Hot Springs bustling with poolside band shows & solo sets
Summer’s many activities can exhaust even the most seasoned Montana adventurer. Get back in fighting shape with a soak in the waters of Bozeman Hot Springs. The local destination for residents and visitors is also home to weekly live music from the pool-adjacent stage. Regional and traveling musicians perform on regular Thursday and Sunday nights at 7pm. Here’s a look at who’s coming up.
Next up is Albuquerque-based acoustic rocker Benny Bassett on Thursday, August 1st. The former frontman of Chicago group Vintage Blue comes to Southwest Montana in support of his spring-released EP, Words for Yesterday, following extensive touring in the United States and beyond. The collection examines missed moments in our lives, times we wish we could have said or done something differently. The songs are honest, engaging and well-crafted.
Jackson Holte & The Highway Patrol bring a Sunday show on August 4th. The Missoula-based rock n’ roll is fronted by Holte, whose blend of earthy narrative songwriting and soaring blues guitar playing is complemented by Marko “The Midnight Shadow” Capoferri on bass, Tyson Gerhardt on guitar, and Brian Tremper on drums. With a firm grounding in America’s folk traditions, the band is able to bound across genres in an authentic and emotive re-imagining of what a working rock n’ roll band can be.
Bay Area artist Hannah Cooper returns to the Gallatin Valley with a Hot Springs performance on Thursday, August 8th. The award-winning singer/songwriter grew up in rural Minnesota listening to show tunes and film scores. Performing as a solo artist most of her life, Cooper quickly learned how to capture an audience using her rich, soulfully filled Mezzo voice accompanied by eyebrow-raising guitar work. Thinking and writing in multi-layered stories, some listeners call her original music a cross between Americana and jazz – perhaps Joni Mitchell meets Hoagy Carmichael. The result is her just-released debut album, I’m Right Here.
Missoula-based quartet Dodgy Mountain Men follow with a high energy show on Sunday, August 11th. The four-piece is known to bring a rocking good time with a unique, Montana-inspired blend of heavy bluegrass they deem “stompgrass.” Coming through the Hot Springs as part of their Pacific Northwest tour, this is going to be a show for the ages. Their latest album, Changing Lanes, is available now.
And on Thursday, August 15th, Woodsmoke Jazz perform an eclectic set. Smokin’ standards and original tunes since 2009, the horn-driven jazz combo plays a variety of music including classic jazz, funk and latin standards. They also throw in jazzed-up versions of additional genres like classic rock and others.
Bozeman Hot Springs is located at 81123 Gallatin Road, just south of Four Corners. Visit www.bozemanhotsprings.com for operating hours, further event details, and fitness membership information. Call (406) 586-6492 with additional questions. •