Music
Dry milestone: Michael Purington celebrating sobriety with CD release party
Not a drop of alcohol has dampened the lips of Michael Purington in 16 years, but the stories of the old drunk days never leave his head.
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:00 am | Loading…
Conviser puts Beatitudes to music: ‘One Being Inside All’ is first vocal work
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Few phrases from the Bible are as familiar as these words of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount.
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
NICKELL’S BAG: No dance partners in local ballet scene
The Moscow Ballet owns Nutcracker.com.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Song, dance for late greats: Curtain Up! cabaret to commemorate Swayze, Fawcett, Jacko
Lisa Deer cried when Patrick Swayze died earlier this year.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Student musicians take center stage: Community Music Project to perform at Wilma Theatre
A year ago, the Missoula Family YMCA debuted its new community music program, Y Music, with a series of classes aimed at musical neophytes. On Friday night, the program will toot its own horn – literally and figuratively – with a community concert on one of Missoula’s biggest stages…
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:30 am | Loading…
Taj Mahal Trio to play Wilma
The Taj Mahal Trio will perform live in concert Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Wilma Theatre in Missoula.
Nov 20, 2009 | 6:15 am | Loading…
Soundcheck: Live music in western Montana clubs
Friday, November 20
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…
Holiday top 25 is tough list to break into
For the past several years, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has been tracking the radio play of its clients’ holiday songs, and each November the organization announces its 25 most-played list over a five-year period.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:00 am | Loading…
Jazz duo happy to perform after blues
David Morgenroth and Eden Atwood moved back to Missoula about the same time in the late 1990s, both hurting and suffering the musical blues.
Nov 15, 2009 | 5:30 am | Loading…
NICKELL'S BAG: 10 YEARS OF SWYL ON CD; 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AT PALACE
It’s been 10 years since local band Swyl played its first gig at the now-defunct Jay’s Upstairs, rocking its bizarre blend of syncopated funk, hard rock, and goofball vocals. If the band hasn’t generated the same buzz as some other, shorter-lived bands in that time, blame time itsel…
Nov 15, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…
Dance to jazz of the ’40s, ’50s
There was a day when dancing to pop music invoked elegance as well as exuberance.
Nov 13, 2009 | 5:15 am | Loading…
Christmas rolls in early
UM Entertainment Management program benefits from Mannheim Steamroller concert
Nov 06, 2009 | 7:15 am | Loading…
Imagine the Beatles in Polson
Big Productions brings an evening of nostalgia and fun with a Beatles tribute band called Imagine to the Polson High School Auditorium for a 7:30 p.m. show on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Nov 06, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
‘Messiah’ concert helps fund Habitat
Community voices can join with professional musicians to perform Handel's "Messiah" on Sunday, Nov. 29, at the University of Montana.
Nov 06, 2009 | 7:00 am | Loading…
Mission Mountain Wood Band documentary premieres Wednesday
Four people who've never seen the new documentary about the Mission Mountain Wood Band include the band members themselves.
Nov 03, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…
Cover band costumes: Secret Powers, Volumen play Beatles and Bowie at Palace
For the past month, Ryan "Shmed" Maynes has been diligently working out the details for his Halloween costume. But if you see him this Saturday night, don't expect his outfit to look like much.
Oct 30, 2009 | 7:50 am | Loading…
Cowgirl poet’s words set to music by Glacier Chorale
KALISPELL - Don't worry yourself pardner, that "yippie ki-yippie ki-yo" you just heard wasn't a stampede or anything. It was just the symphony comin' to town.
Oct 25, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…
NICKELL'S BAG: Met’s ‘Tosca’ a hit in Missoula
The opening night audience booed. The critics collectively sniffed. The New Yorker summed up the prevailing sentiment about the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" under a one-word headline: "Fiasco."
Oct 25, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…
A Cappella Society celebrating ‘500 Years of Love Songs’
The Montana A Cappella Society is holding a celebration for the releases of its musical CD, "Love is Here to Stay: 500 Years of Love Songs" on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 205 Main St. in Hamilton.
Oct 23, 2009 | 8:15 am | Loading…
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