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We will be playing some shows in Montana to close out our 2017 Summer.  Thanks to everyone who has attended the shows, we hope to see you out on this last swing.  

Wednesday, August 16, 8PM - Two Bit Saloon - Gardiner, MT

Thursday, August 17,  7PM - Pine Creek Lodge - Paradise Valley, MT

   ** with Corb Lund **

Friday, August 18 - Murray Bar, 9PM - Livingston, MT

Thanks to everyone in Great Falls for having us on a great night for The 2015 Annual Harvest Howl!  That was rocking.

Harvest Howl 2015

The Bus Driver Tour heads down to the SouthWest to play Pickamania Festival in September!  This is going to be our first visit to the region, thanks to The Mimbres Region Arts Council for the invite.  We will be stopping in Colorado, New Mexico, and there is even talk of an Arizona date.  Check the Schedule out here.

We are so excited to be a part of the 2015 Red Ants Pants Music Festival for another year. The folks at RaP and White Sulfur Springs have been very kind to us and we have enjoyed playing in the festival for the last 3 years. Check out the Lineup, see you there!

The second album by The Bus Driver Tour, “Halfway Between”, is a vintage style album complete with tube distortion, raw expression and the gleam of imperfection.

The decision to make such an album came out of a mixture of timing and philosophy. The band was eager to record an album that captured the honesty that often gets lost in overproduction. With only four days to record while on Spring Tour, they teamed up with producer Noel Webster, prior owner of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. The model made sense in Noel’s studio, a working museum of analog recording artifacts and the perfect place to capture that large, live, vintage sound.

The original Muscle Shoals building was used by the Black Keys to record their album “Brother”, which Noel received a platinum record for, and “The Muscle Shoals Sound” was instrumental in recording legendary tracks by artists ranging from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to The Rolling Stones and Lynrd Skynrd.

The gear that was used on Halfway Between is somewhat of a secret. The recording is mostly live with very little overdubbing, and the vintage spirit makes for an album that could have come from the reel to reel studio days of the 60’s or 70’s. Recorded as a snapshot of an honest performance, the band hopes that the vulnerabilities of the album captured on classic equipment give it all a little magic.

Thanks to everyone in Montana for a warm (hearted) Winter. We were happy to be part of some real weather and some pretty sporty traveling. See you in June for the 2014 Summer Tour!

The Bus Driver Tour hosts a Montana Mardi Gras Roundup on March 1st & 2nd.  The Roundup departs from Livingston, making stops in Big Timber, Two Dot, White Sulphur Springs, Wilsall, and Clyde Park before heading back to Livingston to finish the trip. Along the way, the band and its guests will play six shows at six different small Montana towns in only two days.  There will be two short daytime acoustic sets between two different local bars, then the caravan will roll to one more town, ending each night with two electric sets. 

Participants are encouraged to carpool and come in costume. All events are open to the public.

Saturday March 1st

11:00 am - Gather at The Murray Bar in Livingston to meet and carpool. 1:00 pm – The Thirsty Turtle in Big Timber, MT 3:30 pm - Two Dot Bar in Two Dot, MT 9:00 pm – Dempsey’s Tavern in White Sulphur Springs, MT

Sunday, March 2nd

Thanks to everyone in Bozeman, Livingston, and Paradise Valley for bringing great vibes to The Eagle’s Club, Chico and The Murray.

We are in Sheridan (for the first time ever) and having a great time at Warehouse 201. We will be there tonight (January 25) again, don’t miss it.

Next Weekend (January 31, & February 1) we will be at the Sacajawea Hotel Bar in Three Forks, MT. We had a great time there this Summer, let’s do it again!

We arer playing a hometowner at the Murray Wednesday January 22!

We will be playing 3 shows this weekend between Bozeman and Paradise Valley.

First, Friday & Saturday, January 17 & 18 we will be performing our first Bozeman show(s) of 2014 at the Eagle's Club in Downtown Bozeman.  We need all of you Bozeman folks for that one!  

Then to close out the weekend come join us for what will likely be our only Chico Hot Springs show this Winter.  We've had some times at Chico, and it's looking like this Sunday, January 19 - 7PM will be a great one!  It is Danny (Amigo) Freunds Birthday!  Says Danny "I don't feel that old."

It is time to get the show back on the road!  We will be kicking off our 2014 Winter Tour with a New Years Eve celebration at The Livingston Bar and Grill.  This is a free show for all of our great friends in Montana (and maybe a few guests from far off places).  The Show will start at 9:00PM and go until it is over.  It is going to be a great Livingston Tuesday Night!  

Check out our full Winter 2014 Schedule here. 

We will bring a little bit of the West back with us to the 2013 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival in Bristol TN, September 20-22. This is a great street festival in downtown Bristol that will be packed with great bands. We have missed all of our East Tennessee friends and family while out on a 10 week Summer tour, and this is the perfect way to return. Headliners include Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Lucinda Williams and a lot more. You can check out the lineup and get tickets and info at http://bristolrhythm.com/

We are excited to be a part of the Red Ants Pants Music Festival again this year in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.  We will be playing Thursday July 25 at 8:00PM for the Street Dance downtown.