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ChickenJam brings veteran performer Robert Earl Keen, notable indie acts to SW Montana
ChickenJam West presents Colorado indie act Pandas & People at the Filling Station on Thursday, June 20th at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $7 in advance and $10 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
The band’s unique sound blends traditional folk and hook-laden songwriting. Their latest album, the eclectic Out to Sea, showcases the quintet venturing into a realm of traditional folk bridged with alternative rock, crafting an earnest and personal blend of sound featuring gripping mandolin melodies, moving lyrics and edgy rhythms sections. Pandas & People have shared the stage with Twenty One Pilots, the Doobie Brothers, Judah & the Lion, and many more.
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen brings a show to Emigrant’s Old Saloon on Sunday, June 23rd at 8pm. Tickets to this all-ages show are $30 in advance and $36 at the door. Doors at 7pm.
Some people take up a life playing music with the goal of someday reaching a destination of fame and fortune. From the get-go, Robert Earl Keen just wanted to write and sing his own songs, and to keep writing and singing them for as long as possible. Now, three decades after the release of his first album, Keen continues to write, record, and tour across the nation. In 2012, he was inducted into the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame along with the late great Townes Van Zandt and his old college buddy Lyle Lovett.
Back at the Filling Station, Arkansas mountain folksters National Park Radio perform on Tuesday, June 25th. Local act Wind and the Willows will get the music started at 7:30pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $9 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors at 6:30pm.
Emotional, gut-wrenching, but still incredibly hopeful, National Park Radio’s music reverberates important themes about life, love, and difficult choices, all while echoing the enduring beauty of the band’s deep-seated roots in the Ozark Mountains. Emerging from the shadows cast by giants Mumford & Sons, The Decemberists, and The Avett Brothers, the group offers the indie folk world something a little different: An outstanding blend of incisive songwriting and organic Americana charm, alongside a heritage in genuine mountain music. Their latest album, Old Forests, and new single, “Nobody Knows,” are both available now.
Austin ensemble Shinyribs follows with help from The Drunken Hearts at the Filler on Friday, June 28th at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
Fronted by Kevin Russell, the Texas group floats into Bozeman on a river of country-soul, swamp-funk and tickle. A Shinyribs show is an exaltation of spirit. It’s a hip shaking, belly laughing, soul-singing, song-slinging, down-home house party. All styles of American music are likely to be touched on, squeezed on, kissed on by this world-class band. Their original songs laced with magical-realism along with novel interpretations of popular songs old and new are the true art that runs throughout.
Zion I is back at the Filling Station on Sunday, June 30th at 8:30pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $17 in advance and $23 at the door. Doors at 7:30pm.
Since the release of debut album Mind Over Matter in 2000, Zion I has risen up the ranks of independent hip-hop to solidify their standing as one of the most prolific conscious rap groups of the past two decades. Boasting a catalog that consists of over two-dozen albums, EPs, mixtapes and collaborations, Zion I (currently consisting solely of MC/producer Zumbi) continues to create inspired music influenced by social and political woes, personal challenges and triumphs, as well as family, spirituality and a raw perspective on the world at large. Cited by A.V. Club as “remarkable,” Zumbi continues to showcase his talents as a unique, diverse and skilled MC while maintaining his place as one of the most recognizable voices in hip-hop. His recent release, Ritual Mystik, is available now.
North Carolinian rockers American Aquarium kick off a new month of live music at the Filler on Tuesday, July 2nd with opener Brandy ZDan at 8pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $18 in advance and $23 at the door. Doors at 7pm.
Things Change, American Aquarium’s seventh studio album, offers the band’s finest collection of folk-infused Southern rock n’ roll to date. Stacked with front man BJ Barham’s signature storytelling – always deeply personal but also instantly relatable – the record questions and curses current events, shares one man’s intimate evolution, and leaves listeners with a priceless gift: hope.
Advance tickets for these and other upcoming shows are available in-store at Cactus Records and www.cactusrecords.net. For more information, visit www.chickenjamwest.com. •
