ChickenJam West has the show you’re looking for this month in Bozeman.
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Here’s a look at some of the upcoming shows. Shakewell with Mikel Wright & the Wrongs will take the stage Saturday, May 21st at the Filling Station beginning at 10pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $8 in advance in store and at cactusrecords.net/ and $10 at the door. Doors at 9pm.
Can you feel the rumbling from the Rockies? No, it’s not the Yellowstone Supervolcano, but it has the amplitude to make bodies shake and dance floors quake. Shakewell is tearing down venues with tectonic dance grooves radiating from their epicenter in Missoula. A funk brotherhood of lifelong friends and collaborators, Shakewell thumps out funk, neo-soul, and rock ‘n’ roll. The resulting 5-piece release will toss you around with original songs and imaginative mashups, cranking the Richter scale up to 11. Keep eyes on the seismograph and ears to the ground, ‘cause Shakewell is comin’ to throw down in your town! Based of out Minneapolis, Mikel Wright & The Wrongs bring some of the best that the Midwest has to offer.
Rooted in old soul funk, bluegrass, and cajun rhythms, and inspired by current bands like Umphrey’s McGee and The String Cheese Incident, MWTWs brilliantly transcend genres in every set. MWTWs have gained a respected reputation for cultivating ridiculous and unforgettable nights of music with their contagious onstage energy. Audiences will agree as they wipe sweat from their brows and nurse sore legs from gettin’ down! The band is anchored by the ferociously talented rhythm section: Bassist Mateo Stevens from Saint Paul, MN and Drummer CJ Vanderpoll from Baton Rouge, LA. With a well received debut album We Get Down, and now their sophomore release The Return Of The Wrongs, they are touring nationally to spread the word! Fruition will come to the Eagles Ballroom on Friday, June 3rd at 10pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $14 in store at Cactus Records, $10 at ticketfly.com/purchase /event/1140545, or $12 at the door. Doors at 9pm.
The first time they ever made music together, Fruition’s three lead singer/songwriters discovered that their voices naturally blended into stunning three-part harmony. Eight years after that impromptu busking session, the Portland, Oregon-based quintet has grown from a rootsy, string-centric outfit to a full-fledged rock band with an easy but powerful grasp of soul, blues, and British Invasion era pop. On their new album Labor of Love, Fruition shows the complete force of their newly expanded and electrified sound, matching their more daring musicality with sophisticated, melody-minded songcraft. With Anderson, Asebroek, and Naja trading vocal duties and offering up their own singular brand of gutsy yet graceful songwriting, Fruition infuses each track on Labor of Love with timeless urgency and three-part harmonies that never fail to enthrall. The Left Coast Country show on May 19th has been cancelled. For more information about these and other shows, visit chickenjamwest.com/. •
