Max loves saunas, reasonably priced hamburgers and Missoula. His writing has appeared in outlets including NPR Music, Pitchfork, San Francisco Chronicle and Montana Free Press. He also runs Big Sky Chat House, a bi-weekly newsletter featuring candid interviews with Montana political figures from across the ideological spectrum.
Devon Lawler didn’t plan to become the fresh pasta guy. Then he read a book, bought an Italian noodle extruder, and sold out the Missoula Farmers Market.
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.
In the run-up to the legislative session, the Missoula Democrat and incoming House minority leader discusses her party’s plans for property taxes, criticizes the GOP’s judicial reform bills and explains why she’s “nervous” about the 2025 Montana Legislature.
