Music & Arts

Vernon Hall

Wed. Feb. 1st, 2012

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

Sat. Dec. 31st, 2011

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

Sat. Dec. 31st, 2011

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

Sat. Dec. 31st, 2011

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

Thu. Dec. 8th, 2011

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

Mon. Oct. 31st, 2011

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

Fri. Sep. 30th, 2011

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

Fri. Sep. 2nd, 2011

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

Fri. Sep. 2nd, 2011

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…

Napping Artist

Thu. Sep. 1st, 2011

When everyone is reaching for their first cup of coffee of the day, I’m reaching for my first paint brush or colored pencil or whatever I can get my hands on to satisfy this craving in my soul to create art. Art is my drug and my life source. Even…