[calendar] The Secret Mixtape Society meets at the VFW to swap mixes made on CD, cassette or USB drive, no weird handshakes or hooded cloaks necessary. 7 PM. Free. (See Arts.) Oi, see the nice-ish and the gnarly side of the Sex Pistols when the Top Hat screens The Filth and the Fury for the Monday Night Movie. 7:30 PM. Free. Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free. Call Joey at 406-229-0488 to get yourself a spot. Maintain dignity for best results at Super Trivia Freakout. Winners get cash prizes and shots after the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.
TUESDAYAPR01 The National Theatre Live’s performance of the WWI drama War Horse, which features life-size puppets, screens at the Roxy Theater. 7:30 PM. $11-$16. Visit mtlive.org.
filthy lucre If there’s a band that represents all the crappiest parts of punk rock, from the substance abuse to the sexism to the knee-jerk reactionary behavior, it’s probably the Sex Pistols. John Lydon, aka frontman Johnny Rotten, continues to prove that you can be a jackass well into your golden years. Last spring he told a female Australian TV host, “When a man is talking, do not interrupt.” Charming. But I cannot deny that the Sex Pistols’ legacy is inextricable from punk, both visually and philosophically. (Assholes are always going to be a part of punk rock.) The Sex Pistols, as created by manager WHAT: The Filth and the Fury WHEN: Mon., March 31 at 7:30 PM WHERE: Top Hat HOW MUCH: Free
Discover different approaches to raising kiddos at Empowered Parenting With Balanced View, which meets at Break Espresso from 7:15-8:15 AM Tuesdays. Who knows what will be in store for the April Fool’s Day surprise trip with Five Valleys Audubon, where you’ll meet up at the Adams Center at 9 AM and find out from Terry Toppins where the field trip is going. Returns at 1 PM. Call 214-1194 to learn more. Pop-rock legend John Mayer is slated to give a lecture on editions of Merriam Webster containing the word “gullible,” followed by a solo performance of U2 covers at the Dennison Theatre. Noon. Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elk-camp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon–1 PM. Free.
Declare who is Lord Smartypants of Them All and get a $25 bar tab at KBGA’s Tuesday Trivia night, which includes music and picture rounds, plus drank specials. Pro tip: $25 is enough to buy almost everybody in the bar a Natty Light. Free to play. VFW, 245 W. Main St. 8-10 PM.
Malcolm McLaren, were among the first to turn rebellion into a consumer product; feel free to blame them for Hot Topic. We can also trace the line of ripped-up shirts and mohawks and Anglophile-loving fashion back to the Pistols (and the Sex boutique started by McLaren and Vivienne Westwood). The 2000 documentary The Filth and the Fury lays out the Pistol’s saga in a blend of TV commercials, interviews, old news clips and concert footage, Veterans and their families and caregivers are invited to the Yoga Warriors class, sponsored by the Learning Center at Red Willow and hosted at The Peak Health and Wellness Center, 150 E. Spruce Street. Free, but limited to 20 participants, so sign up at 721-0033.
nightlife Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tuesdays at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a
No foolin’, Yabba Griffith plays reggae at the Symes Hotel. 8-10 PM. Pass-the-hat donation. Nashville’s own Howlin’ Brothers play old-school blues and folky stuff at the Missoula Winery, with special guests, at 8 PM. $10. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and ticketfly.com.
appropriate for the collage-heavy Pistols aesthetic. It shows the gnarly side of the band’s two-year span, but the incongruously nice side, too, like appearances at kids’ fundraisers. Filth is the result of director Julien Temple trying to present a more balanced take than his 1980 The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, which many critics believe was too heavy on McLaren’s point of view. The snotty attitude that the Pistols embodied lives on, though I prefer bands that harness it to subvert classism and sexism, rather than the ones using it merely to prey on teenager’s wallets (and bodies, in the case of accused sexual predators like The Casualties). Punk rock continues to evolve, but it’s still sometimes worth remembering where it came from. There’s a visceral thrill to watching Lydon spit “God Save the Queen.” Particularly when we can watch from a safe distance. —Kate Whittle
line dance, followed by 7 PM twostep and 8 PM country cha-cha. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Writers of all stripes can meet somewhere besides a bar for once with the Writer’s Group facilitated by John Robinson at Bitterroot Public Library. 6:30-8 PM every other Tuesday. Develop some handy skillz with the Compassionate Communication Class hosted by the Living Art Studio,
725 W. Alder St. Tuesdays in April from 7-8:30 PM. $50/$90 for two. Register by calling Patrick Marsolek at 406-443-3439 or emailing info@patrickmarsolek.com. Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. Here’s a question to tickle your brainwaves: What is the earliest recorded literary reference to April Fool’s Day? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)
Fall hopelessly in love when Seattle’s indie-pop Jacob Cummings plays tunes at the Badlander, along with local fella Paul Monk. Badlander. 9 PM. No cover, plus $3 Montgomery drink special.
WEDNESDAYAPR02 Leap into the Northwest Regional Conference of the American College Dance Festival Association’s opening concert at the Montana Theatre in the PARTV center. Faculty from around the region perform accompanied by Missoula musicians. 7:30 PM. $8. Ken Silvestro presents Narcissism, Sexuality, and Trauma, a class explaining these traits and how they influence our lives. Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave. Wednesdays through April 9 from noon-1 PM. $100 for the five-week series. Call 721-0033 for registration and info.
nightlife Toast some tough ladies at the Community Unite Pint Night for Missoula Betterside Women’s Rugby. Northside Kettlehouse. 5-8 PM. “Queen of the Minor Key” singersongwriter Eilen Jewell plays a gem of a seated show at the Top Hat. 8 PM. $10. 18-plus. If you think your Prince falsetto is good, that’s what matters, dear. Now go forth and rule the school at the
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