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...]
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In a Monday update at Futhur.net which was later verified by staff at the Adams Center, the band – which features former Grateful Dead core members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh – announced the concert date, with presale tickets available immediately to fan-club members by mail and online at furthur.frontgatetickets.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 10, at 10 a.m. via Griztix outlets including Griztix.com, the Adams Center Box Office, and by phone at 888-MONTANA. Tickets are $49 via the presale, and $47.50 plus fees to the general public. Floor seating is general admission; all other seats are reserved. Advertisement The last time Garrison Keillor came to town, the whole world heard about it. In October, the host of NPR’s popular radio variety show, “A Prairie Home Companion,” will return to Missoula for a spoken-word performance at the Adams Center; and this time, what happens in the Adams Center stays in the Adams Center.
Man, I still remember going to see these guys when I was a kid. I think I need to take my son. [Read More...] I had the pleasure to talk for about 20 minutes earlier this week with Wilco bassist and founding member John Stirratt. Excerpts from that interview were included in a story that ran in today’s paper; here’s the full transcript of the Q&A. (Wilco appears at the Adams Center this Sunday, Feb. 7, at 8 p.m.; tickets are still available here)… [Read More...] Andrew Morris, the guy who has brought the Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” simulcasts to Missoula’s Roxy Theatre, is venturing into some new territory next Thursday with a hi-def screening of a live taping of Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” The Missoulian previewed the screening earlier this month; but this week the lineup of guests was finally announced. I thought I would pass it along. For those who missed Keillor’s live broadcast from Missoula’s Adams Center back in 2006, this should be your next-best thing to experiencing the show in person….I can say, having attended that broadcast, the creativity and improvsational flair of the show is all the more remarkable to witness in person. [Read More...] 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 [...] Word has arrived that Wilco is coming back to the Adams Center for a concert on Feb. 7. Read on for the full press release… [Read More...] It’s been a few years since Missoula has seen much in the way of touring Broadway productions. That changes in the coming months, with four big shows headed our way as part of a new “Broadway in Missoula” series sponsored by the Missoulian and KECI. [Read More...] |
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Nearly 40 years after the Grateful Dead made its lone appearance in Missoula, two of the band’s surviving members will bring their latest musical incarnation, Furthur, to the Adams Center on Sept. 27.
Keillor, who brought his entire cast of musicians, actors, foleys, and producers to Missoula in late 2006 for a live broadcast of “A Prairie Home Companion,” will perform a one-man show at the Adams Center on Wednesday, October 13. Tickets to the performance go on sale Friday morning at 10 a.m. via Griztix outlets including
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