Music & Arts

Kappa Does It With Brass

Sat. Mar. 31st, 2012

Aren’t all brass players weird? I asked Dan Haywood, guitarist of the ska band Do It Kappa, this question over happy hour beers at The Dock a few weeks ago. “Yes, at least 100% of the time,” he replied, without a second of…

Dalton Brink

Sat. Mar. 31st, 2012

Dalton C Brink is a dropout of the U.S. Navy, where he earned his degree in nuclear engineering. Originally from Memphis, TN, he made his way to Bozeman, MT in search of mountains and streams lacking dirty mattresses and broken refrigerators. He…

Interview: Billy Johnson visits the West

Wed. Feb. 29th, 2012

Typically, we like to interview people we have frequently out on the Poolside Stage at Norris Hot Springs. This month, we changed it up by interviewing a brand new friend – Billy Johnson. Billy comes to us from the Twin Cities in Minnesota and his…

Interview: Jerry Joseph on the Jackmormons new double album ‘Happy Book’

Wed. Feb. 29th, 2012

Recently, Bozeman Magazine contributor Ken Thorsen had the opportunity to interview Jerry Joseph on the Jackmormons new double album ‘Happy Book’ and about his recent tour through South East Asia. KT: Hey we got Jerry Joseph on the phone…

Galactic

Wed. Feb. 29th, 2012

To make CARNIVALE ELECTRICOS, the members of GALACTIC (Ben Ellman, harps and horns; Robert Mercurio, bass; Stanton Moore, drums and percussion; Jeff Raines, guitar; Rich Vogel, keyboards) draw on the skills, stamina, and funk they deploy in the…

Richard Smith

Wed. Feb. 29th, 2012

Richard Smith is a local nature photographer and woodworker. Intrigued by photos and books of the West as a child, Richard headed to Rocky Mountain College in Billings during the sixties. The reality of working on ranches, hunting in the mountains…

Robert Royhl

Wed. Feb. 1st, 2012

Robert Royhl is a painter and printmaker from Bozeman, MT. He is Professor Emeritus at Montana State University where he taught painting and drawing for twenty years. Widely exhibited since the early 70’s, he has shown his work in numerous…

Futurebirds

Wed. Feb. 1st, 2012

In Athens, Georgia, the future can look a lot like the past. Often not too many changes down that way and Futurebirds certainly don’t mind. Some folks think good music comes from making a whole bunch of sounds no one’s ever heard before…

The Crystal Method’s Rail Jam 2012

Wed. Feb. 1st, 2012

Ever since they started making their first singles in the mid 90’s out of the Bomb Shelter–their congested home studio in Los Angeles, California–Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland of The Crystal Method have held strong as forerunners of the…

The all New Unchanged Crystal Bar

Wed. Feb. 1st, 2012

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…