Montana Band Directory » Alternative http://www.montanabands.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 stumblingfree http://www.montanabands.com/stumbling-free/ http://www.montanabands.com/stumbling-free/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:01:27 +0000 Dustin Tucker http://www.montanabands.com/?p=924 Stumblingfree began at a birthday party when three guys came together on a snowy spring night for a celebratory jam session. While playing old favorites, they shared with each other a collective dream of starting a band. Not for money or selfish purposes, but for the simple joy that comes from playing music with and for others. Soon practices began in a small one-bedroom house in southern Helena. With Eric on rhythm guitar and vocals, Travis on lead guitar and vocals, and Ali on bass, they worked on creating and learning a handful of originals and entertained possible songs to cover. After learning that Brendan played drums and was open to joining, the group became complete and sought out a name.

Because Brendan consistently missed the first few practices, the frequently interjected quote “Brendan’s breaking up the band!” almost became a valid option, but Eric had a better suggestion. He had crafted a name while reading one of his favorite authors in hopes of inspiration. Trappist monk, poet, social activist and author Thomas Merton once wrote: “We stumble and fall constantly even when we are most enlightened.” This really rang true with us when we thought about the times we have been on one of those “mountaintop experiences.” Even though we can see how amazing life is and the beauty we are a part of, we often fail to live up to our fullest potential. Conversely, even when we feel we are at the bottom, true happiness and freedom are closer than we think. Our music is aimed at connecting with the listener by expressing all aspects of the human experience, from the greatest joy to the darker moments, and the hope that is always available in those moments, even if we fall. We are continuing to work on original material and hope to have a cd out by the end of summer! Thank you for checking us out, please sign up for our e-mail list! And of course, do everything you can to stay away from high fructose corn syrup.

Check out http://www.reverbnation.com/stumblingfree to hear our original songs from our first gig at Women’s Park in Helena!

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Travis
Contact Email: travis@stumblingfree.com
Contact Phone: (406) 461-1732
Website: www.stumblingfree.com

Originally posted 2010-04-19 13:35:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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We are a young band with tons of talent, we play a wide genere of music from classic rock to grunge and everything in-between. Our inspiration comes from many artists such as- Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Sabbath, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, The Ramones, etc.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Joe Solan
Contact Email: snowcreekhorses@yahoo.com
Contact Phone: (406) 451-4737

Originally posted 2010-04-15 13:18:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/american-turmoil/feed/ 0 Two Grass Crew http://www.montanabands.com/two-grass-crew/ http://www.montanabands.com/two-grass-crew/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:44:02 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=258 Two Grass Crew is Don Parsons, percussion; Mike Parsons, vocals, fiddle and mandolin; Duke Sharp, vocals and guitar. Styles range from Celtic and bluegrass to jazz, blues and pop. Can be high energy, or ambient background music, as appropriate.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Duke Sharp
Contact Email: dukesharp@msn.com
Contact Phone: (406) 539-0916
Website:  www.twograsscrew.com

Originally posted 2009-03-13 11:31:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/two-grass-crew/feed/ 0 Drake Savage http://www.montanabands.com/drake-savage/ http://www.montanabands.com/drake-savage/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:14:59 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=582
Drake Savage is currently just Jake Krieger handling all instruments, writing, and singing.  Looking for members to join.  Already have three complete songs.  Also looking for gigs to play and a record deal.  The style of music is comparable to a perfect circle and tool, as well as Beck. We also play metal that is comparable to Mastodon and Lamb of God.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Jake Krieger
Contact Email: drakesavage19@hotmail.com
Contact Phone: (406) 366-3720
Website: www.myspace.com/drakesavage1

Originally posted 2009-05-04 08:39:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/drake-savage/feed/ 0 Full Metal Jacket http://www.montanabands.com/full-metal-jacket/ http://www.montanabands.com/full-metal-jacket/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:27:05 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=399 I started FULL METAL JACKET as a side project this past year. I found myself needing an outlet for the “heavy” side of my emotions and musical taste. Due to the lack of any new talent on the musical front (i.e. same old sampling of past artists), I needed to create some fresh new ideas with an old school hard sound. 

We are currently working on selecting songs for the first album from the many “in progress” tracks created this past year. 

More to come soon… Hope you enjoy!

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Carson Monson
Contact Email: offrope@hotmail.com
Contact Phone: (406) 581-0540
Website: www.reverbnation.com/fullmetaljacket

Originally posted 2009-03-26 10:20:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/full-metal-jacket/feed/ 0 5 Left Feet http://www.montanabands.com/5-left-feet/ http://www.montanabands.com/5-left-feet/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:04:16 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=241 5 Left Feet is a fun, jammy band to listen to while you’re hanging out.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Kirk Liponis
Contact Email: IsaiahBenJamin@Hotmail.Com
Contact Phone:  4065798351
Website: www.5LeftFeet.Com

Originally posted 2009-03-12 16:25:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/5-left-feet/feed/ 5 do it Kappa http://www.montanabands.com/do-it-kappa/ http://www.montanabands.com/do-it-kappa/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:01:50 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=377

Do it Kappa (formerly Audible) is a ska band consisting of 4 college students. Do it Kappa will make you move with tantalizing musicianship that is nothing short of ass kickory. BooYa 

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Dan Haywood
Contact Email: doitkappa@gmail.com
Contact Phone:  6036163333
Website:  www.myspace.com/doitkappa

Originally posted 2009-03-24 10:05:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/do-it-kappa/feed/ 0 The One and Onlys http://www.montanabands.com/the-one-and-onlys/ http://www.montanabands.com/the-one-and-onlys/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:12:23 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=553
Progressive funk band looking to play shows around Montana and beyond. We live in Missoula but have no problem traveling around to play shows. We have all played for separate bands in the past, including The Low Rollers, Crush League 7, and Sky Moose. If anyone is interested in booking us check out our demo and shoot us an email.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Aaron
Contact Email: the.one.and.onlys.09@gmail.com
Contact Phone: (406) 498-6269

Originally posted 2009-04-22 17:11:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/the-one-and-onlys/feed/ 2 High School Johnny http://www.montanabands.com/high-school-johnny/ http://www.montanabands.com/high-school-johnny/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:21:01 +0000 admin http://www.montanabands.com/?p=424 High School Johnny is an alternative rock band consisting of Zack Knaff on vocals, Scott Secor on guitar, Treavor Johnson on bass, and Eric “Vinny” Venhuizen on drums.  HSJ is a fun high energy band that specializes in modern alternative rock covers. They also put their own special spin on some classic rock and modern pop tunes.  A handful of original songs rounds out this bands high energy, fun-filled rock extravaganza.  

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Treavor Johnson
Contact Email: treavor_j@hotmail.com
Contact Phone: (406) 580-2595
Website: www.myspace.com/highschooljohnny

 

Originally posted 2009-04-02 12:02:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

]]> http://www.montanabands.com/high-school-johnny/feed/ 0 Mad Buffalo http://www.montanabands.com/mad-buffalo/ http://www.montanabands.com/mad-buffalo/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:34:34 +0000 Dustin Tucker http://www.montanabands.com/?p=750

Mad Buffalo is an Americana/Alt-Country project with a new album “Wilderness” featuring industry greats James Burton, Mickey Raphael, Michael Ward, James Christie, Gary Mallaber, and many others.

Songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Randy Riviere is a wildlife biologist with many years under his belt slugging it out with the American economic priority.  Riviere’s passion for the land raises its head often in the music.

Booking Contact Info:

Contact Name: Randy Riviere
Contact Email: randy@madbuffalo.com
Contact Phone: (209) 617-7745
Website: www.madbuffalo.com

Originally posted 2009-09-21 11:36:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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