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

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!

Missoula melts after Tragedy

After getting back from Portland. A recent purchase of a used His Hero is Gone cd spurred a hunt for footage. This past May Missoula was visited by Portlands' Tragedy. Here is some footage. We were more than glad at MBR to help with passing out handbills and putting up fliers. ENJOY!

SATURDAY NOVENBER 3RD
WHITE MYSTERY

@Zoo City Apparel
139 E Main St.

White Mystery "Rapid Overdrive" from Penelope Helen Gazin on Vimeo.

mike watt + the missingmen 2nd heapin’ helpin’ u.s. tour 2012

Wantage Usa and Minor Bird Records team up to bring you:

Mike Watt + the missing men

MONDAY OCTOBER 1ST @ ZOO CITY APPAREL

139 E MAIN ST MISSOULA, MT

ALL AGES

$10 in adv/ $13 at the door

tix available at Ear Candy Music and Zoo City Apparel

with locals: Bird's Mile Home

Mike Watt's a name up there with folks like D. Boon, Keith Morris, and Kira Roessler, Robo and... uh, you know, people one gets a ticket to see regardless when they're coming to town. Watt was an original member of the Minutemen, legendary 80s funk-punk group whose "econo"/DIY/friends-before-careerism approach to music and shows helped re-define and invigorate underground music for generations. He: used to dress like Fidel Castro at shows, and wrote music on a crop of records that sits high atop the Western punk canon with other stuff like Black Flag, the Meat Puppets, Dead Kennedys, Germs and Red Kross. And the stuff continues to stand the test of time, with songs like the Minutemen's Corona offering the soundtrack to Johnny Knoxville's Jackass show, and everybody and their brother having a well-worn copy of Double Nickels on the Dime.

A few years ago, well, maybe 7 or 8, We Jam Econo, the Story Of the Minutemen was released. It's on Youtube for free here: http://youtu.be/HmKGusadv08

Watt's touring these days with the Missing Men, who're San Pedro punks and who rage full on. We expect greatness.

We are teaming up with Wantage USA to bring you this one Econo. 

Total Fest survivors...feed your hunger for more ROCK!

As though we could not get enough this August- Missoula keeps serving up more. Total Fest is over and not many people seem to be out and about. Some are broke, some are still hung over and some are just plum worn out. Well rest up because Missoula is not quitting yet.

TOTAL FEST alumni Muhamadali are coming back. Last time here they played The Missoula Art Museum with Japanther and blew many the minds. Give 'em a listen!


                                                                                                   
                                           
                                       
This will be going down at Zoo City Apparel at 139 E Main St
this Friday at 9pm. Locals Buddy Jackson, My Two Dads, and Abe Coley add a variety of punk and noise flavorings to this ravenous serving of rock and roll.

Total Fest: bekons