Billings, MT

Kirks' Grocery

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Independent contemporary-art and all-ages performance space hosting DIY touring musicians, experimental music, spoken word and other creative events. All-ages DIY performance room with touring musicians and experimental programming. From a performer’s standpoint, the venue is set up around site documents DIY touring musicians and musical performances in a dedicated performance space. The music mix includes DIY, punk, experimental, indie, spoken word, mixed, which helps define the kinds of performers already represented in the venue’s programming. For working musicians, that established live-use pattern makes the venue easier to evaluate in terms of format, audience setting, and show style. Kirks' Grocery is located at 2920 Minnesota Ave, Billings, MT 59101. Age access is all ages — official venue description. Musicians considering the venue can use its existing programming and performance format as the main guide when deciding whether their set, instrumentation, and audience expectations are a good match. Its ongoing connection to live performance also gives artists a stronger basis for judging the room than they would have with a venue used only sporadically for music.

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Shane
Role
Talent Buyer
(503) 209-2394

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Age policy
All Ages
Genres
All Genres
Sound & production
House sound system
Address
2920 Minnesota Avenue, 59101, United States
Venue phone
(503) 209-2394
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