Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot in downtown Bozeman is a great place for a caffeine fix, but it also doubles as a live music venue for local artists and those passing through our not-so-little mountain town. Here’s a look at what’s coming up in December!
The coffeehouse will host Eric Bartz & Friends on Friday, December 2nd from 5–7pm. Eric is a native Montanan born and raised in Great Falls. He came to Bozeman three years ago and is currently finishing his penultimate semester at MSU studying classical voice under Dr. Jon Harney. He seeks to remind audiences that songwriters began crafting their works long before folk musicians with open position triads and capos came along, and that singer/songwriters are in fact capable of more than Americana. Joining Eric for a set of original music featuring Tom Cannon on drums and Pat Lokken on bass guitar, with a special sneak peak of The Bozeman Symphonic Chorus’ upcoming Dec. 10th & 11th Holiday Collage concert with fellow Intermountain Opera alum Slate Hudson. This is a free performance.
Kate & The Alley Kats are ready for the holidays with a fun repertoire of holiday tunes ready to kick off a festive season at Wild Joe*s during the Downtown Christmas Stroll on Saturday, December 3rd from4:30–8:30pm. So, while you’re strolling and shopping, stop in for a cup of java or tea topped of with some delicious treats and festive holiday music. Along with their entertaining and eclectic repertoire of sassy swing, gutsy rhythm & blues and torchy ballads, Kate & The AlleyKats will be sharing familiar and upbeat holiday tunes that’ll have you singing and dancing along. Tongue-in-cheek tunes such as “Walking in Our Winter Underwear” and “Santa’s Sleigh” (sung to the tune of ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’) will also add a little holiday humor to the stroll. The group features Kate Bryan (vocals, guitar, percussion & clarinet), Cliff DeManty (keys, vocal harmony), and Ron Schimpf (bass, vocal harmony). This is a free performance.
Husband and wife touring duo The Grahams will follow with a performance on Sunday, December 4th from 6–8pm. Alyssa and Doug Graham have spent nearly their entire lives exploring music together. Friends since she was 7 and he was 9, they became a couple in their teens, then husband and wife. Somewhere along the way, they also became The Grahams, a dynamic Americana duo who’ve married their love of adventure with a desire to build on foundations laid by their musical predecessors. Their first song-crafting expedition, along the Mississippi’s Great River Road, became their 2013 debut, Riverman’s Daughter. For its follow-up, they rode the rails—and wound up recording not only a studio album, but a documentary and live album on the move and in venues from Sun Studio to Amtrak’s famed City of New Orleans train. Their new long-player, the explosive and aptly named Glory Bound, was helmed by Grammy nominated producer Wes Sharon (John Fullbright, Parker Millsap) at his 115 Recording studio in Norman, Oklahoma. There is a $5 admission for this show.
December’s Featured Artist is Leigh DiFulvio. Wild Joe*s will host an Art Opening Reception for Leigh on Friday, December 9th from 6–8pm. Leigh is a mixed media artist, most often working with a combination of painting, printmaking, and fibers. She earned her BFA in printmaking from Northern Michigan University in 2013, and moved to Bozeman in August of 2016.
Wild Joe*s Coffee Spot is located in the heart of historic downtown Bozeman. Their aim is to serve the best coffee, espresso, and tea drinks in Montana—but they’re more than just that! With a capacity of 98 people, Wild Joe*s is also one of Bozeman’s most popular spots for eclectic live music. Wild Joe*s is located at 18 West Main Street. Learn more about these and other upcoming events at www.wildjoescoffee.com/. •
