Deniz Tek: Renaissance Man
Deniz Tek is ambidextrously inclined, as the right and left hemispheres of his brain control completely different enterprises: medicine…
The National’s claim on my ‘medium-sized American heart’
When I mention The National, I get a lot of blank stares. I’m constantly surprised that the band isn’t…
The Musical Soul of Billings
^Ron Schuster, accepting the Freeman Lacy Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2012 Magic City Music Awards. Ron Schuster could…
A Retrospective of Music Culture in Billings, Montana
As I drop down Interstate 90 into the river valley that holds the “Magic City,” I swear: I won’t…
Cursive’s Tim Kasher finds Montana a peaceful retreat
Originally published in Noise and Color There’s stillness in Montana that is like no other. Here the expansive country…
Mrs. Big John Bates
Originally published in Noise and Color What happens when you merge one of Vancouver’s most notorious musicians with a…
Brandi Carlile Swoons through Billings
Though not her first time to Montana, Brandi Carlile made her first in Billings appearance at the Babcock Theatre…
WHY? books Montana appearance
Update: According to 11:11 Presents, the October 10 concert with Why? has been canceled along with the other US…
Montana After Dark continues through August
The Sons of Billings have embarked on a new project this summer they’ve dubbed Montana After Dark. The weekly…
Unraptured: Sasquatch day 4
Overhead at Sasquatch day four: Is he dead? No doubt the extended weekend of musical festivities and hard partying…