Sugar-Daddies on January 15
The Sac Bar within the Sacajawea Hotel in Three Forks is a place to wine, dine, and enjoy some of Montana’s best live music. Hotel guests, locals, and people from all around are welcome head out and enjoy everything the Sac has to offer. Here’s a look at some of the upcoming music! The Sugar Daddies will perform Friday, January 15th. This Montana-based trio was founded in early 2012 and consists of Richard Riesser on guitar and vocals, Oscar Dominguez on keyboards, bass and vocals, and Rick Philipp on drums and percussion. Between the three, there is a vast amount of experience, professionalism and talent with its basis in Nashville, New York, Las Vegas and San Francisco. Since its inception, the band has been successfully performing in various venues throughout Southwestern Montana. The main attribute for this success lies in the bands ability to be as versatile as it possibly can, thus enabling it to adjust their set list at any given time to adapt to any particular venue. While the gist of their material is popular rock and roll, country, oldies, R&B and blues, they also have an extensive arsenal of original songs, all of which are palatable, as well as an array of lesser-known but still great songs by both obscure and well-known artists/songwriters. Their main focus is variety, and they half-jokingly have a motto of “No request left behind.” Quenby & The West of Wayland Band will take the stage Saturday, January 16th. Quenby & the WoW play a wide variety of Vintage Country, Contemporary (minus Pop), Outlaw, and Classic popular covers as well as originals which include songs from Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Jerry Reed, Mary Gauthier, The Mavericks, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Patsy Cline, Lucinda Williams and many more! Sunrise Karaoke will encourage you to hop onstage and show everyone what you’ve got on Friday, January 22nd. Come belt out your favorite tunes and maybe even do the Cupid Shuffle between songs. Country rockers Bluebelly Junction will take the Sac stage Saturday, January 23rd. Formed in early 2013, Bluebelly Junction has been providing audiences with what they consider “rockabilly music” all over the state of Montana. The high-energy band tends to veer away from slow jams, other than the occasional tune. With an arsenal of originals and personalized covers, the guys will keep you on your feet until last call. Little Jane & the Pistol Whips will take the stage on Friday, January 29th for a night of country swing, playing tunes both new and old and even a handful of originals. Front woman, founder, and songwriter Ashly Jane Holland possesses a vocal quality that is uniquely her own, you can’t exactly pin who she may sound like, all you know is you can’t get enough of that voice. It can be smoky, sweet, warm, and inviting, it can take from the highest highs to the lowest lows. The emotion in the voice can only come from someone that has lived through those experiences…as Holland has. Holland is backed up by a trifecta of talented musicians including Tom Murphy on mandolin, Mike Singer on banjo, and Russ Smith on bass. Classic rock group Stonehouse will take the stage Saturday, January 30th. Bits and pieces of blues, classic rock and mellow melodies intersect in a Stonehouse set. This band made up of best friends deliver anything you can imagine from instrument-heavy and acoustic sets, to those reliant on dance beats and crowd participation. Lead singer Laura Frazier and guitarist Mark Van Alstyne have been acquainted musically for years, giving the band the kind of chemistry needed to rock a crowd. The versatile Stonehouse has the ability to turn any venue into their personal stage and get everyone on the floor. All music begins at 9pm. The Sacajawea Hotel is located at 5 N. Main in Three Forks. For more information about these events, visit sacajaweahotel.com or call 406-285-6515. •
