Palm Sunday + Jonny G & the Music Factory + Dint 2 (Soft Maybe)
Friday, March 24 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Ticket Palm Sunday is dreamy timeless tunes with a genre bending quality, all the way from way down yonder in New Orleans. Jonny G & the Music Factory is a Hard Rock and Roll (sometimes soft rock n roll) music group from the PNW. Dint 2 (Soft Maybe) … Soft Maybe is the guitar pop project of Sanders Smith. Expect little songs jam-packed with jazzy chord progressions, catchy hooks, fun guitarmonies, maybe even a splash of clarinet. This time on the Dint menu, playing the music of Soft Maybe and a few Lukas Phelan songs; featuring the one and only Nate Biehl on pedal steel and the inimitable Jon Cardiello on drums. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Grocer (PA) w/ Calamity Cowboy & Wildlands
Wednesday, March 22 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Ticket Grocer is a band from Philadelphia, PA. Led by three distinct vocalists, they pendulate between moments of brash atonality, saccharine pop sensibility, and rhythmic acrobatics. Their compositions are both meticulous and volatile, while their live performances are lauded for explosive chemistry with cheeky curiosity. On their most recent full length Number’s Game the band rearranged the puzzle pieces of 90s-influenced rock and dissonant pop into something utterly their own. Now building on a landscape of polyrhythms and chromaticism that their fans have grown to cherish, they explore new sonic structures in their forthcoming EP Scatter Plot. Across its six tracks, Grocer reiterates they are just as comfortable with glassy earworms as they are with angular dissonance. They remain giddy, furious and singularly themselves. Calamity Cowboy was created in a petri dish by a mad scientist in 1943. Some might describe their sound as “shoegaze” or “garage rock.” I would describe their sound as bad. Calamity Cowboy forever. Wildlands is an aspiring three piece indie pop band based out of Missoula. They create and perform electrifying pop music for all to enjoy, so please enjoy it. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Jazz Night w/ Patti Nolan & The Undeniables
Thursday, March 16 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Patti Nolan & The Undeniables takes over The Show Room at the ZACC for a spirited night of jazz, paying tribute to jazz standards with a fresh new sound. With Patti on vocals, Ben Shuberg on piano, Pete Hand on bass, Graeme Pletscher on sax, and Christian Guitierez on drums, Patti Nolan & The Undeniables bring a totally fresh new sound to the Missoula jazz scene. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Goth Ball
w/ DJs Gingerbat & Sister Midnight & a LIVE Performance by Negative Gain Recording Artist ‘Order of The Static Temple’Friday, March 10 // 8 PM to Midnight // $10 The Montana Goth Ball is back and ready to have a spooky spring! Release the bats Friday, March 10, at the ZACC! DJs GingerBat and Sister Midnight will bring you the spookiest tunes along with a LIVE performance by 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, fetish, punk, Victorian, latex, lace (if in doubt, wear black). Dress to DEPRESS! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Rob Travolta + Panic Boner + Scuba Steve & the Sharks
Thursday, March 9 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Rob Travolta is the ideal soundtrack for road trips through space and time. Drummer / beat producer Cole Bronson creates dynamic shifts within bassist Rob Cave’s bass lines. Fresh from releasing their new record “Landscapes and Soundscapes” Rob Travolta’s aim is to create thought provoking / heart-felt compositions that keep you on your toes. Panic Boner is Missoula’s premier kamikaze cowboy noise project founded by Dusty Shriver. Influences include racketcore and hard glamgaze. Past collaborators who perform live with Panic Boner include members of PowerPlant, Thee Noise Complaints, and Supersport. Panic Boner’s current line-up is a self-induced improvisational duo – with local painter and main SQUISH head honcho Tricia Opstad who currently performs with stompgrind and yelps – and Dusty, who explores drums, percussion under the influence of psycho magic. They have virtually no entertainment value and are here for anyone who loves the vibe in vibe out experience. Scuba Steve & the Sharks rode a tidal sound wave over the prairie all the way from Billings just to fill your ears with joy. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Salt & Shadow + Transcendental Express + Sarah Frazier
Friday, March 3 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Self dubbed as ‘Dystopian Folk Rock’, Salt & Shadow’s music has been described as ethereal and psychedelic, spacious and atmospheric, hypnotic and haunting. They have created a sound that captures the paranoia of a dystopian future, with a message of empowerment in the face of tyranny. Salt & Shadow is led by two female vocalists who seduce the crowd like sirens, with powerhouse vocals and soaring harmonies. Playing acoustic guitar and ukulele, with grandiose cello solos, they’ve weaved their music into a folk rock that is gracious to every ear. Transcendental Express aims to transcend negativity & bring people together through music. Their mission is to create a space where everyone is welcome, everyone is happy, and everyone is dancing. Sarah Frazier is an Electronic/Pop artist from Montana. She dabbles in the realms of synthesizers and vocal processing, with 29 years outstanding of creating musical scores across a vast board of poetic, melodious, and instrumental genres. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
ROCK LOTTO ‘1984’ … Obey Every Rule
Saturday, March 18 // Door at 7 PM // Rock Lotto begins at 8 PM // $20 TICKETS AVAILABLE on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 at 10 AM. Big Brother is watching. Seven bands will perform music from 1984 in a one-night-only night of unforgettable unforgettableness. Proceeds benefit Missoula Community Radio (501c3) and the ZACC. Advance tickets are highly recommended as this event is likely to sell out, and if you don’t have an advance ticket … the only way to get in is to be in line when a ticket holder leaves the venue. Follow the Missoula Rock Lotto Facebook page for updates. OBEY EVERY RULE! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about.
The Appleseed Cast w/ SenterLine & Worm Womb
Tuesday, March 14 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $15 The Appleseed Cast is a band from Lawrence, KS. They formed in 1997, and released the first album in 1998. They have since released seven albums, including Illumination Ritual in April of 2013. The band was founded in the early days of emo by singer-guitarist Christopher Crisci and drummer Louie Ruiz. The Appleseed Cast has steadily evolved over the release of eight full-length albums with Crisci as the main songwriter. Currently the band’s lineup includes Christopher Crisci, Ben Kimball, Nick Fredrickson and Sean Bergman. Major acclaim first came in the early 2000s that earned them a 9.0 from Pitchfork for their album set Low Level Owl Vol I and Vol II. The band have enjoyed continued high praise for their work on Two Conversations, Peregrine, Illumination Ritual, and others. SenterLine is a 3 piece rock group based in Missoula Montana. Their sound is a blend of punk, classic rock and funk – rooted in the sounds and atmosphere of early 90s Grunge. Worm Womb is a Missoula based punk rock band. Chick singer. Awesome drummer. Good times. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
JAAG + At Nadir + Sarah Frazier
Wednesday, February 15 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter JAAG is a new band drawing from post-punk and 90s rock to craft a dark and driving sonic journey. The project was initiated by Hank Donovan on guitar (Magpies, Rattlesnake Cable Company) and recent homecomer Jamie Aaron Aux on vocals and guitar (Le Butcherettes, XVIII Eyes), acquaintances with long mutual respect in the Northwest music sphere, both agreeing to test the waters after each taking breaks from band life. With a handful of demos written, the two brought in John Sporman on bass (Wylie & the Wild West, Jupiter Beat, Shahs) and Christopher Baumann on drums (Mass FM, Victory Smokes, Dead Hipster) to kick the rock into high gear. Christopher and Jamie share a long musical history as former bandmates in the early-2000’s Jay’s Upstairs-era emo band, The Pleasure. The group has not yet recorded any material but probably will soon because that’s what bands do. IG: @_j_a_a_g At Nadir is a three-piece band playing original songs in the indie tradition of no-name chords, weird tunings, and volume minus the bro factor. At Nadir’s songs take oblique views of relationships between people and the world and the things people put between themselves and the world. The Helena, MT band formed after a fruitful 2020 spent in isolation, in which guitarist-singer Peter Dudlo spent evenings, “carving chords from refrigerator-sized blocks of salted dark chocolate,” to make At Nadir’s first few songs. When he crossed paths with former Downer Party bassist Kristy Fortman at the skatepark one day, the two concocted the idea for a band and were fortunate to enlist rookie-of-the-year drummer Emmett Brown. Sarah Frazier is an Electronic/Pop artist from Montana. She dabbles in the realms of synthesizers and vocal processing, with 29 years outstanding of creating musical scores across a vast board of poetic, melodious, and instrumental genres. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
The Absent Wilson Conspiracy w/ Bigskylight
Sunday, January 29 // Door at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter The Absent Wilson Conspiracy explores acoustic, and electric jazz through contemplative and spacious original compositions. Drawing rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic textures from across the spectrum of classic and contemporary jazz, the band is driven by a deep love of the collective improvisation at the heart of jazz. Also known as The Captain Wilson Conspiracy, the band began conspiring in Missoula Montana nearly a decade ago. After keyboardist Keaton Wilson moved to Arizona, bassist Steve Kalling, guitarist DR Halsell, and percussionist Ed Stalling adopted the ‘Absent Wilson’ moniker as a way to acknowledge the origin and connection while forming the nucleus of an expanding group of like-minded conspirators. In recent years, Helena-based composer and pianist Steven Gores joined the fun. His emotional and cinematic compositions made him complicit from the first note. Montana has a way of pulling together people who love wild places and find the particular kind of quiet that comes in the wind and wide sky. This experience of the wide-open spaces and the people and communities who live here, has shaped their compositions. They look forward to sharing these stories and exploring the spaces they shape from the ZACC stage this January. Bigskylight’s music is inspired by the subtle differences in the color and timbre of light across the Montana sky. It is created to slow down, go deep and listen. Dynamic and fluid, the ensemble revolves around the ethereal and sound of the hand-pan (a contemplative relative of the steel drum). Image credit ‘Time to Feed the Frog’ by Paula Wittner, 2019, Gouache on Ragboard For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
