PONS w/ Dorris Doom & (latent)
Friday, January 2nd // 8:00 Doors // 8:30 Show // $15 IF YOU STOP YOU DIE -Rock n’ Roll will never be a lazy game. PONS is here to set the record straight. Channeling the wild, untamable spirit of the masters of the road that came before them, PONS brings a relentless, “NO MERCY” approach to DIY touring. Burning more calories in one night than most bands do in a year, PONS doesn’t play music—they detonate on stage.Named “NYC’s Hardest Working Band” in 2022 (and a blistering runner-up in 2023) by Oh My Rockness, PONS has earned their place as one of the most vital and chaotic forces in the NYC underground.In 2024, PONS evolved into a solo project of visionary frontman Jack Parker, and the transformation is nothing short of a sonic nuclear meltdown. A storm of sound, fury, and passion so fierce, a PONS show can only be described as sublime madness. It’s angular. It’s aggressive. It’s a relentless sonic assault that drags you into the future, kicking and screaming.Sharing the stage with heavyweights like Gogol Bordello, Lambrini Girls, Geese, Vundabar, and A Place To Bury Strangers, PONS take no prisoners. Leaving behind a trail of smashed gear, contorted bodies, blinding lights, and frenetic, throttling beats, it’s pure glam-rock bravado colliding with punk’s raw edge and electronica’s dystopian pulse.Taking cues from the anarchic swagger of Iggy Pop, the electronic chaos of Suicide, the slick groove of LCD Soundsystem, and the haunting, glitch-filled world of Crystal Castles, PONS spits the digital bile of our decaying, internet-saturated world straight in your face.BEAR WITNESS TO PONS.
Holiday Groove with the Missoula All-City Jazz Program
Monday, December 15 // Doors at 7:30 // Show at 8:00 // Free & Open to the Public! Join the Missoula All-City Jazz Program for their first performance of the 2025-26 year with an evening of great jazz. The Middle School and High School musicians will be joined by members of the UM Jazz Program performing new and old standards from the history of jazz.
Midnight EDM Party
Friday, January 30 // Show at 9 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Missoula, get ready. Sunset Events & Liquid Bass Productions are teaming up to bring you an unforgettable night of EDM at the ZACC. Expect house, euphoric trance, and progressive tunes all night long and a production that will be second to none. Headlined by Ardella, an underground DJ known for powerful sets in cities across the Country and out on the Playa, this will be an event not to be missed. Opening acts start at 9, headliner at 11. See you at the ZACC!
THE BRAD LEALI QUARTET with the Missoula Jazz Orchestra
Friday, January 16 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $30 // $20 for Students & Seniors The UM Jazz ProgramAND UM JAZZ ARTIST SERIES Proudly PresentsTHE BRAD LEALI QUARTET With the Missoula Jazz OrchestraMissoula welcomes back saxophonist Brad Leali (Harry Connick & Lyle Lovett) and his roster of All-Stars for an evening of classic and original small group and big band music. Brad will be joined by pianist Ben Markley and Eric Tapper (dr)and Tommy Sciple (bass) along with the Missoula Jazz OrchestraJoin us for this incredible collaboration.Get your tickets early as this performance will be sure to sell out!
Sunday Swing! w/ Ed Norton Big Band
Sunday, December 7 // Door & Swing Lessons at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter 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. *We will have swing dance lessons by the one and only Lindy Hop starting at 6:30!
Punks for Palestine w/ Tenure Denied, But I’m A Cheerleader, Skelecore, & Intice
Saturday, December 20th // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10-$20 Pick What You Pay All proceeds go directly to families in Gaza.
English Major w/ Tenure Denied
Tuesday, December 9 // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to the Public!
There’s a Rhythm… An Evening of Contemporary Percussion
Tuesday, December 2nd // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Free & Open to the Public! There’s a Rhythm is the master’s recital of Delaney Wirtala. This event will feature a variety of fun contemporary percussion works by Bobo, Psathas, Jarrett/Burton, Nate Smith, Perez and more. Many of these works also include electronic accompaniment! This event will also feature musicians Simon Hickey, Sam Purvis and Owen Clearly. Following the percussion event, the Bucketseats band will play a high energy set to celebrate the completion of the masters recital!
Pale People with Arrowleaf
Friday, December 5 // 8:00 Doors // 8:30 Show // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Pale People is an aggressive piano rock quartet from Missoula. Assembled in 2015 by music-school refugees. Recorded five albums in five years. Toured the Pacific coast. Members left. More members joined. Grew lonely during the plague. Took the vaccine. Wrote thirteen new songs. Mack Gilcrest, Kurt Skrivseth, Saje Johns, and Lexi Vine will answer the question “What happens when you throw 4 music degrees at a song about ghosts watching a divorce unfold?” Arrowleaf is an indie rock band from Missoula. Arrowleaf pairs washy guitar work, humming bass, and the occasional riotous trumpet with delicate anecdotes; dreamy conversations are carried by wistful harmonies. Arrowleaf’s 2021 album Getting By tacitly and pleasantly reconciles the unfolding of shared events with specific stories and feelings. Featuring the songwriting of Sarah Marker, the band is filled out by the thoughtful work of Brady Schwertfeger, Jake Whitecar, Peter Puczkowskyj, Amanda Ceaser, and Jon Filkins.
Skadget, Intice, Evening Redness Out West, & Wormwood
Saturday, November 29 // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Skadget is a psychedelic dive into the subconscious waters of this hallucination called life. Born in the monster mindscape of Dead Ed, Skadget sat in a stew of bubbling muck for years, unable to find life. But when that seed of a thought finally made contact with Dead’s friends D.L. Johnson and Carson Smith (and Juxtabunny in the psyrealms) it was jolted to life as the hydra you see before you! INTICE is a progressive metal/rock band based out of Missoula Montana. They play the original music of their front man, Cameron Kinney, who plays guitar and vocals. Cameron started the band with guitarist Justin Brantley in Great Falls and met the rest of the band members while studying with them at the UM School of Music a couple years later. Along with Cameron and Justin the band features Josh Smith on drums, Lane Ulberg on bass and Jolene Green and Cade Chastain on saxophone. The band has two albums on Spotify and just finished recording their third album.