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Just updated this post with more shows....

Prepare for an eventful September and October in Missoula. There are some pretty amazing shows going to happen. Here are a few we are putting on, helping with, or just plain excited to go to. scroll down for current shows:

Total Fest starts tomorrow!!! Here is the schedule

One day away until bands and masses decent on Missoula for 3 days of rock n roll and debauchery. We are stoked for the 12th year of this rapidly growing event. Every year more submissions come in and more rad bands apply. There has been a song stuck in my head all day thus far and I just thought I would share it with you all. One of my favorite bands from the bay back in the day

A Punk Rock Summer in Missoula

TUESDAY JULY 23RD

@The Badlander

208 Ryman St. - Missoula, MT

STABBED IN BACK

CONVALESCENTS

THE LOPEZ

BUDDY JACKSON

9 pm Live and local night

For those of us who were not lucky enough to go to The Fest and possibly catch Stabbed in Back here is your chance. SIB feature Tim who played drums in the band The Lillingtons and toured with The Eyeliners.  SIB are aggressive yet melodic punk with  and edgier vocals than you would come to expect when hearing the term melodic with punk. Check them out using the link above or the video below. Bill Stevenson was at the helm of their new recording. These guys are constantly mentioned in the vein of OFF and Strike Anywhere.

Poster image by our own Anneke Ayers/An Anneke Creation

Big Eyes in the wake of Sled Island

Calgary Aberta was hit with a flood and have suggested the evacuation of over 100,000 people. With the ensuing catastrophe this years Sled Island Festival came to a halt and bands were left scrambling as well. As with our friends in Minot, ND we send out our sympathy to all the people that are put out and unfortunate.

Big Eyes from Seattle who played Zoo City Apparel at last years Total Fest are heading back home and have decided to stop in Missoula and play at The ZACC Beleow. Here is a link to their Sled Island announcement:
Sled Island Big Eyes

Al Scorch and The Burns St Bistro...

SATURDAY JUNE 15th 8 pm@ THE BURNS ST BISTRO
AL SCORCH
BIRD'S MILE HOME
STARTS UPON THARS
THW WHISKEY HOOVES

Chicago's AL SCORCH will be back in Missoula. A man of many talents including cooking Sausage

TOTAL FEST 40

Total fest is close upon us all here in Missoula, we will get together August 15th through 17th and revel in rock and hang out with friends, local and afar. That does not mean that nothing is happening prior! Total fest keeps some coming back outside of the Fest. For instance:

TUESDAY JUNE 4TH

BROKEN WATER

Olympia/ Hardly Art
I HATE YOUR GIRLFRIEND
Missoula
VERA
Missoula

SATURDAY MAY 25TH AT THE PALACE

BRICKMOWER

Don Giovanni Records/New Brunswick, NJ

MXL JXN

members of Hail Seizures/ Olympia, WA

BUDDY JACKSON

Missoula

CON/SEQUENCE

Missoula

Gon Giovanni has put out some pretty rad tunes to date... Screaming Females, Black Wine, Jeffrey Lewis, Dustheads, and the measure to name a few. Two things currently we are stoked they have going on is a future LP for Tenement and the fact that Brick Mower will be playing Missoula tonight.

Also, Olympia's MXL JXN will be playing Missoula for the first time. You may see familiar faces about if you had ever attended one of the many Hail Seizures shows that have happened in the past at many a DIY venue.

Doors open at 9 and it is $5 dollars folks.... come support local and touring music and keep them coming back to Missoula....

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Minor Bird goes Gonzo....Chicago at The ZACC basement

Hey Friends, Minor Bird and Gonzo Chicago combine efforts for the first time on Sunday April 21st.

Total Fest 2012 vets Criminal Code come back to Missoula on the tail end of their tour with Big Eyes. Criminal Code made the list of highlights from last years Total Fest so if you missed them here is a reprieve.

Gonzo Chicago has The Funs coming through. Up beat low fi garage rock at it's finest.

Wantage USA's newest label addition Needlecraft and Minor Bird's King Elephant come out in support.

All this takes place at The Zacc Gallery on Missoula's North side. The Zacc is beginning to have shows again. All shows are All Ages. Address is 235 North 1st Street just down the road from the Northside Kettlehouse taproom. Doors at 7 show starts at 8 and cost is....$5 for all.

Monday April 15th/ Loma Prieta/ Night Nurses/Agatha/ King Elephant

It is getting close to summer here in Missoula and you can tell as the bands start to make their drives from coast to coast. We here at MBR are getting really excited.

For instance on MONDAY APRIL 15th the bay area's LOMA PRIETA are trekking through. Loma Prieta have been through Missoula before and are not new to the road. They are on their fourth album and are definitely going to kick us all in the teeth when they flip the switch on their amps.

We have combined efforts with WANTAGE USA who were working on a show for NIGHT NURSES out of Denver. Night Nurses played a show in Denver this last November with UZI Rash. If the stars had aligned and a drummer came forth our own Bird's Mile Home would be playing this show in support of this band.

Then we get the info our friends at Rumbletowne's Agatha are looking for a show on the same day. Well folk's we have thrown it all together with the help of the Ole Beck VFW and KBGA college radio to bring you a solid night of rock n' roll.

Missoula and Minor Bird artist King Elephant will be taking the floor this night so come out, have fun and support DIY music in Montana. None of this is possible without all of your continued support.

Here is a link to the Facebook event if you like.....KBGA presents.

Also, Thanks to An Anneke creation for another sweat poster!

Make sure to check out the links above and the video's below. SEE YOU AT THE SHOW!

TONIGHT:Missoula's Needlecraft throws down some wax

The lovely ladies, oh wait, who is this guitarist....rather.... Our friends in Needlecaraft are releasing a LP through our pals at Wantage USA.  Needlecraft are one of our favorite bands in Missoula. They are personable, approachable, friendly, supportive, DIY as all hell and if it wasn't for Wantage this site would probably not exist.

We can't wait to see how DIY this record is..... they will be touring this summer in support of this release so come out and help a Missoula band and our friends move some records and save up to head east in a few months.

See you at the show!