The all New Unchanged Crystal Bar

This new years eve I found myself wandering downtown looking for the best place to celebrate. Live music and a familiar atmosphere were a crucial part of a good night. The Crystal Bar has always been associated with a good time, but I did not expect…

Vernon Hall

Vernon Hall has had no formal art training and didn’t begin to paint seriously until just before his 1990 retirement. He was raised in Wellely, Mass. and entered the University of New Hampshire in 1942. In early 1943 he was called into active…

David Arnar Runolfsson

David Arnar Runolfsson: I was born and raised in Iceland, but moved to Bozeman, Montana, three years ago to pursue a degree in Photography at Montana State University. I chose Bozeman for its size, laid back lifestyle, outdoor opportunities and the…

Benefit for Montana Kids With Cancer

The people of Bozeman have always given what they can to help their neighbors in this close-knit community. Certain folks who make up the local music scene are no different. After doctors found a tumor the size of a cantaloupe inside Stella Blue…

Turning the Tables on Tom Catmull

I phoned Tom Catmull at his home in Missoula for this interview and we talked about a wide range of topics ending up with a discussion on his upcoming show at Norris Hot Springs. JG: How’d you get to Montana? TC: I’m from Texas…

Lunch with Two Full Time Musicians

On a cold November afternoon, I met local super pickers John Lowell and Tom Murphy at the Bozeman Co-Op for lunch. We covered a wide range of topics, on and off the subject of their upcoming shows at Norris Hot Springs. There was a lot of…

Matt Parsons

About the cover image, from the photographer Matt Parsons: This image represents just 1/1000 of a second on an eleven hour journey that lead Loren Rausch and I to the top of the Chamonix Couloir in the Beartooth Mountains. What followed was one of…

Brian Esslinger

Born in 1972 in Cincinnati Ohio, Brian Esslinger is an artist in the truest sense of the word, and now a reluctant business owner. Brian was a senior at the Cincinnati Art Academy in the formal art program when he discovered rock climbing. This new…

An Interview with ‘Suckers Guitarist, Dan’Thunder’ Bolton

Bo: The Supersuckers have been around since most college-aged kids have been alive…since 1988. What does it feel like now to still be doing shows in 2011? Did you ever think you guys would still be existing today? DB: Well, that’s one thing that…

Keller Williams Interview w/Kenny T

KT: We’re joined with Keller Williams today, Keller Williams and well it’s not a band, it’s just Keller Williams, he’s comin’ to the Emerson Cultural Center on September 16th, Keller thanks so much for joining us today. You said you were…

Music+Arts Events

7-10pm Thu. Jan. 9

Max Davies Trio

Bozeman Hot Springs & Fitness 81123 Gallatin Road, Four Corners

Live music while you soak! Featuring the local bluegrass group “The Max Davies Trio”.

7-9pm Thu. Jan. 9

The Improv Showdown

Last Best Comedy 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman

This January at Last Best Comedy teammates become enemies, laughter becomes currency & only 1 team will survive!! It’s The Improv Showdown on Thursday nights! Over 4 weeks the teams will advance through a bracket style competition.

7-9pm Thu. Jan. 9

KGLT DJ Night

Hop Lounge 93 Rowland Rd, Bozeman

Don't miss out on the chance to immerse yourself in the vibe that is the Hop Lounge and join the Guest DJ for KGLT Alternative Public Radio DJ Night.

5-8pm Fri. Jan. 10

The Unpredictables

Sacajawea Bar 5 N Main St, Three Forks

Local live music while you dine.

5-6:30pm Fri. Jan. 10

Happy Hour Open Mic

Last Best Comedy 321 E Main, Alley Entrance off Rouse, Bozeman

Join us with host Jon Jacobs! With $4 Beer, Wine, Wells and sets, this is the perfect end of the week activity. With a special featured guest every week!