Live Music and Events
Tyler John Kraehling
Hailing from the northeastern states, Tyler John Kraehling has been traveling through the country with eyes open, taking stock of the lives of the people who inhabit it. Drenched in the tradition of American troubadours, he tells stories that speak to the novelties and banalities of what it means to walk this earth. Living everywhere from Los Angeles, New York City, Idaho, Vermont, Texas and most recently Montana, he boasts a claim that he is in a unique company of travelers who are qualified to tell the stories they do, with the universe of detail they do. His fingerpicking styles range from the folk staples of John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to the country-blues of legends Furry Lewis, Taj Mahal and Chris Smither. Armed with songs that will make you feel the full spectrum of emotion, and with clothes and guitars that are mostly second-hand; his songs are anything but.
Fuzzy B
One half of the Butte-based electro-funk duo “Desperate Electric,” Ben Morris has been playing music around Montana for over six years with a variety of bands.
Playing solo shows as Fuzzy B, Morris will be bringing the band’s style to a more laid-back, intimate showing. Featuring acoustic versions of Desperate Electric originals, original’s written by Morris, and a handful of groovy covers. Fuzzy B is a show not to miss!
Tashi T
Striking vocals bring out the true poetry of Tashi’s music. Their songs and live presence are a balm for the weary. They bring a refreshing take to the folk and americana genres while preserving a timeless sound. This year they are stealing hearts as they tour around the Western U.S. and the UK and Europe. Don’t miss the chance to see this emerging talent from the desert Southwest! Their latest EP won them first place at the Stefan George Songwriting Competition in Tucson and there is new music in the works.
BluesLine Band
Seven veteran Bozeman musicians came together with the goal of creating a group that embodied the spirit and energy of the music they love. Since taking the stage together in 2021, they have played venues large and small, establishing themselves as a premier live act in Montana.
Your Teacher
Honeyed harmonies with a touch of melodrama… Your Teacher features Annabella Joy on piano/melodica and Emma Rathe on guitar. By day, local voice instructors; by night, a harmony-forward duo drifting through a lovingly disorganized collection of country, folk, and pop covers.
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Buffalo Burrows Band
Buff likes to describe his sound as Post Western. It’s equal parts the songwriting of Marty Robbins, Spaghetti Western orchestration of Ennio Morricone and the electronic architecture of Trent Reznor. Buff’s timeless western voice blazes a trail through a landscape of mountainous 808s, sweeping analog synths and home-brewed samples – alongside Buff’s trusty guitar, Nessie.
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Lena Rich & Marley Hale
Lena Rich is an Americana singer/songwriter known for her commanding voice, vivid lyrics, and melodies that stay with you. With songs that celebrate the beauty of the natural world, the depth of human connection, and the magic of moments that stick, Lena gracefully dances between catchy melodies and poignant storytelling, offering an entirely unique sound within folk music.
With a beguiling voice that would feel right at home on classic country radio, Marley Hale delivers a captivating country/folk sound rooted in the refined yet adventurous musicality she’s cultivated almost her entire life. As revealed on her debut EP, By My Own Ways, to be released July 26, 2024, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter matches her timeless sensibilities and graceful musicianship with a one-of-a-kind narrative voice, endlessly merging raw truth with mesmerizing storytelling.
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Emma & The Ledge
Emma and The Ledge is a guitar-slinging, blues-singing, sister duo from the Gallatin Valley. Inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Beth Hart, and various blues and rock greats from the ’70s to ’90s, the pair brings an eclectic set of originals and covers with a re-imagined twist.
In 2024, the founding members, Emma and Abby Robino, expanded the band with the integration of drums and bass provided by Ethan and Aden Bellcock. The quartet's extended sonic capabilities and presence launched the band into a new style featuring not only the blues and rock previously explored by the duo, but also an innovative fusion of the funk genre in both re-invented covers and redeveloped originals.
The Emma and the Ledge band has received much acclaim throughout the Gallatin Valley with their steadily increasing performances and pioneering sound. The band won the 2025 Bozeman Magazine’s Reader’s Choice “Best Blues Band”, making the Emma and the Ledge name the winner for two consecutive years!
Karaoke Night
Karaoke is back every 3rd Sunday of the Month! Bozeman's Best Entertainment is bringing the energy all night long. Whether you’re grabbing the mic or just vibing with the crowd, this is your sign to round up your friends and come sing with us!
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Dustin Tucker
As a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Dustin Tucker’s music style can be described as a mix of rock riffage, soul/R&B, and groove-based pop/alternative music with catchy hooks, memorable melody, layered harmonies, and dynamic guitar builds and solos. Dustin can be seen performing with Pink Floyd Tribute, Pinky and the Floyd and is the son of late Montana legend, William Scott “Tex” Tucker.
Tyler John Kraehling
Hailing from the northeastern states, Tyler John Kraehling has been traveling through the country with eyes open, taking stock of the lives of the people who inhabit it. Drenched in the tradition of American troubadours, he tells stories that speak to the novelties and banalities of what it means to walk this earth. Living everywhere from Los Angeles, New York City, Idaho, Vermont, Texas and most recently Montana, he boasts a claim that he is in a unique company of travelers who are qualified to tell the stories they do, with the universe of detail they do. His fingerpicking styles range from the folk staples of John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to the country-blues of legends Furry Lewis, Taj Mahal and Chris Smither. Armed with songs that will make you feel the full spectrum of emotion, and with clothes and guitars that are mostly second-hand; his songs are anything but.
Savannah MayWood
From the mountains to the ocean and back.
Savannah is a Bozeman native who recently returned from two years of playing music in Los Angeles. Armed with just her guitar and soulful vocals, she’s performed at renowned venues like Hotel Café and Pappy + Harriet’s.
Drawing inspiration from folk, indie, and pop influences, Savannah’s setlist offers a mix of upbeat originals and beloved covers, creating a relaxed and easy-to-enjoy atmosphere. Whether you’re tapping your feet to an energetic tune or swaying along to a heartfelt ballad, Savannah’s music is crafted to connect with everyone. Now back in Montana, she’s thrilled to share her talent with her hometown and beyond.
The Waiting
The Waiting is one of America’s most electrifying roadhouse rock and roll bands. And, as the name might suggest, their specialty is celebrating the music of Tom Petty, including songs from the Heartbreakers repertoire, Petty’s solo work, and songs from the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.
Since 2013, the band has thrilled diehard Petty fans and new converts alike throughout the American West. Whether they’re playing one of Tom Petty’s 38 songs to hit Billboard’s Rock Chart, a treasured deep cut, or a song from his work under the moniker, “Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr.” As one reviewer put it, “The Waiting plays the music that everybody knows and everybody loves with a fiery energy that electrifies crowds with their outstanding musicianship and a single-minded devotion to showing every person in the crowd a damn good time.”
Jess Allestad
Jess Allestad is a rising pop-soul-countryish artist from Big Timber, known for her powerful voice, heartfelt songwriting, and engaging acoustic performances. Drawing from personal experiences of struggle and growth, her music delivers an authentic message of hope and resilience that deeply connects with audiences. With performances across Montana and beyond, she’s quickly emerging as a compelling new voice in the singer-songwriter scene.
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THE WILDFIRE
Comprised of professional musicians, The WILDFIRE focuses on bringing a unique musical experience to Southwest Montana. With covers primarily in the pop, soul, and rock genres, you’ll find a band who will perform songs a typical DJ might play, but with the energy and excitement of a live band. You will remember a WILDFIRE performance for years to come!
YWMC
The Yellowstone Women’s Music Collective is a group founded in 2023, centered around the goal of connecting, supporting, and inspiring women in music through collaboration, education, and visibility in the community. With over 60 members, this group showcases incredible talent found within the Montana music scene.
Eddie T & Jazz Friends
Join Bozeman’s best jazz group Eddie T. & Friends for an in-depth journey into jazz.
Comedy Night
Comedy Night returns with stand-up, killer crowd work and non-stop hilarious vibes every 2nd Sunday of the month!
Presented by Last Best Comedy @lastbestcomedy with host Chace McNinch @chace_am, this week's lineup features Noah Crow @mrnoahcrow, Thomas Blake @nocrowdwork, Abby Rodi @abby.rodi and Henry Lobdell!
Come early, stay late, and leave with your face hurting from the laughs @tuneupbarbzn new slapstick!
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Salt & Shadow
Salt & Shadow are a dystopian folk indie rock band that weaves haunting soundscapes from the fabric of a fractured world. With soaring cello solos that echo like whispers from forgotten dreams, and vocal harmonies that send chills down the spine, their music pulls you into a landscape where beauty and desolation collide. Funky bass lines groove beneath the surface, adding a pulse of urgency, while atmospheric guitar grit creates the sense of walking through an abandoned city, its stories still lingering in the air. Driven by powerful drums that feel like the heartbeat of a world on the edge, Salt & Shadow craft songs that are both anthemic and intimate.
Rob Wolf
You can take the boy out of Montana, but you can never take Montana out of the boy. Rising country music artist Rob Wolf was raised in Livingston, home of the majestic Paradise Valley. A country boy with a love of family and music and a strong faith in God, Wolf credits his home state for his love of the great outdoors. His earliest memories are of being covered in mud while hunting with his dad, and exploring the valley for hours on horses or four-wheelers. His fondest recollections, though, are those on the river’s edge, with a fly rod in his hand, his dad down the bank, and John Denver’s iconic voice floating through the air. If he isn’t fishing in his free time, you can find him skiing. A thrill-seeker, Wolf likes to find the steepest and wildest mountain to take on. Knowing that the earth can grab him by the ankles and take him down at any second is an adrenaline boost second only to that of performing in front of an excited audience.
It was the love of performing that drew him away from his beloved Montana. The outdoors may fuel him, but music has his soul. John Denver, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and Brooks & Dunn inspire his writing and sound. From the cowboy bars in Livingston to the studio in Nashville, creating and performing good country music is what drives him most. Wolf draws from life’s experiences when writing his music. This personal approach to crafting songs can be heard on his tracks, “Home,” “Mama I’m Trying,” and “For the Best.” From the heartbreak of leaving those he loves to a tribute to the beauty of Montana, the music is his own blend of country, always telling a story and full of 90s country undertones.
Joanna Serenko
Joanna Serenko is an original singer-songwriter. She grew up in Cleveland and moved to St. Louis at a young age, where her professional career as a musician began. Joanna found her voice by performing and exploring different outlets of music, such as choir, musical theater, and singing in church. By high school, Joanna began writing her own songs and performing as an opening act for local bands in St. Louis. It wasn’t long before Joanna was headlining her own shows and recording her own original music.
At 18 years old, shortly after her high school graduation, Joanna got the incredible opportunity to perform on Season 18 of an international reality television singing competition, NBC’s “The Voice”. During her time on the show, she worked with renowned celebrities such as Nick Jonas and the Jonas Brothers, John Legend, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, and James Taylor. This experience helped to open many doors for her music and served as a great launching pad for Joanna’s long-term success in the music industry.
Ryan LittleEagle
Ryan LittleEagle, a traveling Indigenous singer-songwriter and musician, weaves together the traditional and the contemporary, the ancestral and the modern, into the vast tapestry of American music. A product of Canyon Lake, Texas, Ryan's journey traverses the heartlands of America, from the open plains of the Midwest to the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Yet, his spirit finds itself at home outside the Black Hills of South Dakota, where the echoes of his ancestors resonate through the prairie.
Inspired by storytellers like Johnny Cash, George Strait and Jason Isbell, he carved a niche in the realm of Country and Americana music, blending the sounds of his Native heritage with tales of the human experience. For over 15 years, he has roamed the roads, sharing his soul-stirring compositions with audiences across the nation, playing hundreds of shows yearly.
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Clint Reimann
Clint Reimann began as a solo act where he would play a very wide range of genres, styles, and songs. Over time he realized that his voice tends towards the country sound the best, and so the song list has evolved to really focus a lot on 90’s-current country hits, with some originals thrown in.
Clint was able to record an album with members of the bands of Kelly Clarkson, Clint Black, Shania Twain, Lonestar, and Brooks & Dunn. (So you may hear a few of those songs as well!) After teaching private music lessons for over 10 years, he also invites crowd interaction and takes requests and has even been known to let audience members sing their requests onstage! A fun and interactive experience will be had by all!
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Ella Rae Cole
Local singer-songwriter Ella Rae Cole has been playing music all around the Gallatin Valley. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Ani DiFranco, and Gregory Alan Isakov, Ella Rae Cole will bring a show that any folk fan will love. Blending covers and her original music, Ella is a rising star in the Bozeman music scene.
Dead Night
Dead Nights, celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead, are the first Sunday of every month at Tune Up Bar!
Local legends The Hooligans, Bozeman's longest running Americana Roots Rock Jam band, will host this month's feature with many special guests taking the stage. Every month will be a special tribute to the Grateful Dead.
Tsunami Funk
Tsunami Funk always packs the dance floor. The band specializes in weddings, fundraising events and is composed of some of Montana’s finest professional musicians. Music Description: Tsunami Funk plays Dance Music of R&B-Funk genre, and also plays a variety of Rock to Jazz. Tunes from artists like Stevie Wonder, Pharrell Williams, Bruno Mars, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Brown, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & the Family Stone, Kool & the, Van Morrison, and Steely Dan.
Maggie Hickman
Maggie grew up in Bozeman, and spent her childhood camping, nordic skiing, trail running, hiking up at Hyalite and playing music!
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Brett Mondie Band
Born and raised in Alamance County, North Carolina, Brett grew up surrounded by southern roots, blue-collar grit, and a whole lot of music. He picked up a guitar early, found his voice not long after, and started turning stories into songs before he was old enough to drive.
Now calling Helena, Montana home, Brett’s played over 500 shows, recorded 15 albums, appeared on radio shows coast to coast, and built a loyal fanbase from the Carolinas to the Rockies.
Jenna Greenwell Duo
Jenna Greenwell is a storyteller with a guitar, weaving rich, earthy vocals through songs about love, loss, and the beauty tucked inside ordinary moments. She is with 2 others who’s music is influenced by Americana heavyweights Lori McKenna, Jason Isbell, and Brandi Carlile, she has built a reputation for performances that stir hearts and sometimes draw tears, the good kind. Her debut album, Yellow Sweatshirt, arrived in 2024, establishing her as a songwriter with something worth saying and the voice to say it.
Originally from Northern Colorado, Jenna’s road has taken her from the bustling streets of New York City to the sunlit corners of Southern California, playing storied rooms like The Bitter End, CBGBs, and The River at Rancho Mirage. She stepped away from the spotlight for a season to raise three daughters and serve as an ordained pastor alongside her husband, leading worship and guiding a community in song.
Now rooted in Montana, Jenna has returned to her craft with a renewed fire, carrying the miles, the motherhood, and the hard-earned hope into every line. Whether on a festival stage or in a corner bar, her songs work a quiet magic, turning strangers into friends and friends into family.
She is a big fan of sunsets, banjos, and well-placed sarcasm.
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Damion Wilde
Guitar prodigy Damion Wilde was born in Denver, Colorado. He first picked up the guitar at age of 5, displaying natural talent from a young age. After years of honing his skills, including 5 years with School of Rock and studying as a guitar major for 4 years at Denver School of the Arts, Damion recorded his debut album in August 2021. Titled "Under the 8 Ball".
Over the years, Damion has flexed his versatility by performing with groups across genres like hip hop, rap, metal, rock, funk, blues, country, jazz and classical. Now focused on advancing his solo career as a singer-songwriter, Damion has been collaborating with his fellow musician friends in Bozeman. Hailing from humble beginnings in Colorado, Damion Wilde brings experience to the table. His move to Montana has allowed him access to local venues as he shares his folk, country and blues songs.
Eddie T & Jazz Friends
Join Bozeman’s best jazz group Eddie T. & Friends for an in-depth journey into jazz.
Ian & Jazz Friends
Ian & Jazz Friends perform Jazz Americana for the Happy Hour Early Show!
Ian Oehler & Jazz Friends bring the sweet improvisation, syncopation, swing rhythm, and the use of "blue notes" to Tune Up Bar stage!
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Buffalo Burrows Band
Buff likes to describe his sound as Post Western. It’s equal parts the songwriting of Marty Robbins, Spaghetti Western orchestration of Ennio Morricone and the electronic architecture of Trent Reznor. Buff’s timeless western voice blazes a trail through a landscape of mountainous 808s, sweeping analog synths and home-brewed samples – alongside Buff’s trusty guitar, Nessie.
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Collin Morlock
Imagine a crooner like Chris Isaak or Roy Orbison singing cinematic Western ballads in a spirit akin to Marty Robbins or Tom Waits and it might start to resemble Collin Morlock. Currently based in northern New Mexico, the singer-songwriter/composer/producer was raised in Idaho and spent a period of years collecting influences in New Orleans, Nashville and Wyoming, all the while evolving a body of work drawn from 70’s Laurel Canyon songwriters, early Pop, Spaghetti Western, Classic Country and film music and blends them with stories about heartbroken hopefuls of the West.
The songs are simple and familiar, but somehow elude the easy trappings and clichés of genre that they were drawn from. His first self-produced collection of songs "Moonflower Demos" was released in summer 2023, followed by a second self-produced EP, "Thanks For The Song," in spring 2024.
Stonefruit
Stonefruit is a band! Since fall '24, Stonefruit has been operating out of Bozeman, MT. The band is comprised of founders Olivia (guitarist/singer/songwriter) and Gavin (bassist/instrumentalist) with Jory (drummer) and Jerry (guitarist). Since their first gig at the Filling Station in Bozeman last October, the band has spent time playing gigs all over Bozeman, learning all they can from the musicians around them, and creating original songs!
Raven Rōshi
Raven Rōshi is an indie folk rock music project led by American singer songwriter Charles Wolf Drimal of Bozeman, Montana. Inspired by the mystique of the raven, the liberated mind of a Zen master, wild landscapes, a lineage of lovers, social renegades, mischievous mountain sages, and flamenco shredders.
If Leonard Cohen, Robert Hunter, Townes Van Zandt, Walt Whitman, Robert Plant, and Chief Joseph wrote music together by campfire under the stars with a little sparkle in their eyes, it might sound like RAVEN RŌSHI – an original chill vibe with cathartic undertones.
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Club Flamenco
Flamenco is a complex Spanish art form encompassing singing, dancing, and guitar-playing, originating in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. Club Flamenco will take you there with their music being characterized by its emotional intensity, improvisational nature, unique rhythmic structures called compás, and diverse vocal styles, from the profound cante jondo to the lighter cante chico.
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Little Jane & The Pistol Whips
Born out of the Owl Lounge in Livingston, MT, this country/Americana band was formed in 2008. To date, Little Jane & the Pistol Whip’s music includes three albums of original music written by Ashly J Holland. These songs are sure to touch your heart and get your toes tapping. Recorded in September of 2022, the band is getting ready to release their third full-length studio album called “Long Road Ahead” in 2023. This album was recorded in Bozeman, MT, and includes many local musicians.
Tony Furtado Duo w/John Reischman
Tony Furtado is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef (he’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story). All of the music of America is in Tony’s music. Relix hit the nail on the head when writing of Tony: “True talent doesn’t need categories.”
“Tony Furtado, banjo player, is back…in a big way,” writes banjo master Tony Trischka in his liner notes to Decembering, the brand-new album from Tony Furtado. “He’s planted his flag in the midst of the fertile ground that is modern banjo. Texturally fresh, confidently audacious, rich and giving, this recording is a masterpiece.” Decembering is a welcome return to the banjo and a much-needed ray of sunshine and light in these troubled times.
Tony has performed throughout the world at top venues and appeared at such prestigious music festivals as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, Jazz Aspen, Kerrville Folk Festival, Strawberry Music Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Sisters Folk Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival and countless others. He especially values the opportunities he has had to tour with such legendary musicians as Gregg Allman and with such esteemed slide guitarists as David Lindley, Derek Trucks and Sonny Landreth.
John Reischman is a Grammy Award-winning musician, a foundational mandolinist, composer, bandleader, and musical educator in bluegrass and North American roots and folk music since emerging from the vibrant “new acoustic” bluegrass music scene of the Bay Area in the 1980s. A member of the groundbreaking Tony Rice Unit, Reischman’s mastery of bluegrass, old-time, swing, and multiple Latin American musical styles, coupled with an Old Master’s sense of tone, taste, and musicality, has brought him a global reputation as one of the finest mandolinists of his era.
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Saint of Soldiers
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early at Tune Up Bar with Saint of Soldiers! The band is a five-piece Americana/rock band that blends roots-driven storytelling with driving percussion and haunting, harmony-rich vocals. Their sound balances grit and tenderness—heartfelt Americana with teeth—delivered through cathartic, high-energy performances that feel both intimate and unflinchingly honest. They tie history to the present by recording live sessions and music videos in partnership with historic locations across Montana, connecting each listener back to place and memory with every release. They’ve shared stages with acclaimed acts such as Hannah Juanita, The Droptines, and Sterling Drake. in 2025, they scored the Montana PBS documentary Journey to the Sun and secured sponsorships with Ear Trumpet Labs and Rattlesnake Cable Company.
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Tyler John Kraehling
Hailing from the northeastern states, Tyler John Kraehling has been traveling through the country with eyes open, taking stock of the lives of the people who inhabit it. Drenched in the tradition of American troubadours, he tells stories that speak to the novelties and banalities of what it means to walk this earth. Living everywhere from Los Angeles, New York City, Idaho, Vermont, Texas and most recently Montana, he boasts a claim that he is in a unique company of travelers who are qualified to tell the stories they do, with the universe of detail they do. His fingerpicking styles range from the folk staples of John Prine and Townes Van Zandt to the country-blues of legends Furry Lewis, Taj Mahal and Chris Smither. Armed with songs that will make you feel the full spectrum of emotion, and with clothes and guitars that are mostly second-hand; his songs are anything but.
FIND YOUR FUEL
