The "Moon River Man", Andy Williams passed away this week. The late crooner had been battling bladder cancer for a year. He had announced at one of his shows last December at the Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri that he was fighting bladder cancer
No doubt about it...Monday's the first day of October & it really won't be long until Christmas. I'm already excited! There's so much to enjoy & do here in the Golden Triangle as we all enjoy this special time of the year. There
The Andy Hackbarth Band is hacking it's way into North Central Montana this week with a performance of a mix of flamingo & Spanish guitar & contemporary folk music. They'll be down in Fort Benton this Wednesday at the Fort Benton Elementary School auditorium with music kicking off at 7. Ticket
She's Monica Lewis, the diminutive, dimpled singer & actress. Stylish she was! Monica was the wife of one of Hollywood's legendary studio chiefs-the late Jennings Lang. In her book (available from Cable Publishing, www.cab
If you dig jazz, you'll dig "Joined At The Hip". This fascinating read by Jay Goetting keeps the beat from beginning to finish. From the early days through Prohibition & the swing era, then to bebop & beyond, Jay's tome is the story of jazz music, musicians, & venues in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesot
This afternoon (Monday) on my "Puffman Musical Trivia", I'll be giving away a Montana author's book to the first caller with the correct answer to a "MONTANA" musical trivia question. I interviewed this author some months back (he's Jeff Noonan from St
Win a trip to see Tim McGraw on the Brothers of the Sun Tour in Boston.
The Cut Bank Instrumental Music Department will be hosting their FINAL concert of the year this Monday evening in the Cut Bank High School Auditorium. The concert begins at 7 and there will, indeed, be "music in the air"
Libraries are something that we are all blessed with as Americans, and here in Shelby, we are most fortunate to have the services of the Toole County Library. Sometimes I like to say that the library building is "the building with the most stories in town"! And it doesn't even have an elevator! The Friends Of The Library will be holding their book sale this Thursday (5/3) at the white building, next to Hong Kong Chans
This entertainer's real name is Alexandra Pitsavas and she goes by "Alkea". Aleka was born near the foot of Mount Olympus, Greece and she's going to be one of the great entertainers this weekend at the 18th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup in Cut Bank
The 18th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup kicks off next Friday (April 27th) in Cut Bank and the entertainment slate this year looks better than ever. As I blogged earlier this week, on Monday, I'll be talking with the monastic composer/song writer Aleka
It's that time of year again...the 18th Annual Montana Storytelling Roundup is coming to Cut Bank NEXT weekend, Friday and Saturday, April 27th and 28th. If you've attended before, I don't have to tell you how good it is