January 2023

Where Are The Blues?

As an aspiring blues/jazz musician, I love the community and people of Bozeman. However, my beef with Bozeman is the fact that there are no blues around here! After Covid hit, the world has clearly been suffering, music especially. We are forgetting…

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January 2023

STiLGONE Spills The Beans

Brian Ripple

Get your dancing shoes and party favors ready because two Bozeman-based bands are throwing a party to kick 2023 into high gear. Friday, January 20th, STiLGONE and MINT! are taking over Bourbon BBQ on Aspen Street for a mind bending musical…

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December 2022

Sam Platts & The Plainsmen

Take a Journey to the “West Side”

If there’s any one thing Western music seems to require as a barrier to entry, it’s authenticity, and Sam Platts & The Plainsmen have it in droves. Having spent the last decade honing their craft on the live circuit and quite…

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November 2022

The Blessings Come Down

Local Musician, Adrian Jay, Finds Joy In The Afterglow

Somewhere along Bridger Canyon Road on a steep, gravel driveway in the middle of winter, Adrian Jay and I are about to die.Jay, 27, who just the night before was drafting lyrics for one of his demos, is chipping away at a thick layer of ice under the…

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November 2022

Steve Vai

A virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery, Steve Vai has awed fans of all genres with his exceptional guitar skills and musicianship for decades. At age…

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October 2022

Spafford with Sicard Hollow

Arizona-based jam quartet Spafford will return to Bozeman for their first show at The ELM on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Spafford are known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in…

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