Arts & Music

Coverage of visual arts, performing arts, music scenes and creative expression in mountain communities. From gallery openings to live concerts, celebrating the artists and musicians who bring cultural richness to the region.

January 26, 2026
Poem by Leath Tonino Editor's Note: The Centennial Valley in southwest Montana stretches between the Centennial Mountains and sagebrush steppe.…
January 26, 2026
By Rick Bass Physicists tell us that sound waves, once initiated, are never completely stilled, but remain in motion forever,…
December 14, 2025
By Toby Thompson The face is iconic, at age 75, beloved in its familiarity yet reflective of the diverse roles…
December 5, 2023
A new downtown Bozeman restaurant is telling the story of the state’s red light era. BY SOPHIE BRETT TSAIRIS Walk…
May 30, 2023
A City Boy’s Introduction to the West BY MATT CROSSMAN Dust dances in the rodeo arena in front of me…
December 20, 2021
Despite persistent rumors, the Yellowstone caldera is not a "supervolcano," nor is it about to cause a super eruption. BY…
December 20, 2021
Mary Jane debuts in the Treasure State. BY BELLA BUTLER In 2011, federal agents raided medical marijuana dispensaries across 13…
December 20, 2021
Will becoming the first state to charter crypto banks transform Wyoming into a bustling tech hub or deposit it in…
December 15, 2021
Reaching life’s 'third mountain' and the journey of Beqoming. BY MIRA BRODY Azrya Bequer has 34 journals filled to the…
June 24, 2021
The hoppy taste of Helena. STORY AND PHOTOS BY GABRIELLE GASSER On a mild spring evening, music fills the air…