The Foilies w/ Night Witch & DAMNTHEBADLUCK
Saturday, January 21 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Formed by the heaviest hitters in Montana, The Foilies are determined to spearhead the New Wave Of American Rock And Roll, delivering pure, uncut speed rock. Fast, loud and crossing more lines than a jacked up trucker on a head on. Night Witch will be dropping heavy bombs like veteran anti-fascist pilots fighting Nazis when they shred searing twin-jet guitars, thunderous rhythms and piercing screams to the ZACC! DAMNTHEBADLUCK is a hardcore/post-punk band from Missoula, MT composed of Luke Harmon (vocals), Cody Sumner (guitar), Mars Sandavol (bass), and Chris Ostheimer (drums). Sounds like Idles, Turnstile, and Amyl and The Sniffers. Photo credit to the amazing Abi Baumann. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Bluest w/ Violet Danger, Dylan Running Crane, & Worm Womb
Friday, January 20 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Bluest is an indie rock band out of Missoula MT, orchestrated by the longings and hauntings of Noelle Huser. Her songs are chalked full of early adolescent nostalgia and sweetness, soured by the biting existential dread of figuring out who you are in it all. With pleas of empathetic anger a la diary-scrawled lyrics, she pays homage to her 90s/00s angst pop and country influences Alanis Moirissete and Sheryl Crow. Bluest’s chilling debut album Cold Sweat, sifts through dreams and nightmares to find solace in serenading ghosts. It is emboldened with a hunger to return from dissociation back into the body, finding oneself in the present, feet on the ground, blood boiling, head in the clouds and heart on the sleeve. Cold Sweat will be released in January 2023 through Anything Bagel. Violet Danger’s music is self-described as kinda pop, country, and rock. Dylan Running Crane is a singer-songwriter from Browning, Montana – a place that remains the subject of most of her work. Her vibe is country meets rez-folk meets tender and silly. Kelsey Star is the front woman of Worm Womb. She grew up in Montana playing rock music with friends and participating in live theatre. She loves performing live, and believes music is medicine for the soul. Kelsey is currently learning music engineering and just released her first (partially self produced) album out of Pyrymyd Music Studios, with the help of another musician and mixing extraordinaire, Angel of Discord. Stream Worm Womb’s album Desert Honey on Spotify NOW and find out more about Kelsey on Instagram @kelseystarart – many thanks, many blessings! For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Cosmic Sans + Tree Form + Molly Liu Buchanan
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Thursday, January 19 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter From the ashes of a renaissance of garage rock and psychedelia ravaged by a global pandemic, a new contender emerged from the small but robust Missoula DIY music scene: a one Cosmic Sans. Cosmic Sans consists of a multi-instrumentalist music teacher holding down the low end, an underground hip-hop producer splaying syncopated rhythms behind the kit, an experimental rock/contemporary folk enthusiast fingerpicking unintelligible noise, a chicken pickin’ Montana boy playing modal jazz boomer-rock riffs, and a wannabe punk waxing poetically through a microphone. We emerged not from a place of want, but from a place of necessity in a community with a dearth of fresh musical blood. Cosmic Sans weaves their collective inspirations through a fine line in a way that can only be described as… Cosmic. Tree Form, a new Missoula quartet, is inspired by the traditions of soul, funk, and jazz. The band dedicates themselves to rhythmic exploration and a creative harmonic palette. Their debut album Fever Dream, is now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp . Come enjoy a selection of originals, standards, and ear worm jams, designed to serenade the senses and leave behind all terrestrial ties. Molly Liu Buchanan is a singer and songwriter writing about belonging, identity, growth, and loss. Her lyrics are filled with natural imagery with a surreal twist. She will accompany herself with finger style guitar. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Boot Juice (Northern CA) w/ Bing Crosberry
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Wednesday, January 18 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15 Tour Supporter Boot Juice is quickly becoming a household name in Northern CA, the PNW and beyond with their legendary high-energy, dancefloor instigating festival and club shows. This high alpine roots rock outfit from the Sierra Nevada foothills (by way of Boise) features strong female and male presence at the front of the stage. The band consists of electric and acoustic guitars, three vocalists, bass, drums, trumpet and alto saxophone. With its heart in Americana songwriting, and an enthralling horn-laden rock’n’roll delivery, Boot Juice is sure to get crowds moving. Inspired by the likes of Railroad Earth and soulful harmonies of Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Band, Boot Juice curates a sound that is uniquely their own, resulting in a layered and dynamic live performance. They are currently in the studio working on their next Q2 2023 full album release and are steamrolling into a huge 2023 festival season. https://www.bootjuicejams.com/ Bing Crosberry is the collaboration of Ryan Belski (guitar), Trevor Riddle (bass) and Cove Jasmin (drums). As a group they explore a variety of genres including jazz, neo soul, hip hop, and more. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Winter Swing Dance w/ Night Blooming Jasmine
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Saturday, January 14 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $15 // $12 Students & Seniors Dress your best for the Swing Dance! Join Missoula’s own hot club swing sextet Night Blooming Jasmine for a night of live music and footloose dancing. Night Blooming Jasmine is a swing jazz collective based in Missoula, Montana since 2016. Drawing inspiration from the sound of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s Hot Club quintet, NBJ features the angelic voice of Whitni Kent, Geoffrey Taylor’s violin, John Rosett’s mandolin, Angie Janzen’s hypnotic accordion and Jon Schick’s slick six-string guitar. Jeff Turman and Jasper lay down la pomp with guitar and double bass. NBJ has been featured at the Big Sky Django Jazz Festival, the Northwest Folklife Festival, and Jazzoula. Listen:https://geoffreypaultaylor1.bandcamp.com/album/night-blooming-jasmine-live-at-longstaff-house For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.Event image artwork by Courtney Blazon.
**CANCELED** ESP + Motorhome + Norwell – Benefit for Blue Mountain Clinic
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Friday, January 13 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Choose Your Ticket Price ($10-$30) // Proceeds Benefit Blue Mountain Clinic Locals ESP, Motorhome, and Norwell play a showcase benefit for Missoula’s Blue Mountain Clinic. Proceeds will support Blue Mountain Clinic’s mission of service to the community and access to abortion care. They describe their aims as providing “…patient-centered, family practice and primary care services to the local community through a choice based perspective…” “Blue Mountain Clinic strives to provide feminist based approaches to health care, education, and advocacy in the region… [and] on the local level to improve policies that have a negative impact on patients’ economic and political access to health care” (https://www.bluemountainclinic.org/, accessed 12/5/2022). For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
**CANCELED** Rob Travolta + Panic Boner + Scuba Steve & the Sharks
This performance has been canceled due to unexpected flooding and lack of running water at the ZACC. Thursday, January 12 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Rob Travolta is the ideal soundtrack for road trips through space and time. Drummer / beat producer Cole Bronson creates dynamic shifts within bassist Rob Cave’s bass lines. Fresh from releasing their new record “Landscapes and Soundscapes” Rob Travolta’s aim is to create thought provoking / heart-felt compositions that keep you on your toes. Panic Boner is Missoula’s premier kamikaze cowboy noise project founded by Dusty Shriver. Influences include racketcore and hard glamgaze. Past collaborators who perform live with Panic Boner include members of PowerPlant, Thee Noise Complaints, and Supersport. Panic Boner’s current line-up is a self-induced improvisational duo – with local painter and main SQUISH head honcho Tricia Opstad who currently performs with stompgrind and yelps – and Dusty, who explores drums, percussion under the influence of psycho magic. They have virtually no entertainment value and are here for anyone who loves the vibe in vibe out experience. Scuba Steve & the Sharks rode a tidal sound wave over the prairie all the way from Billings just to fill your ears with joy. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
CALIS, Lil Jane, YOUNG POS, A-MAR, Vinny Calibre, 40 Vi$ta, Teoflamezz
Wednesday, January 11 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Free Admission Lil’ Jane Records & the ZACC present an under 20 y/o aspiring group of rap performers based our of Missoula, Montana – makin’ modern style trap and tryin’ to make a name for themselves. Featuring – Caleb Liszak aka CALIS, Keegan Cowan aka Lil Jane, Axel Smetanka aka YOUNG POS, Aidan Margolis aka A-MAR, Calvin Mason aka Vinny Calibre, Seth Pro aka 40 Vi$ta, and Mateo aka Teoflamezz. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Holiday Ball with Ed Norton Big Band
Sunday, December 18 // Door at 7 PM // Music & Dancing begins at 7:30 PM // $15 Get into the holiday spirit with an Ed Norton Big Band Holiday Ball! 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/.
Benefit Concert for The Poverello Center w/ John Floridis, Jennifer Slayden, & Ed Stalling
Thursday, December 15 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // Pick Your Ticket Price $10-$50 // Box Office Proceeds Benefit the Poverello Center Missoula guitarist and singer-songwriter John Floridis, along with percussionist Ed Stalling and cellist Jennifer Slayden, will be performing at the ZACC to benefit the Poverello Center in Missoula. The trio will play material from Floridis’ two seasonal releases ‘December’s Quiet Joy’ and ‘The Peaceful Season’ both of which feature his fingerstyle acoustic guitar arrangements of traditional Christmas/winter melodies, as well as original compositions. The trio also includes seasonal vocal tunes, both original and by other artists such as Bruce Cockburn, Patty Larkin, Ben Harper, and John Gorka in the performance. The songs feature lyrics speaking to the journey from darkness to light, seasonally, emotionally, and spiritually. This concert is one of four benefit concerts scheduled by Floridis throughout the week in Missoula, each focusing on a different nonprofit and highlighting different musicians. The concerts welcome the audience to escape the frantic stress that too often pervades the holiday season and relax in an intimate listening environment with music to warm the heart and soul. Floridis is a 25 year Missoula resident and has been recognized as one of the state’s most popular and respected musicians, having performed in a variety of venues, festivals, and concert halls in support of his eight independently released albums. He will be releasing a ninth recording, ‘Thankful’ in early 2023. Floridis has been featured in an Emmy Award winning episode on ‘11th and Grant’ on Montana PBS and is also the host and producer of ‘Musician’s Spotlight’ on Montana Public Radio and ‘Live From Home’ as well, on Montana PBS. This performance is sponsored by Main Street Realty. https://www.mainstreetmissoula.com/ For more information about the concerts and John Floridis visit www.johnfloridis.com. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
