X marks the spot

The "XXX" sculpture on North Higgins has become one of downtown Missoula's most recognizable landmarks.

Arts & Culture

Although many may not realize it, Missoula’s scenic beauty has actually helped shape its culture. The majestic mountains and forests that surround this community, as well as the three rivers that converge within it, have inspired countless artisans to honor the area’s unique setting and scenic surrounds.

The most culturally-diverse community in Montana, Missoula is home to hundreds of artists, actors, musicians, and writers, and plays host to the many who visit here each year.

Today, you can experience all that the Garden City has to offer at local art galleries, museums, music venues, riverfront parks, and historic theaters. With so many attractions and offerings, it’s no wonder Missoula is ranked 37th in the nation by Norman Crampton in The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America.

 

"John Updike once called Missoula the Paris of the Nineties, because of the city’s legendary population of writers, but Paris lacks three world-renowned trout rivers and proximity to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks."

- Outside Magazine

Hotel Deer Lodge: Townsfolk Stake Future in Gorgeous Relic

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - They say that he who loves an old house never lov... more

Mary Beth Percival: Missoula Painter in the Medium of Watercolor

By MONTE DOLACK - My wife Mary Beth Percival works mainly in watercolor... more

Foghorn String Band Coming to Missoula

By MARK VOSBURGH - Hankerin' for some authentic, honest, old time, coun... more

Todd Snider: A Singer’s Life of Jest, Sarcasm and Politics

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Todd Snider, an alt-country, folk/rock, singer/songwriter plays this Tuesday, April 30th at the Elk's Club. He unapologetically cusses, parties, touts drugs, and hammers Republicans in hi... more

More than Just Live Music on the Menu at Newly
Renovated Top Hat

By PAUL SIDORIAK - The newly renovated Top hat is on tempo to be one of the Northwest’s premier venues to have a rocking good time...AND a great lunch!... more

Claire Lynch Headlines at Ruby Jewel Jamboree in Missoula, April 5th

By MARK VOSBURGH - Nationally acclaimed International Bluegrass Music Association artist, Claire Lynch headlines the Ruby Jewel Jamboree in Missoula, April 5th at Ruby's Reserve Street Inn.... more

Fancy Footwork, Glittery Vocals Galore in MCT’s ‘Footloose’

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Footloose opens at the Missoula Community Theatre on Friday, April 26, and runs through Sunday, May 12. Tickets go on sale April 8.... more

Under the Southern Cross-Monte Dolack Travels to New Zealand

By MONTE DOLACK - I recently traveled with my wife and fellow artist Mary Beth Percival to the other side of the world on tour of New Zealand. Here's what we discovered...... more

Missoula Art Beat: Photographer Jane Goffe’s Quiet Moments

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Goffe’s images – stark Missoula railways, poised barnyard and agricultural scenes, and windshield-shattered pickup trucks--express her primary manner of feeling, of communicating, of l... more

Reality Plays Itself at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

By MEGAN JAE RIGGS - Sunday was the final day of the 10th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, a 10-day romp through myriad subjects, ranging from animal slaughter, to childhood vaccinations, from Polaroid... more

Dolack Gallery Celebrates Its Twenty Year Anniversary

By MONTE DOLACK - We opened our gallery on Front Street in Downtown Missoula in the summer of 1993 and will have been there for 20 years this June. Hard to believe!... more

Missoula Bluegrass Picker Bill Neaves Profiled in National Flatpicking Guitar Magazine

By MARK VOSBURGH - As the editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Dan Miller knows talent when he hears it. Here's what he had to say about our own local talent, Bill Neaves in January's issue.... more

Coming Soon: Reality Plays Itself at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

For 10 days in February, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with the best nonfiction films of the past year and the past decade.... more

That Old-Time Sound: Chad Fadely, Montana Mandolin Master

By MARK VOSBURGH - When Chad Fadely was 15, his dad picked up his fiddle and returned to playing old-time music. Predictably, for a teenager, Chad "absolutely hated" it.... more

Japanese Exchange Students Expand Life Experiences at MCT

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Mariko Shimada and Mizuho Yamada, Japanese exchange students at the UM, are proof that life expands in proportion to one’s courage.... more

Miss Montana Uses Her Platform, Personal Obstacles to Hearten Autistic Community

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Miss Montana, Alexis Wineman, travels across Big Sky Country talking to kids and using her platform to help the autistic community.... more

It’s the Most Wonderette Time of the Year

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Writer-director Roger Bean has made musical nostalgia his livelihood. His biggest achievement, The Marvelous Wonderettes, comes to MCT.... more

We’re On the Air! It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Out of the Box Productions, presented by MCT, serves up a dose of 1940’s holiday nostalgia with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.... more

Fantastic Fabric: MCT’s Costume Shop Open as Part of First Friday

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Visit the costume shop on First Friday at MCT from 4-8 p.m. There'll be a visit from Santa, live music, carolers, snacks, tours, and giveaways.... more

Become an MCT VIP | Join the MCT First Friday Holiday Event

By LEISA GREENE - MCT is about giving. All Missoulians are welcome to join this season's First Friday at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 7 from 4-8 p.m.... more

Scenic Artist Brings “Miracle” Director’s Vision to Life

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Yana Dryden isn’t just painter. She's the scenic artist creating backdrops for MCT’s upcoming production of Miracle on 34th Street The Musical.... more

Four New Traffic Signal Box Art Projects Debut Friday

The City of Missoula’s Public Art Committee has chosen four Missoula artists for the next installations in the wildly popular Traffic Signal Box Project. ... more

Missoula’s Iconic Top Hat Set to Undergo Major Renovation After Sale

By KELLEN BECK - Although emotions around the sale of the Top Hat in Missoula are high, its former owner has confidence in the new owner and hopes for a bright future.... more

Honoring Life & Death at the Missoula Festival of the Dead

The Festival of the Dead includes a month of arts workshops, events, and performances, culminating in a traditional Dia de los Muertos processional down Higgins.... more

Camelot a Family Affair for 13-year-old ‘Tom of Warick’

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Last week, 13-year-old Dalton Keith debuted in his first Missoula Community Theatre performance, in the role of “Tom of Warick” in Camelot.... more

Act Out, Get Creative at the Missoula Community Theatre

By BRIAN D'aMBROSIO - Since 1977, the Missoula Community Theatre has strived to be an integral part of the city of Missoula’s artistic and cultural life. Please allow us to reintroduce ourselves and explain t... more

Missoula Community Theatre Presents Camelot

The Missoula Community Theatre proudly presents Camelot - October 19-21, 24-28, 2012. Based on T. H. White's classic novel, The Once and Future King. Directed by Joe Martinez, Camelot is an icon of the American... more

Canine’s Cameo in Camelot to Highlight Adopt-A-Dog Month

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Thanks to a partnership between MCT and the Humane Society of Western Montana, a dog named Misty will be in MCT’s rendition of Camelot.... more

‘Not Your Typical Camelot’: MCT Artistic Director Gives New Slant to an Old Classic

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - In October, MCT Artistic Director Joe Martinez will direct Camelot and bring a fresh set of creative circumstances to a classic play.... more

Balancing Out the Montana “Mountain Tax”

By JENNIFER LODINE-CHAFFEY - Many Montanans talk about the “mountain tax” to describe the wage gap between here and other states. But it really does balance out.... more

Strange, Stubborn Troubadour: The Life of James McMurtry

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - True and fierce are two words routinely applied to the songwriting prowess of James McMurtry, who'll play in Missoula on September 20.... more

The Missoula Job Service: Helping Local Businesses

By JENNIFER LODINE-CHAFFEY - In addition to helping Missoulians find work, the Missoula Job Service offers services to support local businesses, like Submittable.... more

Hank Williams III: A Family Tradition of Defiance, Dissonance

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Hank Williams III never met his iconic grandfather, but their resemblance is beyond uncanny. And he revels in his boozy, rowdy family tradition.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's Hamlet performed outdoors at Shakespeare in the Park, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Hank 3, and more.... more

Press Release: Highlights from New Belgium Brewing’s Missoula Clips of Faith

New Belgium Brewing’s Missoula Clips of Faith stop raised more than $4,600 for Bike/Walk Alliance for Missoula. Check out the photos and highlights from the event.... more

Senator Lee Metcalf: Champion of Conservation, Montana Legend

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Perhaps no U.S. Senator ever was more faithful to sensible, proactive resource management than Montana's Lee Metcalf.... more

Montana Wildernesses: Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - The Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1963 as a habitat for migratory birds and is home to a diversity of wildlife.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's the Hellgate Rollergirls' first bout of the year, River City Roots Fest, MUD garden party, and more.... more

The Economic Impact of Missoula’s Saturday Markets

By JENNIFER LODINE-CHAFFEY - In addition to creating a vibrant community, there are a number of economic benefits to supporting Missoula's farmers' markets.... more

MCT’s Next Step Prep Program: Becoming a Student of the Arts

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - It takes time and work to become a student of Next Step Prep. The best of the best performers usually have a continued interest in theater.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's a Bob Dylan pre-party, Garden City Harvest's Farm Party, Family Night at the ballpark, and more.... more

Ruby Jewel Jamboree Featuring John Reischman and the Jaybirds

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - The last concert in the 2012 bluegrass Ruby Jewel Jamboree is Aug. 16, with the Juno award-winning John Reischman and the Jaybirds. ... more

Former Olympian Suzy Favor-Hamilton’s Path to Happiness

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - While 3-time Olympian Suzy Favor-Hamilton's public persona was upbeat, inside she fought depression. Today, she shares her path to happiness.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week, including the full schedule of events at the Western Montana Fair!... more

Third Annual Celtic Festival Missoula: For the Fans

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - On July 28, the Third Annual Missoula Celtic Festival took place with beer, food, dancing, and music. For the bands, it's all about the fans.... more

Missoula Day Hikes: Rattlesnake National Recreation Area

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - The 61,000-acre Rattlesnake National Recreation Area is positioned at the northern city limits of Missoula. It's heaven on earth for avid hikers!... more

Monk’s Bar Presents Jeanne Jolly

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Monk’s will feature Jeanne Jolly on Saturday, Aug. 4 along with the dynamic duo Montana Skies. It'll be an evening of extraordinary talent.... more

MCT’s Next Step Prep Program: A Scholarship and a Gift of Hope

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Many MCT Next Step Prep students would never have the opportunity to attend if it weren’t for the scholarship program.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Kids Fest at Caras Park, Gillian Welch plays the Wilma, Out to Lunch and First Friday. Busy Week!... more

Celtic Festival Missoula and the Highlander Beer Evolution

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Saturday, July 28 is the 3rd Celtic Festival. It's bigger than ever with 2 stages, 10 bands, triple the volunteers, and plenty of Highlander Beer.... more

MCT’s Next Step Prep Program: A Family Affair

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Sending Libby Carlson to MCT's Next Step Prep drama program is a goal her whole family supported. On July 26, the troupe performs a cabaret.... more

An Evening with Gillian Welch at The Wilma Theatre

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - On July 31, Missoulians can enjoy an outstanding evening of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings's harmonies and musical talent.... more

10 Heavenly Montana Hikes West of the Continental Divide

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Nothing inspires like a heart-pounding hike into Montana's high country. Put these ten picks for memorable hikes on your Montana bucket list!... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Acoustic Pint Night for Peace, AniMeals Adopt-a-thon, Cigarette Girls Burlesque, and more!... more

Steve Martin Fame to Rub Off on a Talented Missoula Band Friday Night

By MARK VOSBURGH - Steve Martin and the Lil' Smokies have things in common: Both work other jobs, both won band contests, and both will play Osprey Stadium on Friday.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Tryouts for the Hellgate Rollergirls, Steve Martin plays bluegrass, Downtown ToNight, and more! ... more

MCT’s Next Step Prep Program: Fundraising with “Glamour and Goop”

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - On July 10, MCT presents Susan Egan and Georgia Stitt in “Glamour and Goop,” a fundraiser for MCT’s Next Step Prep Scholarship Fund.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Clark Fork Coalition Walk & Talk, Out to Lunch, and more! ... more

Dashing Explorer Skip Horner, a Montana Original

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - After 30 years as an adventure travel guide, Skip Horner, the first guide to take clients to all 7 continents, scoffs at the notion of retirement.... more

“True Wolf” Packed the House for Its Premiere at the Wilma

"True Wolf" the Missoula-made documentary opened to a packed house in Missoula. Additional showings nightly through Thursday July 5th.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Osprey baseball, Out to Lunch, 1st Annual 4th of July Lights Parade, Downtown tonight, and more! ... more

“True Wolf” Missoula-Made Documentary Opens at the Wilma 6/29, 7pm

"True Wolf" the new feature documentary directed by Missoula's own award-winning filmmaker, Rob Whitehair, will make its Montana premiere at the Wilma in Missoula this Friday, June 29 at 7pm.... more

Monk’s Feature Friday: Montana Skies, Cello and Guitar Fusion Duo

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - Guitar/cello fusion duo Montana Skies is coming Monk’s Bar in Missoula on Friday, June 29 along with the Tyler Matthew Smith Band.... more

The Tyler Matthew Smith Band Comes to Monk’s Bar

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - The Tyler Matthew Smith Band is coming Monk’s Bar in Missoula on Friday, June 29 along with the duo Montana Skies.... more

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Life and Business of Upholsterer Lance Hartley

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - At Lance Hartley’s Missoula shop, there's no team, no business plan, no collaborators. He's built a business on his customer base and reputation.... more

Hidden Gems of Missoula: The Sacred Art & Architecture of St. Francis Xavier Church

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - St. Francis Xavier Church is like no other church in Missoula - a heavenly realm to contrast the drab winter light in an often overcast valley.... more

Monk’s Bar Brings in Marshall Catch Band

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - ‘Road weary’ and wanting to get home to Montana, the indie rock band Marshall Catch plays at Monk's Bar this Saturday June 23rd.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: 10K Wine Run at Ten Spoon Winery & Vineyard, Blue Alley After Party with Broken Valley Road Show & more!... more

Sean Kochel and the Vanished Art of Wet Plate Photography

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Montana photographer Sean Kochel resolutely believes that photography is an instrument of fine art and not merely a means of documentary.... more

Popular Reggae Band Synrgy Coming to Missoula

By LEISA GREENE-NELSON - California-based reggae band Synrgy is bringing their upbeat, high-energy music to Monk's Bar in Missoula on Thursday, May 24.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Family Friendly Fridays at the Top Hat, the Missoula Food Co-op's spring potluck, and more!... more

The Naked Truth: How Art Modeling Transformed My Self-Image

By ANNA PENNER-RAY - I knew I would be naked, sketched by strangers for an art class at the University of Montana. I didn't know I would see myself in a whole new way.... more

Missoula’s Josh Farmer Band: Good Vibrations

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - The Josh Farmer Band took second place at Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic finals. To Josh, it's not where you end up, but the journey that matters.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: The Mickey Hart Band, the Missoula Farmers' Markets, and more fun for a warm Missoula week.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Live music, pub trivia, the MCT production of "West Side Story," and more Missoula fun.... more

Ruby Jewel Jamboree: The Growling Old Men

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - The next concert in the bluegrass Ruby Jewel Jamboree series is tonight, May 4, from 7-10 pm. Free bluegrass pickin' session afterward, too!... more

Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: The Finalists

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - This Saturday is the final round of the Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic competition. Check out the line-up and enjoy Missoula's musical talent!... more

Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: Esprit de Corps

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic contest is both a stage for Missoula's musical talent and a way for musicians to overcome their fears and limitations.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: First Friday Art Walk, Garden City BrewFest, live music at the Wilma, and Bike, Walk, Bus Week.... more

A Missoula Jamboree Family

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Thanks to Missoulians Lou and Phyllis Erck, Missoula is now home to the bluegrass Ruby Jewel Jamboree, which starts Saturday, April 28.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: The UM production of Chicago, The 40th Annual YMCA River Bank Run, live music, and more.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Loads of live music, a burlesque show at the Top Hat, Scotch tasting at the Rhino, and more.... more

Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: The Nitty-Gritty

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - For an inexpensive, fun evening of live music at the pub, check out Sean Kelly's Top of the Mic contest every Thursday night at 8:30.... more

Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic: Band vs. Solo

By LEISA GREENE NELSON - Sean Kelly’s Top of the Mic contest gives a stage to both local bands, like the Hasslers, and solo acts, like slide guitarist Dan Dubuque.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Just announced: Wilco in Missoula in June! Plus, Trail 103.3 DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: I Beer Missoula, Missoula Maulers, and more.... more

A Bluegrass Festival, Steve Martin, Possums, Kittens, and Hair Cuts

By MARK VOSBURGH - You can't swing a possum around here without hitting a bluegrass band. 18 bands take the stage on April 14 for the Montana Bluegrass Festival.... more

Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Spring Break Art Camp, David Boone, Telluride Mountain Film Festival, and more.... more

Photo Gallery: Donavon Frankenreiter Plays the Wilma

By PATRICK RECORD - Wednesday night, Donavon Frankenreiter played in front of a small, but energized crowd at the Wilma Theater here in Missoula. ... more

What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening in Missoula this week: Scott Hamilton in the Voice of Hope, The Big Lebowski, Donovan Frankenreiter, and more.... more

The Dude Abides in Missoula

By RYAN NEWHOUSE - The Second Annual “The Dude Abides: A Celebration of The Big Lebowski,” will be at the Wilma Theater next Friday, March 30, at 7:00 p.m. Abide!... more

Reuse It, Missoula: A DIY Fabric-Covered Lampshade

By LISA HENSLEY - My niece is graduating to a room of her own, and OF COURSE I had to just butt in with decorating ideas. I made her a repurposed, DIY lampshade.... more

Photo Gallery: Missoula St. Patrick’s Day Parade

By ABBY REDFERN & AUSTIN SMITH - Crowds lined Higgins Avenue for the 32nd Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade amidst snow, rain, and green bouncy balls Saturday afternoon.... more

St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Events in Missoula

By AUSTIN SMITH - Missoula will come alive this weekend with a St. Patrick's Day parade and events to rival even the world-renowned Butte celebration.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week: Live music, Cooking Class at the Good Food Store and more!... more

The Guitar That Saved My Soul

By BOB WIRE - In late 1988, I found myself with no guitar. There was a hole in my soul. Enter, the Big Red Troublemaker.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week: Live music, Griz Basketball, an Ansel Adams tour, and First Friday.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's happening around Missoula this week. Happy President's Day!... more

Photo Gallery: Los Lonely Boys at the Wilma Theater

By PATRICK RECORD - Wednesday night, the Texas-based group Los Lonely Boys played at the Wilma Theater to a considerable crowd for a weeknight.... more

Who Will Save Rock ‘n Roll?

By BOB WIRE - This year’s Grammy Awards was a bi-polar, hit-or-miss showcase of Gaga proportions. Real and fake, young and old, it was all on display.... more

Swinging at the Downtown Dance Collective in Missoula

By PATRICK RECORD and LEAH GREEN - The Missoula Downtown Dance Collective's recent swing dance workshop put the Garden City in a swingin' mood.... more

Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

By PATRICK RECORD - This Friday, The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival begins in Missoula. The festival will feature 144 films between Friday and next Sunday.... more

Tuesday Night Comedy at the Lucky Strike

By AARON TRAYLOR - Tuesday Night Comedy is now an official mainstay at the Lucky Strike Bar and Casino.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Trail 103.3 FM DJs Mike and Rob share what's hot this week - with some video eye candy, too!... more

You Are What You Love

By ERIN TURNER - In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a list of the things I love about Missoula. Add your favorites in the comments!... more

Box Cutting at the Top Hat

By RYAN LANDOLFI - Missoula's blues-rock two-piece, The BoxCutters, played the Top Hat to a loyal local crowd on Thursday night.... more

Missoula Winter Brewfest 2012

By RYAN NEWHOUSE - The 2nd annual Winter Brewfest is this Saturday from 2-8 p.m. at the old Safeway building on Broadway.... more

Missoula is for Lovers

By AARON TRAYLOR - The best spots to meet singles in Missoula.... more

Children’s Musician Bill Harley Comes to Missoula

By JEN SLAYDEN - When Bonner School principal Ashley Parks found out that Bill Harley was coming to Missoula for a concert, she sprung into action to bring his talent to students at Bonner.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of "Make it Missoula Monday." Our DJ's share what's hot this week.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of "Make it Missoula Monday." Our DJ's share what's hot this week.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of "Make it Missoula Monday." Our DJ's share what's hot this week.... more

Photo Gallery: Signs of Missoula

By ERIN STONER - If you wander downtown Missoula long enough, you'll notice some little eponymous gems hidden amongst the brick and mortar.... more

A Guide to Missoula Bars & Nightlife on a Budget

By AARON TRAYLOR - If you've got an evening off that doesn't fall on a Friday or a Saturday, where do you go, what do you do? And how do you do it on a budget? This is where I can help.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of "Make it Missoula Monday." Our DJ's share what's hot this week.... more

What’s Happening This Week

Listen to the Trail 103.3 FM each Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. for the live version of "Make it Missoula Monday." Our DJ's share what's hot this week.... more

Missoula is the Place for Bluegrass Music

By MARK VOSURGH. Wanna Jam? Missoulians, You are SO in luck. Missoula has a great bluegrass scene with at least 15 area bands playing bluegrass, and a ton of great musicians.... more

The Making of Off White Christmas, Part Deux

By BOB WIRE - Gather 'round the Christmas tree, kids! It's the second part in Bob Wire's bedtime tale about the making of his new album, Off White Christmas.... more

What’s Happening This Week

MAKE IT MISSOULA MONDAY. Here are the top picks from the DJ's at the Trail on what's hot this week.... more