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SUMMARY:That Mexican OT Recess Tour at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes That Mexican OT for a live performance on their Recess Tour with openers RNB.FOEMOB\, Drodi\, Lil Bubba and DJ Scales at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Tuesday\, September 16\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes That Mexican OT for a live performance on their Recess Tour with openers RNB.FOEMOB\, Drodi\, Lil Bubba and DJ Scales at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula on Tuesday\, September 16. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout That Mexican OTBorn in Bay City\, Texas\, Virgil René Gazca learned quickly that he would have to make something of himself to get through his difficult upbringing. Gazca was always drawn to music\, listening to a mix of the in-your-face classic rock of AC/DC\, the pulsating nu-metal of Slipknot\, and the vivacious southern parking lot pimping music of Slim Thug\, Lil Keke\, Sauce Walka\, and the rappers who ushered in the mid-00s Southern rap takeover. He always gravitated towards music\, but after losing his mother early in life\, and dealing with his dad being in and out of jail\, Gazca faced a crossroads in seventh grade as he pondered how to change his circumstances. “Being a rapper is damn near impossible\,” Gazca says. “With the luck that I got\, I know I’m not making. What am I going to do in life? I couldn’t see myself doing anything else\, so it just had to happen.” With that realization\, Gazca got to work\, spending as much time in his uncle’s makeshift studio as possible and entering into rap battles around the city. But issues with self-esteem pushed him off the path in a bad way. Scared of repeating the mistakes of his other family members\, Gazca re-dedicated himself to his craft around junior year of high school\, continuing to hone his rapping with his uncle and his cousins. After locking in and releasing his first project\, Southern Texas Project\, in 2020\, Gazca got the attention of Greg Gates\, who offered to manage him. Gates changed Gazca’s life\, pushing him to learn to make songs\, rather than focus purely on rapping. “La Muerte” was the lightbulb moment for Gazca\, a rapid tempo\, Mexican guitar-influenced banger that acted as a template to the charismatic trunk rattlers Gazca would go on to make. From there\, Gazca stayed in the studio\, dropping projects and songs at a furious pace such as 2021’s 1 Double O and 2022’s Nonsense and Mexican Shit. But 2023 would be the year everything fell into place\, starting with his breakout track “Johnny Dang\,” which saw the Tejano rapper link up with Texas staple Drodi and the “Sittin Sidewayz” legend Paul Wall for a melding of Texas’ storied past and bright future. The track served as a perfect primer to his album\, Lonestar Luchador\, which meshed his love of wrestling\, comedy and hard-hitting bars into a raucous album that showcases his limitless ambition and knack for worldbuilding. In 2024\, he continued that momentum\, being named to the newest XXL Freshman class and finding success with his follow up project\, Texas Technician. The new project forgoes the conceptual approach of Lonestar Luchador in favor of paying homage to the state and sound that made him. Linking with fellow Texas titans such as Z-Ro\, Paul Wall\, Slim Thug and Le$\, while also finding contemporaries to match his energy such as DaBaby\, Fredo Bang and MoneyBagg Yo\, Texas Technician is a coming-of-age story best heard on the biggest subwoofers in the parking lot. “I like when people hand out CDs in the back of the slab\,” Gazca says. “You see that trunk and it’s glowing with the lights and the speakers\, and bumping their music. That’s the feeling I wanted to bring to this tape\, it just falls back to me loving the hustle and the grind of being a Texas Technician.” Tracks such as the eerie\, Screw-influenced flex fest with MoneyBagg Yo “Twisting Fingers\,” show off That Mexican OT’s natural ability to bring his features into his world\, sounding like a late night\, dirt road rager in Texas. While more introspective tracks such as the heartfelt “Muchos Gracias” reveals his somber side\, remembering everyone who helped him get to this point. Texas Technician shows all sides of Virgil Rene Gazca\, the man inside\, and the outlaw\, slick-tongued persona of That Mexican OT. With his Texas Technician tour in full swing\, new singles like the Denzel Curry vivacious team up “Black Flag Freestyle\,” and a new project he says has some of his most eclectic music to date\, That Mexican OT has all the support and momentum to ascend to Southern rap royalty\, and position himself as a new leader for Texas rap\, and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout DrodiDRODi is a dynamic figure in the independent hip-hop scene\, with a growing portfolio of music and a strong digital presence. His work exemplifies the creative spirit of Texas rap\, blending traditional influences with modern production and an independent ethos. Fans can keep up with his latest projects on social media and streaming platforms. • Origin: DRODi hails from Freeport\, Texas\, and is known for his energetic and authentic approach to hip-hop. His roots in the Texas rap scene contribute to a style that often features hard-hitting beats and a distinctive flow. • Social Media Presence: He is active on platforms like Instagram\, YouTube\, and Facebook. His Instagram handle\, @_drodi_\, showcases his latest updates\, teasers for new projects\, and behind-the-scenes glimpses into his creative process . \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/that-mexican-ot-recess-tour-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Rap
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SUMMARY:Equus International Film Festival & Conference at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Equus International Film Festival & Conference at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 2:00 pm Sunday\, September 14\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 1:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Equus International Film Festival & Conference at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 2:00 pm Sunday\, September 14. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. This is a fully-seated event and all tickets are general admission available on a first come first served basis. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\nAbout the event \n\n\n\nThe Equus International Film Festival brings award winning horse films back to The Wilma on Sunday\, September 14 with filmmakers and special presenters. \n\n\n\nEquus International opens on Sunday with “Throw Away Horses.” This documentary sheds light on a mostly unknown epidemic\, thousands of horses caught every year in a trap of human neglect\, despair\, and greed.  From horse racing to breeders\, to the individual owner\, when a horse is seen as merely a tool or commodity\, there is little legal protection or resources for the unwanted horse.  We follow the stories of brave horses and courageous people working to save them and bring about community and governmental change. \n\n\n\nWe then switch gears to a story of hope and resilience with “Rescued Hearts\,” a powerful documentary that explores the profound and often miraculous connection between humans and horses. \n\n\n\nInspired by a life-changing moment—when a 7-year-old boy diagnosed with autism spoke his first words while interacting with a horse – filmmakers Dana Croschere and Krisanna Sexton set out to uncover the deeper meaning behind this extraordinary bond. \n\n\n\nThrough deeply moving personal stories\, expert insights\, and research\, Rescued Hearts explores how horses serve as catalysts for healing and transformation\, helping us open our hearts and reconnect with our authentic selves. The film not only highlights lives forever changed through these experiences but also reveals a profound truth: healing is never one-sided. \n\n\n\nDiscussion follows each film and then the closing keynote with Temple. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/equus-international-film-festival-conference-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentaries,Film Festivals,Movies
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SUMMARY:Hot Tuna at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Hot Tuna for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Saturday\, September 13\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Hot Tuna for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Saturday\, September 13. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last.  This is a fully-seated event with reserved floor seating\, reserved standard balcony seating and reserved premium balcony seating tickets are available. Pricing on the floor varies based on location. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Hot TunaThe name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna fans — millions of them. To some\, Hot Tuna is a reminder of some wild and happy times. To others\, that name will forever be linked to their own discovery of the power and depth of American blues and roots music. To newer fans\, Hot Tuna is a tight\, masterful duo that is on the cutting edge of great music. \n\n\n\nAll of those things are correct\, and more. For more than four decades\, Hot Tuna has played\, toured\, and recorded some of the best and most memorable acoustic and electric music ever. And Hot Tuna is still going strong — some would say stronger than ever. \n\n\n\nThe two kids from 1950s Washington\, D.C. knew that they wanted to make music. Jorma Kaukonen\, son of a State Department official\, and Jack Casady\, whose father was a dentist\, discovered guitar when they were teenagers (Jack\, four years younger\, barely so). They played\, and they took in the vast panorama of music available in the nation’s capital\, but found a special love of the blues\, country\, and jazz played in small clubs. \n\n\n\nJorma went off to college\, while Jack sat in with professional bands and combos before he was even old enough to drive\, first playing lead guitar\, then electric bass. \n\n\n\nIn the mid-1960s\, Jorma was invited to play in a rock‘n’roll band that was forming in San Francisco; he knew just the guy to play bass and summoned his old friend from back east. The striking signature guitar and bass riffs in the now-legendary songs by the Jefferson Airplane were the result. \n\n\n\nThe half-decade foray into 1960s San Francisco rock music was for Jack and Jorma an additional destination\, not the final one. They continued to play their acoustic blues on the side\, sometimes performing a mini-concert amid a Jefferson Airplane performance\, sometimes finding a gig afterward in some local club. They were\, as Jack says\, “Scouting\, always scouting\, for places where we could play.” \n\n\n\nThe duo did not go unnoticed\, and soon there was a record contract and not long afterward a tour. Thus began a career that would result in more than two-dozen albums\, thousands of concerts around the world\, and continued popularity. \n\n\n\nHot Tuna has gone through changes\, certainly. A variety of other instruments\, from harmonica to fiddle to keyboards\, have been part of the band over the years\, and continue to be\, varying from project to project. The constant\, the very definition of Hot Tuna\, has always been Jorma and Jack. \n\n\n\nThe two are not joined at the hip\, though; through the years\, both Jorma and Jack have undertaken projects with other musicians and solo projects of their own. But Hot Tuna has never broken up\, never ceased to exist\, nor have the two boyhood pals ever wavered in one of the most enduring friendships in music. \n\n\n\nAlong the way\, they have been joined by a succession of talented musicians: Drummers\, harmonica players\, keyboardists\, backup singers\, violinists and more\, all fitting with Jorma and Jack’s current place in the musical spectrum. Jorma and Jack certainly could not have imagined\, let alone predicted\, where the playing would take them. It’s been a long and fascinating road to numerous\, exciting destinations. Two things have never changed: They still love playing as much as they did as kids in Washington\, D.C. and there are still many\, many exciting miles yet to travel on their musical odyssey. \n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/hot-tuna-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:60s,70s,Blues,Music,Rock,Roots
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SUMMARY:Paper Flowers - Remembering Fleetwood Mac at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Paper Flowers – Remembering Fleetwood Mac for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Friday\, September 12\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Paper Flowers – Remembering Fleetwood Mac for a live concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Friday\, September 12. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Paper FlowersPaper Flowers: Remembering Fleetwood Mac invites you on a journey back through time. The multi-media show is a musical feast for the senses; an experience like no other. See\, hear\, and feel the legendary music of Stevie Nicks\, Lindsay Buckingham\, Christine McVie\, Mick Fleetwood\, and John McVie as Paper Flowers pays homage to the iconic and influential music of Fleetwood Mac. \n\n\n\nLive shows invoke the feeling of the band in their heyday; around the time of their seminal release\, Rumours. Set lists include a range of songs from early recordings into the 80s\, as well as a selection of tracks with other celebrated artists. Join Paper Flowers for an unforgettable live concert and feel the healing power of nostalgia. You’ll sing\, dance\, laugh and cry…and have one of the most memorable nights of your life! \n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/paper-flowers-remembering-fleetwood-mac-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:70s,80s,Classic Rock,Cover Bands,Covers,Music,Pop,Rock,Tribute Bands
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SUMMARY:Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery - The Trouble With Angels Tour at The Wilma (CANCELED)
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery for a live comedy performance on their “The Trouble With Angels” Tour at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Monday\, September 8 (CANCELED)\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(CANCELED):The Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery performance at the The Wilma on September 8\, 2025 has been CANCELED. Here’s a note from the artist: \n\n\n\n\n“Due to illness\, the performance of Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery: The Trouble with Angels scheduled for September 8\, 2025\, has been canceled.” \n\n\n\n\nAdditional refund information can be found here: Refund FAQ’s.All tickets purchased online through Ticketmaster / logjampresents.com will be refunded automatically. The refund process will begin immediately but may take up to two weeks to process. No further action is required.  \n\n\n\nFor tickets purchased outside of the Ticketmaster platform\, please see your original point of purchase for refund details.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery for a live comedy performance on their “The Trouble With Angels” Tour at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Monday\, September 8. \n\n\n\nAn evening of mischief and music from two very familiar faces. It’s like the Rat Pack… but with a couple of broads. \n\n\n\nJoin Emmy Award-winner Jane Lynch and the hilariously charming Kate Flannery for a raucous night of comedy\, song\, and unapologetic mischief in The Trouble with Angels. With powerhouse vocals\, razor-sharp wit\, and more than a few surprises\, these two beloved stars serve up a cocktail of classic tunes\, campy banter\, and devilish charm. It’s part cabaret\, part stand-up\, and all sass—because when these angels get together\, heaven can wait. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last.  This is a fully-seated event with reserved floor seating\, reserved standard balcony seating and reserved premium balcony seating tickets are available. Pricing on the floor varies based on location. All ages are welcome\, but parental discretion is advised. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/jane-lynch-kate-flannery-the-trouble-with-angels-tour-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250906T190000
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SUMMARY:The Rainbow Ball at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Western Montana’s LGBTQ+ Center presents The Rainbow Ball at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula Saturday\, September 6 at 7:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 6:30 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWestern Montana’s LGBTQ+ Center is proud to present its annual Rainbow Ball\, an evening dedicated to celebrating and uplifting our vibrant LGBTQ+ community and allies. This year marks an exciting milestone—25 years of service—and we’re taking the event to new heights. Traditionally held at the Holiday Inn in Missoula\, this year’s Rainbow Ball is moving to the iconic Wilma to provide an elevated experience with greater visibility\, a more spacious atmosphere\, and an ambiance befitting our “Timeless” theme. \n\n\n\nThe Rainbow Ball is our signature fundraiser and promises a night to remember. Guests are encouraged to come as they are—whether that’s decked out in formal attire\, something fun and funky\, or somewhere in between. Together\, we’ll honor the journey we’ve all shared and look ahead to the future with hope and pride. \n\n\n\nThe evening will feature delicious food\, a full bar to keep the spirits flowing\, and a silent auction and raffle packed with enticing prizes. Live entertainment will keep the energy high\, with performances that showcase the talent and creativity within our community. As we gather to celebrate\, we’ll also be raising critical funds to support the Center’s programs and services\, ensuring that we can continue to provide resources\, advocacy\, and a safe space for all. \n\n\n\nJoin us as we mark 25 years of unwavering support\, community resilience\, and love. The Rainbow Ball is more than an event – it’s a testament to the strength and spirit of Western Montana’s LGBTQ+ family.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/the-rainbow-ball-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,LGBTQ+
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SUMMARY:Missoula Premiere Screening of "The Real Yellowstone" at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes the premiere film screening of The Real Yellowstone at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 7:00 pm Sunday\, August 24\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 6:30 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes the premiere film screening of The Real Yellowstone at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 7:00 pm Sunday\, August 24. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. This is a fully-seated event and all tickets are General Admission available on a first come first served basis. This event is open to ages 12+. \n\n\n\nDirected by Tom Opre\, The Real Yellowstone is a forthright new documentary that explores the real-life story of Montana’s rural ranching communities. Moving beyond Hollywood dramatizations\, the film centers the voices of multigenerational ranchers\, outfitters\, and conservationists who navigate the shifting landscape of public policy\, predator pressures\, and real estate development in Central and North‑central Montana . Opre\, originally known for documentaries on human rights in Zimbabwe and Highland traditions in Scotland\, returns to his roots in Montana to capture an unfiltered\, intimate account of those who live closest to the land. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/missoula-premiere-screening-of-the-real-yellowstone-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentaries,Movies
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250806T200000
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SUMMARY:flipturn - The Burnout Days Tour with Sun Room at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes flipturn for a live concert performance with Sun Room at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Wednesday\, August 6\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes flipturn for a live concert performance with Sun Room at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Wednesday\, August 6. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout flipturnFor flipturn\, success didn’t arrive overnight. The band\, comprised of Dillon Basse (lead vocals\, guitar)\, Tristan Duncan (lead guitar)\, Mitch Fountain (synth\, guitar)\, Madeline Jarman (bass)\, and Devon VonBalson (drums)\, grew steadily with every gig\, from college house shows in their home state of Florida to festival appearances at Bonnaroo\, Lollapalooza\, and Austin City Limits\, to national recognition from Jimmy Kimmel Live\, ABC News\, and The Washington Post – earning the Jacksonville-based band an international reputation as an indie rock powerhouse. By the time flipturn released their debut album\, Shadowglow\, they’d become genuine road warriors while still in their mid-20s\, supporting the record with a nonstop string of tour dates. That dizzying experience inspired the band’s second release\, Burnout Days. Caught halfway between 21st century indie rock\, New Wave-inspired nostalgia\, and rhythmic alt-pop\, Burnout Days finds the beauty that exists between five friends\, even in times of burnout. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sun RoomBorn and raised in SoCal’s surf-rock scene\, Sun Room (Luke Asgian\, Ashton Minnich and Max Pinamonti) quickly went from getting the cops called on them for playing too loudly at house shows to performing their music in sold out rooms across dozens of countries. \n\n\n\nAfter a series of unexpected viral moments\, two of their songs were included on the hit Netflix series ‘Outer Banks’ which continued the wave of excitement online. Within just six months of the band forming\, Sun Room went on to sell out a run of shows across the US\, support Louis Tomlinson’s North and South American tours\, and support Inhaler in Europe. \n\n\n\nMaking their way back to the US in Fall 2022\, Sun Room embarked on their first headline tour across North America\, selling over 13\,000 tickets. Getting back on the road in Spring 2023\, the band toured the US with Inhaler\, then went straight into their own headline run. \n\n\n\nAfter returning home to San Diego for the summer\, Sun Room finished their EP At Least I Tried — A 4 track EP produced by Zac Carper from FIDLAR\, one of the band’s biggest influences growing up in the California DIY scene. The project was met with great responses from the public\, scoring playlist covers across DSPs\, a highlight from Iggy Pop on BBC6 and DIY Mag describing them as “a band so unashamedly indebted to the garage rock’n’ roll of decades past…” The project dropped as the band kicked off their second headline tour across all of North America\, playing in over 30 cities\, before finally jetting off to Australia for a headline tour and series of festivals from December 2023 to January 2024. \n\n\n\nComing off a headline run and festival circuit in Spring 2024\, Sun Room has most recently released their EP Can’t Explain following the singles “Hate It When You Call” and “Get Me Outta New York City.” The EP arrives just before the band is set to join Dayglow on his fall headline tour for 20+ dates across the US. \n\n\n\nIn 2023\, Sun Room gained over 500k followers across social media with a steady flow of global listeners that continue to grow as they experiment with their sound\, play in new cities\, and pull influences from the unique experiences they have encountered in just three years of being a band. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/flipturn-the-burnout-days-tour-with-sun-room-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Michael Franti & Spearhead at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Michael Franti & Spearhead for a live acoustic concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Tuesday\, August 5\n\n\n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Michael Franti & Spearhead for a live acoustic concert performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Tuesday\, August 5. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. General admission standing room only floor and reserved premium balcony seating tickets are available. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/michael-franti-spearhead-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Acoustic,Music,Pop,R&B,Reggae
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250714T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20250714T230000
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SUMMARY:Silversun Pickups with Girl Tones at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Silversun Pickups with Girl Tones for a live performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Monday\, July 14\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Silversun Pickups with Girl Tones for a live performance at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Monday\, July 14. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. General admission standing room only floor and reserved balcony seating are available. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Silversun PickupsSilversun Pickups’ sixth album Physical Thrills came together as a serendipitous accident during a dark time. The LA band began 2020 by touring in support of their record released the previous year\, Widow’s Weeds. But the pandemic halted those plans\, with the members including guitarist and singer Brian Aubert\, bassist Nikki Monninger\, drummer Christopher Guanlao\, and keyboardist Joe Lester\, finding themselves stuck at home. In that resting period\, Aubert wasn’t focused on Silversun Pickups; instead\, he channeled his energy into taking care of his son\, Nico\, while his wife Tracy worked. \n\n\n\nBut as much as his focus initially shifted from the band\, he couldn’t escape the new melodies germinating in his head. “I would sneak off and start writing these songs\, and I didn’t know what they’re for because I didn’t really think about Silversun on any level. I was just doing it to keep myself calm and keep myself company\,” says Aubert. The songs were so different from what he’d previously written for Silversun Pickups that he initially thought he was writing a musical. There were “dream shanties\,” gentler vocals\, horror-inspired sounds\, and other exciting new elements coming to mind. \n\n\n\nThe band finally was able to gather in person for a live-streamed acoustic performance on Halloween for The Dark Zone Network’s virtual music festival Queen Mary\, and it was there that Aubert revealed the new material to his bandmates. They readily embraced the new direction—and so did producer Butch Vig. The band reunited with Vig\, who first worked with Silversun Pickups on Widow’s Weeds\, recording the record at the famed producer and Garbage member’s home. \n\n\n\nWhen Aubert first reached out to Vig\, he wasn’t sure if the band was making an EP or a full record; Widow’s Weeds was still fresh for Silversun Pickups. But once Aubert made plans to visit Vig and play him what he had\, the music began pouring out. He immediately began recording with Vig\, later having the rest of the band join. \n\n\n\nOnce the band began working on Physical Thrills together\, they made some of Silversun Pickups’ most stunning songs yet. The record doesn’t depart drastically from the sound the band’s fans know and love\, but rather enhances it with previously-unexplored fixtures at play. \n\n\n\nPhysical Thrills was colored by the pandemic\, but isn’t meant to be solemn; instead\, Aubert explores his own comfort in the temporary\, newfound isolation. There’s a juxtaposition of playfulness with angst from having so much time to process untapped emotions. That’s something that comes through in the album’s instrumentation\, too\, with wide-ranging sounds that transform according to the weight of the lyrics. \n\n\n\nThere are tracks with shoegaze-infused distorted synths and guitar\, like opener “Stillness (Way Beyond)”; bouncy\, pop-tinged danceable tunes (“Empty Nest\,” “Hereafter (Way After)”); pared-down ballads (“Alone On A Hill”); and a collection of “dream shanties\,” as Aubert refers to them. \n\n\n\nThe titles of those shanties call back to “Dream At Tempo 119” off the band’s 2006 debut record\, Carnavas\, tying the band’s beginnings with the current\, evolved iteration of Silversun Pickups. But\, this time\, the instrumentation matches the lyrics. Aubert forgoes the heavy guitars to instead create magical lullabies: “Dream At Tempo 050\,” “Dream At Tempo 310\,” and “Dream At Tempo 150.” Each carries a secret code in the title with numbers personal to Aubert. \n\n\n\nWith such an exploratory record\, the band members felt free to traverse new ground. Guanlao\, who usually shies away from fills on drums\, took inspiration from The Beatles documentary Get Back\, throwing some into Physical Thrills\, influenced by Ringo Starr’s work on Let It Be. Whereas for Monninger\, this record allowed her to showcase her vocals at the forefront more than in previous work. Joe also took a larger role in composition on this record\, writing the piano part for “We Won’t Come Out\,” which became the backbone for the song. \n\n\n\nThe making of Physical Thrills also allowed for whimsical moments\, including Aubert creating a distinct tapping noise by incorporating the sound of drumsticks hitting Vig’s Grammy in “Hidden Moon\,” and playfully pelting balloons at Monninger while she played “Hereafter (Way After)” on bass to create less tension. \n\n\n\nWhile this record features such an eclectic mix of melodies\, each song is interconnected with each other\, meant to be experienced as a whole body of work. “All of our records are designed for people who want to listen to them all the way through and hopefully stick around with it\,” says Aubert. “After a while\, maybe you’ll catch on to the little things—not just the [pattern of] the dream songs\, but maybe you’ll hear that\, and you’ll hear a melody from the first song in the last song. There are crossover things happening.” \n\n\n\nLester says\, “Physical Thrills is exactly the record that we wanted to make\, which I’m really stoked about because sometimes you look back and think\, ‘Well\, that’s maybe not exactly how we would have done it’ when you go back and listen to it years later.’ But I feel really proud of this one. I think the songs that Nikki sings on are like the best ones we’ve done for her to sing on. The lyrics are better than they’ve ever been.” \n\n\n\nMonninger adds\, “We’ve been together for twenty-two years; it’s really interesting that we still love doing this. We know that we’re fortunate to still be together after all these years\, seeking out the silver lining. I feel like we still have many more things to say\, and we’re so happy with how this album turned out.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Girl TonesGirl Tones\, of planet earth\, are a high-energy rock duo brought to life by sisters Kenzie and Laila. Both classically trained musicians\, Kenzie transitioned from cello to guitar and Laila from piano to drums in an effort to electrify sentient beings from this galaxy to the next. \n\n\n\nFor fans of Nirvana\, The White Stripes\, Sleater-Kinney and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/silversun-pickups-with-girl-tones-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Alt Rock,Music,Rock
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SUMMARY:Blind Pilot at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Blind Pilot with Nathaniel Riley and The Dead & Down at The Wilma in Missoula Friday at 8:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 7:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlind Pilot with Nathaniel Riley and The Dead & Down at The Wilma in Missoula Friday at 8:00 pm.Official Auto Partner: @DriveToyota \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/blind-pilot-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Folk,Music
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SUMMARY:2025 Full Draw Film Tour presented by OnX Hunt at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes the 2025 Full Draw Film Tour presented by OnX Hunt at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 7:00 pm Thursday\, July 10\n\n\n\n\n\nDoors @ 5:30 pm \n\n\n\nYear 15 is here! Join us for the 2025 Full Draw Film Tour\, presented by ONXHUNT! Get ready for thrilling new films featuring screaming bulls and captivating storylines from top outdoor filmmakers. Epic adventure and breathtaking cinematography at a venue near you. Grab your tickets now and don’t miss out on this wild ride! Plus\, don’t miss our massive gear giveaway\, featuring a Hoyt Alpha AX-2 and more! \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. This is a fully-seated event and all tickets are general admission available on a first come first served basis. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/2025-full-draw-film-tour-presented-by-onx-hunt-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bow Hunting,Documentaries,Film Festivals,Hunting,Movies,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20250627T200000
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SUMMARY:Andy Frasco & The U.N. with Cordovas at The Wilma
DESCRIPTION:Logjam Presents welcomes Andy Frasco & The U.N. for a live concert on the Growing Pains Tour with Cordovas at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Friday\, June 27\n\n\n\n\n\nLogjam Presents welcomes Andy Frasco & The U.N. for a live concert on the Growing Pains Tour with Cordovas at The Wilma in Downtown Missoula at 8:00 pm Friday\, June 27. \n\n\n\nTickets on sale at Logjam Presents Box Offices and online while supplies last. All tickets are general admission standing room only. All ages are welcome. \n\n\n\nTake a look at these tips to best prepare yourself for a smooth ticket buying experience. \n\n\n\nAdditional ticketing and venue information can be found here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Andy Frasco & The U.N.With curly tufts of a recognizable Jewfro peeking out from his omnipresent knit cap\, Andy Frasco is a cross between John Belushi’s “Joliet” Jake Blues and Jimmy Buffett. He’s a band-fronting\, songwriting party animal who turns into a swirling rock ‘n’ roll Tasmanian Devil onstage leading his U.N.\, not unlike Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band. From switching instruments mid-song to Frasco stagediving into the crowd or kibitzing with them\, an Andy Frasco & The U.N. show is a celebration of inclusivity and tolerance where “You do You” and “let us do us.” \n\n\n\nThe band has grown from playing bars to touring more than 250 days a year all over the country\, with Frasco describing that 15-year journey on Growing Pains\, the group’s landmark 10th studio album and first full-length effort since 2023’s L’Optimist\, showcasing Andy’s growth as a tunesmith in his own right. \n\n\n\nProduced by Frasco himself for the first time\, the collection’s centerpiece is the anthemic “Try Not to Die\,” a glass half-full anthem to seizing the day that combines country twang with an easy island breeze in its affirmative message. \n\n\n\n“Life is Easy\,” featuring bluegrass superstar Billy Strings\, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country and co-writer/frequent collaborators Steve Poltz (Rugburns\, Jewel) and Chris Gelbuda (Meghan Trainor)\, is a folk protest anthem. “Swinging for the Fences\,” featuring cameos by G. Love and Eric Krasno (Lettuce\, Tedeschi Trucks Band Soulive)\, is a Motown-flavored paean to dating someone out of your league. The playful “They Call Me Hollywood (But I’m from LA)\,” co-written with frequent partner Kenny Carkeet\, features rapper ProbCause\, while the title track is a sing-song\, hip-hop-influenced rhyme about embracing change and taking it day-to-day. \n\n\n\nFrasco wrote most of Growing Pains in Nashville with his longtime guitarist Shawn Eckels and frequent songwriting partners Chris Gelbuda\, Steve Poltz\, and Andrew Cooney. \n\n\n\n“I came into this life wanting to write songs\,” said Frasco. “It took 15 years\, but I feel I’m starting to get credit for it. My cup is full. I’m really starting to see my dreams come true.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout CordovasThe story of Cordovas is one of rock ’n’ roll seekers\, hammering away in search not just for a platonic ideal of their freewheeling sound\, but also for some greater truth about our experience as humans. The band is fueled by the long strange trip of frontman Joe Firstman\, who had a circuitous path through his young adulthood — spat out from the major label system\, a stint as a bandleader on Last Call With Carson Daly\, and finally finding his way back to himself\, a mystic classicist who has guided Cordovas through their own series of twists and turns. That includes their new record The Rose of Aces\, which finds them returning with their finest collection of music yet. \n\n\n\nCordovas’ origins go all the way back the early ‘10s\, when Firstman decided he was best with a band around him. After releasing a self-titled debut and undergoing various iterations\, things really started cooking when guitarist Lucca Soria joined the fold. Firstman describes him as “the one soldier that understands what I’m doing best.” Soon the band’s vision cohered further\, and they signed to ATO\, releasing the quick one-two of That Santa Fe Channel in 2018 and Destiny Hotel in 2020. \n\n\n\nWhile it might seem like Cordovas were away a bit longer this time\, the music never stopped. The group\, in whatever form it currently exists\, is always active. “When you finish your record\, you’re starting the next one\,” Firstman explains. Cordovas is a state of constant flow: Firstman\, Soria\, and their various co-conspirators gathering in their twin outposts — a farm in Nashville\, and a hideout in the artist community of the Baja California town Todos Santos — to jam out ideas. Before the dust remotely began to settle on Destiny Hotel\, Cordovas were already back in the shop\, working up a trove of songs from which The Rose of Aces would emerge. \n\n\n\nOnce Cordovas had about 20 songs they were happy with\, they linked up with producer Cory Hanson. Firstman bemusedly describes the theoretical mismatch of the pairing — Hanson the Southern California kid coming out to Nashville to work with “a whole bunch of\, you know\, Americans.” Whatever culture clash might’ve been there was just extra gasoline. “He brought a super-charged way of thinking because he’s a genius\,” Firstman says. “He’s built his life wanting to sound like himself.” Hanson ended up contributing vocals and guitar to the album as well. \n\n\n\nThe Rose of Aces begins with a conjuring. “Your song comes on like a cure/ And you remember who you were before/ How many times did music save your soul?” Firstman asks on opener “Fallen Angels of Rock ’n’ Roll.” He goes on to trace rock history from Memphis to Muscle Shoals — though he’ll also quip he’s never actually been to Muscle Shoals. “I’m also aware of all the stuff that came through those places\,” he says. “The criss-cross of American highways\, you can’t take that away from me\, man. I’ve ridden those dirty roads a lot.” \n\n\n\nAs is their custom\, Cordovas held on to “Fallen Angels of Rock ’n’ Roll” for years\, road-testing it and letting it come into its own before it was time to really get it into shape for recording. Firstman reflects on how Cordovas’ always sharpening chops — the band’s playing\, but also his ability to push his voice further — let the song be what it always wanted to be over the years. While the song gives the album a rallying cry\, it’s not without its wistfulness — its title reflecting on friends back in the day who didn’t make it. “The important part is don’t forget what music does for you\,” Firstman says. “It can make you sad\, it can make you happy\, it can remind you of a better time.” \n\n\n\nThere’s no better way to kick off The Rose of Aces and Cordovas’ new chapter. The band has long cited influences like the Allman Brothers Band\, Grateful Dead\, and The Band. And while Cordovas can certainly jam\, they’ve also long been acclaimed as tapping into the more songwriting-oriented side of those forebears. From “Fallen Angels of Rock ’n’ Roll” onward\, you can hear the band honing their craft across The Rose of Aces. “What Is Wrong?” is a sunburnt twilight sigh of a song — originating with some ideas of Soria’s that the band then toyed with\, adding some lyrics (“Are you ready?/ If you’re free enough to do it on your own”) that Firstman worked on with his girlfriend. Throughout his career\, Firstman has taken fragments of various American traditions and turned them over into new lights\, and you can almost hear Cordovas’ music as a travelogue — easy-going yet careening forward\, from the laidback rollick of “Sunshine” to the swamp grooves of “Deep River” to\, eventually\, nodding to their home south of the border with closer “Somos Iguales.” \n\n\n\nIn true rock spirit\, joints are lit and roads are rambled down. Salvation is sought\, but characters stumble into sordid corners\, too. “High Roller\,” another highlight of the album\, tells the story of the narrator and his compatriot Stanley having a chaotic bender at a casino. \n\n\n\nWhen they’re camped out\, friends and artists come and go. The band jams\, and writer pals gather to dissect Marcel Proust or Marcus Aurelius. There’s an almost old-school\, utopian scene at play — like-minded individuals not just improvising and seeing where it goes\, but seeking a purpose through that discourse. There are all kinds of characters in Cordovas’ orbit\, including the namesakes of the album — hotel owners Ace and Rose down in Mexico\, who Firstman paid tribute to via an imagined Tarot card of an album name. \n\n\n\nIf the whole thing sounds like some kind of fantasy\, it didn’t come without a lot of missteps and rebirths\, sweat and hard work. Now 43\, Firstman has already lived more than a few lives. Raised by a weed dealing vet father and an opera singer mother in Charlotte\, the young Firstman took a Greyhound to Los Angeles in the early ‘00s and quickly became a buzzy young songwriter. He was signed to Atlantic\, and released a solo debut called The War of Women in 2003. While the album led to some burgeoning success — including opening slots for Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson — Firstman embarked on era of self-sabotage. “I was a fucking drunken nightmare\, and the songs weren’t as good the second time around\,” he admits. Soon\, he was dropped from Atlantic\, but landed on his feet with the bandleader gig on Carson Daly’s show\, where his band included Kamasi Washington and Thundercat. \n\n\n\n“I wanted to sing songs I wasn’t embarrassed of\,” Firstman says of the transition from those years to Cordovas. As matter-of-fact and self-deprecating as he can be about his early LA days\, Firstman also holds that time dear as a crucible\, all the hard lessons he had to learn to become who he is now. “Everything is victory as long as you can pull it out of the trash and polish it off and identify it as such\,” Firstman reflects. “That’s a big part of Cordovas. We wanna be better people — but not just for nothing.” \n\n\n\nThat brings us to the parables of Cordovas\, the stories on The Rose of Aces arriving 20 years on from Firstman’s initial stint in the music industry. “With the philosophy\, I’m trying to get you to change your brain and work in a useful way for society\,” Firstman says. “What happens when you let that stuff in and you become it? What does your brain tell you then? Go feel that\, and the standard you set and the call you make to your friends and the thing you said you were gonna do that mattered. How did you feel the next morning? What song did you write?” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Related
URL:https://missoulaunderground.com/mugevent/andy-frasco-the-u-n-with-cordovas-at-the-wilma/
LOCATION:The Wilma Theater\, 131 Higgins Avenue\, Missoula\, Montana\, 59802\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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