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John Dendy: I Got Lucky

John Dendy’s first CD reads like a novel. With a hint of Tom Waits, his gravelly, soulful voice wraps around quirky, intelligent (and very entertaining) songwriting. His songs are short stories set ...more


MJ Torrance: Fairy Tales and Funerals

MJ Torrance has been living and performing in Bozeman for several years now, but she still returns to Texas to record. She made many musical friends there when she was part of the Austin music scene a decade ago ...more

Heidi Swan: Take It All

Montana girl Heidi Swan cranks it out on her latest high-energy EP release. The songstress, hailing from Whitehall, has had recent college airplay, and for good reason. Her music (penned with L.A. producer Paul Chiten) is way danceable. ...more


David Boone: Hard Enough to Bend

Hailing from Seeley Lake, David Boone says he’s a “rambler taught to tell a story.” With several albums to his credit, he continues the trend here. This album is sparse and simple, with songwriting carrying the load. Boone’s expressive, ...more

Nathan Zavalney: Saturn Return

Montana native Nathan Zavalney, of Drum Brothers fame, travels the geographical landscape of world music in this superb new effort, taking along members of Mandir in guest performances. His nine original compositions and one Romanian folk tune ...more


Watercarvers Guild: Balladeers and Aeronauts

The Caseys, dad Darrell on guitar and mandolin, and sons David (piano and lead vocals) and Nathan (bass and vocals), carve music from another time and place and sail it deftly into our modern living rooms. The Helena trio floats us ...more