For the Chronicle
Taylor Burlage’s debut solo album is set for release today, and though he did reach out to the Chronicle, the Bozeman singer-songwriter is not looking for fanfare. An album release party for “I Might Be Gone” isn’t on the books. CDs are not yet ordered. And Burlage may very well be gone, like his album title suggests.
When he talked to the Chronicle on Tuesday, Burlage was posted up in Ashton, Idaho, visiting his grandmother. He’ll return to Bozeman for a few days, then set
out again on a trip to the desert with his dad. ough his calendar is full into autumn, he has made a point to block out time for himself, for backpacking, shing or other adventures. at’s how Burlage wants to live — with freedom to roam or freedom to stay at home, start a farm and raise a family like fellow songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov.
Contacting the Chronicle was part of the business side of music, he explains. It may be a game he has to play to create the life he desires.
“I’m coming to terms with the fact that it’s a personal journey no
matter what,” Burlage said. “But in order to make this be a part of my life and do it for real, I have to be open, I guess, and be willing to put myself out there in ways that make me truly uncomfortable.”
Burlage, who grew up in Bozeman, graduating from Bozeman High School in 2016 and then going on to major in lm and photography at Montana State University, has no desire to leave for the supposedly greener songwriting pastures of cities such as Nashville.
And though he loves physical work, he doesn’t want to return to ghting forest res full time.
“I’d much rather be doing this and making art and doing the thing I love in my home,” he said. “I don’t want to be a transplant to somewhere else. I’m a musician from Montana and I love the idea of that.”
Fri 5/05
Celtic Quintet
@ 6pm
Avenue, Bozeman. gvbcbike@ gmail.com
American Aquarium @ 8pm
Open Pottery Studio: May 7
Marcedes Carroll @ 7pm
Fri
5/12
Music from Ireland, Scotland and places beyond. Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive, Bozeman. knealh49@gmail com
Bridger Aerospace Open House!
Armory Music Hall, 24 W Menden‐hall St, Bozeman
@ 4pm / $10
BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky. 406-995-2742
Montage Big Sky, 995 Settlement Trail, Big Sky
Friday Night Stand-Up
with Michael Palascak
@ 7pm / $20-$25
Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA He performed on both
The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year
Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy.com, 406-570-7766
Verdi and Piave’s Rigoletto @ 7pm / $35
Verdi and Piave’s tragic master‐piece based on Victor Hugo’s con‐troversial play tells the story of a hunchback jester �ghting against the powers around him for the good of his family. Willson Audito‐rium, 404 West Main Street, Boze‐man sara@intermountain opera.org, 406-587-2889
The Mint presents Brandon Hale and the Dirty Shame
@ 8:30pm
The Mint Bar and Grill, 102 N Main St, Livingston
Bluebelly Junction: Cinco
De Mayo at Bozeman
Eagles @ 9pm
Eagles Lodge - Bozeman, 316 E Main St, Bozeman
Friday Night Stand-Up
with Michael Palascak
@ 9pm / $20-$25
Michael Palascak is a comedian who grew up in Indiana and now lives in LA He performed on both
The Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in the same year
Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@lastbest comedy.com, 406-570-7766
Sat 5/06
Bike Swap 2023
@ 8am
Annual Gallatin Valley Bike Swap, May 6th 2023 Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 901 North Black
@ 10am
Bridger Aerospace is hosting an Open House to showcase its Aer‐ial Fire�ghting planes and support the Bozeman Health Pediatric Clinic! 90 Aviation Ln, 90 Aviation Lane, Belgrade. pr@bridgeraero space com, 406-813-0079
Kenyon Noble’s Junior Carpenter Mother’s Day Event
@ 11am
Come make a planter for your mom for Mother's Day with us!
Kenyon Noble Lumber & Hard‐ware, 1243 West Oak Street, Bozeman. sociallykenyonnoble@ gmail.com
Open House @ 12pm
Debra's art up the entire month of May Come to the Open House, come to Thirsty Thursday on the 18th, Come to a brunch on the 14th or 21st, come to the Couples Dinner on May 19 or 20 1889
Barn, 12670 Portnell Road, Boze‐man the1889barn@gmail com, 406-579-4865
The Waiting - Bozeman Montana: SLAM!
Fundraiser The Rialto Theater, Bozeman, MT @ 6pm Rialto Bozeman, 10 W Main St , Bozeman
Notorious BOZ for Mountain Time Arts!
@ 7pm / $20
Every show will feature a guest "Armando" who will share stories from their life. The cast will then use those stories as inspiration to create characters and scenes in a completely hilarious show! Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman info@lastbest comedy.com, 406-570-7766
Verge Presents F*cking A @ 7:30pm / $35
F*cking A the tragic story of Hes‐ter Smith, a mother whose son was taken from her and impris‐oned as a child, and her journey to free him 111 S Grand Ave Suite 107, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman info@vergetheater com
Emily Nenni @ 8pm
Armory Music Hall, 24 W Menden‐hall St, Bozeman
Desperate Electric at Tune Up Bar @ 9pm Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
Sun 5/07
Women's May Day MiniRetreat @ 10am / $99
Experience the magic of a facili‐tated drum circle, two West African World Dance classes to live drumming, and a hand drum‐ming class exploring West African polyrhythms! Starlite Bozeman, 622 East Tamarack Street, Boze‐man. yamamabozeman@ gmail.com
Ride N Paint!
@ 2pm / Free
Cedar Ridge Equine, 555 Rocky Road, Bozeman
Workshop: Mantras for Abundance @ 2pm
Learn mantras designed to create true abundance! 521 E Peach St, 521 East Peach Street, Bozeman. kathleenkarlsen@msn.com, 406599-3235
Verge Presents F*cking A @ 3pm / $35
F*cking A the tragic story of Hes‐ter Smith, a mother whose son was taken from her and impris‐oned as a child, and her journey to free him 111 S Grand Ave Suite 107, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. info@vergetheater.com
Verdi and Piave’s Rigoletto @ 3pm / $35
Verdi and Piave’s tragic master‐piece based on Victor Hugo’s controversial play tells the story of a hunchback jester �ghting against the powers around him for the good of his family. Willson Au‐ditorium, 404 West Main Street, Bozeman. sara@intermountain opera.org, 406-587-2889
Daily Confused
@ 7pm
Live music while you soak! Featur‐ing the local groovy rock band
“Daily Confused” Bozeman Hot Springs, 81123 Gallatin Road, Bozeman. adam@bhsprings com, 406-586-6492
Tue 5/09
International Folk Dancing @ 7pm
Join us for great exercise and community as we enjoy folk dances from around the world! Family friendly, no experience or partner needed. Bozeman Catholic Community Center, 210 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. amanda.albrecht@bozemanfolk lore.org
Bone Dry Comedy Hour
Open Mic
@ 8pm
Bone Dry Comedy brings Open Mic night to Last Best Comedy
Our weekly open mic is a sup‐portive place to start your comedy journey, try new material, and connect to the Bozeman Stand up scene. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. info@ lastbestcomedy com, 406-5707766
Wed 5/10
QuickBooks Online Class
@ 8:30am / $297
This class will help you advance your knowledge of QuickBooks Online and basic bookkeeping principles, whether you are a busi‐ness owner or an employee. Bank of Bozeman, 875 Harmon Stream Boulevard, Bozeman. contact.me @�xyouraccounting.com, 406589-8068
5K Brew Run at Outlaw Brewing
@ 6pm / $8 2876 N 27th Ave, Bozeman
Community Art Class: Resin Floral Pendants with Kelly Reynolds @ 6pm / Free BASE Art Studio, 285 Simkins Drive, Big Sky 406-995-2742
2023 Wild Rivers Film Tour @ 7pm / $15
2023 Wild Rivers Film Tour The Ri‐alto Theater in downtown Boze‐man, MT on May 10th, 2023.
Doors open 6PM // Films start 7PM For Tickets, visit Wild Rivers Film Tour at Eventbrite.com Rialto, 10 West Main Street, Bozeman. es teva@greateryellowstone.org, 406-556-2820
Underground Blues Jam @ 8pm
BRING YOUR AXE! COME AS YOU ARE! It's the Underground Blues Jam on the stage at Last Best Comedy. Players are invited to jam with the band and lay down some tasty licks over the founda‐tions of rock. Last Best Comedy, 321 East Main Street, Bozeman. sp@lastbestcomedy com, 802373-6544
Top 10 Bestsellers at Cactus Records
Marcedes Carroll @ 7pm
Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
2) Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival - You
Hippo Campus @ 7pm The Elm, 506 S 7th Ave, Bozeman
3) Pearl Jam - Give Way
4) Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna Live 1981
Marcedes Carroll @ 7pm
Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
Emerson 30th Birthday & Open House @ 5pm
Rob Baird: RB and Friends @ 7:30pm Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
5) Mac Miller - K.I.D.S.
6) Mac Miller - Swimming
Hippo Campus @ 8pm The Elm (Bozeman), 506 N 7th Ave, Bozeman
7) Boygenius - The Record
8) Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires - The Sound Emporium EP
Charly Bliss @ 8pm The Elm, 506 S 7th Ave, Bozeman
9) The Black Keys - Live at Beachland Tavern
Thursday Night Out! @ 8pm / $10-$15
10) Mac Miller - The Divine Feminine
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Hippo Campus @ 7pm
The Elm, 506 S 7th Ave, Bozeman
Emerson 30th Birthday & Open House Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. heidi@theemer son.org, 406-587-9797
Rob Baird: RB and Friends @ 7:30pm
Celtic Quintet @ 6pm
Tune Up, 24 W Mendenhall St, Bozeman
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Hippo Campus @ 8pm
Music from Ireland, Scotland and places beyond Valhalla Meadery, 875 Bridger Drive, Bozeman. knealh49@gmail com
Sam Barber @ 7pm
Live From The Divide, 627 E Peach St, Bozeman
Verge Presents F*cking A @ 7:30pm / $35
1) “Bear with Me Now” by Katie Shepard, $17
2) “Happy Place” by Emily Henr y, $27
F*cking A the tragic story of Hes‐ter Smith, a mother whose son was taken from her and impris‐oned as a child, and her journey to free him. 111 S Grand Ave Suite 107, 111 South Grand Avenue, Bozeman. info@vergetheater.com
Volleyball Nights @ 7:30pm
3) “The Wager” by David Grann, $30
4) “The Creative ACT” by Rick Rubin, $32
Volleyball for all skill levels! Story Creek Elementary School, 807 Bolinger Road, Belgrade info@‐fbc-mt.org
5) “Fox and I” by Catherine Raven, $18
Marcedes Carroll: Opening for Kalyn Beasley & The Honky Tonk Arcade @ Stacey's @ 8pm
6) “Poverty, by America” by Matthew Desmond, $28
7) “The Sun and Her Flowers” by Rupi Kaur, $16.99
Stacey's Old Faithful Bar & Steak‐house, 300 Mill St, Gallatin Gate‐way
8) “Beaverland” by Leila Philip, $30
9) “Outlive” by Peter Attia, $32
10) “The Trackers” by Charles Frazier, $30
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MAY 7
Two veterans of “Saturday Night Live” reunite, to very funny effect, in this comedy about surrogate parenthood. Tina Fey plays a business-minded woman who wants to have a child, though she’s biologically unable to. The apparent solution is a decidedly different, rough-around-the-edges lady (Amy Poehler) who moves in, making it anyone’s guess if the duo will be able to endure each other until the baby is born.
Journalist David Walsh (Chris O’Dowd, “Bridesmaids”) of The Sunday Times investigates famed cyclist Lance Armstrong (Ben Foster, “Hell and High Water”) for doping in Stephen Frear’s 2015 docudrama, which drew a mixed response from critics despite a characteristically committed performance from Foster. How committed? To better understand his character, the actor reportedly took performance-enhancing drugs while making this film. Dustin Hoffman, Lee Pace and Jesse Plemons co-star.
MAY 10
“Class of ’09”
This FX on Hulu limited thriller series follows a class of FBI agents at three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. Brian Tyree Henry, Kate Mara, Sepideh Moafi and Brian J. Smith head the cast. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere New
MAY 12
“The Great”
The 10-episode third round of this black comedy picks up after the events of the Season 2 finale, with Catherine and Peter (Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult) trying to make their marriage work, a visit from the U.S. ambassador that tests her diplomatic skills and taunting visions of his father that try his sanity. (ORIGINAL) Season Premiere New
The identity of the celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, un-scramble the letters noted with asterisks in the puzzle.
ACROSS
1. “The View” cohost (2)
9. Elly May Clampett’s pa
10. Actor Florek
11. Cheerleader’s cry
13. Central Florida city
15. __ con carne; TexMex dish
17. Bridget of “Blue Bloods”
18. “__ Time for Sergeants”
20. “Home Improvement” role
21. Actor Wheaton
23. Pres. Harding’s monogram
24. Tavern order
25. Arthur, for one
26. Suffix for short or port
29. Kildare or Quinn: abbr.
30. Role on “S.W.A.T.”
(2)
34. Ready to be used
(2)
36. Terre __, IN
38. Capture
39. Lucy __; “NCIS: Hawai’i” role
42. Deface
43. Iantha __ of “Will Trent”
1. 1/60 of a min.
2. Role on “The Goldbergs”
3. “Queen for __ __” of old TV
4. Laughing syllable
5. “Touched by __ Angel”
6. Part of a foot
7. Actress Moran
8. __ Mineo
9. Ralph Waite’s role (2)
12. Actor on “The Good Doctor” (2)
14. Myrna __
16. Linden of “Barney Miller”
19. Greasy
20. Elderly
22. “__ Mans”; Steve McQueen film
23. Initials for Bendix of “The Life of Riley”
27. One of the Seven Dwarfs
28. Wanted poster letters
30. Actress Andersson
31. One of the girls in “Little Women”
32. Actor Everett
33. Japanese wrestling form
35. VP Rockefeller’s monogram
37. Sunbather’s reward
40. Battery size
41. Redford’s initials
BY JAY BOBBINQ: What do you think got “The Neighborhood” to its recent 100th episode, which you directed?
A: The cast is just really dynamic. That’s been really one of the key things, I believe, to the longevity and the success of the show that we’ve had. And, of course, our writing staff and just the whole family environment here.
We feel very blessed to be able to be doing a show on a big, major network at this time. I’m really proud of that (100th-episode) milestone, as well as getting the great news that we’ll be back for a sixth season.
Q: What was your own neighborhood like when you were young?
A: I grew up in St. Louis, definitely the kind of neighborhood where you knew everybody up and down the block, the different families. You knew the houses not to go to. All of these things were a part of being a great neighborhood.
Now, of course, it’s very different. One, I’m extremely rich. I have to live behind 13 gates, I believe, right now. There’s several security guards to even get to my own bedroom. (In the pandemic era,) everybody had to get outside. We were walking, and that was the first time in recent years that I had an opportunity to kind of find out about people who lived near me, and see their faces and know who they were.
Q: When did you first get the sense that comedy could be a career for you?
A: You know, for me, it was in junior high school, you know ... that eighth- or ninth-grade era of your life, when you are kind of transitioning from being your mother’s kid to this guy that’s going to have your own identity and your friend group. You are getting a little more independence.
I think that’s when my sense of humor started to jump out and when I was aware of it, especially when I started getting in trouble at school for being funny – doing things that I thought was just me being myself, and I’d find out I would have the kids all laughing. Then the teacher would blame me for being disruptive, and I was like, “Oh. This is something.”
May 7
“Movie: Whose Streets?”
“Movie: Life Itself”
May 11
“Jimmy
The “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Silicon Valley” actor and comic gives his take on such topics as love languages, loser friends and making compromises with his Asian parents in his first global stand-up special, which was filmed earlier this year. (ORIGINAL)
Through the accounts of those who lived through it, this 2017 documentary from filmmakers Sabaah Folayan (“Look at Me: XXXTentacion”) and Damon Davis (“The Holly”) looks at how the police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown in 2014 inspired the community of Ferguson, Mo., to fight back as well as sparked a global movement.
Roger Ebert was a brand unto himself, not only as one of America’s top movie critics, but also as a Pulitzer Prize winner and a popular television personality. This 2014 documentary, directed by Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”), recalls Ebert’s love of film — so deeply rooted that when illness took his literal voice, he found new ways to convey his professional thoughts to the public.
“58th Academy of Country Music Awards”
These annual awards, which honor the biggest names and emerging new talent in country music, return exclusively to streaming on Prime Video in a new venue — Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, near Dallas. Hardy tops all nominees with seven nods, including Song of the Year and Visual Media of the Year, while Lainey Wilson follows with six. (ORIGINAL)
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BY GEORGE DICKIE
If the musings of one of the world’s most influential chefs is of interest, a new newsletter on Substack may be what you seek.
In “Out of the Oven” (jeremiahtower.substack.com), Jeremiah Tower, who established his reputation as a culinary innovator with his 1970s stint as executive chef at Alice Waters’ legendary Berkeley, Calif., bistro Chez Panisse, offers up a weekly selection from his considerable personal archives, among them his writings, photos, videos, menus and other visual materials on eating, cooking and travel. And there are stories, lots of stories.
This, after all, is a man who lived the life of a celebrity chef before there was such a thing. Recognized worldwide for his innovative approach to Northern California cuisine, Tower left Chez Panisse to open his own San Francisco eatery Stars in the 1980s. Along the way, he plated meals for everyone from the rich and famous to local fishermen and by his own admission was an enthusiastic participant in the drug culture that permeated the industry and helped fuel his own creativity.
In all, there is about a terabyte’s worth of information to share and there are paid and free subscriptions. So whether you’re a foodie or just a lover of entertaining stories, “Out of the Oven” might be worth checking out.
Here are a few other celebrity chef newsletters to be
found on Substack.
“Andrew Zimmern’s Spilled Milk” (andrewzimmern.substack.com): The “Bizarre Foods” host and four-time James Beard Award-winning chef started this newsletter in December 2021 with the idea of connecting more personally with his community, which he does here through online conversation, recipes, videos and other content. The subscription is free though subscribers do have the option to pay.
“Longer Tables With Jose Andres” (joseandres.substack.com): In today’s divided climate, the Spanish-American chef, restaurateur, author and World Central Kitchen founder wants to bring people together. So in this newsletter, he shares stories that show how food connects us and explores our shared food history and food future. He also answers cooking questions, posts interviews with his foodie heroes and shares video postcards from his travels. Subscriptions range from free to $150 annually.
“Ruth Reichl: La Briffe” (ruthreichl.substack.com): For many years, Reichl was a food critic for The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times and she misses her readers. So she created this free newsletter “about cooking, eating and making life more delicious” to reconnect with them and have a two-way conversation about what they’re eating, cooking and thinking.
From the creators of “Indian Matchmaking” comes this unscripted series that features singles in the U.S. and Israel as they turn their dating life over to top Jewish matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom and open themselves to the traditional practice of shidduch dating, in which Jewish singles are introduced to one another in Orthodox Jewish communities for the purpose of marriage. (ORIGINAL)
In their third Netflix special, the Emmy and Peabody-winning comic discusses such topics as their own wedding, more than one traumatic encounter with a bunny and much more in this stand-up oerformance filmed last fall at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. (ORIGINAL) New
From executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens, with Season 1 focusing on Queen Cleopatra, the misunderstood and daring queen of Egypt whose beauty and romances came to overshadow her real asset: her intellect. (ORIGINAL) New
Jennifer Lopez stars in this thriller from director Niki Caro
(“The Zookeeper’s Wife”) as a deadly assassin on the run from dangerous assailants, who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before. Joseph Fiennes, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci and Omari Hardwick are also in the cast. (ORIGINAL) Premiere
Emsculpt builds and tones muscles in the abs, buttocks, legs, arms or calves while shedding fat through “radiofrequency”. Emsculpt’s non-invasive muscle activation is deeper than gym reps, giving you natural-looking muscle tone.
ACROSS
1. Nervous wreck (2)
9. Word from Scrooge
10. Opera solo
11. Massage
13. Go with the flow
15. In the know
17. Most direct routes
18. MMXXIII, for one: abbr.
20. “How do you __?”
21. Farewell
23. Skippy competitor
24. Bumpkin
25. Last month: abbr.
26. __ or about; approximately
29. Therefore
30. Musician at a police funeral
34. Eliminate pencil errors
36. Give a speech
38. Argument
39. Metal fastener
42. Driv. lic. & Soc. Sec. card
43. Current CBS drama series (2) DOWN
1. Rotten
2. Captain in “Moby-Dick”
3. Prince George’s mum
4. Pauser’s syllable
5. Note of the musical scale
6. James or Scott
7. Barcelona wives: abbr.
8. Kosovo’s continent: abbr.
9. One born between 1946 & 1964 (2)
12. Luxurious lifestyle (3)
14. Animal in the house
16. Moist
19. Tatum’s dad
20. Guacamole & salsa
22. CD followers
23. Second U.S. president’s initials
27. Spanish article
28. Pronoun
30. Cry hard
31. Kelly or Autry
32. One of the oldest team sports
33. Bug’s nemesis
35. Rip off
37. Vikings’ goals, for short
40. __ negative; rarest blood type
41. Prefix for legal or logical
“The Muppets Mayhem”
(May 10)
This family comedy series follows the Muppets’ Electric Mayhem Band as they come face to face with the music scene of today as they embark on an epic quest to record their first studio album, helped by young music executive Nora (Lilly Singh, “Dollface”).
Saara Chaudry (“The Mysterious Benedict Society”) and Tahj Mowry (“Baby Daddy”) are also in the nonpuppet cast. (ORIGINAL)
“Crater” (May 12)
From director Kyle Patrick Alvarez (“C.O.G.,” “Easier With Practice”) comes this 2023 sci-fi adventure about Caleb (Isaiah Russell-Bailey, “Family Reunion”), a boy on a lunar mining colony, who with his friends hijack a rover for one final adventure on a journey to explore a mysterious crater before being relocated to a distant planet in fulfillment of his father’s last wish. (ORIGINAL)
“Star
(Available now)
Set during The High Republic era, this animated series follows Jedi younglings as they study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need and learn valuable skills needed to become Jedi along the way. Dee Bradley Baker, Emma Berman and Juliet Donenfeld are among those lending their vocal talents. (ORIGINAL)
(Available now)
This documentary follows BTS star SUGA as he travels around the world in search of musical inspiration for his next album “D-Day.” The film also shows him at his most vulnerable as he discusses his writer’s block with other musicians and mines his most traumatic memories for song lyrics, and features live clips of songs from the new album (ORIGINAL)
BY JAY BOBBIN
Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz has more than a casual connection to the famous 1950 drama “All About Eve”: It was written and directed by his great-uncle, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who earned Oscars for performing both tasks on the film. TCM shows the picture Sunday, May 7, and it’s always a guessing game whether Ben will invoke personal history in his surrounding segments under such circumstances.
The picture is the legendary backstage story of an ambitious newcomer (Anne Baxter) who takes advantage of a star (Bette Davis) whose career is on the downslide. Indeed, as said in it, it’s “going to be a bumpy night.” The superb cast also includes George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe and Thelma Ritter.
Burlage has become somewhat of a regular at Morris Mountain Studios in Butte, helmed by Ben Morris. He has been in the studio four times over the last year, a quick rise after releasing his first single in April 2021. He’s trying to build a base of songs, to grow a fanbase and career.
“Part of making art is sharing it with other people,” Burlage said. “We can’t keep doing it without people discovering it.”
“I Might Be Gone” was recorded in three days in December, the second studio session. Burlage recorded The Dead and Down’s self-titled debut album, released in January, in the studio. After the solo session, he returned for a couple more The Dead and Down singles in February, then again last month with the full band to record their upcoming second album.
“I’ve been pretty prolific in the past year,” Burlage said. “...I had a little stockpile of songs to get through.”
With The Dead and Down, songwriting becomes a collective effort between Burlage and his bandmates — Matt Angelo on keys, James Burne on guitar, Dave Efries on bass and Josh Higginbottom on drums. Burlage will bring in incomplete songs, some basic chords or a lyric and allow the band to “get weird” with it and explore within their shared musical language.
“I landed on something pretty lucky there,” Burglage said. “We just all get along and we have this creative process that’s pretty unique. Everyone brings something to the table.”
While more complex compositionally, songs funneled to the band generally feature lyrics that are less personal. They are story songs, written from outside perspectives and not always tied to Burlage’s own experience. Solo, the songwriting
comes into focus. Burlage, who says he is a “fairly dramatic” person, uses writing as a means to process his emotions. Much of “I Might Be Gone” was born from the remnants of an unhealthy relationship.
“I get wrapped up in a lot of feelings and I have difficulty expressing it any other way,” Burlage said. “I love the idea of taking something painful, something traumatic and difficult — ugly, really — and turning it into something beautiful and worthwhile and lasting. There’s this whole evolution of feeling.”
When it comes to music, Burlage calls himself a “constant consumer.” The music of his childhood was defined
by his father’s tastes, which were emphatically against pop music, but led him to the music of Josh Ritter. In high school, he would trade CDs with teacher Derek Strahn — host of the Montana Medicine Show, a 2-minute history segment produced by KGLT. Strahn opened his ears to a new world of songwriters, voices like Richard Thompson, Isakov and Joe Pug. In the last six months, The Dead Tongues have become a bit of an obsession. Theo Katzman is also in the current rotation, as is Ritter.
“I think the perfect song is one that makes you feel something,” Burlage said. “That could be that it makes you feel like you want
to shake your butt or it makes you want to pull off to the side of the road and cry.”
Through this consumption, Burlage has learned to give those lyrics that feel most intimate room to breathe. He points to songs like Sylvan Esso’s “Slack
Jaw,” where soft piano highlights the words and captures the feeling contained therein. “I Might Be Gone,” though stylistically different, has the same feel. “Songs on this album are pretty damn simple, and soft and sweet,” Burlage said.
“i love the idea of taking something painful, something traumatic and difficult — ugly, really — and turning it into something beautiful and worthwhile and lasting. There’s this whole evolution of feeling.”
—Taylor Burlage
Solution on page 12
BY GEORGE DICKIE playerprofile
When your team hasn’t seen the postseason berth in six years and has a pitching staff consistently among the game’s worst, the need for change is obvious. And so it is that Jacob deGrom became a Texas Ranger.
Signing a five-year, $185 million contract over the winter, the twotime Cy Young winner represents a significant upgrade and a significant gamble on the part of the Rangers. Yes, when the righthander is healthy, he’s arguably the best pitcher in the game, as his career ERA of 2.55 would indicate. And his arrival, along with those of righty Nathan Eovaldi and lefty Andrew Heaney, served notice to the rest of the league that the Rangers are officially in win now mode.
Questions:
1) What All-Star outfielder’s switch to third base helped catalyze his team’s championship run in the mid-1970s?
2) This All-Star second baseman became a left fielder when his throws could no longer find first base. Can you name him?
3) What Hall of Famer played over 200 games each in the outfield, at second base and at catcher?
4) What former All-Star catcher won an MVP award as a third baseman?
5) Bad knees forced this Hall of Fame center fielder to first base in the latter years of his career. Who was he?
6) This All-Star outfielder blew out his elbow in a one-off pitching performance. Who is he?
7) What seven-time batting champion played over 1,000 games each at second and first base?
8) What Hall-of-Fame catcher switched to third base late in his career?
9) This budding left-handed starter agreed to become a closer to fill a team need. He then excelled at this position. Who is he?
10) This star lefty pitcher was moved to the outfield when it became apparent his bat was more valuable than his arm. Name him.
Answers:
But in recent years, the 34-yearold Floridian has looked increasingly fragile. He missed the second half of 2021 with inflammation in his pitching elbow. Then last season, a stress reaction in his right shoulder kept him out all year until August. And when he returned, the Mets, his former team, kept him on a strict pitch limit, which they removed when they needed him for a playoff run. And at that point he looked very ordinary, pitching to a 1-3 record with a 4.50 ERA in five starts.
Little wonder, then, why the Mets balked at giving him more than a three-year deal. The Rangers, conversely, were all too eager to give him the long-term deal he desired.
Now presumably healthy again, he leads a revamped Texas rotation with newcomers Eovaldi and Heaney and returnees Jon Gray and Martin Perez, one that the Rangers faithful hope will help make the team a force in the American League West.
The Rangers can be seen in action against the Oakland A’s Saturday, May 13, on FS1.
Full name:
Jacob Anthony deGrom
Birth date:
June 19, 1988
Birthplace:
DeLand, Fla.
Height/weight: 6 feet 4 inches/
180 pounds
Teams: New York
Mets (2014-22); Texas Rangers (2023-present)
Position: Starting pitcher
Bats/throws: Left/ right
No.: 48
Honors and achievements:
Four-time All Star
(2015, 2018, 2019, 2021); two-time Cy Young Award winner (2018, 2019); NL ERA leader (2018); two-time NL strikeout leader (2019, 2020); NL Rookie of the Year (2014)
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