To look at the lineup for Richard Dreyfest V, a music and arts festival coming up next month, you’d think it was a week-long event. But no, all those bands, artists, comedians, poets and more—60-plus and counting—are going to be performing over just two days at eight venues in downtown Billings. (more…) Continue Reading →
James Hickman
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Fun while it lasted: Noise & Color turns 3, pulls the plug
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Since its launch three years ago, Noise & Color has sometimes been a hard magazine to pigeonhole, but founding publisher Bryce Turcotte did have a consistent vision for it. “My unofficial slogan for it was always, ‘Cool shit for cool people,’” he said. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Big Sky Comedy Festival, Bryce Turcotte, Doug Oltrogge, Grindstone, James Hickman, Noise & Color, Wayne Wilcox
Rough-and-tumble poetry slam set for next week
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At the fifth annual Billings Grand Slam poetry event next week, you can expect to encounter high sentiments, lovely words — and fierce competition. “People are there to see the blood sport,” said James Hickman, one of the organizers of the slam. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, Anna Paige, Billings Grand Slam, Corby Skinner, Dave Caserio, High Plains BookFest, James Hickman
A very public poet celebrates new book
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Dave Caserio is a poet, but he is best known in Billings as a performer of poetry. In the past 10 years he has collaborated with musicians, dancers, actors, painters and other poets to create improvisational amalgams of creativity unlike anything else available in this part of the world. (more…) Continue Reading →