Lily Seabird w/ Cul De Sac & Star Family Singers
Saturday, March 28 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $18 ADV // $20 DOS Since 2023, Vermont songwriter Lily Seabird’s life has been in perpetual motion, spending nearly half of that time on the road performing her own music and as a touring bassist. While she thrives in transit, back home she is anchored by “Trash Mountain,” a pink house surrounded by other artists and creatives situated on a decommissioned landfill site at the back of Burlington’s Old North End. Cul De Sac is a slowcore band from Missoula, MT based around the songwriting of Miles Hawkins. The Star Family Singers are a songwriting duo who write music about the mystical powers of love and friendship. Always a real world venture, they live in a 2003 Toyota Highlander and tour the DIY circuit, eating gas station hot dogs, exploring their craft and pursuing the effervescent mystery of music itself!
LSD and the Search for God w/ Harsh Intention
Sunday, January 18 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 8 PM // $25 ADV // $30 DOS LSD and the Search for God hit the Northern California coast in 2005––seemingly from another place and time––dosing San Francisco with hypnotic shows built upon swirling guitars, otherworldly drones, fuzzed-out pop melodies, and dreamy vocal harmonies. With reviews of early shows and recordings drawing comparisons to My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Yo La Tengo, Spacemen 3, and Sonic Youth, the band quickly developed a must-see reputation within the underground psychedelic music scene. When LSD finally released their self-titled debut EP (Mind Expansion Records, 2007) it sold out from the record label prior to the official release date. It earned critical acclaim and continues to frequently appear on lists of essential shoegaze releases. The EP was twice reissued on vinyl (Deep Space Recordings, 2008, 2015), twice on cassette (Cellar Door Tapes, 2015), and selected tracks were featured on three compilations: Mind Expansion Vol. 1, M.E. Vol. 2, and Australian nugazer compilation Take Me on the Wildest Spree (Rubber Records/EMI, 2008).LSD’s most recent release, Heaven Is a Place (Space Age Recordings, 2016), captures a snapshot in time soon after Ricky Maymi (Brian Jonestown Massacre) temporarily joined the band on drums. Like the self-titled EP, it garnered critical acclaim and frequented many Best Of lists. Pop Matters calls it, “a long-awaited sermon for the faithful and a blazing induction for new converts,” while Primal Music says it’s “another astonishing collection of five psychedelic stories glistening with the same spaced out ingredients that blew my mind way back in 2007.” LSD’s time and space travels have led them all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe, including tours with Martin Rev (Suicide), Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3), and The Telescopes, as well as appearances at Levitation–Austin Psych Fest, SoCal’s Desert Daze, Manchester’s Cosmosis Festival (with The Jesus and Mary Chain), Bathysphere (with A Place To Bury Strangers), twice at Desert Stars (first with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, then The Dandy Warhols), Calgary’s Garbage Daze, and Portugal’s Reverence Valada (with The Damned, The Oh Sees, and Silver Apples). A new record is currently in the works. Harsh Intention is a sexy heartthrob musical duo.
Dance It Out
Friday, April 10 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Dance It Out is an all-ages dance party built on one simple idea: we all need to move a little more and be together a little more. No theme. No occasion. No pressure. Just a room full of people and a wide-open dance floor. Expect a rotating blend of disco, funk, hip-hop, house, indie dance, new wave, R&B, soul, throwback anthems, Top 40, underground pop and more — curated for maximum joy, zero snobbery. Because sometimes the best reason to dance… is no reason at all. DJ Chris Baumann has spent nearly two decades building dance floors where indie kids, hip-hop heads, and pop lovers move under the same pulse. A longtime fixture in Missoula nightlife, he blends crate-digging curiosity with the open-armed joy of a perfect hook. His sets stretch from disco to house, hip-hop to indie dance, throwbacks to Top 40 — always guided by one idea: connection over coolness. No genre lecture. Just a dance floor. Pony P hails from Missoula and has been moving dance floors for decades — from Chicago dive bars to legendary San Francisco clubs and venues. While living in the Bay Area, she was part of the female DJ crew Peaches and served as tour DJ for iconic rapper Too $hort. Now back in Montana, she brings her signature blend of hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, and reggae — stacked with bangers, classics, edits, and the unexpected.
Jazzoula 4-Night Pass
Wednesday, April 29- Saturday May 2 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $88 4-day Pass 4/29 Missoula Youth OrchestraAll CityBasement BoyzEriksson/Ross QuartetCanta Brazil 4/30 Night Blooming JasmineNightcrawlersFlorabelle JazzOwen Thayer Trio 5/1Sweet AdelinesAlly Fradkin QuintetNaomi Siegel ProjectDaijha Vu Quartet5/2 Boyd Combo (University)Skyler Mendell SextetBob PackwoodBob Nell Presents Original works by Tim Martin (Loren Stillman/Jeff Stickney/Naomi Seigel/Tommy Sciple/Alex Nauman/Owen Ross/Simon Hickey)
Space Laces (16+)
Thursday, March 12 // 8:00 PM // (16+) Liquid Bass Productions Presents: Space Laces Tickets available here: https://posh.vip/e/space-laces-at-the-zacc
UM Small Groups
Monday, March 9 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Free and Open to the Public! Join the UM Small Group program for an evening of jazz standards, contemporary tunes and originals from the University of Montana musicians as they begin their 2026 musical journey. This performance is free and open to the public – Don’t Miss it!
Heavyweight w/ Calamity Cowboy, Star Family Singers, and Sardines
Wednesday, February 25 // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter We are Heavyweight. We are from Missoula and all students at the U. Owen Meador on Sax, Evan Nesbitt on Bass, Simon Hickey on Keys, and Danger Gersh on Drums. Our sound blends hip-hop, jazz, pop, and soul into a fun, backbeat oriented jazz. We were inspired by artists such as Nate Smith, Jamiroquai, PJ Morton, D’Angelo, Louis Cole, George Duke and so many others! Calamity Cowboy is the colloquial name given to a group of viscous homunculi believed to have originated sometime in the early 19th century. After aimlessly wandering for a couple hundred years, they decided to start a rock and roll band together. They play a blend of country and psychedelic rock that has garnered tens of fans. It’s the real deal! The Star Family Singers are a songwriting duo who write music about the mystical powers of love and friendship. Always a real world venture, they live in a 2003 Toyota Highlander and tour the DIY circuit, eating gas station hot dogs, exploring their craft and pursuing the effervescent mystery of music itself! Sardines are three friendly and freshly packaged fish saturated with wonder and the joy of song. The elite of the sea. If you choose to consume, you may unleash sonic whimsy.
Sunday Swing! w/ Ed Norton Big Band
Sunday, March 1 // Door & Lessons at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter **Dance lessons with Lindy Hop begin at 6:30** Get your dancing shoes on and spend a Sunday with hits from Ed Norton Big Band in The Show Room at the ZACC! The Ed Norton Big Band was founded around 1987 after trombonists Tom Wogsland and Scot Ray performed in the pit Orchestra for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s first production of The 1940’s Radio Hour – and didn’t want to stop. Since then the 18 piece band, made up of Missoula musicians from multiple generations, has been a staple of traditional and modern big band music throughout western Montana. Ed Norton Big Band has a long history of entertaining audiences of all ages from birthday parties, fundraisers, Out to Lunch, Second Sunday Jazz, and First Night. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
New Standard in Concert
Wednesday, February 4 // Doors at 7:00 // Show at 7:30 // $5-$20 Pick What You Pay Join us on February 4 at the ZACC for a live performance by New Standard, the free music improvisation workshop for Missoula teens led by Loren Stillman, John Wicks, and Tommy Sciple. This concert features intermediate to advanced instrumentalists and of all ages performing a variety of unique jazz standards and original student arrangements, alongside open improvisation in a collaborative ensemble setting. Expect spontaneous music-making, deep listening, and creative risk-taking as students perform with a professional rhythm section. The evening offers a glimpse into the workshop’s process—where interaction, individual voice, and collective expression take center stage. Come support local musicians, experience the joy of improvisation, and hear what this vibrant community is creating in real time. New Standard is part of The Teen Rock Club, a free contemporary music program for developing musicians, supported in part by a grant from the Montana Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jules Jensen Album Release Show w/ Still Ugly & Chloe Tschetter
Saturday, February 28 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Jules Jensen plays acoustic music inspired by Elliott Smith, Pigeon Pit, Flatsound, Plumtree, and most importantly, her friends.
