Flask w/ Mild Mannered Janitor & The Naked Limbs
Wednesday, June 3 // Doors at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $12 General Admission // $15-$20 Artist Supporter FLASK is a new project by Andrew Hunt, Mathew Bainton, Oscar Hunt and Cannon Pearson. Absolutely guaranteed to be a show that has guitars, amps, drums and people singing words and things. Oh and bass too. And keyboards. The Naked Limbs play music with rocks in it. Now they’re releasing a record with rocks in it. Celebrate the rocks with rocks with them.
Canta Brasil
Friday, May 29 // Doors at 6:30 PM // Show at 7 PM // $10 // $15 Artist Supporter Ticket Canta Brasil is Missoula’s only band specializing in the music of Brazil – from romantic Bossa Novai to Hot Samba, and beyond. The group features the unique vocal abilities of Magda Chaney, who sings expertly in Portuguese and is adept at a wide range of classic Brazilian styles. Utilizing a broad range of rhythms and percussion patterns, the band conveys the magical spirit of Brazilian Carnival! Composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Vinicius Moraes, Edu Lobo, plus many others, are represented in Canta Brasil’s highly danceable repertoire. With Magda Chaney on vocals, David Horgan on guitar, Beth Lo on bass, Graeme Pletscher on saxophone, Naomi Siegel on trombone, Pedro Marques on vocals and percussion, and Ed Stalling on percussion.For further information, accessibility, and inquiries please visit https://www.zootownarts.org/meet-the-zacc/about/.
Anthers w/ Flesh Hunks & Girlpit
Saturday, May 16 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter Anthers is a 3-piece noise rock band from Seattle, featuring EJ Tolentino (guitar/vox), Taylor Clark (drums), and Kevin Blanquies (bass). Spotify
Deathro w/ Judy and the Jerks & No Policy
Monday, June 15 // Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $10 ADV // $15 DOS DEATHRO: AKA Kanagawa Japan’s No. 1 rock vocalist! After many years spent playing in several punk and hardcore bands such as ANGEL OD and COSMIC NEUROSE, DEATHRO debuted his solo act back in 2016 with a fresh take on 80s-90s Japanese “beat rock”. The result is incredibly high energy and uplifting rock/punk music that makes life feel worth living! He has played countless shows for 10 years all over Japan, New Zealand, and the US with a rotating backing band. No matter where you catch him, one thing always holds true: he delivers a stellar performance full of sincerity and passion that you can’t help but dance to with a huge smile on your face – Austin Griffith of Judy and the Jerks Judy and the Jerks: Since their humble beginnings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Judy And The Jerks have cultivated a unique sound and image that combines all the best elements of hardcore, punk, and youth crew, while abandoning the elements that prove corrosive (specifically that of the pessimistic-machismos). Songs that assault your mind with an explosive energy like an electric shock from a live wire all while supporting a message of personal responsibility, self-improvement, and the ultimate truth: the only way out of this hell is together. This group of go-getters has pushed out numerous releases and toured relentlessly while making a name for themselves on the international punk stage- Zach Burton on behalf of Refuse Records
Drown the Sky w/ Intice, Zephyria & Deathcare Industries
Friday, May 8 // 7:30 Show // 7:00 Doors // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter
Bart Budwig w/ Junior
Sunday, August 9 // 7:30 PM Show // 7:00 PM Doors // $15 Bart Budwig is a son of Idaho, a cosmic country crooner, a rousing trumpet player, and cryin’-style soul singer. His music is made up of seemingly incongruous parts; thrum & strum country rhythms, jazz guitar melodies, R&B vocals. When Bart sings he draws out words into meditative mantras, whole note neologisms that keep you hanging on until his raspy voice trails off in a ragged edge. His forthcoming album, Another Burn On The AstroTurf (January 24, 2020, Fluff and Gravy Records) was recorded over five days by a seven-piece band inside the OK Theater. It’s a melancholy rhapsody that recalls the uncorked rock n’ roll spirituality of king mystic Van Morrison, the gloomy nostalgia of dark prince Nick Drake and the songcraft sans self-seriousness of 70s Muscle Shoals. Like those psycho-spiritual song crafters, his power comes from vocal idiosyncrasies – intonations of love, impermanence, hope, humor. The album opens with Budwig originals “Time For Two”, “First To Go”, and “Strong Coffee”– originally presented with just solo guitar (and crackling wood stove) on the album Sabai. The songs are recorded here live, full band, in medley, with hot electric guitar, woody double bass, and drums. The band electrifies and scourges the flesh of the songs into fully formed folk rock stunners. There is what the Romans called a “divine lustre” about Bart Budwig. His blonde hair and beard wrap around his collar,and frame his smile in a nimbus of gold. His radiance belies the loyalty he commands of an army of talent. He’d sooner tell you a joke than reveal to you he’s recorded dozens of albums and hundreds of songs in the last few years. Bart’s mastery of dramatic irony turns his work with complex emotional states of being into comforting, uplifting, relatable music. It’s this ability to combine tragedy and comedy in his humanist hallelujahs that makes Budwig a gravitational force and industry chimera. The studio general, the clown prince, the sensitive songwriter with a rugged voice. The soul singer with a cosmic country band. The creator of a folk universe drawing musicians from everywhere to the middle of nowhere. It’s this juxtaposition that makes Another Burn On The AstroTurfanother success for Bart Budwig, and a must listen for you. – Sean Jewell
The Pop Rocks of Sussex School
Monday, May 11 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $12 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter We are The Pop Rocks, an ensemble from Sussex School. Our group consists of nine talented members from grades six, seven, and eight, performing on bass, guitar, drums, keytar, vocals, and keys. We also have a student band manager, which is a new position this year at Sussex After seven months of dedicated practice and collaboration, we are excited to showcase our hard work with a dynamic performance at the ZACC on Monday, May 11th. Our setlist features nine carefully arranged songs, with songs from now and then, ranging from spunky and upbeat, to soothing and soulful–living up to our name, The Pop Rocks! This performance marks the culmination of our efforts throughout the year, and we would love for you to join us for this special event. Get ready, because The Pop Rocks are about to take the stage and rock the night!
Jazzoula 4-Night Pass
Wednesday, April 29- Saturday May 2 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $90 4-day Pass 4/29 Missoula Youth Orchestra Missoula All-City Jazz ProgramBasement BoyzStrange Meeting/Eriksson/Ross QuartetCanta Brasil 4/30 Night Blooming JasmineNightcrawlersFlorabelle SextetOwen Thayer Quartet 5/1 River City Singers/Sweet AdelinesBautista/Mendell QuartetSiegel/Stalling-The Colors of Brasil-(Loren Stillman/flute, John Wicks/drums,Tommy Sciple/bass, David Horgan/guitar) Daijha Vu Quartet5/2 Boyd Combo (University of Montana)Patti Nolan and the Undeniables Skyler Mendell SextetBob Nell Presents Original Works by Tim Martin (Loren Stillman/Jeff Stickney/Naomi Seigel/Tommy Sciple/Alex Nauman/Owen Ross/Simon Hickey)
Jazzoula
Saturday, May 2 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $28 // $30 Artist Supporter // $15 Student // $26 Senior // $90 4-day Pass 4/29 Missoula Youth Orchestra Missoula All-City Jazz ProgramBasement BoyzStrange Meeting/Eriksson/Ross QuartetCanta Brasil 4/30 Night Blooming JasmineNightcrawlersFlorabelle SextetOwen Thayer Quartet 5/1 River City Singers/Sweet AdelinesBautista/Mendell QuartetSiegel/Stalling-The Colors of Brasil-(Loren Stillman/flute, John Wicks/drums,Tommy Sciple/bass, David Horgan/guitar) Daijha Vu Quartet5/2 Boyd Combo (University of Montana)Patti Nolan and the Undeniables Skyler Mendell SextetBob Nell Presents Original Works by Tim Martin (Loren Stillman/Jeff Stickney/Naomi Seigel/Tommy Sciple/Alex Nauman/Owen Ross/Simon Hickey)
Jazzoula
Friday, May 1 // Door at 6 PM // Show at 6:30 PM // $28 // $30 Artist Supporter // $15 Student // $26 Senior // $90 4-day Pass 4/29 Missoula Youth Orchestra Missoula All-City Jazz ProgramBasement BoyzStrange Meeting/Eriksson/Ross QuartetCanta Brasil 4/30 Night Blooming JasmineNightcrawlersFlorabelle SextetOwen Thayer Quartet 5/1 River City Singers/Sweet AdelinesBautista/Mendell QuartetSiegel/Stalling-The Colors of Brasil-(Loren Stillman/flute, John Wicks/drums,Tommy Sciple/bass, David Horgan/guitar) Daijha Vu Quartet5/2 Boyd Combo (University of Montana)Patti Nolan and the Undeniables Skyler Mendell SextetBob Nell Presents Original Works by Tim Martin (Loren Stillman/Jeff Stickney/Naomi Seigel/Tommy Sciple/Alex Nauman/Owen Ross/Simon Hickey)