Trail Listening Post

Arts Missoula is kicking off their spring film series, Cultures In Harmony, on Monday, February 25th at the Roxy. The film is the legendary  Buena Vista Social Club.  Arts Missoula's Director of Global & Cultural Affairs joins me to talk about the film and the film series. All the films are free and open to the public.

Filmmaker Denali Tiller joins Alanya on the Trail Lunchbox to discuss the Montana premier of the film Tre Maison Dasan, screening as part of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Tre Maison Dasan is an intimate portrait of three young boys growing up in Rhode Island, each with a parent in prison. You can learn more about the film here

Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Eric Becker stopped by the Morning Trail for a ten minute interview that both of us hijacked at various times to cover everything from this evening's showing of  Return To Mount Kennedy  (Wednesday 6 p.m. at MCT) to Eddie Vedder's involvement to Eric's claim he can't complete a single pull-up. A raucous good time. 

In 1997, Mr. Wash was given a mandatory life sentence for a non-violent drug offense, and in 2016 was freed by President Barack Obama. While incarcerated he taught himself how to paint, detailing the stories around him. “Mr. Wash” follows his return home, making the case for creativity as an optimistic force against the backdrop of America’s broken criminal justice system. Tickets & Showtimes...

Assembled from over 10 years of footage, Markie in Milwaukee tells the story of a midwestern transgender woman as she struggles with the prospect of de-transitioning under the pressures of her fundamentalist church, family and community. Tickets & Showtimes -->  here

Fifty years after a flood ravaged his community and killed his parents and sister, Butch New Breast returns to the Blackfeet Reservation “to see if I can still get that old feeling, like I am Blackfeet.”Tickets & Showtimes here -->  here

Filmmaker Emily Thomas and her husband John Toner stopped by the Morning Trail to talk about her film Blessings Of Liberty.

Before the chain joined with KFC in 1969, Salt's Fish & Chips had over 500 locations throughout the United States. This story follows the strange tale of forgotten fish & chips legend, Haddon Salt. 

Jesse Alk, director of the film Pariah Dog, joins Alanya to discuss his poetic documentary focusing on several eccentric street dog caretakers in Kolkata, India. Shot over three years, the film paints a kaleidoscopic picture of the city of Kolkata, seen through the prism of four outsiders and the dogs they love. Tickets & Showtimes -->  here

A free ranging interview with the director, Drew Nicholas, and one of the subjects, Sandy White Hawk, of the film  Blood Memory . Battles over blood quantum and ‘best interests’ resurface in the untold history of America’s Indian Adoption Era - a time when nearly one-third of children were removed from tribal communities nationwide. As political scrutiny over Indian child welfare intensifies, an a...

Matt Devlin of the Montana Fishing Film Festival stopped by to talk about Saturday's get together at the Dennison Theater on the UM campus. Always a treat to have Matt in the studio because our conversation tends to wander around wonderfully. 

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.