Live Music and Events
Cole Decker
Cole Decker, a singer-songwriter from Petal, Mississippi, brings a fresh and dynamic sound to the music scene. Blending the raw authenticity of traditional country with the edgy grit of southern rock, Cole's music resonates with a wide audience. It has garnered comparisons to acclaimed artists such as Jason Isbell and Whiskey Myers.
Cole's musical journey began at a young age when he first sat down at the piano, later picking up a guitar during his college years. With over seven years of experience performing live, Cole has shared the stage as an opening act for notable performers, including Frank Foster, Parker McCollum, and Red Shahan. Currently based in Bozeman, Montana, Cole captivates audiences both as a solo artist and alongside his talented band.
Ben Larson and the Grownass Men
Take a visit to Philipsburg, Montana and you will find a little town of 900 that is quirky, spooky, steeped in history and rough around the edges. Just like the town where they reside, Ben Larson and the Grownass Men bring to the stage a completely original sound that doesn’t quite fit in any one musical genre. With roots in Country/Western storytelling, bluegrass, US National Guard Brass band and a sugar high at an unsupervised daycare, Ben and the band combine their vastly different life experiences into original songs of daily life in modern rural Montana, the ghosts of Montana’s past and wry words of wisdom compiled over years of living outside and working with their hands. Be ready for family friendly singalongs and completely unexpected covers that will have your twisting your ear horns and politely asking for more!
The Grownass Men were road warriors in 2023, playing 117 shows from Harlowton to Dillon to Whitefish, opening for bands such as Big Richard, Eli Howard and the Greater Good and Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs and building a dedicated following in every small Montana town along the way. Their tour continues in 2024 with a plan to play all 56 counties in the state of Montana. They are opening for a variety of bands including the Wilder Blue, Driftwood and Aidan Canfield.
Their debut self-titled EP Ben Larson and the Grownass Men, can be found on all major streaming platforms. Their new single “Dirtbag” is available now wherever music is heard.
Montana Gazette Band
Clint Anderson and the Montana Gazette band bring their fun country music to liven up your honkytonk, community dance, wedding reception, corporate or private party. Band members Derek Hofer (guitar/harmony vocals), Silas Rea (fiddle/mandolin), Cabot Metz (pedal steel guitar/banjo/guitar), Greg Valor (drums) and Shawna Lockhart (doghouse bass) provide the drive for Clint’s down home vocals to get your party out on the dance floor and singing-along to country favorites.
Lena Marie Shiffer Trio
Lena Marie Schiffer is a folk singer and songwriter based in Livingston, Montana. She has carved a notable niche in the music industry, particularly during her decade-long journey with the bluegrass group, Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs. Lena is a prolific songwriter who writes vocal melodies influenced by women such as Joni Mitchell and Alison Krauss, and plays a distinctive fusion of folk, indie, and Americana influences.
Eddie T & Jazz Friends
Eddie T & Jazz Friends night brings Bozeman’s #1 Choice Awards Jazz Musician to the stage.
Brian Kassay
Brian Kassay is a live-looping multi-instrumentalist who seamlessly blends guitar, drums, keys, harmonica, xylophone, and violin to create a full and dynamic sound. Brian experiments with live looping techniques, layering different textures and sounds to create an intricate and mesmerizing musical performance. Brian does not use any backing or sampled tracks. Instead, his high-energy songs captivate audiences by building the composition layer-by-layer in real time with both physical and digital instrumentation. His show includes a growing catalog of both covers and originals which blend elements of folk, rock, and electronic music. He strives to push the boundaries of music by creatively weaving together a multitude of synth sounds and instrumentation resulting in a one-of-a-kind performance that should not be missed.
Sara Stafford
Sara is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and nurse from Bloomington, IN, USA hitting the road with her first solo album this year! Her indie rock style pairs beautifully with her country grit folk sound. She has toured with several other bands over the years and is very excited to share her project with the world! In April, she will be opening for Maggie Baugh in Milwaukee after wrapping up her time on tour with Keith Urban!
Raven Rōshi
Raven Rōshi is an indie folk rock music project led by American singer songwriter Charles Wolf Drimal of Bozeman, Montana. Inspired by the mystique of the raven, the liberated mind of a Zen master, wild landscapes, a lineage of lovers, social renegades, mischievous mountain sages, and flamenco shredders.
If Leonard Cohen, Robert Hunter, Townes Van Zandt, Walt Whitman, Robert Plant, and Chief Joseph wrote music together by campfire under the stars with a little sparkle in their eyes, it might sound like RAVEN RŌSHI – an original chill vibe with cathartic undertones.
Follow the band: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Soundcloud
Taylor Burlage
Born into a family of artists, it came as second nature to Taylor to write songs. Given a guitar at a young age he taught himself to play a few chords and then as a teenager began writing songs simply because it felt like the thing to do. After years of being a bedroom songwriter and guitar player, Taylor was launched rather unceremoniously into his first band and began to explore the power and possibility of playing for other people. Over the years his songwriting has taken on a texture reflective of the mountains he grew up in, using their power and imagery to craft songs that navigate life, loss, and joys and heartbreak of the human condition. His debut album "I Might Be Gone" was released May 2023. He also fronts the Montana based Roots Rock outfit The Dead & Down.
The Waiting
The Waiting is one of America’s most electrifying roadhouse rock and roll bands. And, as the name might suggest, their specialty is celebrating the music of Tom Petty, including songs from the Heartbreakers repertoire, Petty’s solo work, and songs from the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.
Since 2013, the band has thrilled diehard Petty fans and new converts alike throughout the American West. Whether they’re playing one of Tom Petty’s 38 songs to hit Billboard’s Rock Chart, a treasured deep cut, or a song from his work under the moniker, “Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.” As one reviewer put it, “The Waiting plays the music that everybody knows and everybody loves with a fiery energy that electrifies crowds with their outstanding musicianship and a single-minded devotion to showing every person in the crowd a damn good time.”
Tsunami Funk
Tsunami Funk always packs the dance floor. The band specializes in weddings, fundraising events and is composed of some of Montana’s finest professional musicians. Music Description: Tsunami Funk plays Dance Music of R&B-Funk genre, and also plays a variety of Rock to Jazz. Tunes from artists like Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & the Family Stone, Kool & the, Van Morrison, and Steely Dan.
Bitter Roots Revival
Bitter Roots Revival is an eclectic mix of bluegrass/folk/rock as varied as the Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, the Grateful Dead, Tyler Childers, Dolly Parton and many other artists, as well as some originals. We’re a multi-instrumentalist trio that includes guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, with an emphasis on three-part harmonies. The three of us play in several other bluegrass/country groups around town including the Dirt Farmers, Moonlight Moonlight, and Amanda Stewart and this trio pulls from that experience while adding plenty of fresh new music!
Follow the band: Facebook
The Waiting
The Waiting is one of America’s most electrifying roadhouse rock and roll bands. And, as the name might suggest, their specialty is celebrating the music of Tom Petty, including songs from the Heartbreakers repertoire, Petty’s solo work, and songs from the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.
Since 2013, the band has thrilled diehard Petty fans and new converts alike throughout the American West. Whether they’re playing one of Tom Petty’s 38 songs to hit Billboard’s Rock Chart, a treasured deep cut, or a song from his work under the moniker, “Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.” As one reviewer put it, “The Waiting plays the music that everybody knows and everybody loves with a fiery energy that electrifies crowds with their outstanding musicianship and a single-minded devotion to showing every person in the crowd a damn good time.”
Ben Larson and the Grownass Men
Take a visit to Philipsburg, Montana and you will find a little town of 900 that is quirky, spooky, steeped in history and rough around the edges. Just like the town where they reside, Ben Larson and the Grownass Men bring to the stage a completely original sound that doesn’t quite fit in any one musical genre. With roots in Country/Western storytelling, bluegrass, US National Guard Brass band and a sugar high at an unsupervised daycare, Ben and the band combine their vastly different life experiences into original songs of daily life in modern rural Montana, the ghosts of Montana’s past and wry words of wisdom compiled over years of living outside and working with their hands. Be ready for family friendly singalongs and completely unexpected covers that will have your twisting your ear horns and politely asking for more!
The Grownass Men were road warriors in 2023, playing 117 shows from Harlowton to Dillon to Whitefish, opening for bands such as Big Richard, Eli Howard and the Greater Good and Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs and building a dedicated following in every small Montana town along the way. Their tour continues in 2024 with a plan to play all 56 counties in the state of Montana. They are opening for a variety of bands including the Wilder Blue, Driftwood and Aidan Canfield.
Their debut self-titled EP Ben Larson and the Grownass Men, can be found on all major streaming platforms. Their new single “Dirtbag” is available now wherever music is heard.
Buffalo Burrows
Buff likes to describe his sound as Post Western. It’s equal parts the songwriting of Marty Robbins, Spaghetti Western orchestration of Ennio Morricone and the electronic architecture of Trent Reznor. Buff’s timeless western voice blazes a trail through a landscape of mountainous 808s, sweeping analog synths and home-brewed samples – alongside Buff’s trusty guitar, Nessie.
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Jacob Rountree
"The sound proposed by this artist, together with his band, is truly an incredible musical experience.
The first thing that struck me is Jacob Rountree‘s beautiful vocal timbre, a deep voice that manages to speak directly to the soul and heart of the listener and makes you believe the words of the lyrics.
We are faced with a great singer-songwriter who, together with his band, manages to entertain us with the quality of the musical arrangements and the proposed music.
This sound has the ability to transport you to a parallel universe in fact Jacob Rountree was able to find his music and has created a unique and ethereal musical limbo around his vision.
Absolutely recommended to everyone. Magical and Refined!" -Edgar Allan Poets
Brice Ash
Brice Ash crafts lyrical Americana songs full of honesty and grit. His songs cover miles - stretching from heartfelt to heartbreak to cinematic ghost stories; tied together by his earthy voice and sophisticated songwork.
After over a decade in Nashville, writing with hit songwriters and selling out venues such as The Bluebird, Ash moved his family to Bozeman, MT where he continues to play and record.
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Raven Rōshi
Raven Rōshi is an indie folk rock music project led by American singer songwriter Charles Wolf Drimal of Bozeman, Montana. Inspired by the mystique of the raven, the liberated mind of a Zen master, wild landscapes, a lineage of lovers, social renegades, mischievous mountain sages, and flamenco shredders.
If Leonard Cohen, Robert Hunter, Townes Van Zandt, Walt Whitman, Robert Plant, and Chief Joseph wrote music together by campfire under the stars with a little sparkle in their eyes, it might sound like RAVEN RŌSHI – an original chill vibe with cathartic undertones.
Follow the band: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Soundcloud
Tsunami Funk
Tsunami Funk always packs the dance floor. The band specializes in weddings, fundraising events and is composed of some of Montana’s finest professional musicians. Music Description: Tsunami Funk plays Dance Music of R&B-Funk genre, and also plays a variety of Rock to Jazz. Tunes from artists like Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & the Family Stone, Kool & the, Van Morrison, and Steely Dan.
Funky Moto
We are a funk jazz band playing quality music for our audiences. Moto is a musical term that means fast energetic music. FunkyMoto strives to bring high energy and tight arrangements to the stage to keep the audience excited and entertained throughout their shows.
Sean Devine
Sean Devine
Montana musician Sean Devine brings together the rugged landscape of the West, a wealth of original songs, and a lifetime of personal experience in Here for It All, his first album in six years. Produced by Josh Thompson (Cody Jinks), the eloquent project provides a firsthand account of second chances, showing up, and seeing it through.
Bitter Roots Revival
Bitter Roots Revival is an eclectic mix of bluegrass/folk/rock as varied as the Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, the Grateful Dead, Tyler Childers, Dolly Parton and many other artists, as well as some originals. We’re a multi-instrumentalist trio that includes guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, with an emphasis on three-part harmonies. The three of us play in several other bluegrass/country groups around town including the Dirt Farmers, Moonlight Moonlight, and Amanda Stewart and this trio pulls from that experience while adding plenty of fresh new music!
Marcedes Carroll Band
Marcedes Carroll began singing at a young age & by fifteen she learned her first guitar chords. She became hooked & played nearly everyday, developing ambitions for performing. She began writing songs & performing at age nineteen around her college town Moscow, Idaho & her hometown Belgrade, Montana.
In 2013, Marcedes moved back to Belgrade & started performing in a classic rock band called Drink Me Pretty on rhythm guitar & vocals.
At this same time she started working for a new venue in town called Live from the Divide. By day she worked at a biomed company & by night at the studio; five minutes at her day job felt like ten hours while ten hours at the studio felt like five minutes. After years of getting up at 5am to work during the day to stay up until 1am at the studio, she decided to make a change.
Drink Me Pretty disbanded & Marcedes took on her passion for songwriting.
She made her first album in 2019, She's Pretty, recording the songs with all local talent at her home studio.
In 2021 she traveled the country, her & her dog Melody, touring through the high desert to the deep south, down to the Florida keys, back up to the Carolinas, eventually making her way back to Montana.
In 2023 she cut her second project & her first full length record at Bandcamp Recording Studio in Bozeman, Montana; again with all local talent & Austin Texas producer, Scott Davis. Her sound is best described as country, folk, singer-songwriter, pulling from 60's/70's influences such as Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell & many more.
Funky Moto
We are a funk jazz band playing quality music for our audiences. Moto is a musical term that means fast energetic music. FunkyMoto strives to bring high energy and tight arrangements to the stage to keep the audience excited and entertained throughout their shows.
Eddie T & Jazz Friends
Join Bozeman’s best jazz group Eddie T. & Friends for an in-depth journey into jazz.
Cole Decker
Cole Decker, a singer-songwriter from Petal, Mississippi, brings a fresh and dynamic sound to the music scene. Blending the raw authenticity of traditional country with the edgy grit of southern rock, Cole's music resonates with a wide audience. It has garnered comparisons to acclaimed artists such as Jason Isbell and Whiskey Myers.
Cole's musical journey began at a young age when he first sat down at the piano, later picking up a guitar during his college years. With over seven years of experience performing live, Cole has shared the stage as an opening act for notable performers, including Frank Foster, Parker McCollum, and Red Shahan. Currently based in Bozeman, Montana, Cole captivates audiences both as a solo artist and alongside his talented band.
Brian Kassay
Brian Kassay is a live-looping multi-instrumentalist who seamlessly blends guitar, drums, keys, harmonica, xylophone, and violin to create a full and dynamic sound. Brian experiments with live looping techniques, layering different textures and sounds to create an intricate and mesmerizing musical performance. Brian does not use any backing or sampled tracks. Instead, his high-energy songs captivate audiences by building the composition layer-by-layer in real time with both physical and digital instrumentation. His show includes a growing catalog of both covers and originals which blend elements of folk, rock, and electronic music. He strives to push the boundaries of music by creatively weaving together a multitude of synth sounds and instrumentation resulting in a one-of-a-kind performance that should not be missed.
Mathias
Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Mathias has been playing music under the big sky of Montana for over two decades now. With powerful vocals and a percussive guitar style, he is known for his dynamic live performances. In 2010 Mathias headed into the studio with Emmy Award-winning producer Jeremiah Slovarp culminating in the release of his debut album, Walk Alone. The following year was spent entertaining international audiences on the popular resort island of Koh Tao in Thailand.
2013 began with a return to Southeast Asia, this time playing in a wide range of locales from the megacities of Hong Kong and Singapore to the quaint backpacker haunts of Chiang Mai and Siem Reap. Mathias subsequently spent two "winters" playing sunset gigs in the beautiful Florida Keys. But you'll normally find him back in Montana where he's played at a plethora of bars, breweries, restaurants, resorts, and festivals such as Moods of the Madison and Groovin' on the Gallatin. Mathias is currently gearing up for another busy summer of gigs around Big Sky and Bozeman.
Follow the band: Instagram | Facebook | ReverbNation
Marcedes Carroll Band
Marcedes Carroll began singing at a young age & by fifteen she learned her first guitar chords. She became hooked & played nearly everyday, developing ambitions for performing. She began writing songs & performing at age nineteen around her college town Moscow, Idaho & her hometown Belgrade, Montana.
In 2013, Marcedes moved back to Belgrade & started performing in a classic rock band called Drink Me Pretty on rhythm guitar & vocals.
At this same time she started working for a new venue in town called Live from the Divide. By day she worked at a biomed company & by night at the studio; five minutes at her day job felt like ten hours while ten hours at the studio felt like five minutes. After years of getting up at 5am to work during the day to stay up until 1am at the studio, she decided to make a change.
Drink Me Pretty disbanded & Marcedes took on her passion for songwriting.
She made her first album in 2019, She's Pretty, recording the songs with all local talent at her home studio.
In 2021 she traveled the country, her & her dog Melody, touring through the high desert to the deep south, down to the Florida keys, back up to the Carolinas, eventually making her way back to Montana.
In 2023 she cut her second project & her first full length record at Bandcamp Recording Studio in Bozeman, Montana; again with all local talent & Austin Texas producer, Scott Davis. Her sound is best described as country, folk, singer-songwriter, pulling from 60's/70's influences such as Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell & many more.
Taylor Burlage
Born into a family of artists, it came as second nature to Taylor to write songs. Given a guitar at a young age he taught himself to play a few chords and then as a teenager began writing songs simply because it felt like the thing to do. After years of being a bedroom songwriter and guitar player, Taylor was launched rather unceremoniously into his first band and began to explore the power and possibility of playing for other people. Over the years his songwriting has taken on a texture reflective of the mountains he grew up in, using their power and imagery to craft songs that navigate life, loss, and joys and heartbreak of the human condition. His debut album "I Might Be Gone" was released May 2023. He also fronts the Montana based Roots Rock outfit The Dead & Down.
Doublewide Dreams
You might think when a father and son play in a band together, that it’s the son playing in his dad’s band.
But in the case of Livingston’s Doublewide Dreams, it’s actually local musician Kevin Toll playing in the band his son, Cleo Allen-Toll, 30, started. Kevin, 60, part of Livingston’s music scene for decades, took a step back from his own band, Strangeways, to work with Cleo, both of them said recently in separate interviews.
“I co-write some songs, but it’s his band,” Kevin said. “I know what he wants. I’m backing him up—I’m in his band.”
“He kind of quit his band to be in mine,” Cleo said. “He hopped over to my band and wanted to support me in my songwriting six or seven years ago.”
“It’s a mixture of being proud and frustrated,” he said, chuckling. “We definitely have a typical father-son relationship. He thinks he knows everything. I think I know everything and between us we know a couple of things.”
And after a short pause, Kevin added, “It’s cool because I actually get to spend some time with him.”
Bitter Roots Revival
Bitter Roots Revival is an eclectic mix of bluegrass/folk/rock as varied as the Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, the Grateful Dead, Tyler Childers, Dolly Parton and many other artists, as well as some originals. We’re a multi-instrumentalist trio that includes guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle and banjo, with an emphasis on three-part harmonies. The three of us play in several other bluegrass/country groups around town including the Dirt Farmers, Moonlight Moonlight, and Amanda Stewart and this trio pulls from that experience while adding plenty of fresh new music!
Holding Hux
Holding For Hux is a Bozeman founded rock trio featuring Paul Bennet, Kelly Hagerman, and Silas Stewart. They play their favorite selections from a wide array of artists including but not limited to Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Neil Young, Taylor Swift, The White Stripes and many more as well as an occasional original. Their dedication to the music, lively spirit and audience engagement are apparent at each of their live performances.
The Waiting
The Waiting is one of America’s most electrifying roadhouse rock and roll bands. And, as the name might suggest, their specialty is celebrating the music of Tom Petty, including songs from the Heartbreakers repertoire, Petty’s solo work, and songs from the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.
Since 2013, the band has thrilled diehard Petty fans and new converts alike throughout the American West. Whether they’re playing one of Tom Petty’s 38 songs to hit Billboard’s Rock Chart, a treasured deep cut, or a song from his work under the moniker, “Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.” As one reviewer put it, “The Waiting plays the music that everybody knows and everybody loves with a fiery energy that electrifies crowds with their outstanding musicianship and a single-minded devotion to showing every person in the crowd a damn good time.”
Brian Kassay
Brian Kassay is a live-looping multi-instrumentalist who seamlessly blends guitar, drums, keys, harmonica, xylophone, and violin to create a full and dynamic sound. Brian experiments with live looping techniques, layering different textures and sounds to create an intricate and mesmerizing musical performance. Brian does not use any backing or sampled tracks. Instead, his high-energy songs captivate audiences by building the composition layer-by-layer in real time with both physical and digital instrumentation. His show includes a growing catalog of both covers and originals which blend elements of folk, rock, and electronic music. He strives to push the boundaries of music by creatively weaving together a multitude of synth sounds and instrumentation resulting in a one-of-a-kind performance that should not be missed.
Mathias
Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Mathias has been playing music under the big sky of Montana for over two decades now. With powerful vocals and a percussive guitar style, he is known for his dynamic live performances. In 2010 Mathias headed into the studio with Emmy Award-winning producer Jeremiah Slovarp culminating in the release of his debut album, Walk Alone. The following year was spent entertaining international audiences on the popular resort island of Koh Tao in Thailand.
2013 began with a return to Southeast Asia, this time playing in a wide range of locales from the megacities of Hong Kong and Singapore to the quaint backpacker haunts of Chiang Mai and Siem Reap. Mathias subsequently spent two "winters" playing sunset gigs in the beautiful Florida Keys. But you'll normally find him back in Montana where he's played at a plethora of bars, breweries, restaurants, resorts, and festivals such as Moods of the Madison and Groovin' on the Gallatin. Mathias is currently gearing up for another busy summer of gigs around Big Sky and Bozeman.
Follow the band: Instagram | Facebook | ReverbNation
Lost Canyons
Lost Canyons started as a dream in 2016. That dream came to fruition with our debut EP, Drive By Volume, released in 2021. In the fall of 2023 we released our full length self-titled album, Lost Canyons. The album is an ambitious effort meant to showcase both our range as musicians and our ability to connect to our listeners. We pride ourselves on driving guitars, impactful melodies, and introspective lyrics. Indie rock from Bozeman, MT, baby!
Mathias
Bozeman-based singer-songwriter Mathias has been playing music under the big sky of Montana for over two decades now. With powerful vocals and a percussive guitar style, he is known for his dynamic live performances. In 2010 Mathias headed into the studio with Emmy Award-winning producer Jeremiah Slovarp culminating in the release of his debut album, Walk Alone. The following year was spent entertaining international audiences on the popular resort island of Koh Tao in Thailand.
2013 began with a return to Southeast Asia, this time playing in a wide range of locales from the megacities of Hong Kong and Singapore to the quaint backpacker haunts of Chiang Mai and Siem Reap. Mathias subsequently spent two "winters" playing sunset gigs in the beautiful Florida Keys. But you'll normally find him back in Montana where he's played at a plethora of bars, breweries, restaurants, resorts, and festivals such as Moods of the Madison and Groovin' on the Gallatin. Mathias is currently gearing up for another busy summer of gigs around Big Sky and Bozeman.
Follow the band: Instagram | Facebook | ReverbNation
