Trail Listening Post

A very impressive upcoming gig for the Big Sky High School Jazz Band. The student musicians will play the Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts in Washington D.C. this April. That, of course, takes money and that, of course, means a fund raiser. Students Sierra Cornwell, Grace Daniel, Ethan Boehner and Hattie Stevens joined me on the Morning Trail Thursday, February 14th to talk about the trip an...

New music from Filous, Bayonne, Adia Vicoria, The Drums, RY X, Kiwi Jr, Joan & Young & Sick. The New Show is all new music! Live on the radio once week and now available as a podcast. Thank you for subscribing!!!

In this month's tea podcast, Alanya sits down with Jake Kreilick who is one of the owners of Lake Missoula Tea Company . Jake discusses the history of tea...Which yes, is a very tall order for a podcast under thirty minutes. Whether tea is fermented for long hauls, stolen from other countries, heated over a fire, traded for opium, or thrown into the sea- the history of tea is a story like no other...

Dean Peterson Chorale Director of the Missoula Symphony and Chorale stopped by the Morning Trail on Monday. We had a chance to talk about the upcoming presentation of  Carmina Burana.  It will also be the last collaboration with Symphony Director Darko Butorak. If that's not enough, and Lord knows it should be, the presentation is described as celebrating "drinking, gluttony, gambling and lust." Y...

MCT's Dylan Wright stopped by the Morning Trail on Thursday. We talked about the upcoming student production of Johnny Appleseed and a little about what it takes to develop a touring show for MCT.

All brand new music from Pedro The Lion, Mattiel, Big Wild, Future Generations & more.

Executive Director of the Missoula Art Museum Laura Millin (and her 5-year-old grandson Benito) stopped by the Morning Trail today to say thanks to Missoula for supporting the 47th Annual Benefit Art Auction last Saturday. She also talks about an upcoming exhibition of the late Lee Nye's photos. 

There's a free trade expo coming up Friday (2/8/19) for women, girls, and non-binary people who are generally excluded from trade related fields. Sam Duncan talks about the expo and how you can get involved.

Craig brings in Lincoln Mansch, Marketing & Events Director of the Missoula Downtown Association, as they discuss their upcoming Winter BrewFest. The event is taking place Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at Caras Park from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. For more information regarding the event, including the full beverage list, live music, and much more, click here.

Alanya brings in to the studio Chad Lantz. Chad performs his songs "All of This" and "Rose Colored Glasses". Chad will also be performing live at Draught Works Sunday, January 27th, 2019 at 5:00 pm. For more information on the event, click here.

Craig sits down this morning with Ted Hughes, Curator of Collections at the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, to talk about the opening of their new exhibit, "Outdoor Gear Stories from the Treasure State". The exhibit will be presented to the public Friday, January 25th, 2019 at 6:00 pm. To learn more about the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula, click here.

Craig has today in studio Maria Zepeda, Co-Chapter Leader at Women Crush Music, as she discusses their January 2019 Showcase happening at Free Cycles Missoula, Saturday, January 26th from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. To learn more about their showcase, click here.

Craig talks today with Udo Fluck, Director of Global & Cultural Affairs at Arts Missoula, and Betsy Mulligan-Dague, Executive Director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace center, to talk about the upcoming event "Know Thyself: A Cultural Identity Workshop" Saturday, January 26th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. To learn more about Arts Missoula, click here.  To learn about the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center,...

Mike sits down with Dave Johnston, banjo player from the Yonder Mountain String Band. They will be performing at Top Hat Saturday, January 19th 2019 at 8:00 pm. For more information about the band or to purchase tickets, click here.

Tommy interviews Eddie of Future Generations about their new album and upcoming show at the Top Hat in support of Magic City Hippies.

Craig chats today with Katie Deuel, the Executive Director of Home ReSource in Missoula, as she discusses how 25% of all beverage and food orders made tonight at the TopHat will go directly back to Home ReSource. To learn more about the mission of Home ReSource, click here.

Craig has gone crazy by scheduling a second interview in the same day! Amy Lala with the Missoula Community Theatre comes in to talk about MCT's upcoming show, "Calendar Girls" opening on Thursday, January 17th. For more information about the show or to purchase tickets, click here.

Craig talks today with Joy French, coordinator of Bare Bait Dance. She comes in today to discuss Bare Bait Dance's upcoming event "Kinetoscope: 6" taking place at the Roxy Theater on Friday, January 19th and Saturday, January 20th. To purchase tickets, click here.

Alanya sits down today with Linda McCarthy, Executive Director of the Downtown Missoula Partnership, as they discuss the designing of the master plan for downtown Missoula. For more details on their plan, click here.

Griffin Ziegert, 1st place winner of Arts Missoula's annual First Night Spotlight competition joins Tommy live in the Trail 1033 studio for a conversation about the experience and an encore performance of his rendition of Shakey Graves alt hit,  'Dearly Departed'. Later, Griffin talk about his new band and debuts an original song, 'Where It's Cold'. 

Craig sits down with Dr. Christopher Hahn, Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy and Keyboard Division Chair with the University of Montana. He discusses about the upcoming concert, "Celebrating Piano Series Featuring Spencer Myer". The event takes place on Sunday, January 13th, 2019 at the University of Montana Music Recital Hall, 975 Maurice Ave, Missoula, MT 59812. For more information about th...