Jeffrey Foucault
Thursday, September 17 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $25 ADV // $30 DOS In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley. In September of 2024 Jeffrey Foucault released THE UNIVERSAL FIRE (Fluff & Gravy, 9/6/24), his first album of entirely new material since 2018. A series of high-voltage performances cut live in one room, the album is both a working wake – Foucault lost his best friend and drummer Billy Conway, to cancer in 2021 – and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss. Augmenting Foucault’s all-star band with members of Calexico and Bon Iver (drummer John Convertino and producer/saxophonist Mike Lewis) THE UNIVERSAL FIRE sets Conway’s death against the massive 2008 fire at the Universal Studios lot in California that destroyed the master recordings of some of our bedrock American music, to interrogate ideas about mortality, legacy, meaning, and calling.
Icarus & Witch Bitch w/ Serpentina, & Look Busy
Tuesday, June 30 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Icarus is a Rock band based in Bozeman, MT. The band shares a deep passion for jamming and creating unique art. Their influences include Kyuss, Primus, and a hint of Bob Marley. Icarus has a knack for conjuring diverse soundscapes, described by some as a thrashy Black Sabbath. Their first album Elysian Sun was released in April of 2025. Spotify Witch Bitch is Doom Surf from Bozeman, MT. Their brand of Cadaver Rock induces immediate Corpse Effluvium. Serpentina is a new Missoula rawk band. Big drums, big fuzz, big guitars, big vocals. No big deal. Punk-metal-other-stuff influenced if you need to split hairs. Shuffled and reshuffled from an endless stack of blank paper, scribbled with a thousand thoughtless notes, and emerging from a dramatic cloud of chalk dust, Missoula’s LOOK BUSY (Ken Grinde, Matt Riley, Johannah Kohorst, Drew Fetherolf) meld driving pop and lofty ballads to achieve new dimensions of appearing businesslike and occupied.
Kaleena Zanders w/ Mic Mercury (18+)
Friday, June 19 // 9:00 Doors // 9:30 Show // $15 ADV // $25 DOS // 18+ A Black, queer powerhouse shaping the future of dance music, Kaleena brings gospel-rooted vocals, house energy, and fearless storytelling to the stage. Her shows feel like revival, high energy, emotional, and built for connection on the dance floor. https://www.missoulapride.com/event-details/missoula-pride-and-spark1-present-kaleena-zanders-with-mic-mercury For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Queer Pride w/ j. graves, The Skurfs, & Goochslam
Wednesday, June 17 / Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $15
Sunday Swing! w/ Ed Norton Big Band
Sunday, June 7 // Doors & Lessons at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $12 // $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/.
Salt and Shadow w/ Wes Urbaniak
Saturday, July 11 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Fronted by two female vocalists whose voices weave and harmonize throughout each song, Salt & Shadow is anchored by atmospheric guitars, cinematic textures, and a cello that doesn’t sit in the background…it sings alongside them. The result is hypnotic, heavy, and deeply spiritual, echoing the moody expanse of Pink Floyd, the harmonic richness of Fleetwood Mac, and the emotional unease of Radiohead. Wes Urbaniak is an amalgamation of songwriting, storytelling and unique craftsmanship. His music is real, honest, bold and a little odd in the best way possible. The experiences of his life have created stories through his songs. He pushes the limits within the human mind while opening up the possibilities for the human spirit to explore what’s dwelling within. His whole world is a wonderfully delirious imagination rendered into reality. It’s quite difficult to describe the beauty within which he lives and creates – it is something that must be experienced in real time. Wes lives in a yurt, in a forest, on an island in the Yellowstone River, and is surrounded by the mountains of Montana with his 100% adorable pup, Wilbur. His shop and studio are also on the island where he lives, wanders, and pokes at the nature of the curious mind. In the shop, he builds instruments primarily from reclaimed sources (100+ year old pianos / Red Rock Amphitheater Benches / naturally felled trees). In the studio, and wandering the island in the many hours of each day, he has learned to pull the strings around on most stringed instruments. His mind hears symphonies, his heart (Coyote) drives him to create them by pulling the whole world through his Spirit (Ala) and into a form of art, music, poetry, and dreams pushed into reality. Here we go Bearishly into what comes next…
Bill Mize ft. Beth Youngblood & Beth Bramhall w/ Big Sky Light
Wednesday, July 1 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter BigSkyLight creates immersive, improvised acoustic environments rooted in listening, spaciousness, and emotional resonance. Combining the shimmering resonance of handpans with bowed strings and upright bass, the ensemble develops evolving compositions that drift between ambient chamber music, meditative minimalism, and cinematic improvisation. Their performances invite audiences into states of reflection, stillness, wonder, and collective presence — music that feels at once grounded in Montana landscapes and suspended somewhere beyond them. Links BIGSKYLIGHT Official Website https://www.bigskylightmusic.com BIGSKYLIGHT Bandcamp https://bigskylight.bandcamp.com Acclaimed Tennessee finger style guitarist Bill Mize will be joined by acoustic instrumentalists Beth Bramhall and Beth Youngblood collaborate to bring audiences transformative musical experiences. Grammy-winning guitarist Bill Mize is a fitting representative of his Tennessee’s rich musical heritage, floating stylistically between Memphis soul and Appalachian highland melodies. His fingerstyle compositions are lauded as fluid and intricate, and their delivery masterful. “I received most of my musical education from a cheap Zenith radio,” says Mize, who as a child drifted off to sleep to the decidedly non-sleepy lullabyes emanating from Nashville’s WLAC and WSM and Knoxville’s WNOX. Maybe that’s why critics speak of his ability to “transport” the listener; the music itself has been transported. The links to his Tennessee roots are unmistakable, but so are the elements of the far wider musical realm he inhabits. Mize has performed nationwide at acoustic music festivals, listening rooms, guitar shows, and concert series since the 1980s. With his recent CD release, The Southwind, he continues to selectively share his innovative heartfelt, zen-tinged, soul arrangements. Bill Mize emerged in the late 80s with an innovative and influential wave of acoustic guitarists as part of the Windham Hill Guitar Sampler. Bill established himself with a signature sound reflective of his influences of Appalachian highland melodies and Memphis soul. As an independent musician, he has gone on take the top prize of the Winfield National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition, receive a GRAMMY Award for his collaboration with renowned musician and storyteller David Holt, and appear at venues and festivals around the country. In 2009 and 2013, Bill’s music appeared in the Ken Burns documentaries “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” and “Country Music.” BILLMIZE.com
PROBLEMS w/ Adhesive & Girlpit
Tuesday June 9 // 7:30 PM Doors // 8:00 PM Show // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter PROBLEMS is a one-person band from Chicago, led by Darren Keen. They make composer driven electronic music that is sometimes very fun, sometimes very beautiful, and usually quite excellent. PROBLEMS’ latest release “Enter the Annals” was released last year on The Record Machine. Their newest project “PROBLEMS GETTING HARD” is out Spring 2026 via The Record Machine, and they are touring as direct support with Getdown Services in Spring 2026. The band has tour support history with Peaches, Dan Deacon, Lighting Bolt, Wolf Eyes, Mezerg, Pile, deaths dynamic shroud, and Giant Claw. In addition to extensive headline touring throughout North America and Europe, PROBLEMS has performed at festivals such as Lincoln Calling and Camp a Low Hum in New Zealand. Website | Instagram | Youtube Adhesive is fast and loud and slow from Hollywood, FL. Bandcamp
Aydin Ray, Curly, Lil Jane, & Not Faave
Sunday, July 19 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter notfaave also known as David Williams is a singer, songwriter, engineer and producer from Reno Nevada. David’s music discography mainly consists of melodic/emo rap with deep lyrics and catchy flows. David’s album “Interstellar” amassed over 28 thousand streams with “Trust Issues” gaining over 11 thousands streams alone. David found solace in music from a young age. From the age of 15, David was experimenting with producing beats and writing lyrics in his bedroom inspired by artists like Josh A, iAmJakeHill, Convolk and Lil Peep. Artist lil jane is a rapper who comes from the small city of Missoula, Montana. Rising from an underground scene, jane first began making music when he was in the 6th grade, starting off with making music in the program FL Studio. He continued on writing and producing music, dropping his first rap single “Deeper Than Blood” in 2020. Years later, while crafting his musical career, lil jane released his latest full-length album, “Life 3.0” in 2023. Follow lil jane on all social media @liljanerecords Curly reveals recent releases like the YOU GET WHAT YOU GET and 2024’s singles and EPs including DON’T SLAM MY SHIT and Lento, indicating a consistently active creative pipeline . Their catalog suggests a bold, modern approach—mixing assertive titles and fresh projects with a likely edgy or experimental edge. Aydian Ray formerly known as “MLYB Studios” is a singer, songwriter and producer from Missoula Montana. Aydian has a wide variety of music with deep and catchy lines. Aydian had dreams of making music from a young age. Throughout high school Aydain would make songs inspired by artists from all different genres, although his main inspiration comes from XXXTentaction.
Sturtz Duo w/ Heavy Diamond Ring
Wednesday, July 22 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter NPR’s All Songs Considered described Sturtz as “a reassuring breath of fresh air that pulls me back to simpler times.”The group is serene and folksy, with melodic vocals soaring over the lower string instrumentals. Sturtz released their second studio album Hyacinth in September 2024, and they’re hard at work writing songs for their next album now. When they’re not playing music, you’ll probably find them gardening, honing in on their photography skills, or parading their giant dog around town. Some things are just meant to last. When Sarah Anderson and Paul DeHaven met and began playing together in 2004, they had no idea just how deep the well of their musical partnership would prove to be. After the disbanding of indie-folk sweethearts Paper Bird, the duo founded Heavy Diamond Ring and never looked back. HDR is the culmination (thus far) of their signature sound, a fountain of open-hearted, folk-rock, steeped in vocal harmony and group synergy. Led by Anderson’s smooth-as-honey vocals and DeHaven’s rugged guitar chops, the band has been described as “open-road, long drive music”, having “a little bit of twang, and a whole lot of beef”, and their live show as “infectious and contagious”. The band is rounded out by veteran knockouts Blake Stepan (bass), Mike Lang (keys), and Orion Tate Ignelzi (drums). Their second full-length LP, “All Out of Angels”, out this fall, was produced by Ben Wysocki (the Fray) and Mark Anderson and features a duet with Nathaniel Rateliff. Out now on Cowboy Cowabunga Recordings. “Heavy Diamond Ring creates a sound that feels as classic as rolling down the windows in the summer – a super highway to a new frontier.” -303 Magazine “…a helping of contemporary indie-folk that goes down easy, augmented by some subtle, snaky guitar work, walls of harmony vocals and Anderson’s attention-grabbing vocals.” -CS Indy
