Witch Ripper vs. American Falcon
Saturday, May 30 // Doors at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter On their third full-length, “Through the Hourglass”, WITCH RIPPER unleash the full potential of their stunning ability to deliver captivating melodies, catchy riffs, and merciless hooks in sheer droves. The US metal band perfectly combines melodic heaviness with pinches of progressive, sludge, and other styles with seeming ease. WITCH RIPPER can be generally located within the wider sonic realm that is inhabited by MASTODON, BARONESS, and HIGH ON FIRE, yet they also continue to channel the rock bombast of QUEEN and DAVID BOWIE as well as the modern prog of COHEED AND CAMBRIA and MUSE. WITCH RIPPER are also determined to tour across the United States and hope for a first voyage to Europe in support of “Through the Hourglass”. Metal is anything but dead, and this album is living proof of its vibrant present.
Drown the Sky w/ Intice, Zephyria & Deathcare Industries
Friday, May 8 // 7:30 Show // 7:00 Doors // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter
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.
Anciients w/ Swamp Ritual & Collapsed Vein
Friday, November 28th // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8:00 PM // $15 Advance // $20 DOS
Jeffrey Foucault w/ Christopher Dombrowski
Sunday, November 2 // Door at 7 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $20 ADV // $25 DOS **limited seating available! In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimedstudio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley. In September of 2024 Jeffrey Foucault will release THE UNIVERSAL FIRE (Fluff & Gravy, 9/6/24), his first album of entirely new material since 2018. Aseries of high-voltage performances cut live in one room, the album is both aworking wake – Foucault lost his best friend and drummer Billy Conway, to cancer in 2021 – and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss. Augmenting Foucault’s all-star band with members of Calexico and Bon Iver (drummer John Convertino and producer/saxophonist Mike Lewis) THE UNIVERSAL FIRE sets Conway’s death against the massive 2008 fire at the Universal Studios lot in California that destroyed the master recordings of some of our bedrock American music, to interrogate ideas about mortality,legacy, meaning, and calling.
Public Lands Party!
Thursday, October 2nd // Doors 7PM // Free and Open to the Public! Enjoy live local music, free pizza, and an outdoor gear giveaway, and learn about our collective work to protect public lands across the West. No RSVP is needed for this free community event. Know a friend who loves the West like you do? Bring them along! We hope to see you there.Hosted by Advocates for the West with partners Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Bitterroot, Friends of the Clearwater, Great Old Broads for Wilderness Zootown Broadband, The Wilderness Society, Western Watersheds Project, WildEarth Guardians, and Wilderness Watch.
Witch Agony, Luck, & Grease Cult
Saturday, August 30 // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 ADV // $15 DOS Witch Agony emerged from the rain-soaked streets of Aberdeen, Washington, where the coastal fog hangs heavy and the shadows feel alive. Forged in the echo of crashing waves and creaking logging towns, their sound is a haunting collision of fury laden riffs, razor-sharp punk energy, and vocals that scream like a storm breaking through midnight. With roots deep in the gritty DIY scene, Witch Agony has built a following that thrives on the raw, the weird, and the unapologetically loud. Whether you stumble into one of their shows or seek them out on purpose, you’ll leave knowing two things: the Pacific Northwest isn’t all coffee and flannel—and once the Witch has you, there’s no breaking the curse. Hail the Witch! HAILING FROM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, GREASE CULT HAS ONE MISSON: THE SPREAD THE WORD OF THE GREASE TO THE MASSES! ARMED WITH SLUDGY TONES AND GREASY PUNK VIBES, THEY WILL UNLEASH THE GREASEPOCALYPSE ONTO THE EARTH!! BE PREPARED TO JOIN THE CULT AND REMEMBER, GREASE IS LOVE, GREASE IS LIFE!!
Mormon Mincers vs. Infinite Ammo
Wedensday, September 24th // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 From the San Francisco Bay Area to Jonestown, Guyana, missionaries Elder Buzz and Elder Gus are on a never-ending suicide mission. After receiving a vision from the profit, Joseph Mince to spread the book of mince across the land, Mormon Mincers have been preaching the bad word all over the US extensively. Their calling has led them to document their articles of filth in a recorded setting to expand their unholy outreach. With the end goal of delivering cult-themed mincecore exaltation to all believers and non-believers alike, their hymns will see the darkness by way of a full-length album coming this year via Blackhouse. We couldn’t be more excited to help spread gospel. Rejoice! Infinite Ammo banded together at the beginning of Covid and started a band that would soon be known for their weird sound that collides powerviolence/grindcore/death metal/hardcore punk into one giant mass of sound. Featuring members of The Foilies, Lust Hag, and Frontside Crime. Cameron came up with the idea for the band with Keith Szardarski who previously played guitar in the band. They added Moses on drums and Elli on Bass, with Dizzy taking over guitar duties in summer of ‘22.
Roads of Ruin Tour w/ Plague of Aces, Dank Crypt, & Bloodless
Sunday, August 24 // Door at 7:00 PM // Show at 7:30 PM // $10 // $15-$20 Artist Supporter When passion meets necessity, legends are born. Michael’s call to Dominic Ferraro was the spark that ignited **Bloodless**—the band they always knew the world needed. **Bloodless** formed out of a need for something missing in modern metal. In a landscape cluttered with gimmicks, they sought to deliver music that resonates with the raw reality of life. Bringing a fresh, unfiltered sound to the genre, Bloodless promises to return metal to its purest essence. This isn’t just another band; it’s the love child of every metal group you’ve ever headbanged to. Brace yourself for **Bloodless**—a new era in metal! Dank Crypt spawns from the harsh depths of Havre, Montana. Formed in September 2022 by Drew Torgerson, and long time friends Trever Berger and Travis Berger. Following a short run of shows, with influences spanning from Sludge metal / punk rock/ thrash metal/ Doom metal / and everything in between; Dank Crypt released a demo track of their song Snow Owl Eats At Daytime in August of 2023 and it was featured on Weedian’s “Trip to Montana” compilation. Debut EP “Crypt Scripture” Was released on April 20, 2024. Plague of Aces is a raw and relentless punk/rock band hailing from Great Falls, Montana. Formed in 2023, the group delivers high-energy original material with an edge, blending gritty punk attitude with a rock-driven backbone. While they occasionally throw in a few crowd-favorite covers, their core is built around writing and performing original songs that hit hard and stay stuck in your head. After navigating early tour setbacks due to management issues, Plague of Aces is back on track and actively booking shows across the region. With their debut EP out now and more music on the way, they’re hungry to hit the stage and bring their DIY spirit to venues big and small.
Death Support w/ Elephant Graveyard & Tephra
Thursday, August 7th // Door at 7:30 PM // Show at 8 PM // $10 ADV // $15 DOS Death Support plays crusty, depressive black metal fused with powerviolence and black & roll hailing from all over North America. Elephant Graveyard is a Slam Deathcore band from the United States. Tephra plays slow-burning doom with a focus on atmosphere and melody. Thick guitars and brooding synths drag everything down into a heavy, hypnotic haze, with haunting female vocals floating somewhere above the wreckage. Like everything you’ve ever known, it builds, it crushes, it fades. Featuring members of Shramana, Nightwitch, The Stranglies and other Missoula heavy acts, Tephra makes music for an impending long, slow collapse.
