Fri. July 26th 6:00-8:00pm    Hambone & the Banned

Mark “Hambone” Hundley has been in a number of successful traveling band based in Montana including the very popular “Little Big Band” which also featured the Banned’s drummer Kelly “Newt” Nigg.

Newt, a founding member of the“ Little Big Band”, additionally lent his talents to the house band at the Four Corners from 1986 - 1994.

Gary Martin plays bass for the Banned and is a 30 year veteran of the music business. He adds his saxophone and keyboard talents as well. He has opened for many well know acts including Dione Warwick, Louis Prima, Chuck Berry, Chubby Checkers, and Fats Domino.

Fri. July 26th 8:30-10:30pm   Kenny James Miller Band

A Northwest Blues Rock Power Trio performing 'original' music. "As we all know, there are many bands out there playing music. Among them, there are a few that "make it happen", bring incredible talent and energy to the gig and every single song they play. Kenny James Miller Band is one of those. Powerful, evocative, and a unique rock/blues band. That's why I had them on my TV show, "11th & Grant with Eric Funk", the six time Emmy Award winning Montana PBS series that features professional Montana musicians. These guys are 'the real deal'."
Eric Funk, 11th & Grant. Montana PBS

Sat. July 27th   4:00-6:00pm  Blue Shadows

Blues quartet based in Missoula, MT. We focus on traditional Chicago and Delta blues

 

Sat. July 27th  6:30-8:30pm   Mudslide Charley

MudSlide Charley creates a powerful and seminal expression of 21st century blues. With our soul firmly planted in the dirt of the Mississippi Delta, we weave together Blues, Hip Hop and early R&B into the fabric of our sound, to write and perform songs that exude emotional fervor, and joyous spontaneity. Simultaneously brash and playful these blues tell vital stories full of danger, longing, sexuality, and hope.

Loaded with groove and Inspired by the patchwork of American roots music, MudSlide Charley's brand of gut-bucket blues and ramshackle soul is as authentic as it is original and will surely make you dance. The band writes and performs original songs pumping with vital relevance and emotional fervor that exude a true reverence for the blues musicians who have paved our way. Using gritty electric guitar, elastic bass, chest thumping backbeat, and rich soulful vocals punctuated by harmonica, piano, and saxophone, Mudslide Charley creates a musical gumbo that rattles bones and loosens limbs.

Sat. July 27th   9:00-11:00pm  The Wolf Tones & Big Daddy
THE WOLF TONES: Beth Wulff is an award-winning songwriter and keyboardist, including Best Blues Keyboard Player by the Washington Blues Society. She performed with Seattle Women in R & B as their keyboardist and featured vocalist, performing with Merilee Rush, Patti Allen, Duffy Bishop, and jazz guitarist Emily Remler and Mary Wells. After playing percussion with a group out of Montana, Novelty Jack, Jim began working with Beth as a duo and in various ensembles as a drummer and vocalist in Montana and the Pacific Northwest. Jim and Beth were founding members of Stacy Jones and the Wolf Tones.

BIG DADDY: Steve Kelley toured extensively in the late 1960’s and 1970’s, sharing the bill with many top American acts, including Paul Butterfield, Canned Heat, James Cotton, and Steppenwolf. It was Madison Slim, long time harmonica player for the legendary Jimmie Rogers, who talked Big Daddy into touring again. They formed the Nightcrawlers in 1990 and tore it up for the next two years. Eventually Steve created Big Daddy and the Blue Notes.