Up in the 406

At exactly 2 p.m. on Thursday, Ronin Hoffman announced to a busy room of people that the building in which they were eagerly discussing – the Montana Museum of Art and Culture – was officially open.

The past three weeks in Missoula has seen three concerts featuring three different jam bands, including Umphrey's McGee at The Wilma and Goose at Kettlehouse. Eggy joined the lineup at the Top Hat on Tuesday night.

Do you know how to tell it's officially fall? When you see a giant skeleton bustin' out of a parking lot in a Jeep.

William Munoz writes, "Goose has developed a national following that rivals some older bands. Their sets are typical of the genera, a slow buildup to a blistering lead guitar solo."

It was the last of the great Missoula-area train robberies. Dynamite (and lots of it) was used.

The Montana Grizzlies struggled to find offensive rhythm and were gashed by big plays defensively in a 28-14 loss at Northern Arizona in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.

William Munoz writes, "The Counting Crows have succeeded to be a 'good' band, one that Robbie Robertson recognized all those years ago."

Amy Cilimburg and Abby Huseth write, "Five years ago at our first Expo, our community was just beginning to explore options for reaching a goal that seemed audacious at the time: 100% clean electricity for Missoula."

A 20 year-old male was taken into custody early Thursday after the Missoula Police Department responded to reports of gunshots off South Russell Street.

William Munoz writes, "It's always a great night when Umphrey's McGee comes to town. That was certainly the case at the Wilma Theater on Friday night."