Eli Madden, Brett Vredevoogd, Mark Vaughn, Sam Roche
Influences
The Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews, Phish, Little Feat, Bob Marley, James Brown, Wilco, Drive By Truckers, Pink Floyd, Bluegrass Heroes, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Government Mule, Allman Brothers and many others...
Mountain Grip is a four piece rock band based out of Bozeman, Montana that has been making the dance floor hot with their tasteful blend of beautiful and obscure rock, reggae and rockabilly for over a year. The band draws musical influence from such songwriting masters as Jerry Garcia, Bob Marley, Neil Young, and many bluegrass heroes.
Mountain Grips two guitarists and dueling band leaders Eli Madden and Bretton Vredevoogd met by sheer luck in the winter of 2007 on the snow covered slopes of southwest Montana. Since their first gig at the base of Bridger Bowl, the band has carefully transformed from an acoustic duo, to an all out electric jam band experience.
Eli Madden has been playing guitar and singing songs for more than 15 years in the heart of the Colorado Rockies. Mountain life has influenced and can be heard clearly in his original music. Bretton Vredevoogd has been playing guitar and writing songs since his early teens and draws strongly from his formal jazz guitar training. Both songwriters are able to pump out catchy jam based songs, as well as use great discretion when choosing songs to cover.
Bretton and Eli are backed by the rhythm section of Sam Roche on drums and the bass of Mark Vaughn. Sam Roche has been composing and performing music of a variety of styles for the past several years. His appreciation for Funk, Jazz and R&B is apparent in his rhythms. Mark Vaughn is a young accomplished bassist that has been playing with many bands in the Bozeman area for the last three years.
Mountain Grip has gained a commited fan base primarily through word of mouth. Averaging five gigs a month, including a bi-monthly appearance at the Madison River Brewing Company, the band constantly is learning new songs and switching up set lists to keep it interesting. The group finished an album of material entitled "The Slightly Never Ending Foothills" and promo copies are available by request.
Here is Issue #26 of BozemanShows. com; this one runs from Monday, July 27th through August 3rd. Check out the blog for High-Res Jpegs that you can download and print.
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LYME-UP
FRIDAY
LARRY HIRSHBERG 12-1250 SARAH MCCOY 1-150 TERESE CARLTON 2-250 KEVIN VAN DORT 3-350 LOVIN JUG 4-450 MERISSA WILSON 5-520 SASSAFRAS STOMP 530-7 DAN DUBUQUE 7-720 LITTLE SMOKEYS 730-9 DAN DUBUQUE 9-920 THE WORKERS 945-1115 BLUESTONE 12-2
TARA/HALF PINT 1-230 BETTY AND THE BOY 230-330 MOUNTAIN GRIP4-6 DJ MERMAID 6-650 SECRET POWERS 7-9 DJ COSMIC DIVA 9-950 HOLDEN YOUNG TRIO 10-12 DJ BAKTATR 12-1250 SOVEREIGN SECT 1-3
JESSICA KILROY 3-430 DEF CARTEL 5-7 TISTRYA GRACE 7-720 NAOMI AND THE COURTEOUS RUDEBOYS 745-945 NICK KNUDSEN 945-1005 MILLER CREEK 1030-1215 FULCRUM THEORY 1245-230 http://www.earthboundproductions.org
SATURDAY
JESSICA KILROY 11-1150 LARRY HIRSHBERG 12-1250 TERESE CARLTON 1-150 JESSE DRISCOLL 2-250 Cottonwood Draw 3-350 Mountain Grip 4-450 LOVIN JUG 5-550 MICHAEL BATDORF 6-620 DOWNWIND 630-830 TERESE CARLTON 830-850 MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN 915-1030 10mt40s 1045-1120 VOODOO HORSESHOES 12-2
DJ SIREN 11-1150 Four on the Floor 12-2 Dj Cosmic Diva 2-315 SARAH MCCOY AND THE ZIPPIDY YEAHS 330-530 OZ 530-620 DEAD LARRY 630-830 BOBO 830-920 Z-KAMP EXTRAVAGANZA 930-1130 tba dj 1130-1220 INHUMANS 1230-230
MISSOULA MUSIC CO-OP 1130-330 FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS AND... ANDREA HARSELL LOUIE BOND NICK KNUDSEN
A TOUCH ABOVE ,featuring :MICHAEL AVERY-guitar/vocal FLUENT-Native American flute
ABE JINDRICH-PERCUSSION JIM ROGERS-KEYBOARDS JAY STRAW-ACOUSTIC GU
This is a one of a time event featuring Brutus the Bear at the Emerson on May 5th at 5 pm. Archers Mob will also be performing at 5:30 for free with a bar and food. The film Grizzly Expedition starts at 7 pm sharp followed by an epic performance by one of the nations best up and coming bands Cloud Cult. They have been featured on Essurance national TV ads, headlined Monolith Festival and are one of the ‘greenest’ bands out there. Craig Minowa (singer/guitarist) also wrote the music for the film. Please spread the word on this to all your friends and family. This is an ALL AGES event!!! Perfect for families, music lovers, nature lovers, conservationists, etc! Hope to see you all there!
FRIDAY 6:15 Kyle Helm 6:45 AJ Scaff 7:15 Lang Termes 7:45 Colter Langan 8:15 Paul Groueff 8:45 Supernoodle 9:30 Mountain Grip 10:15 Slomo Joe + The Knowshows 11:00 Mathias & Friends 11:45 Bigsby Jones 12:30 The Beau Black Band
SATURDAY 6:30 Mathias 7:00 Dan Bradner 7:30 Beau Black 8:00 Jess Atkins 8:45 The Meatskin Jubilee Jug Band 9:30 Mathias & Friends 10:15 The Ruby Hicks 11:00 The Sleeveless Lizards 11:45 The Salamanders 12:30 Borderline Failing
Yo, last nite kicked ass. Thanks for coming out to Missoula, hope it was worth the drive. We should play a show in Bozeman soon. I'd love to see u guys as a quartet. Thanks again and rock on!
Holaskii their! So were playing @ the Highsides in Livingston this Friday 16/09. Oh and dont forget Choppers Pub & Grub this Sat. the 17th. hope to see ya their!!! Check our updated myspace songs and photos
Holaskii their! So were playing @ the Highsides in Livingston this Friday 16/09. Oh and dont forget Choppers Pub & Grub this Sat. the 17th. hope to see ya their!!! Check our updated myspace songs and photos
Thursdays: Make sure you don't miss the last 2 weeks of open jam at mixers. This has proven successful, so they have given the go ahead to switch it up and have bands booked to play for the door money. This switch will take place May 8 with Tom Cook & the Scumbags taking the stage to a new level. Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!!Show up to support this!!! Still $2 Crown Royal and Kokanee too.
