Earlier this week I wrote a preview of a fascinating performance that will take place tonight (Thursday) at the University of Montana. The UM Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform composer Craig Naylor’s “Chickadee Symphony,” which drew its inspiration from real biological research done on the vocalizations of chickadees — including, notably, research done [...]
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Every classical music concertgoer learns that there are things one simply does not do during a performance. Among the no-no’s that will typically get you tsk-tsked: laughing at the visiting soloist while he is playing, standing and cheering between movements of a longer work, and clapping while the orchestra is still playing. All of these things happened in the auditorium of the University Theatre on Sunday during a performance by the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. And all of them merely amplified the raucously joyous sense of occasion in the hall. It was a concert so stuffed with highlights, humor, brash power and ravishing beauty that the packed house of listeners found it necessary to create its own opportunities – before, during and after the music – to show its enthusiasm. [Read More...] Advertisement
Next Wednesday, that middle ground will be mapped out when Bass and Stellarondo join together for two performances of songs and “scored stories.” But please. If you come, don’t wear a beret. [Read More...] On Wednesday, concert promoters Knitting Factory Entertainment and Jade Presents separately announced a pair of performances that will take place within two days of each other in late October. But it seems unlikely that penny-pinching music fans will need to make a tough decision between the two, as they represent far poles of the contemporary popular music realm. [Read More...]
There is nothing awkward about our relationship. Really, he has always treated me the same way he treats everyone else at his performances: with a hyper-intimacy that might be creepy if it weren’t so comically over-the-top and equitably distributed with the rest of the innocents on hand. [Read More...] Okay, this should be something to witness (or, not). Insane Clown Posse — a Detroit hip-hop duo known equally for its crazy costumes and crazier antics — is coming to the Wilma Theatre. Once deemed offensive “not for their obscenity, but for their stupidity” by Spin Magazine, the duo nonetheless has amassed a devoted following of so-called “Juggalos,” selling millions of copies of their records along the way. Needless to say, I’m thinking this isn’t a show for grandma and the kids. [Read More...] Every year for the past half-decade, the River City Roots Festival has welcomed a parade of nationally recognized musical headline acts for two days of free outdoor street concerts. This weekend, it’s time to feast on the Leftovers. Leftover Salmon, that is. Fans of the band – and they are many in this area – already know what’s coming. For those who don’t, Roots Fest itself has offered some tantalizing morsels in recent years. [Read More...] Got word today that heavy-rock band 10 Years will perform a show at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula on Sunday, Oct. 2. Here’s the press release from teh source, complete with the world’s longest and arguably most indulgent band press release. Rawk on!… [Read More...]
Yet in most parts of the country, the band never quite rose above serving as support-act for a diverse array of artists, from the Grateful Dead to Dolly Parton. Then, the band broke up, and for another decade never played together again. In the fast-moving music industry, Mission Mountain’s homey bluegrass- and country-flavored sound largely faded from relevance in the age of New Wave. Founding members Rob Quist and Terry Robinson formed the Montana Band and built their own regional following, until Robinson was killed in a plane crash in 1987. In 1992, the surviving members of the Mission Mountain Wood Band finally reconvened for a gig. Unlike some reunions of previously popular acts these days, the news did not garner mention in the national music press. Yet in Montana, it was like the party had never stopped. Since that first reunion, the band has continued to pull together semi-regular gigs and occasional tours in the summers, always drawing large crowds wherever they play. [Read More...] |
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