This Week in Concerts: November 14th thru November 20th

Hippo Campus is a band from St. Paul, Minnesota. Formed in 2013, prior to graduating from performing arts high school, the band started on a break out trajectory following a series of talked-about performances at SXSW. This was immediately followed by their network television debut on Conan. They’ve since risen to the forefront of their genre on the backs of relentless touring and the strength of their debut album ‘landmark’.

In October 2017, the band released their self-produced EP ‘warm glow’ as an ode to loyalty and self-preservation. “We had tunes that didn’t fit on ‘landmark’ but took on a life of their own. The project became about the support we couldn’t find as individuals but discovered as an entity.” The band’s sophomore release, ‘Bambi’ was released on September 28th, 2018.

“We grew up listening to Radiohead and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd,” says Griffin Sherry, guitarist/singer in The Ghost Of Paul Revere. “Everyone assumed we were a bluegrass band because we were playing these traditional instruments, but we weren’t writing traditional music. We were just writing songs with the instruments we had.” Call-and-response melodies, sing-along hooks, and densely layered harmonies — those are a few ways The Ghost of Paul Revere describes their self labeled genre of “holler folk.”

Their work has earned them much praise. The Boston Globe raved that they “create the type of music for which festivals are made,” while No Depression said they “prove that superior roots music can come from anywhere,” and Dispatch Magazine wrote that they possess not only “the chops, but the heart to reach their audience and leave an undeniable impression.”

Montana Trail Crew, a non-profit trail running and open space advocacy organization, invites you to come down to the Wilma Theater for our 7th annual end-of-season party celebrating the trails that connect the outdoor community to the wild lands and open spaces so abundant in Montana. Join us for an evening of spectacular trail running film capturing the lure and indescribable sensation of venturing deep into the wild.

Attendees will have a chance to mingle and enjoy a slideshow of some of the best, local trailrunning photos before viewing this year’s selection of the best trail and mountain running films found anywhere, including videos from Montana and beyond. Stick around for a chance to win products from one of our many generous sponsors and head home knowing that event proceeds are going toward improving the local trails we love.

Letter B is a Missoula-based band that blend folk, rock, & “indie-hip-pop” and they put on a heck of a live show. We should did a special feature on them, so you can learn all about the band and this special show here.

The Southern California-based band released their self titled debut album in in 1998. The album went on to reach Platinum certification and included the hit singles “Inside Out” and “Leech.”Their followup album, Horrorscope, was released in 2000 and became Gold certified. It included the hit single, “Here’s to the Night.”

Since then they’ve released two more albums: It’s All in Your Head (2003) and Speak in Code (2012). Eve 6 has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and TRL with Carson Daly.

The skills, backstories and mindsets of four elite freeskiers—a renowned veteran, a stunning rookie, a mind-blowing innovator and a big mountain star carrying on his father’s legacy —are all captured in oversized personal segments based largely around each skier’s home turf. Each skier brings a different style and outlook to the table, but they all have one thing in common: they love to send’er.

The body of the movie showcases some of the most progressive big and small mountain skiing filmed to date, and setting the stage for the end of the season when all four skiers unite for the mother of all heliskiing trips. Starring: Mark Abma, Karl Fostvedt, Sam Kuch and Logan Pehota  Shot on Location: Selkirk Tangiers BC, Whistler BC, Revelstoke BC, Jackson Hole WY, Squaw Valley CA, Sun Valley ID and Whitewater Resort BC.

The 9th Annual Max Wave’s Turkey Bingo night has a reputation as one of the most unique and enjoyable nonprofit fundraisers around. Attendees play ten rowdy rounds of Bingo, bid on delectable pies, are served a delicious meal created by the Top Hat chef, and show their support for the Max Wave River Enhancement Project. Bingo winners receive a Hutterite turkey, courtesy of The Good Food Store.

The mission of The Max Wave is to transform and enhance a degraded section of the Clark Fork River by creating safe, fun, recreational opportunities that will benefit the Missoula Community. The project is a memorial to Max Lentz, a Hellgate High School student who died in a kayaking accident on the Gauley River in West Virginia in 2007. The Max Wave is subcommittee of Brennan’s Wave, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This event is 18+ only. No one under 18 allowed. Thank you for understanding.

The band debuted their red dirt sound on 2008’s Road Of Life, but it was their 2011 follow-up Firewater that earned them the #1 position on the Texas Music Charts. In 2014, they released Early Morning Shakes, which broke into the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Chart, a testament to their rigorous DIY work ethic and endless supply of passion and drive. Esquire called them “the real damn deal,” while Country Weekly said they combine “greasy Southern rock riffs with countrified songwriting and Texas grit for something wholly unique,” and Playboy dubbed them “the new bad boys of country music.”

Released in 2016, their most recent album, Mud, finds the band scaling new heights of songwriting and musicianship, with searing guitars, soulful vocals, and indelible hooks. For the recording sessions, the band’s five founding members—Cody Cannon on lead vocals and guitar, Cody Tate and John Jeffers on guitars, Gary Brown on bass, and Jeff Hogg on drums—fleshed out their sound with the addition of fiddler/keyboard player Jon Knudson and percussionist Tony Kent, who are both now full-time members.

Jackson Stell, a.k.a. Big Wild, first came on the scene in 2012 and has since become one of EDM’s fastest rising stars. He broke out in 2015 with the incendiary track “Aftergold,” which topped the Spotify Global Viral Chart upon release. He followed the success of “Aftergold” with his debut EP, Invincible, in 2017. Now, in his most exciting year yet, Big Wild has released his debut album, Superdream, on Counter Records.

For the first time, Jackson serves as the primary lyricist, singer and songwriter. EDM.com gave the the album high praise, saying “Superdream is an absolute triumph for Big Wild—as he continues to defy the expectations of electronic music by taking risks and creating unparalleled realms of emotionally rich sound.” Jackson is also known for his also known for his diverse live performances, where he witches between multiple instruments (drum pads, synths, keyboards & live vocals).