Jenn Taiga, S.C.G., Panic Boner, & Bjork Stalker
Wednesday, July 9 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15 or $20 Artist Supporter Panic Boner is an experimental music trio based out of Missoula, Montana. As they don’t rely on categorization or genre for their band, they have been described by audiences as heavy jazz psychedelic or now wave resembling bands like Wolf Eyes, Black Dice, and a more freeform Hella. P.B. has recently released an album on the chocolate monk label based out the U.K. Sucks Girl Cock (S.G.C.) is a harsh noise wall/powerelectronics project that explores the intersection of sincerity and vulnerability in composition. Known for unforgiving walls of crashing electronic static, S.G.C. directly challenges listeners with xeir noise. exploring themes of trans liberation, disability advocacy, and expressionist anti-music through distorted oscillation. Bjork Stalker is a goth doom jazz duo from the depths of the Missoula underworld. Pittsburgh-via-Mass musician Jenn Taiga combines an array of synthesizers with a background in classical music and inspired ear for the phantasmal to create eerie soundscapes and blistering melodies. Combining influences from Berlin School, Dungeon Synth, Prog Rock, Noise, and more, Jenn conjures forth an overwhelming sonic assault that penetrates deep into one’s psyche.
Poverty Porn, Big Mosquito, The Strangely’s, & J.A.D.E.,
Sunday, July 6 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Poverty Porn is a three-piece punk rock band from Missoula, Montana. Their queer and BIPOC backgrounds also shape their unique perspective. The band’s guitarist and vocalist, Kye, is a member of the Meskwaki First Nation from Iowa, while their bassist, Anthony, is Puerto Rican. The band has had several drummers in their rotating cast, some of whom are also people of color. Their music is characterized by buzzsaw guitars, heavy bass riffs, and gruff vocals, with deeply personal and raw lyrics exploring addiction, frustration, and the struggles of life. With their latest EP, “Upper-Middle-Class-Softcore,” produced by Nataanii of the Missoula rock band Fuuls, the band showcases even more sonically punishing and emotionally charged songs than their previous releases. Their high-energy live shows create a sense of community among fans and make them a force to be reckoned with in the punk scene. Poverty Porn has a bright future ahead of them as they continue to tackle complex and uncomfortable topics with self-deprecation and humor. Big Mosquito is a local Missoula ska outfit bringing a mix of authentic ska and high energy, with renditions and covers of such classics as The Skatalites, The Specials, laurel Aitkens, Phyllis Dillon/Freddy McKay, ect. Plus originals and more lively tunes like Murphy’s law’s 1%. Big Mosquito’s goal is to bring authentic ska and love for roots music to the forefront of our rising youth movement in Missoula and beyond. Big Mosquito is made up of Zane Lambert, Cameron Doucette, Evan Wright, Spencer Nelson, Nick Mogensen, Jacob Tirado, Rhett Matthew, and Danny Boatwright. From Missoula, Montana, The Strangelys (strange•lees) play drinking songs for the post apocalypse. Influenced by early 80’s hardcore punk bands such as Circle Jerks and Black Flag, this is music for moshing, skating and opening a wormhole to other galaxies. Hit play and get strange. J.A.D.E. is a high-energy band hailing from the mountains of small-town Western Montana. Their wide variety of influences shines brightly in their songs. This unique, not quite rock, not exactly pop sound with an edgy punk rock twist is addictive. They send driving rhythms, interwoven melodies, and powerful vocals straight through your ears deep into your heart and soul. When on stage they are focused on bringing a sound that inspires everyone to get on their feet and dance like the universe depends on it.
Why We Went West, Austin Britton, & Lucas Yacht
Wednesday, July 2 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Ticket Lucas Ray Yatch is an American singer songwriter from northern Montana. Mixing honest and heartfelt lyrics with bluesy guitar riffs. Playing as a one man band. Lucas transcends the traditional singer songwriter with a driving lush sound. Austin Britton writes whatever kind of song he wants, whenever he wants to. This freedom has had very limited success in traditional industry metrics, but creatively it is right where Austin wants to be. No record label or persona to keep up with. It is all about a good song, which can sound all kinds of ways, and Austin has been committed to this openness with the craft since he began writing songs over 20 years ago. He’s inspired by inspiration and you can anticipate hearing songs you haven’t heard before and making your own opinions. It’s local music. There is no app for this. Cheers. Through original compositions, improvisational sonic landscapes, and intimate storytelling, Why We Went West traces the internal and external landscapes we traverse in search of home, healing, and meaning. Inspired by the cycles of nature and the resilience of the human spirit, this work honors both the grief of what is left behind while compelling us forward. Together, we brave the realities faced amidst great change and challenge. Why We Went West journeys with us, rooted in the power of a love-led existence and shared emotional resonance.
Haywire w/ Wicked Issue & Pay No Mind
Sunday, June 29 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $15 ADV // $20 DOS Haywire is a hardcore band from Boston Massachusetts known for their oi influences and hardcore unity. Their sound is similar to bands like DYS, Slapshot, and SSD. Haywire is touring the full US and on this tour they are playing every state in the lower 48. Emerging from the heart of the underground in Spokane, WA, Wicked Issue is a dynamic force with a sound that echoes raw intensity and a rebellious spirit. Hard hitting and electrifying live sets, they prove unwavering commitment to punk ethos and the beauty of subculture. With songs that reflect the struggles and triumphs of everyday life, they deliver powerful messages through driving rhythms and anthemic choruses while tackling themes of social justice, personal freedom, and unity. So keep an ear out for Wicked Issue, they are just getting started! Pay No Mind is a skate punk band with hardcore and thrash influences consisting of former members of Stoned to Death and Super Sport (Great Falls). They have taken Missoula by storm opening for touring bands and supporting the local music scene. Two of their members are students at the U of M and have played shows on campus and supported headliner acts throughout town.
2 Years of Daisy Chain: Fundraising for DC Fest w/ Flesh Produce, Goochslam, Spirit Hotel, & Apocalipstick
Saturday, June 28 // $15-$20 // Doors at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM Flesh Produce are spreading a virulent concoction of EDM, noise rock, punk, sludge metal, hip-hop, and emo. Its tracks teem with stop-on-a-dime dynamic shifts, glitch-infested passages, finely-diced samples, and dynamically expressive vocals. Goochslam is experimental surf that will leave you with 3rd degree whiplash and a decimated GOOCH ❤️🔥 Apocolipstick 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. 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.
Rancher w/ Sardines
Thursday, June 5 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Rancher makes rock and roll music in Missoula, Montana. Rancher is made up of Shane Coburn, David Friedlander, and Russ Rabut. Rancher loves Indie music and Country and Boogie and has a cool, laid-back sound. Sardines are three friendly and freshly packaged fish saturated with wonder and the joy of song. The elite of the sea. If you choose to consume, you may unleash sonic whimsy.
Violent Vira w/ Clarion
Friday, August 22 // $22 // Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM Vira (Boise, Idaho) is a female rock vocalist and songwriter of Mexican-American descent. Her first single, I Don’t Care, was released on September 24, 2021, a track that would bring her further recognition, and her first EP, Till’ Death Was Never Enough, was released on August 4, 2023. The band begins with Vira and Blank (bassist), who worked together on a couple of songs and then moved to Dallas. There they met Matt and Anthony (both guitarists) thanks to Vira’s announcement on her social networks, communicating that she needed members to form her band. Thus forming the particular sound and name of the band, VIOLENT VIRA.
Pride Revival Comedy Night
Thursday, June 19 // Door at 7:30 PM, Show at 8 PM // $15-$20 + $3 Pride Fee Join the funniest queer stand-up comedians from around Missoula and across Montana for a night of LGBTQ+ jokes and laughter. In whirlwind 5-minutes sets, you’ll see 15 Montanan comics from seasoned pros to a few folks just starting out. This show sells out, so get your tickets in advance! Please note that this show contains mature material. All profits go directly to our LGBTQ+ comics and the ZACC. *Please note that an additional $3 Pride Fee will be added to each ticket, and all funds collected from this particular fee will be donated to the Western Montana LGBTQ+ Center in support of all their efforts to organize Missoula Pride. For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
The Local Honeys w/ Riddy Arman & The Woe Nellies
Tuesday, July 1 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $15 ADV // $20 DOS The Local Honeys are a charming duo, born and raised in Central and Eastern Kentucky. The pairing is comprised of Montana Hobbs and Linda Jean Stokley. Montana and Linda Jean are the first females to graduate with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Traditional Music from Morehead State University. Their sincere dedication to Kentucky music led them to spend many late evenings in the college’s traditional music archives where they listened in awe to the many regional fiddle and banjo players from which they have drawn much of their repertoire. They listened eagerly through the static and crackle of many field recordings to transliterate the living and late Kentucky artists whose stories, songs, and tunes were recorded by those foreseeing the importance of their survival. These ladies have cultivated a distinguishing sound by utilizing their powerful voices, in both sweet and haunting, intricate harmony. Their voices lay fittingly suspended in air in a capella fashion or befittingly entwined with appropriate instrumental accompaniment. Late one evening in Cork City, Ireland they found themselves singing in an abandoned stairwell with thirty-sum Irish companions where a man proclaimed, “My sweet girls, you sing like angels and play like devils!” They diversely incorporate entrancing balladry, pleasing lullabies, the blues, and driving fiddle and banjo tunes. These ladies are bringing the home music of the mountains to listening audiences throughout the region and elsewhere. They have sung and played for audiences across the Appalachian region and internationally in Ireland, Jamaica, and Canada. They are so very proud of their culture and hope to instill a sense of curiosity in their audiences about their own heritage while strengthening the appreciation of the high lonesome sound some have forgotten. The Woe Nellies are Missoula’s local folk muses, specializing in traditional ballads that stretch back into ages long past. Come for the three-part harmonies, stay for the hauntings.
Blinded MT, Calamity Cowboy, & Joyride
Wednesday, June 25 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Blinded MT is a straight ahead rock trio, we have 2 full length albums and an EP full of Punk, Alt Rock, Hard Rock and Rap Rock songs! We also play some covers like war pigs by Black Sabbath and Can’t Stop by the RHCP. Calamity Cowboy is the colloquial name given to a group of viscous homunculi believed to have originated sometime in the early 19th century. After aimlessly wandering for a couple hundred years, they decided to start a rock and roll band together. They play a blend of country and psychedelic rock that has garnered tens of fans. It’s the real deal! Joyride is an alternative rock band hailing from Missoula. With Elements of the ’90s and early 2000s rock, Punk, Emo, and Grunge. The sonic sounds of Joyride can go from rambunctious noise to soothing guitar melodies, to driving rhythms made to groove. Expect to hear more from the group in the near future.
