Scott Mathson walked into Missoula’s oldest recording studio looking for a way back to music. He ended up buying the joint — and inheriting four decades of Montana sound.
From Crow Nation teenagers channeling Nirvana to a Missoula neo-soul collective and Livingston surf-rockers, independent Montana artists just dropped new releases to stock your summer soundtrack.
Jeff Tweedy is covering a different local song in every city that they play. With his band coming to Missoula April 7, we solicited a few suggestions from Montana music lovers.
Montana knows Tom Catmull’s Last Resort from years of brewery gigs, but the trio’s debut offers something new: 12 catchy roots pop originals with stories that sneak up on you.