Please join the Arts Council for the second to last night of the 2024 Music in the Mountains free summer concert series. The concerts take place in Len Hill Park in the Big Sky Town Center and is family-friendly and free! Food and beverage vendors will be available. Please remember that NO DOGS, NO GLASS CONTAINERS, and most importantly, NO PERSONAL FIREWORKS are allowed in the park.

DOOM FLAMINGO
August 8
Doom Flamingo is a six-headed synthwave beast with a Jekyll and Hyde element to the songwriting. Top Gun guitar riffs and Miami Beach poolside lounge-vibes, are all at once contrasted with eerie darksynth soundscapes reminiscent of old John Carpenter films.
Doom Flamingo came together organically through friendships and past collaborations in their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. The sextet features dynamic vocalist, Kanika Moore, alongside a powerhouse of musicians including bassist Ryan Stasik, of the prolific rock band Umphrey’s McGee.

EMERGING ARTIST - MOTH
MOTH is an electro/funk progressive rock band from Bozeman, MT. Their high energy music, improvisational jams, intriguing songwriting and captivating lighting has made them a southwestern MT favorite for years.

ERICA FALLS AND VINTAGE SOUL
AUGUST 15
Soul singer and songwriter Erica Falls credits her unique vintage sound to her childhood growing up in New Orleans’ 9th Ward, where her parents introduced her to Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, and Whitney Houston. Whether on stage or in the studio, she channels a sassy, soulful tone that recalls an earlier era. But Erica cautions her fans: “Vintage soul is not about bringing the listener back to a time of authentic music, it’s about reminding them that it never went anywhere,” she says. 

Erica’s latest project re-released album 2018, HomeGrown, that she co-produced showcased her vocals, arranging, songwriting talent, and introduced her to a wider audience in the world of neo-soul. Through out her career, Erica has recorded and performed with icons including Grammy®-winner Allen Toussaint, Sting, No Doubt, Joe Sample, Dr. John, Jennifer Hudson, and John Fogerty, among others. In 2013, she was hand-picked by Lee Daniels to star in the lead singing role of the award-winning film Lee Daniels The Butler.

Her show-stopping performances did not go unnoticed; Offbeat Magazine nominated Erica twice for Best Female Vocalist in which she won in 2017 and 2019. She was also nominated for Best R&B Artist and Best R&B Album.
Erica has toured nationally with renowned New Orleans funk band Galactic as their lead vocalist for the last 5 years, but she made the decision to leave that position and nurture her solo career. Currently, Erica is working on new highly anticipated music and she’s excited to get it out to the world. Stay tuned because the best is yet to come from this Nola Hummingbird!

EMERGING ARTIST - JAZZ CABBAGE
Jazz Cabbage is a four-piece funk and jazz band from Bozeman, Montana. It was formed out of a shared love for infectious grooves and improvisation.

The music draws inspiration from instrumental funk masters such as Herbie Hancock, The New Mastersounds, Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, and John Scofield. Jazz Cabbage is funky, tight, and here for a good time.

FRUITION
AUGUST 22
Fruition’s three-part harmonies and impromptu performances captivated crowds on street corners and in campgrounds in the Pacific Northwest initially, but their remarkable 15-year journey has seen them emerge as a singular force in the world of Americana on some of the nation’s biggest stages. Channeling the delicate, playful, and honest focus on songcraft and vocal harmony of groups like the Beatles and CSNY, the band continues to create timeless and genuine folk, roots, and rock ‘n roll.

Distinguished by three accomplished songwriters and a rhythm section that serves each song with a finely tuned attention to detail and aesthetic, Fruition manages to consistently release a body of work that is both uniquely their own and instantly familiar. 2024 will see them release a brand new studio album, while preparing a 2nd album for 2025 and a full complement of festival and headline touring.

EMERGING ARTIST
TUESDAY NIGHT RODEO CLUB
This all-star collaboration combines the bestof Nashville with the best of the West. A trio composed of 4th generation Montana artist Amanda Stewart and husband and wife Nashville music industry elites Annie Clements and Thad Beaty, the Tuesday Night Rodeo Club has quickly become the region’s go-to musical experience any day of the week. Running the gamut from stirring Americana to kick-ass Classic Rock, the trio’s calling card is their ability to field audience requests on the fly, making every show unique. Wrapping stunning three-part harmonies and virtuosic acoustic guitars around a largely country and Americana-centered set, songs by artists ranging from Beyonce’ to The Bee Gees are rebooted to the format, providing a fresh, powerful take on everything they touch. Each of these artists could individually write a book on their extensive careers.

THE LIL SMOKIES
AUGUST 29
Blending virtuosic instrumental acrobatics with riveting lyrical craftsmanship, The Lil Smokies have earned a reputation as one of the most electrifying acts in modern American roots music thanks to their exhilarating live show and critically acclaimed studio output. Since forming on the streets of Missoula, Montana, where the group got its start busking back in 2009, the band has performed everywhere from Red Rocks to The Rialto and captivated festival audiences at Telluride, High Sierra, LOCKN’, Freshgrass, FloydFest, and countless more. Their latest album, 2020’s Tornillo, showcases the hard touring four-piece at its most adventurous, teaming up with producer Bill Reynolds (The Avett Brothers, Band Of Horses) for a genre-bending joyride from the hills of Laurel Canyon to the wide-open deserts of West Texas.

EMERGING ARTIST
NORTH FORK CROSSING
Founded in early 2021, North Fork Crossing has quickly made their presence known all around Montana. Most notably in the beautiful Gallatin Valley where they live. In a little over a year they have been able to grow their audience to a wide range of listeners - consisting of traditional bluegrass lovers to die hard jam band enthusiasts.

Composed of 5 young multi-instrumentalists, North Fork Crossing can do it all. Their genre resides somewhere in a strange untapped musical realm between Traditional Bluegrass, Psychedelic Rock, Americana, and Folk. The quintet - Cade Slayden (guitar), Ryan Kelly (mandolin), Rabi Phelan (upright bass), Silas Rea (fiddle), and Matt Hickey (banjo) are drawn to having Bluegrass reach a new younger generation of people, priding themselves on their unique sound being the “evolution of string band music”. North Fork Crossing has just recently finished writing an album - which they are now in the process of recording, and look forward to releasing into the world.