Celestial Sound (Melbourne Australia), Neutrino suspends haunting melodies over layers of rhythmic complexity, freely moving between composition and improvisational choice.Nyon & Ravi Marsolek are two up-and-coming Missoula area musicians each exploring their own unique musical style and artistic expression. They’ve been creating and performing music since they were very young and have a large repertoire of original songs and compositions written over the last decade. Multi-instrumentalists both, Nyon and Ravi were raised in an environment of music-making, rhythm workshops, and numerous road trips with the world fusion group, Drum Brothers. Since 2021, they have been performing and touring with the band, contributing greatly to the group’s new sound with bass, electric guitar, percussion, and vocals. Inspired by many artists in the singer-songwriter tradition, they bring to the stage a wide set of influences ranging from Joni Mitchell, CSNY and Jeff Buckley, to Phoebe Bridgers and The Tallest Man on Earth. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Walking Corpse Syndrome Farewell Show
Saturday, May 25 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 Advance // $15 DOS As Walking Corpse Syndrome prepares to take the stage for their final performance, the Missoula metal band leaves behind a legacy of haunting melodies and gripping storytelling. With a fusion of melodic death metal and atmospheric elements, they’ve captivated audiences, weaving dark tales through intricate instrumentals and powerful vocals. As they bid farewell, their final show promises to be a poignant journey through the realms of the macabre, marking the end of an era in Missoula’s metal scene.Blessiddoom began in the fall of 2005 on a mission to shine a light on social norms that often label people, places, and things as being unwanted or ugly in some way but hold their own inner beauty. Showcasing an oxymoron even in the name, that our doom would indeed be blessid. Having come from modest means Blessiddoom aims to be a voice for the shunned, the societal outcasts or the metal head that was always told they would grow out of it. With lyrics that can be seen as quite serious, Blessiddoom does not take themselves too seriously, ultimately just wanting to have the best parties we can while we are still here. “We don’t have a lot of time on this earth, we weren’t meant to spend it this way.” At Home in Hell blazes a trail through the metal scene with their explosive sound, fusing elements of thrash, groove, and hardcore into a relentless sonic assault. Hailing from Great Falls, their music embodies raw intensity and unapologetic authenticity, carving out a niche as a powerhouse in the metal underground. Based out of Missoula, Elephant Graveyard formed as a band in 2020. With roots in several genres of extreme metal, they carved their unique sound from the culmination of the band members talents, and influence. Their fans recognize their presence as “highly energetic” “raw” and “brutal”. Checkout “Doombringers” on all platforms!For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Jeff Rosenstock
Friday, July 26 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $25 Advance ticket purchase strongly encouraged. Jeff Rosenstock makes increasingly chaotic albums for an increasingly chaotic world. With each passing year, it feels like the temperature of the universe boils five degrees hotter, and with each new album, Rosenstock’s music grows more unwieldy and lawless. Louder, faster, more feral. Which brings us to 2023 — a planet on fire, a mere 90 seconds to midnight on the doomsday clock, and the release of Rosenstock’s appropriately titled, anarchic record, HELLMODE. (Ok yeah it’s 2024 now but chill cause it’s still too hot.) “To me, the album feels like the chaos of being alive right now. We’re experiencing all these things at the same time that trigger our senses, and emotions that make us feel terrible. We’re just feeling way too much all at once!” But for all its textured turmoil, there are also surprising glimpses of clarity and grace to be found in HELLMODE, when Rosenstock deliberately slows things down in places that are prettier and more delicate, rare moments of shelter in the storm. Which only makes it more rewarding when. these moments unexpectedly unravel and spiral back into extreme, manic chaos, like abruptly being flung into a Nintendo game on level 99. HELLMODE marks the fifth studio album the prolific Rosenstock has released in the last ten years under his own name, following the dissolution of his beloved cult projects Bomb the Music Industry! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches. Also tucked into his rapidly expanding catalog is a live record, a ska reimagining of his 2020 album NO DREAM, and various dumps of stray songs and loose singles. And somewhere on the side, he has found time to score the Emmy-nominated animated series Craig of the Creek. Rosenstock’s rising profile and critical acclaim over the last decade have been something of an anomaly. He’s a proud torchbearer of the punk sonics, aesthetics, and ethos of his youth, leaning into pop punk and ska sensibilities that were deemed Decidedly Uncool by the gatekeepers of the time. (On any given day at a big outdoor music festival, he is likely the only musician who will bust out a saxophone solo.) But when Rosenstock celebrates these styles, he somehow ends up getting praise from tastemakers and landing on prominent year-end lists. Maybe it’s because his appreciation doesn’t feel like cheap nostalgia or surface-level cosplay. Everything he does is just so damned sincere. That success is something Rosenstock has been conflicted about, and fuels some of the anxiety that runs through HELLMODE. “It’s weird feeling success at the worst possible time, while the world falls apart,” he says. “These things I’ve been unintentionally working towards for the last two decades have come to fruition now, when everything is on fire.” To record HELLMODE in the summer of 2022, Rosenstock once again enlisted his longtime studio collaborator, Jack Shirley, the Grammy-nominated master of heaviness who has recorded all of Rosenstock’s studio albums. But this time, they took a slightly more ambitious approach, booking time at the legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood. They recorded to tape in Studio 2, the same hallowed ground where System of a Down recorded Toxicity, and where Whitney Houston laid down vocal tracks for The Bodyguard soundtrack. The newfound studio resources produced the biggest and most expansive Jeff Rosenstock record to date. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Los Toms w/ Hot Milk and the Flower Pallets & Minot
Monday, May 20 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 Advance // $15-$20 Artist Supporter From out of the chaos emerges Los Toms, a psychedelic desert fuzz trio from Fort Collins, Colorado. Oscillating between surreal psychedelia and heavy psychrock, the band is dynamic, punchy, and provocative. Spanish and English lyrics intertwine across a patchwork of driving bass and post-rock fury. A musical collective focused on live-performance, Los Toms are said to appear unto the well-initiated acolytes across the American West.Formed in 2017 with their origins in late-night, heavy jam sessions in a poorly-wired, abandoned airplane hangar, Los Toms sank their teeth into psychedelia with The Sticker EP (2019), best characterized by the song “Ziggurat”. This early era is lo-fi, guitar drenched in reverb and digital delay. Lyrics appear more as sporadic, hypnotic chants, punctuating the band’s grooving rhythm section. Plans are now in motion for the release of a fourth album, Tube Theory, in 2024 – a milestone representative of the evolving and maturing style of Los Toms. With a quicker, more deliberate approach to songwriting, these long-awaited tracks have become the staple core of live performances. The band continues to present new material, taking inspiration from modern psychedelic rock outfits like King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Weeed, and Kikagaku Moyo, as well as from progenitors like Black Sabbath and Pink Floyd. Hot Milk and the Flower Pallets is an Instrumental Progressive Psych Rock band from Bozeman MT. Featuring Harley Everhoney on bass, Cooper Tedford on drums, and Brandon Briere on guitar and synth. This trio brings a high energy performance each set. Hot Milks debut album released in April on all streaming platforms. Minot is a lo-fi garage punk baking mixture made of two parts Midwestern and a dash of Northern New England. The shortest distance between two sonic points is made by leaving no room for lengthy melodic banter. Drenched in reverb to cover their inadequacies; This band has a driving rhythm of Mo Tucker’s brother and the belief that less is always more. Minot because….Why not?For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
