Avenged Sevenfold brings “Buried Alive” tour to Billings and Missoula
After wrapping up their fall dates on The UPROAR Festival, Avenged Sevenfold hits the road for their own headlining “Buried Alive” tour, which arrives at MetraPark in Billings Dec. 12 and the Adams Center in Missoula Dec. 13. Hollywood Undead, Asking Alexandria, and Black Veil Brides are also on the bill. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 23. Read more
Fabled folkie Greg Brown comes to Whitefish, Helena and Missoula
Greg Brown, one of the most prolific and profound singer/songwriters of the past three decades, visits Whitefish, Helena and Missoula Sept. 23-25, with album no. 24, Freak Flag, in hand and accompanied by long-time sidekick, acclaimed guitarist Bo Ramsey. The Utne Reader calls Brown's new release, “another stunning set of dispatches from the heartland.” Read more
John Prine: “American treasure” comes to Butte, Missoula
Some four decades since his remarkable debut, former mailman John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Recently honored at the Library of Congress by U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, he’s been elevated into the realm of bonafide American treasures. Prine brings his well-crafted songs to Missoula Sept. 16 and Butte Sept. 17. Read more
Inaugural music festival pays tribute to the Montana Band
Country-rock legends Poco and Pure Prairie League join more than at dozen acts at the inaugural Montana Music Festival, Sept. 2-3 in Whitefish. The Montana Band, whose five members died July 4, 1987, in a plane crash on a hillside above Flathead Lake, will be memorialized with the jam session and music festival, and organizers hope to build an outdoor concert venue in their honor. Read more
Crown of the Continent | Guitar greats take the stage in Bigfork
Steve Lukather, Joe Bonamassa, Lee Ritenour, Scott Tennant and David Wilcox share their considerable guitar finesse during six concerts at the second annual Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival and Workshop, Aug. 28-Sept. 4 at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork. Concerts begin Aug. 28 with the Allstar Kickoff Jam, followed by An Evening with Blues Master Joe Bonamassa Aug. 29. Read more
Western Rendezvous of Art: A gathering of fine art makers and admirers
The 33rd annual Western Rendezvous of Art, Aug. 18-21, brings 49 members of the Northwest Rendezvous Group (NWR) and invited guest artists to Helena to participate in the state’s longest-running fine-art show and sale. This year’s invited guest artists are Tony Hochstetler, Stapleton Kearns, Robert Lemler, John Potter and Sheila Rieman. Read more
The Cowboy Way: Riders in the Sky headline Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering
The Grammy-winning Riders in the Sky headline the 26th annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Western Music Rendezvous, Aug. 11-14 in Lewistown. The gathering features 100 poets and pickers, who offer 52 hourly cowboy poetry sessions and western music shows on four separate stages Friday and Saturday at the Yogo Inn, culminating in Saturday's stage show. Read more