Music

Mike Ott is one of Montana's most talented musicians, visual artists and magicians. His comedy and magic show is this Friday, 7pm at the Butte Elks.

This Saturday, East Galena Street in Uptown Butte is going to be hopping once again as local entrepreneur Matt Boyle is putting on the "Munchies Off Main 420 Food Truck Festival" which is set to provide food, entertainment, unique vendors and a lot of fun starting at 11am outside of Collective Elevation at 34 E. Galena. Boyle is no stranger to events, big or small, and this festival will be the third food truck gathering he's hosted since last Spring and this year's gathering will have plenty of treats.

Are you a parent looking for a unique day of family fun with your kids where you can possibly get them involved in fun and healthy programs that will last through the summer? Could you use a little bit of fun yourself? Then do we have something for you this Saturday at the Butte Family YMCA as "Healthy Kids Day" will be taking place, and your family is invited.

Get ready for some fun at the Butte Elks this weekend as a full schedule of events is planned.

We can definitely chalk this one up in our weird and kinda creepy category. According to a recent post in the Butte 411 Facebook group, a man with an axe showed up at the Wise River Club late Tuesday night and attempted to gain entry into the cafe and bar area. But what makes this stand out is that the dude was carrying an axe.

You don't survive for more than 2 decades as an annual entertainment event in Montana unless you're doing a lot of things right and giving people a good experience. Especially if you're a music festival. Well, since 2001, Rockin' the Rivers has done that and more and has become one of the premiere music festivals in the Northwest. How? By bringing in great bands to a gorgeous natural environment and mixing that with accessible camping, an array of different food and merchandise vendors and thousands of rock fans ready to get down for 3 days in the Montana summer. It's a recipe for fun and organizers are gearing up for a big show this August.

One of Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Butte's most enjoyable fundraisers of the year, and certainly one of their biggest has to be the annual Adult Prom which is scheduled from 7pm to midnight Saturday night at Star Lanes on South Harrison Avenue. Not only is it an evening of dancing, pictures, laughter and libations, but the Adult Prom is also the night where they have their Spring Basket Drawings and a bunch of different games and contests in addition to a delicious snack area catered by 406 Fresh. There will be full beverage service available and another fun evening is expected.

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.

Pinky and the Floyd have been performing together since 2008 and have been called the best Pink Floyd tribute band in the northwest and have gathered quite the following all across Big Sky country. Showtime is 7pm this Saturday night and tickets can be purchased for this show alone or as part of the entire Montana Music Series which features upcoming shows by Rob Quist and Great Northern with special guest Halliday Quist and Wylie and the Wild West with special guest Erik "Fingers" Ray. Discounted hotel rates are also available for Mother Lode patrons.