UM Small Groups
Monday, October 5 // 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. This performance is free and open to the public – Don’t Miss it!
Goth Ball
Saturday, October 17 // 8 PM to Midnight // $15 Spooky season is here and that means it’s time for the Montana Goth Ball! Release the bats Saturday, October 17th at the ZACC! DJs GingerBat and Sister Midnight will bring you the spookiest tunes along with a LIVE performance by Bozeman’s own Negative Gain recording artist Order of The Static Temple. DJs will rotate throughout the night, so be ready to DANCE! This is your excuse to dress up and party! Gothic, leather, punk, Victorian, latex, lace (if in doubt, wear black). Dress to DEPRESS! Order of The Static TempleGoth Ball Instagram and Facebookhttps://www.instagram.com/montanagothball/https://www.facebook.com/gothball
Jesus Christ Taxi Driver w/ Apocalipstick
Wednesday, September 23 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Somewhere between the violent rock and roll of Jon Spencer, the sophisticated rhythms of Ali Farka Toure, and the religious disorientation of Jean Meslier, Jesus Christ Taxi Driver makes joyfully irreverent noise. Taking aim at daily banal agonies, and existential uncertainty, the moods shift from meditative to unhinged. The music takes risks. Formed in 2022 on Colorado’s front range, they’ve been bringing their wildly disruptive live shows to venues across the mountain west at an incredible pace. Keep an eye on their schedule to see where they are playing near you, and for their debut LP “Lick My Soul”. Bandcamp Apocalipstick is a relatively new art punk band from Missoula, Montana. They incorporate a myriad of styles into our sound such as new wave, glam, blues, and even a little country twang. They love performing and we try to put as much energy as humanly possible into our live shows. Bandcamp
Asa Menlove w/ The River Ramblers & Carter French
Sunday, October 18 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 // $10 ADV // $15 DOS Asa Menlove is a Country Folk artist, originally hailing from Boise, Idaho. His eponymous album, “Asa Menlove,” is out October 9th, 2026 on Pancake Test House. This album is a collection of songs about the mountains and rivers that surround the city, girls, and having to say goodbye to them. Playing with a five piece band, you can hear hints on some of Asa’s country western heroes sneak through, whether through some sweet pedal steel or beautiful harmonies. The band can be goin’ or Asa can be solo, but the lyrics are always just as good. Damn good family band country music, come y’all! @sculpdog The River Ramblers are Grassroots Bluegrass revival out of Missoula, bringing a classic sound and soaring harmonies with powerful instrumentals, bringing you to a time where connection and music are one. @theriverramblers Carter Frech @carterfrenchvincenzo Poster by Carly Zyskowski (@dreamyeyedpaints)
Writers in the Round
Wednesday, September 9 // Doors at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Montana Songwriters Collective presents Writers in the Round, an intimate evening of original songs and the stories behind the music, hosted by Andrea Harsell. Inspired by the classic songwriter-in-the-round format, the evening brings together four Montana artists for a night of songs, storytelling, and creative connection in an intimate listening-room setting. Notably from the Rod Stewart Band (his platinum award winning recordings, touring band, television appearances, and the critically acclaimed MTV “Unplugged And Seated” release with Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones,) and his own original blues/funk/Americana music, Don Teschner is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist. Solo, in the studio, and accompanying many bands on stage over the years, Don sings and plays violin, mandolin, bass, viola, octave mandolin, harmonica, banjo, bouzouki, 5 string viola, and all sorts of electric, acoustic and slide guitars. Mark Chase is an Americana singer-songwriter based just outside of Missoula, Montana. After nearly 50 years of leading bands across genres ranging from British Invasion to heavy metal, he has traded in the Marshall amplifiers and long hair for the life of an acoustic troubadour. His storied background and deep musical roots deliver a raw, authentic sound that honors his lifelong dedication to the craft. Mark’s highly anticipated new release, Parris, drops this September.
Fastener w/ Spirit Hotel (solo), Pilots we’ve known, & RedAction
Wednesday, September 30 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 GA // $15-$20 Big Supporter Fastener is close rhymes and guitar lines from Olympia, WA. Bandcamp Nataanii Cornelius wants you to know Spirit Hotel is a haunted heart. Blending country, punk, shoegaze, and anything that tumbles in her thoughts- she sings the blues about love and loss in a way that checks in, checks out, and ensures every cowpoke and cowpunk is gonna feel it. Bandcamp Pilots We’ve Known is a post-punk/post-hardcore band from Missoula, Mt. purpose-built in early 2017 as an emotional outlet against the noises of our time. They use elaborate arrangements, angular chords and riffs and dynamic vocals to produce an emotional cacophony as the backdrop to attention-grabbing lyrics. After a three year hiatus Pilots We’ve Known are back at it with a crushing-loud vengeance. Bandcamp RedAction is a new Missoula, Montana band from some of the dorks from Pilots We’ve Known, Deathcare Inc., The Naked Limbs, and Perfect Blue. Instagram
Moon Owls Mages, Red Caroline, Floating Witches Head, & Almost Ghosts
Thursday, September 10 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 GA // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Moon Owl’s Mages is a 5 piece psych rock band from Boise, Idaho. Forming from playing in other bands and knowing each other in the local scene, the group came together with a challenge; to make a full LP in two weeks. Written, recorded, mixed and released two weeks later was ‘Skelly Bones Jones’, a concept record about a skeleton protagonist. Proof that creative boundaries, pressure, and friendship improves creativity and truth. COVID passed, things got crazy, the lineup added a new member, and in 2022 the mages were back swinging with a new record ‘Kill The Crackle’, featuring a more detail-oriented and realized band.After two years full of shows, tours and some personal items, the mages are back in the stu. Cooking up some things the world has never before seen. Something full-on crankin… Red Caroline is a psychedelic fish blues rock n’ roll band. After forming in a storage unit in Boise, ID, circa late-2023 they have gone nonstop, writing, touring, recording, and making a name for themselves in the local scene. Now, their debut album is a culmination of those dedicated years. “Dune’s Day”, produced by Joshua Lewis and Grant Meister, takes the fuzzy and jammy remnants of their first EP “Coastal Blues” and morphs them into a trippy, environmental message about the dangers of Apathy and the need for community. Inspired by early , , and , the whole of it is a garage-psych record that is high-energy as it is impactful. “Dune’s Day” is something the band believes the world needs to hear. Red Caroline is Layla Booth, Kaleb Muilenburg, Aiden Elliott, Jack Vanus, and Ayden “Goose” Booth, and they will continue to rock ’till the end of time. Floating Witch’s Head is a Boise-based project concocted by Travis Ward (guitars & vocals) with Michael Mitchell (drums), Eric Gilbert (keyboards). RIYL: garage, psych, swamp, proto-punk, acid rock, beards, hot peppers, pickles, parties, nice people. Almost Ghosts is an indie/folk/blues/pop five-member project from Missoula, Montana. Starting with a chance encounter at the Zootown Arts and Community Center’s fabled Adult Rock Camps, the band began practicing in lead guitarist Robbie G’s basement, learning lead vocalist Ann S-P’s strange, heartfelt, political, and sometimes insight-producing songs. Drummer Graham C leads the rhythm with wild yet concentrated abandon; Lindsay M’s bass riffs add structure; and keyboardist Beverly D’s ivory tinkling and vocal harmonies round out the sound with molecular grace. We have at least one song everyone will like, and we are just beginning…
HUGME Day w/ P.E.S.T., Shiver Brains, Senterline, Big Mosquito & Calamity Cowboy
Saturday, September 19 // Doors at 2 PM // $20 ADV // $25 DOS Do you love the ZACC Show Room? Do you love someone who loves the ZACC Show Room? Then come hug it out and join us in making it even better! Collaborating with over a dozen community partner organizations, the Show Room hosts over 16,000 community members 200+ events a year in the venue space, using equipment that is nearly all either borrowed or actively failing. That’s where we need your help. Join us for HUGME Day (Help Us Get Music Equipment), where all proceeds go to sound, lighting, and other upgrades to the Show Room! The best part? You’re not just helping us, you’re helping everyone and every organization that depends on an accessible venue space for the arts in Missoula. Organizations like Daisy Chain Presents, Drag Wrestling, A Quantum Dream, Misscast Productions and many more local arts organizations use the Show Room and rely on the equipment in the space, so working lights and better audio make an impact far beyond the walls of our building. So what’s the deal with HUGME Day, you ask? Well…a heck of a lot! Come dig through some records provided by Ear Candy and Slant Street Records or test your mettle as part of the wing eating contest sponsored by M80 Chicken. Head into the gallery to check out the music gear swap or, better yet, rent a table and finally ditch that spare amp that’s been collecting dust for another piece of gear (that will totally get used all the time, right?). Check out the back alley to enter the cornhole tournament, venture upstairs to print some of your own band merch, or even enter for a chance to go home with a Custom Shop J-45 donated by the Gibson Guitar plant in Bozeman. Or, just kick back, buy a beverage from the bar, and enjoy some absolutely rad local music from our friends: P.E.S.T. Shiver Brains (Big Sandy) Senterline Big Mosquito Calamity Cowboy! Sign up for the corn hole competition here. Wing eating sign ups here. Want to volunteer? Sign up here! This event is for anyone of all ages, whether you’re here once a week or you just got talked into going to a show here by your friends that one time and it turned out to be pretty cool so you’ve been meaning to check our calendar but you keep getting roped into those evening crocheting collabs with your neighbor Dan even though he just keeps going on about work and never asks how your day was and then he always says ‘I’ll fly, you buy’ when it comes time to order delivery and laughs at his own joke and then still doesn’t respond to your Venmo request later but you bought the food and he kept the leftovers so you swear you’re done hanging with Dan but then he texts you about how nice it is to have someone to talk to since the breakup so you think maybe one more crochet sesh couldn’t hurt even though you already have enough hats or… ya know…something else comes up and you can’t make it to another show.
Punks for Palestine w/ Seditious Activity, The Strangelys and Mild Mannered Janitor
Saturday, September 5th // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12-$20 Pick What You Pay All proceeds go directly to families in Gaza.
Patti Nolan & The Undeniables
Wednesday, October 7 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Patti Nolan, born in Seattle, WA, and raised in Missoula MT, called New York City her home for most of her adult life. She also spent 4 years in San Francisco, CA, 2 years in Monterey, CA and 1 year in Catania, Sicily. Before leaving Missoula, she could be seen doing hootenannies around town accompanying herself on the guitar. During the early years in New York, Patti sang at clubs, including The Bushes and Catch a Rising Star, while working under the musical direction and tutelage of Danny Holgate. In addition, she was one of the founding members of the jazz fusion group, Afra Venture, which performed original material. Patti’s musical education credits include studies at the San Francisco and Brooklyn Conservatories of Music, and the Borough of Manhattan Community College. While living in the Monterey Bay area, Patti appeared regularly at the Café Monterey in the Grand Hyatt Regency, working with Eddie Mendenhall, Bobby Phillips, Lee Durley and the late Ace Hill. Patti, also, appeared at the Monterey Café, Morgan’s, with Don Pendergrast. After her stay in California, she returned to New York City and reestablished her position in the New York City Music Community. She appeared at Charlie O’s, on 45th St and 8th Ave in Manhattan. She was accompanied by the well-known and respected Donald Smith and his trio. She also performed at Café Creole, 118th St. and 2nd Ave in Manhattan, with the Alan Rosenthal Trio. Patti worked at perfecting her craft performing at open mikes at Cleopatra’s Needle and Porters in Manhattan. She could also be seen sitting in with the great Harry Whitaker at Arturo’s in the Village. Since returning to Missoula to live, Patti sat in with the Big Sky Mudflaps at Plonk and appeared at the Jodi Marshall Tribute in St Anthony’s Parrish, Aug 9th, 2017. Patti had previously worked with Jodi on a jazz demo. In March of 2019 she performed a jazz show at the Downtown Dance Collective to a sold-out crowd with the Jim Driscoll trio. The show was recorded and a live demo was created. Now that she is back in Missoula, Patti appeared many times at the Top Hat for their Jazz Wednesdays and has established a strong following. She is continuing to work with other musicians. Patti’s goal is to keep the jazz classics and standards alive and vibrant, and not ever forget the forefathers of this genre In September of 2022 Patti met pianist and arranger Ben Schuberg. Ben’s experience in a variety of genre’s supported and enhanced Patti’s vision of a jazz fusion group. They have performed primarily at the ZACC, a fabulous showroom for music and entertainment on Main Street in downtown Missoula, MT. Even though jazz is Patti’s preferred genre to perform, the musical influences in her life are varied and have their impact on her performance choices. It became obvious that Patti had to find musicians who could play many types of music so when Patti was introduced to Ben Schuberg, a fine pianist who plays in several groups of different genres, her vision became a reality. Then Ben brought in a saxphonist, Graeme Pletscher. Pete Hand on bass and Ed Stallings on drums, joined the group. Patti had worked with Ed and Pete since 2019. Patti Nolan and the Undeniables came into existence. They were part of a very successful fundraiser for KUFM of NPR and have done many other gigs in and out of Missoula, private and public. Patti Nolan and the Undeniables will continue to play new and innovative music around Missoula and beyond. The most recent demo can be heard at pattinolan.bandcamp.com.