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Why I’m voting for Rob Quist to represent Montana in Congress

Jake Sorich / May 13, 2017 /

I rarely use this space to talk about politics. When you’re engulfed by political content everywhere else, the last thing you want is another site that used to be politics free suddenly jump into the fray, is my thinking. That being said, though, this election coming up on Thursday, May …

Great Falls author to release second novel titled “Light Dawning” on May 25

Jake Sorich / April 21, 2017 /

Great Falls-based author Ty Arthur will release his second novel titled “Light Dawning” next month, he announced today. The self-published book will come out on May 25. The book, a fantasy-horror tale, follows Arthur’s debut sci-fi novella “Empty” which he released in 2016. In a press release, Arthur says for …

Great Falls MMA Icon Leo Bercier fights for final time Saturday at ICF 27

Jake Sorich / April 7, 2017 /

Saturday night in Great Falls nearly all eyes will be on the Pacific Steel and Recycling Four Seasons Arena as one of the Electric City’s most beloved hometown stars participates in his final match as a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Leo “Bushido” Bercier squares off against Jeremy Spelts in the …

Fusion Fight League’s Ladies Fight Night to feature handful of high-profile MMA stars

Jake Sorich / March 23, 2017 /

Fusion Fight League welcomes to Billings next month some of the most exciting female MMA fighters in the country in what looks to be a scintillating set of fights, no fooling. Fusion presents Ladies Fight Night, headlined by the main event of veteran 125-pound UFC and Invicta pro Roxanne “The Happy Warrior” Modafferi …

New Marvel Hulk series starts slow, but has intriguing possibilities

Jake Sorich / February 20, 2017 /

With the new incarnation of the “Hulk” comic, written by Mariko Tamaki, Marvel has taken the series in a fresh direction. Gone is the “She-Hulk” moniker, and instead in part one, “Deconstructed,” Jennifer Walters gets billed as “Hulk,” after the death of Bruce Banner in this particular series. It’s nice in …

MOMologues shed a humorous light on the joys, and pains of motherhood

Jake Sorich / February 13, 2017 /

If you’ve ever been a mom, had a mom, watched someone doing mom-like things, or simply wish you were a mom, there’s something in the Paris Gibson Square’s production of “MOMologues” for you to enjoy. The production, starring Trish Roberts, Tiffany Waldren, Eva Hribikova Maydole and Alison Palmiotto, was written …

Ranking the best, and worst, performers at the Montana Performing Arts Consortium Showcase

Jake Sorich / January 29, 2017 /

Yesterday I attended the annual Montana Performing Arts Consortium Showcase, which offered a fantastic chance to see a wide array of performers and get a sample for what they’re all about. For free. One of the performers said it felt a bit like speed dating, and I’d have to agree. …

My experiences with working on ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ so far and why you should all come see it

Jake Sorich / October 29, 2016 /

Disclaimer: This is the first of what will be two or three posts about my recent foray back into theater. It is a first-person account of what it’s been like and how the whole experience has affected me. I have not posted here in a while, and one of the …

Miss Linda Productions cancels ‘The Crucible’ citing resignation of two lead actors

Jake Sorich / October 12, 2016 /

Joel Corda this week posted on his blog, joelcorda.com, that “The Crucible,” which he was directing with Steve Olson and Act 1 Theatre Productions (Miss Linda Productions), has been cancelled. Corda said the reason was due to the fact that two lead actors had quit the production and they did not …

Guest Review: Montana’s Gladstone shines in “Certain Women”

Jake Sorich / October 9, 2016 /

Unconventional narrative, solid performances from a talented cast and the Montana landscape give Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women an unexpected, if somewhat exasperating, charm. I say exasperating because the film defies the expected narrative form, weaving three women’s tangentially related stories, all three stories held together by the backdrop and the …

FBP’s ‘Snow’ draws parallels to Game of Thrones and Bjork, Enya in serene ways

Rubinstein’s ‘Don’t Break What You Cannot Fix’ a good song, but the wrong genre

The Sundogs’ ‘Legends In Their Own Minds’ filled to the brim with musical chill

‘Liars, Freaks & Fools’ is a rare modern rock n’ roll record with no filler

Minor flaws aside, Crooked Flower’s ‘Into the Light’ has a lot to love on it

‘Jellyfish’ by Galapaghost tells a provoking story in video and music/lyrics

Versal’s self-titled EP inspires happiness in each of his expertly crafted tracks

Positivity and musical expertise shine on Kevin Thomas Band’s ‘A New Heart’

BUTTE Fine Arts

Why I’m voting for Rob Quist to represent Montana in Congress

Great Falls author to release second novel titled “Light Dawning” on May 25

Great Falls MMA Icon Leo Bercier fights for final time Saturday at ICF 27

Fusion Fight League’s Ladies Fight Night to feature handful of high-profile MMA stars

New Marvel Hulk series starts slow, but has intriguing possibilities

MOMologues shed a humorous light on the joys, and pains of motherhood

Ranking the best, and worst, performers at the Montana Performing Arts Consortium Showcase

My experiences with working on ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ so far and why you should all come see it

Miss Linda Productions cancels ‘The Crucible’ citing resignation of two lead actors

Guest Review: Montana’s Gladstone shines in “Certain Women”

Guest Review: Montana’s Gladstone shines in “Certain Women”