Trail Listening Post

Our friend Bob Wire is joined by Hudson, Sophie, and Riley to chat and play some songs leading up to their weekend show at Imagine Nation Brewery. Separately, they’ve played shows all around western Montana, and stages as far flung as Napa, California, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. This summer, Missoula honky tonker Bob Wire and his singing/songwriting progeny will be playing a full show together for...

Artistic Director of Montana Repertory Theatre, Michael Legg, stops by the Tail1033 studio for a visit with Mike Smith.  Inspired by the vibrant local businesses along Missoula's iconic Hip Strip, Hip Strip Hijinks presents a series of five new 10-minute plays written by nationally renowned playwrights. April 25-27 and May 2-4. Patrons will meet up at GILD Brewing and then walk to five nearby esta...

IWFF Festival Coordinator Lizzie Archer share s her exciting of the kick-off of the 47th Annual International Wildlife film Festival in Missoula , April 20-25! The WildWalk Parade and WildFest are happening in  in Downtown Missoula April 20th. Nature lovers of all ages are invited to join a perennial favorite, the WildWalk, and dress up as their favorite flora or fauna and walk, hop, or crawl towa...

IWFF Guest Programmer, Livia Composdemenezes drops by the Trail1033 studio to visit with Mike Smith. The 47th Annual IWFF is happening at The Roxy Theater in Missoula, April 20-25. This years festival includes over 70 films, with the mission of  promoting awareness, knowledge, and understanding of wildlife, habitat, people, and nature through excellence in film. IWFF was founded by bear biologist,...

Rhett Miller stopped by to chat with Mike about 30-plus years of the Old 97's, songwriting, the Blackfoot River, and more. He also played a couple of songs from their new album American Primitive. Thanks Rhett!

Sarah Calhoun Red Ants Pants Founder, stops by the Trail studio to announce this years' festival lineup.  The Red Ants Pants Music Festival is a 100% homegrown, volunteer-driven event based in a community of 900 people with the goal of bringing good folks together to celebrate rural Montana. The festival is a program of the 501(c)(3) Red Ants Pants Foundation. Their mission is to develop and expan...

Arts Missoula  Executive Director Heather Adams stops by for a visit with Mike Smith at the Trail1033 studio. Arts Missoula is proud to present Dancing with Arts Missoula Stars; A Benefit for Arts Missoula. Local Missoula celebrities will be paired up with local professional dancers to bring you this night of guts and glory.   8 teams work for 7 weeks on a routine in a variety of styles, that will...

Cartography Comes Alive is an exciting event series proudly brought to you by Xplorer Maps and hosted by Mandela Leola van Eeden, Lead Storyteller at Xplorer Maps and the charismatic host of The Trail Less Traveled. This FREE event is happening March 20th 5:30pm-7pm at Xplorer Maps in Missoula, MT With over a decade of experience as an expedition lead leader and guide in the Grand Canyon, Mandela...

First Night Spotlight, presented by Arts Missoula as part of Missoula On Main is a longstanding tradition and special event. Each year, area teen talent comes together to perform on a big stage heading into NYE.  This year's winner, Olivia Marble will join us live on the Trail Lunchbox at 12-noon today [2/29/24] for a live performance and conversation about the experience. Listen Live at Trail1033...

Udo Fluck, Director of Arts Missoula Global at Arts Missoula stops by The Trail studio to chat with Mike Smith about all things Germanfest! Arts Missoula GLOBAL presents Germanfest 2023 happening October 7th at Caras Park in Downtown Missoula. This celebration of our sister city connection with Neckargemund, Germany is an authentic German Food & Beer festival with live music, children's activi...

Joel Cummins and Ryan Stasik of Umphrey's McGee stop by the Trail Lunchbox for a visit with Tommy.  In the twenty-four years since eclectic improv-rock band Umphrey’s McGee formed, their sound has been an amalgamation of genres, moods, and tempos, effortlessly flowing from one feeling to the next throughout an album or concert—or sometimes within a singular song. But with time and repetition comes...

Mike Smith welcomes Julia Tai, Music Director of Missoula Symphony to The Lunchbox . The  new season for Missoula Symphony kicks off with "Struggle & Triumph" September 23rd & 24th at the Dennison Theatre in Missoula.  This will be an evening of power, emotion, and triumph, featuring Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Hiawatha Overture, which draws inspiration from the 1855 poem The Song of Hiawath...

Abby Huseth, Deputy Director of Climate Smart Missoula stops by the Lunchbox to chat with Tommy about their upcoming event. The 5th Annual Climate & Energy Expo is a FREE, family friendly event happening at Caras Park in Downtown Missoula Saturday, September 23rd 10am to 2pm.   This event will feature local solar installers, climate and sustainability organizations and businesses, an electric...

Montana Area Music Association (MAMA) co-founder Maria Zepeda stops by the Lunchbox to visit with Tommy about the 4th Annual Miles of Music happening September 10th on the University of Montana campus in Missoula. ·          MAMA’s mission is to empower musicians through education, collaboration, and performance opportunities in efforts to strengthen the greater Montana music community. Miles of M...

Michael Legg, Artistic Director of the Montana Repertory Theatre and Rep actor Stephen Blotzke stop by the Trail lunchbox for a visit with host Mike Smith. Established in 1967 and currently celebrating its 57th season, The Rep serves as the resident professional theatre for the University of Montana. Performances of the season opener The Odyssey will take place at The Zootown Community Arts Center...

Mike Smith is joined in the Trail1033 studio with Jason Mandala, Farm to School Director with Garden City Harvest. The annual garden party is freshest party of the summer, happening Thursday August 17th at The PEAS farm in Missoula. Presented by the Good Food Store this event will include an all-local meal, grown with love right here in Missoula with a menu prepared by Silk Road and Missoula-made...

Mike Smith chats with Deborah Stapley Graham  about the 2023  International Choral Festival happening in Missoula July 19-22.  Choirs from around the world are hand selected to participate in this event based on their musical excellence and variety. The  international choir visitors stay with welcoming hosts across Missoula throughout the Festival, sharing friendship, food, stories, and song. The...

Randy Katen, legendary Montana skateboarder and founding member of N-Men and Jeff Ament,  bassist of the  Pearl Jam stop by the Trail1033 morning show  with an update on the new Clinton Skate Park Project, expected to break ground in 2023. The goal of the project is to create a positive gathering space for local kids. The skate park will bring renewed energy to Missoula County’s Clinton Community...

Melanie Brock with the Missoula Midtown Association stops in to chat with Mike Smith regarding an upcoming event  for the Midtown Master Plan. One of the primary objectives for The Missoula Midtown Association is interacting with business, community and government to help guide redevelopment, growth, and positive improvements to Missoula‘s Midtown. Early in the planning process, community members...

David O'Dell, NEW Executive Director of the Missoula Symphony visits with Mike Smith about the season finale concert. The inaugural Broadway concert was such a success in 2022, The Missoula Symphony has made it an annual tradition!  This year, Missoula Symphony will partner with Montana native Curt Olds and his creative talents and show-stopping tunes known as Black Tie Broadway. The orchestra wil...

Becca Syltie-Riggers, 2022 winner of SPOTLIGHT  drops by the studio to play LIVE on Trail1033. SPOTLIGHT is an annual teen singing competition hosted by Arts Missoula during the annual New Years Eve celebration, Missoula on Main. A Big Sky High School Senior, Syltie Riggers began her journey as a musician at the age of 5, learning the violin Over the years she's participated in the Big Sky Aeseria...

Long-time dear friend of Trail 1033 Gary Gillett, Band Director of Missoula City Band drops into the LUNCHBOX with Mike Smith to chat about Missoula Gives 2023. Missoula Gives & Bitterroot Gives, an initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation, is a 26-hour celebration of the Missoula and Ravalli communities. It is a day to celebrate and support the role nonprofits and donors play in making...

New Executive Director of Soil Cycle, Elisabeth Davidson, stops by the Trail studio to chat about her organization's participation in Missoula Gives 2023. Missoula Gives & Bitterroot Gives, an initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation, is a 26-hour celebration of the Missoula and Ravalli communities. It is a day to celebrate and support the role nonprofits and donors play in making our M...

Udo Fluck, Director of Arts Missoula Global joins Mike Smith during the LUNCHBOX  on Trail1033. The FINAL movie in the World View Film Spring Series is Monday May 8th 7pm at the Roxy Theater. This screening is FREE and open to the public Bride & Prejudice (India 2004) is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, that features the lives of four unmarried daughters...

Emily Englund and Danielle Dimmick stop by the Trail studio to chat about Dubbers Care Foundation, one of 190+ nonprofits participating in Missoula Gives 2023. Missoula Gives & Bitterroot Gives, an initiative of the Missoula Community Foundation, is a 26-hour celebration of the Missoula and Ravalli communities. It is a day to celebrate and support the role nonprofits and donors play in making...