<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">August 19, 2019</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%">THIS TOWN IS FULL OF GHOSTS:
Missoula’s Underground Music, 1960s – 2000s</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Deranged Diction.
Initial Shock. Ein Heit. These were some of the bands that haunted Missoula’s
music venues over the years. A slice of that music history will be on display
this year at the River City Roots Festival in a pop-up exhibit, featuring two
tents and a telephone pole displaying </span><span style="font-size:12pt">concert flyers, newspaper clippings, photos, magazines, album
covers and other ephemera. The exhibit, <i>This
Town is Full of Ghosts</i>, focuses on a few key bands from the Top Hat, Jay’s
Upstairs and the Badlander between 1960 and the early 2000s. It heavily
spotlights Missoula’s vibrant and storied underground punk scene in the 1980s
and 1990s centered on Jay’s Upstairs.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The artifacts will provide a sketch
of Missoula’s intriguing music past, from psychedelic bands such as Initial
Shock (which featured the late owner of the Top Hat Steve Garr) to punk outfits
such as Just Ducky, started by now-famous producer and Hellgate High School
alumnus Steve Albini; and Deranged Diction, Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament’s
first band. It offers a peek into the rise of the electronic music scene, which
began at a house in the lower Rattlesnake called The Badlander before becoming
the name of a major downtown music space.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This Town is Full of Ghosts</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> is the first step in a larger project on
Missoula’s music history that will be developed into a larger exhibit and
incorporated into walking tours. </span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Collaborators
include the Downtown Missoula Partnership and Unseen Missoula walking tours,
Missoula Historic Preservation Commission, Jimmy Grant of Historical Research
Associates, historian Leif Fredrickson’s University of Montana class “Exploring
Public History,” and Dave Marten’s Lost Sounds Montana project.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">The exhibit will also call attention to the development of
the Downtown Heritage Interpretative Plan for Missoula, part of the Downtown
Master Plan, which will include aspects of Missoula's arts and music history.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">More than 25
artists from the Pacific Northwest participating in this year’s Art Show, will
feature paintings, photography, pottery, sculptures, jewelry, and textile art,
all front and center on Main Street during both days of the festival from 11 am
to 7 pm on Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24. This component of River City
Roots Fest creates an all-around experience for those who appreciate fine arts,
both visually and musically. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">For more information
about the exhibit, please contact Leif Fredrickson at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:leif.fredrickson@gmail.com" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt">leif.fredrickson@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt"> and for more information about the River City Roots
Festival Art Show, please contact Lincoln Mansch at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:lincoln@missouladowntown.com" style="color:blue"><span style="font-size:12pt">lincoln@missouladowntown.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Bram Moore</b></font></p><p style="margin:0px"><b><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13px">Customer Service Coordinator</span></font></b></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">Downtown Missoula Partnership </span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><span style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif">218 E Main | Missoula, MT </span></p><p style="font-size:13px;margin:0px"><a value="+14065434238" style="font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">406.543.4238 | </a><a href="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" title="http://www.missouladowntown.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">missouladowntown.com</a></p><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>