Flask w/ Mild Mannered Janitor & The Naked Limbs
Wednesday, June 3 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 General Admission // $15-$20 Artist Supporter FLASK is a new project by Andrew Hunt, Mathew Bainton, Oscar Hunt and Cannon Pearson. Absolutely guaranteed to be a show that has guitars, amps, drums and people singing words and things. Oh and bass too. And keyboards. The Naked Limbs play music with rocks in it. Now they’re releasing a record with rocks in it. Celebrate the rocks with rocks with them.
Canta Brasil
Friday, May 29 // Doors at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Canta Brasil is Missoula’s only band specializing in the music of Brazil – from romantic Bossa Novai to Hot Samba, and beyond. The group features the unique vocal abilities of Magda Chaney, who sings expertly in Portuguese and is adept at a wide range of classic Brazilian styles. Utilizing a broad range of rhythms and percussion patterns, the band conveys the magical spirit of Brazilian Carnival! Composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Vinicius Moraes, Edu Lobo, plus many others, are represented in Canta Brasil’s highly danceable repertoire. With Magda Chaney on vocals, David Horgan on guitar, Beth Lo on bass, Graeme Pletscher on saxophone, Naomi Siegel on trombone, Pedro Marques on vocals and percussion, and Ed Stalling on percussion.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Anthers w/ Flesh Hunks & Girlpit
Saturday, May 16 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Anthers is a 3-piece noise rock band from Seattle, featuring EJ Tolentino (guitar/vox), Taylor Clark (drums), and Kevin Blanquies (bass). Spotify
Deathro w/ Judy and the Jerks & No Policy
Monday, June 15 // Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $10 ADV // $15 DOS DEATHRO: AKA Kanagawa Japan’s No. 1 rock vocalist! After many years spent playing in several punk and hardcore bands such as ANGEL OD and COSMIC NEUROSE, DEATHRO debuted his solo act back in 2016 with a fresh take on 80s-90s Japanese “beat rock”. The result is incredibly high energy and uplifting rock/punk music that makes life feel worth living! He has played countless shows for 10 years all over Japan, New Zealand, and the US with a rotating backing band. No matter where you catch him, one thing always holds true: he delivers a stellar performance full of sincerity and passion that you can’t help but dance to with a huge smile on your face – Austin Griffith of Judy and the Jerks Judy and the Jerks: Since their humble beginnings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Judy And The Jerks have cultivated a unique sound and image that combines all the best elements of hardcore, punk, and youth crew, while abandoning the elements that prove corrosive (specifically that of the pessimistic-machismos). Songs that assault your mind with an explosive energy like an electric shock from a live wire all while supporting a message of personal responsibility, self-improvement, and the ultimate truth: the only way out of this hell is together. This group of go-getters has pushed out numerous releases and toured relentlessly while making a name for themselves on the international punk stage- Zach Burton on behalf of Refuse Records
Queer Pride w/ j. graves, The Skurfs, & Goochslam
Wednesday, June 17 / Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $12 + $3 Pride Fee *Please note that an additional $3 Pride Fee will be added to each ticket, and all funds collected from this particular fee will be donated to the Western Montana LGBTQ+ Center in support of all their efforts to organize Missoula Pride.
Pride Revival Comedy Night
Thursday, June 19 // Door at 7:30 PM, Show at 8 PM // $15-$20 + $3 Pride Fee Join the funniest queer stand-up comedians from around Missoula and across Montana for a night of LGBTQ+ jokes and laughter, all at our favorite non-profit community arts venue, the ZACC! Please note that This show contains R-rated material! These shows will sell out, so get your tickets in advance! This year features the following comedians: Betty McPhee Nathan St Onge Nathan George Ian St Onge Gracie Pisano Ken Hamm Serena Palmer Freya Halland Aubrey Juden Kris Speroski Sarah Aswell This show is wheelchair accessible — please contact the ZACC for more accessibility information. *Please note that an additional $3 Pride Fee will be added to each ticket, and all funds collected from this particular fee will be donated to the Western Montana LGBTQ+ Center in support of all their efforts to organize Missoula Pride.
Drown the Sky w/ Intice, Zephyria & Deathcare Industries
Friday, May 8 // 7:30 Show // 7:00 Doors // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter
Silkworm w/ Sasha Bell Band
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 Known for her work with New York baroque ensemble Ladybug Transistor and Elephant 6 psych pop group, The Essex Green, Sasha Bell is a multi-faceted performer and musician most heralded for her sweetly melodic vocals and lithe instrumentation. She currently lives in Missoula. MT with band members John Fleming, Bryan Ramirez, Chris Bacon and Colin Johnson.
Bart Budwig w/ Junior
Sunday, August 9 // 7:30 PM Show // 7:00 PM Doors // $15 Bart Budwig is a son of Idaho, a cosmic country crooner, a rousing trumpet player, and cryin’-style soul singer. His music is made up of seemingly incongruous parts; thrum & strum country rhythms, jazz guitar melodies, R&B vocals. When Bart sings he draws out words into meditative mantras, whole note neologisms that keep you hanging on until his raspy voice trails off in a ragged edge. His forthcoming album, Another Burn On The AstroTurf (January 24, 2020, Fluff and Gravy Records) was recorded over five days by a seven-piece band inside the OK Theater. It’s a melancholy rhapsody that recalls the uncorked rock n’ roll spirituality of king mystic Van Morrison, the gloomy nostalgia of dark prince Nick Drake and the songcraft sans self-seriousness of 70s Muscle Shoals. Like those psycho-spiritual song crafters, his power comes from vocal idiosyncrasies – intonations of love, impermanence, hope, humor. The album opens with Budwig originals “Time For Two”, “First To Go”, and “Strong Coffee”– originally presented with just solo guitar (and crackling wood stove) on the album Sabai. The songs are recorded here live, full band, in medley, with hot electric guitar, woody double bass, and drums. The band electrifies and scourges the flesh of the songs into fully formed folk rock stunners. There is what the Romans called a “divine lustre” about Bart Budwig. His blonde hair and beard wrap around his collar,and frame his smile in a nimbus of gold. His radiance belies the loyalty he commands of an army of talent. He’d sooner tell you a joke than reveal to you he’s recorded dozens of albums and hundreds of songs in the last few years. Bart’s mastery of dramatic irony turns his work with complex emotional states of being into comforting, uplifting, relatable music. It’s this ability to combine tragedy and comedy in his humanist hallelujahs that makes Budwig a gravitational force and industry chimera. The studio general, the clown prince, the sensitive songwriter with a rugged voice. The soul singer with a cosmic country band. The creator of a folk universe drawing musicians from everywhere to the middle of nowhere. It’s this juxtaposition that makes Another Burn On The AstroTurfanother success for Bart Budwig, and a must listen for you. – Sean Jewell
The Pop Rocks of Sussex School
Monday, May 11 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter We are The Pop Rocks, an ensemble from Sussex School. Our group consists of nine talented members from grades six, seven, and eight, performing on bass, guitar, drums, keytar, vocals, and keys. We also have a student band manager, which is a new position this year at Sussex After seven months of dedicated practice and collaboration, we are excited to showcase our hard work with a dynamic performance at the ZACC on Monday, May 11th. Our setlist features nine carefully arranged songs, with songs from now and then, ranging from spunky and upbeat, to soothing and soulful–living up to our name, The Pop Rocks! This performance marks the culmination of our efforts throughout the year, and we would love for you to join us for this special event. Get ready, because The Pop Rocks are about to take the stage and rock the night!