On Different Notes: A different direction
Sorely lacking proper amounts of vitamin D, my heart still somewhere in Seattle, the long road home a soon-to-be distant memory, I sometimes wonder why I call this place home.
Sasquatch reviewed
My Morning Jacket’s lead singer Jim James is not strange for the purpose of being strange. He is truly weird,…
Henry Rollins runneth over
A self-described “spastiqué” who lives in a “utilitarian hovel” in L.A., Henry Rollins ventured west and spent nearly three…
The Forecast, Strike Anywhere return to Billings
Two bands are returning to Billings in the coming week: Peoria, Illinois’s The Forecast and Strike Anywhere, of Richmond, Virginia. In their third appearance in Billings since 2007, The Forecast takes the stage Saturday, May 29, and Strike Anywhere performs an all ages show Tuesday, June 1, both at the Railyard.
Josiah Wolf of WHY? performs solo in Billings
Swing through town solo, Josiah Wolf is performing at the Railyard on Monday, May 24. The drummer for the avant-garde folk rock band WHY? (and brother of the band’s founder Yoni Wolf), Josiah is touring in support of the brand new “Jet Lag.”
Magic City Blues lineup announced
The Magic City Blues music festival lineup for 2010 has been announced, featuring the husband and wife duo Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi as the headliners on Friday evening and the rock/reggae/funk fusion band Michael Franti & Spearhead capping the festival on Saturday.
The Dead Weather performance announced
The Dead Weather, a project of Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Raconteurs), recently announced a tour…
BSO hosts Big Bad Voodoo Daddy for fundraiser
“America’s favorite little big band,” as they’re often called, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will appear at the Shrine Auditorium May 7 in a swinging fundraiser presented by the Billings Symphony Orchestra and Chorale.
Kevin Smith’s live ‘Smodcast’
On night five of producer/screenwriter/director Kevin Smith’s live “Smodcast” tour, he and fellow Smodcaster Scott Mosier claimed they were…
Kevin Smith’s Billings performance consolidated to one show
Though originally scheduled for a 7 p.m. and a 10 p.m. show, Kevin Smith’s “SMODCAST LIVE” performance has been consolidated to one show at 7 p.m.