False Fiction

One of the best events of the summer, Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Butte's annual "Rhythm and Brews" Festival gets underway at noon Saturday at the Original Mine Yard and will run until late in the evening featuring everything from a huge car show, live music from 4 different acts, a kids play area and, of course, a wide selection of microbrews and more to help keep you cool on a hot late summer day along with some of the areas best food trucks and even yoga and exercise.

As far as local charitable organizations go, you won't find any better than Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Butte and when it comes to local car shows and concerts along with a few of the area's best food trucks and a trailer full of ice-cold beverages, well, you're not going to top Rhythm and Brews. It only stands to reason that this year's event is going to be one of the best in its' short history as the date has been set, the Original Mineyard has been reserved and now the musical lineup has been announced.

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.

Over the past couple of decades, we have seen Butte flourish into one of the most fan-friendly festival cities in the Northwest. Anyone who doubts this need just attend a single event at the Montana Folk Festival, which will be coming up here in just a few short weeks. Shoot, you only need look back a few weeks to see the turnout for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration to see what kind of a party Butte is capable of throwing. But there's one festival that is relatively new, but one that started out big and has only continued to grow. And I'm talking about Brawls and Kickstart Days.

Okay, it's not often that we spend a lot of time talking about the opening act of a big show, but these guys aren't just any opening act. Fans geared up for the Everclear concert to close out Brawls and Kickstart Days this weekend at the Butte Civic Center should definitely show up on time as Belgrade's False Fiction has just been announced as the show's openers and these guys are worth checking out.