Paige & the People close month with Leap Year Filler bash
ChickenJam West and Mellow Mood present Denver’s A-Mac & the Height on Thursday, February 20th. Local rock quartet SpekAtlas open at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $9 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors at 8pm. A-Mac represents a unique musical experience of unity and adventurous fusion of genres. With hook-driven songwriting and a cohesive blend of reggae, hip-hop, funk and alternative rock, the group thrives on overcoming musical boundaries. Their immersive message and feel good energy has proven to bring together beautiful people from coast to coast. Recent singles “Hammer Drop,” “Where I’m At” and “Finally Woke” are available now.
Bozeman multi-piece Paige & the People’s Band front the “Leap Year Bash” on Saturday, February 29th. Tickets to this 21+ show are $11 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors at 8pm. Music starts at 9pm. The horn-powered and vocally charged group has a feeling of ‘70s soul with a modern twist. The band is somewhat reminiscent of groups like Cold Blood or Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, but with a more contemporary feel. The members dress to impress, giving their performances a sense of occasion, then blast the roof off with their big band, powerhouse sound. The soul, R&B, jazz, and pop ensemble are one of Bozeman’s best, and were featured on last year’s season premiere of 11th & Grant. L
ooking to next month, Mike Dillon Band take the stage Thursday, March 5th. Jazz-funk group Vibe Quartet open at 8pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $9 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors at 7pm. Dillon has been praised a “punk rock provocateur,” “jazz vibraphone visionary” and “percussion virtuoso.” The Texas native has set his own standard for three decades, working with artists like Les Claypool, Rickie Lee Jones and Andi Difranco, among many others. Dillon has released a number of acclaimed albums, intertwining a range of influences from Zappa-esque eccentricity to Fishbone punk funk, D.C. Go-Go to Milt Jackson-influenced vibraphone majesty. His latest, Kharma Bums, is available now.
Also this winter, ChickenJam presents FREE live music at the Bozeman Taproom on select Saturdays. Upcoming acts include the electradelic funky jazz of PermaFunk on Feb. 15th, Colorado-based roots-blues group Stillhouse Junkies on Feb. 22nd, and swampy Southern soul of Swamp Dawg on Feb. 29th.
Advance tickets for these Filling Station shows and other upcoming events are available in-store at Cactus Records and www.cactusrecords.net. For more information, visit www.chickenjamwest.com. •