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Even by his lofty, recent standards, this has to be big for Tim Montana. 2025 will get off with a big bang as Tim has been announced as the supporting act for Myles Kennedy's "The Art of Letting Go" 2025 U.S.-Canada Tour which will kick off January 18th in Joliet, Indiana and wrap up in Kennedy's hometown of Spokane, Washington on February 21st.

Finding a young, local rock band these days is a challenge in itself. And, by nature, when you come across a young band, many of them simply don't have many years under their belt to have come together as a unit. But False Fiction is no ordinary band. Sure, they're young, but that's beside the point.

Here's some interesting backstory on how both Rockin' the Rivers and the Headwaters Country Jam started.

First, The Montana Bar & Tubb's Pub went up for sale. Now, another bar in the Barmuda Triangle is for sale.

"Die Today" could be Tim's most powerful single yet. It's hook pulls you right in, knocks you out with it's main riff and then goes right into the song's introspective and heartfelt lyrics. This could very well be Tim's best rock song yet. But we will have to wait until the album "Savage" is released later this summer. If you can't wait until then, you'll probably get a heapin' helping of new music when he performs in Sidney, Montana on June 8th.

You certainly cannot say that Tim Montana has not worked hard over the course of his career. I got to know Tim back when he was pushing his first single, "Butte, America" way back in 2007 and he was working hard then as he came to our radio stations personally and convinced us to give the song a few spins on the local airwaves. He had recently returned from school in California where he had studied under the legendary Johnny Hiland, which while impressive, was just the tip of the iceberg.

The popular Montana Made Music Series will continue on April 13th at Butte's Mother Lode Theater as TomCats and 406 with special guest Ken Rich will perform in place of the originally scheduled act, Rob Quist and Great Northern featuring Halliday Quist who have been rescheduled to a date later this fall. But fans of homegrown Montana-styled rock and country are not going to miss a beat.

The last time this band came to town they played upstairs at the Knights of Columbus Hall, and they turned a Butte-Irish landmark into a Texas honky tonk. Well, at least for an evening. This time around, they're playing one of Montana's hottest up-and-coming live music venues and since we've seen them last, they have collaborated with one of the biggest names in Country Music and have a lot of new music to share and are in the midst of a whirlwind tour, so anything could happen.

There are so many great concerts happening across Montana in 2024, you'd be on the road every day trying to attend them all. Some of the biggest artists in music are making tour stops in Montana, at both our largest AND smallest venues.

You're probably being influenced and you don't even know it.

The power and energy that come from The Dead South when they play live is not to be missed for anyone who appreciates true musicianship and bluegrass, Americana music. The Dead South are making a Montana tour stop this August at the famous Kettlehouse Amphitheater in Bonner.

It's very difficult to describe the music of Cold War Kids, but if you've ever considered yourself a fan of real 'indie rock', you're going to love this band. Their songs are complex and well thought out, yet have a wonderful pop sensibility. Nothing is too heavy, and nothing is too soft. Cold War Kids' music is truly crafted.