Curb appeal By Keely Inez Larson ● Business ● November 2, 2023 Missoula’s newest food truck, Gary’s Local $6 Burgers, sells exactly that—plus chips and shakes—made with nostalgia and local ingredients.
Under our surface By Evan Wedsworth ● Film ● October 28, 2023 Why “The Shining” is the perfect Halloween movie.
Keeping Rocky Horror Show (A)live By ERIKA FREDRICKSON ● Theater ● October 27, 2023 Missoula’s most famous Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Reid Reimers, reflects on the campy cult classic and its tale of self-discovery.
Listening party By Max Savage Levenson ● Music ● October 19, 2023 Picking our favorite tracks in advance of the Foreshadow x elair (and friends) blowout show.
Filmmaker Andy Smetanka on the daunting task of making his ultimate Missoula movie By ERIKA FREDRICKSON ● Film ● October 18, 2023 “A Place (Sort Of)”—an oddly compelling two-hour mosaic—screens at the Roxy on Wednesday and Thursday nights, followed by a Q&A with Andy Smetanka.
Five can’t-miss shorts at the Montana Film Fest By Jule Banville ● Film ● October 12, 2023 From horror in our first national park to the horror of being 13, here’s why little films are worth your time.
A lunch for all seasons By ERIKA FREDRICKSON ● Business ● October 11, 2023 Brasserie Porte Rouge launches its new menu.
Missoula filmmaker’s ‘Double Nickel’ dishes up honky-tonk twists By Jule Banville ● Film ● October 9, 2023 Mark Tomov calls his latest film—showing at the Montana Film Festival—a “mix-and-shake of rockabilly noir and horror films from the 1970s.”
‘Tokyo Cowboy’ takes viewers to Japan, Montana By Jule Banville ● Film ● October 9, 2023 The film, produced by Missoula’s Jeri Rafter, screens twice at the Montana Film Festival.
Don’t fear that fancy olive oil, Missoula By Max Savage Levenson ● Business ● October 3, 2023 Why Tosca—downtown’s new niche oil and vinegar emporium—turns out to be so, well, palatable.