Those headed to the Feb. 7 performance by Wilco at the Adams Center may be interested to know that Califone recently signed on to the tour as the opener. I suspect there’ll be no small handful of people who go to the show specifically to see them; I’d say it’s the most intriguing [...]
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This New York Times grid is a pretty awesome and compact summation of the past decade. Share on Facebook Advertisement If you’re in Whitefish this week and looking for something to do that doesn’t involve strapping on your snowboard, I received notice of the perfect solution: Go to the Great Northern and watch a couple of films….about snowboarding. Actually, it sounds like a good time, as there’ll also be some live music thrown into the mix. Here’s the full info straight from the source, with some videos to give a sense of what’s in store… [Read More...] Anybody who’s looked at Friday’s Entertainer knows that there’s a ton of interesting stuff happening as part of this year’s First Night Missoula festivities on Dec. 31. One performance that carries special significance is the appearance by the Frederico Brothers, at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. [Read More...] As he looks forward to the New Year’s Eve reunion of his longtime band, John Brownell finds himself prematurely mournful. “I think it’s gonna be sadder after this show than after the last show we did,” says Brownell, lead singer of the Oblio Joes, the legendary Missoula band that officially played its last gig at Caras Park in June of 2007. “You just don’t have the same perspective on what you’re losing as you do after a few years of it being gone.” Brownell isn’t the only one who has come to feel the loss of the Obes ever more since the band broke up. For fifteen years, the band was a reliable cornerstone of Missoula’s indie rock scene, playing week after week on nightclub stages and in basements and wherever else that anybody asked them to set up their gear. [Read More...] I probably shouldn’t admit that I don’t always read the Missoulian cover to cover. But it happens sometimes. And somehow I missed this column by Kim Briggeman when it first ran last Christmas. Read it and weep. Happy holidays all! Share on Facebook Here’s the last in the thread I started earlier this week, with a bonus list of the events I wish I hadn’t missed…Happy Xmas eve! [Read More...] Missoulian sports reporter Michael Heinbach has an interesting take on yesterday’s news of Bobby Hauck’s apparent hiring at UNLV. Read it at his blog, here. Share on Facebook Continuing yesterday’s thread, here’s another installment of my nominees for most memorable performances of the decade… [Read More...] Following up on last week’s roundup of the CDs that most occupied my mind in the last decade, I thought I’d take a stab at cataloging the most memorable performances I’ve witnessed here in Missoula over the past ten years. More to come in the next couple of days….would love to hear your own most memorable experiences! [Read More...] |
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