That 1 Guy
ChickenJam West and Mellow Mood present That 1 Guy on Saturday, November 16th at 9pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $11 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors at 8pm.
Imagine the brainchild of Dr. Seuss, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Stanley Kubrick and Rube Goldberg, and you begin to understand the spectacle of a That 1 Guy performance by Berkeley, California-based and classically trained musician Mike Silverman. As inventor and player of The Magic Pipe, That 1 Guy’s show has to be seen to be believed, as he single-handedly (and foot-edly) plays his amazing instrument, made out of miked steel pipes with a single, thick bass string wired from top to bottom, not to mention an Appalachian handsaw, an electric cowboy boot and belching smoke.
Combining elements of classical music with electronica, Silverman puts his classical training to good use creating music that is ethereal, gothic and heart-pounding. His one-man concert performance is equal parts music, technology, science, art and spectacle, as he uses his hands and feet to create an industrial tribal rhythm that must be seen and heard to be believed. His album, The Moon Is Disgusting, is available now.
The Scott Pemberton Electric Power Trio follow on Thursday, November 21st at 8pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $9 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors at 7pm.
Pemberton’s sound is much like the vibe of his native Portland: freaky, fun, and just the right amount of weird. The best way to categorize his music is with the moniker “Timber Rock,” also the title of his latest album. Pemberton naturally applies his own stamp on the sounds of the Pacific Northwest, the region he has always called home. The deep jazz, NW rock/grunge, blues roots, and the West Coast funk – it’s all there.
Kikagaku Moyo fronts a Bozeman performance with help from Minami Deutsch on Monday, November 25th at 7pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors at 6pm.
Kikagaku Moyo started in the summer of 2012 busking on the streets of Tokyo. Though the band started as a free music collective, it quickly evolved into a tight group of multi-instrumentalists. Kikagaku Moyo call their sound psychedelic because it encompasses a broad spectrum of influence. Their music incorporates elements of classical Indian music, Krautrock, traditional folk, and 70s rock. Their music is about freedom of the mind and body, and building a bridge between the supernatural and the present. Improvisation is a key element to their sound. Their latest release, Masana Temples, is available now.
Looking to next month, 710 Ashbury are back with a Grateful Dead Tribute on Saturday, December 7th. The Helena-based group will lay down all your classic Dead favorites at 8pm. Tickets to this 21+ show are $9 in advance and $12 at the door. Doors at 7pm.
Advance tickets for these Filling Station and other upcoming shows are available in-store at Cactus Records and www.cactusrecords.net. For more information, visit www.chickenjamwest.com. •
