Hey! There’s still time to catch FREE outdoor concerts at Big Sky’s “Music in the Mountains” summer concert series.
Fruition will follow on Thursday, August 25th at 7pm. The first time they ever made music together, the band’s three lead singer/songwriters discovered their voices naturally blended into beautiful three-part harmonies. In the eight years since 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. After releasing their debut EP Hawthorne Hoedown in 2008, Fruition moved from busking on the street, to scraping their way onto the lower levels of festival lineups, to opening tours for bands like ALO and Greensky Bluegrass and onward, to being invited to play bigger festivals with even bigger billing on those lineups. Last year saw them appear at Bonnaroo, Northwest String Summit, and Telluride Bluegrass where Rolling Stone cited their artful choice of covers and “raucous originals filled with heartfelt lyrics and stadium-worthy energy.”
Cure for the Common will close out the series on Thursday, September 1st at 7pm. One of the region’s best party bands is a 5-piece funk/rock arsenal originating from Bozeman. Combining their affinity for deep dance grooves with a love for searing progressive rock peaks, the boys have found a home on the national circuit with an all-original Electro Thunder Funk sound that has been shaking a nation one stage at a time. The grassroots movement has landed the band at festivals including Wakarusa, Contour Music Festival, and Purple Hatter’s Ball, as well as on line-ups alongside heavyweights like Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, STS9, Umphrey’s McGee, Galactic, Twiddle, Dopapod, Papadosio, and more. In April 2015, Cure for the Common released their sophomore album, The Squeeze, and continue to bring their live Electro Thunder Funk sound live to a variety of festivals, theatres, and clubs across North America. All concerts are free and take place at Center Stage at Town Center Park in Big Sky. Park opens at 6pm for all shows in the series. The concerts are family friendly and feature local food and beverage vendors. For your safety, please do not bring dogs or glass containers into the park. For more information about this summer’s events, contact the Arts Council of Big Sky at (406) 995-2742 or visit www.bigskyarts.org/ for more information. •
