Please join the Arts Council for another show in the 2023 Music in the Mountains free summer concert season! This week we are hosting a fantastic triple bill featuring headliner Matt Nathanson with support from the Freddy Jones Band. The show takes place in Len Hill Park in the Big Sky Town Center and is family friendly and free! Food and beverage vendors will be available, and please remember that NO DOGS are allowed into the park during the concerts. Park opens at 6 p.m., with music starting with Bozeman folk duo Benn and Abel, followed by the Freddy Jones Band. Matt will close out the evening of what is sure to be an epic night of music in Big Sky!
California-based singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson is best known for his earnest, introspective adult alternative songs, but he's also known to fans for live stage banter that borders on standup comedy. That wit is also evident in his lyrics, be they self-conscious, longing, or playful. He released a series of independent albums beginning with 1993's Please before making his major-label debut in 2003 with his fifth LP, Beneath These Fireworks. Though he quickly returned to independent status, the Hot 100 singles "Come on Get Higher" (2007), "Faster" (2011), and "Run" featuring Sugarland (2011) followed later, as he became a regular on the Billboard 200. After edging his acoustic-minded singer/songwriter pop toward glossier production with 2011's Modern Love, he reached a career-high number 16 in the U.S. with his eighth studio album, 2013's Last of the Great Pretenders. He continued to chart with his albums throughout the rest of the decade and had an adult contemporary hit with the song "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" in 2019. Nathanson's 2020s output included the personal Boston Accent (2022), his 13th studio album.
Freddy Jones Band has stood out as one of America’s most noteworthy and revered alternative rock acts for over three decades. In 2023, the band will mark the 30th Anniversary of their biggest hit, “In a Daydream,” which topped the Mainstream Rock Charts in the mid-90’s. To commemorate the milestone, Freddy Jones Band released a brand new version of “In a Daydream” in 2022, as well as their newest singles, “Connected” and “Mirror Ball.” Despite the band’s name, none of the members are named Freddy Jones. Freddy Jones Band is fronted by founding member, Marty Lloyd, who is joined by an all-star lineup that includes longtime band member and noted bassist, Rich Ross, who has also spent many years touring with The Samples. In addition to “In a Daydream,” Freddy Jones Band is known for other popular singles including “Take the Time,” “One World,” and many others. The band’s 2015 studio album, “Never Change,” was produced by three-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer Justin Niebank (Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley).
Opening the show at 6 p.m. will be local folk duo Benn and Abel. Tonight's event is sponsored by Greenvale Capital.
