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We will be playing some shows in Montana to close out our 2017 Summer.  Thanks to everyone who has attended the shows, we hope to see you out on this last swing.  

Wednesday, August 16, 8PM - Two Bit Saloon - Gardiner, MT

Thursday, August 17,  7PM - Pine Creek Lodge - Paradise Valley, MT

   ** with Corb Lund **

Friday, August 18 - Murray Bar, 9PM - Livingston, MT

Sunday, august 20 7PM - Acoustic show at Norris Hot Springs

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Thanks to everyone at Pine Creek Lodge for coming out and making it a great night. We were happy to be a part of such a Montana moment. We look forward to being back in the area Fall 2016, so stay tuned.

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Harvest Howl in Great Falls

Thanks to everyone in Great Falls for having us on a great night for The 2015 Annual Harvest Howl!  That was rocking.

Harvest Howl 2015

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The Bus Driver Tour heads down to the SouthWest to play Pickamania Festival in September!  This is going to be our first visit to the region, thanks to The Mimbres Region Arts Council for the invite.  We will be stopping in Colorado, New Mexico, and there is even talk of an Arizona date.  Check the Schedule out here.

More info on the festival is here. See you along the way!

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2015 tour dates still coming & Red Ants Pants Music Festival

We are so excited to be a part of the 2015 Red Ants Pants Music Festival for another year. The folks at RaP and White Sulfur Springs have been very kind to us and we have enjoyed playing in the festival for the last 3 years. Check out the Lineup, see you there!

We will be getting the wheels rolling for Summer 2015, so check back for updates!

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2014 - New Album Now Available

The second album by The Bus Driver Tour, “Halfway Between”, is a vintage style album complete with tube distortion, raw expression and the gleam of imperfection.

The decision to make such an album came out of a mixture of timing and philosophy. The band was eager to record an album that captured the honesty that often gets lost in overproduction. With only four days to record while on Spring Tour, they teamed up with producer Noel Webster, prior owner of Muscle Shoals Sound Studio. The model made sense in Noel’s studio, a working museum of analog recording artifacts and the perfect place to capture that large, live, vintage sound.

The original Muscle Shoals building was used by the Black Keys to record their album “Brother”, which Noel received a platinum record for, and “The Muscle Shoals Sound” was instrumental in recording legendary tracks by artists ranging from Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to The Rolling Stones and Lynrd Skynrd.

The gear that was used on Halfway Between is somewhat of a secret. The recording is mostly live with very little overdubbing, and the vintage spirit makes for an album that could have come from the reel to reel studio days of the 60’s or 70’s. Recorded as a snapshot of an honest performance, the band hopes that the vulnerabilities of the album captured on classic equipment give it all a little magic.

Digital copies of the album can be found on iTunes and at TheBusDriverTour.bandcamp.com. Physical copies can be purchased from any live BDT show and at CDBaby.

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2014 Summer Tour Dates

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The Boat Tour Begins

Thanks to everyone in Montana for a warm (hearted) Winter. We were happy to be part of some real weather and some pretty sporty traveling. See you in June for the 2014 Summer Tour!

We are headed to South Dakota, Arkansaas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Nashville, and of Course Knoxville, TN for the Spring!! Keep up to date because we will be traveling on a boat up the TomTenn River system with Captain Bob! Music, fishing, little bit of sun (we hope) and some good times while waiting for the locks to open. Thanks TVA ;-) See everyone Soon in the South!

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The Bus Driver Tour Hosts Montana Mardi Gras March 1st & 2nd

The Bus Driver Tour hosts a Montana Mardi Gras Roundup on March 1st & 2nd.  The Roundup departs from Livingston, making stops in Big Timber, Two Dot, White Sulphur Springs, Wilsall, and Clyde Park before heading back to Livingston to finish the trip. Along the way, the band and its guests will play six shows at six different small Montana towns in only two days.  There will be two short daytime acoustic sets between two different local bars, then the caravan will roll to one more town, ending each night with two electric sets. 

Participants are encouraged to carpool and come in costume. All events are open to the public.

Saturday March 1st

11:00 am - Gather at The Murray Bar in Livingston to meet and carpool. 1:00 pm – The Thirsty Turtle in Big Timber, MT 3:30 pm - Two Dot Bar in Two Dot, MT 9:00 pm – Dempsey’s Tavern in White Sulphur Springs, MT

Sunday, March 2nd

11:00 am – Soak at the springs in White Sulphur 2:00 pm – Bank Bar in Wilsall, MT 3:30 pm – Clyde Park Tavern in Clyde Park, MT 7:30 pm – The Murray Bar in Livingston, MT

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Sheridan Wyoming then Sacajawea Hotel in Three Forks, MT

Thanks to everyone in Bozeman, Livingston, and Paradise Valley for bringing great vibes to The Eagle’s Club, Chico and The Murray.

We are in Sheridan (for the first time ever) and having a great time at Warehouse 201. We will be there tonight (January 25) again, don’t miss it.

Next Weekend (January 31, & February 1) we will be at the Sacajawea Hotel Bar in Three Forks, MT. We had a great time there this Summer, let’s do it again!

This photo is from Chico Hot Springs and is taken by Tony Demin. Thanks for the great photo Tony.

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Hometown Show at the Murray Wednesday January 22, then Sheridan Wyoming

We arer playing a hometowner at the Murray Wednesday January 22!

Then, Come join us for our first ever Sheridan, Wyoming Show. We will be at Warehouse 201 this Friday & Saturday, January 24 & 25!

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Bozeman and Chico - 3 Great Shows This Weekend January 17, 18, 19

We will be playing 3 shows this weekend between Bozeman and Paradise Valley.

First, Friday & Saturday, January 17 & 18 we will be performing our first Bozeman show(s) of 2014 at the Eagle's Club in Downtown Bozeman.  We need all of you Bozeman folks for that one!  

Then to close out the weekend come join us for what will likely be our only Chico Hot Springs show this Winter.  We've had some times at Chico, and it's looking like this Sunday, January 19 - 7PM will be a great one!  It is Danny (Amigo) Freunds Birthday!  Says Danny "I don't feel that old."

Come catch one or all of these nights, See y'all there!

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The Bus Driver Tour 2014 New Years Show

It is time to get the show back on the road!  We will be kicking off our 2014 Winter Tour with a New Years Eve celebration at The Livingston Bar and Grill.  This is a free show for all of our great friends in Montana (and maybe a few guests from far off places).  The Show will start at 9:00PM and go until it is over.  It is going to be a great Livingston Tuesday Night!  

Check out our full Winter 2014 Schedule here. 

Can't wait to see you all out there.

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The BDT has finished up our 2013 Summer Tour and we are taking a moment to wander.  Don't worry, that won't last long.  Preparations have begun for the Winter 2014 tour, the Spring is going to be exciting and of course we will be working hard to put the cherry on top of the next Summer Tour.  Thanks to Red Ants Pants, Bristol Rhythm and Roots, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Michigan, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Maryland, West Virginia and all the places we stopped in between.  The drawing board is up and there are some really cool plans on the table so check back for tour dates coming soon, more videos, more songs, couple of bus repairs, and more good times to come.  Thank You all and see you soon!

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We will bring a little bit of the West back with us to the 2013 Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival in Bristol TN, September 20-22. This is a great street festival in downtown Bristol that will be packed with great bands. We have missed all of our East Tennessee friends and family while out on a 10 week Summer tour, and this is the perfect way to return. Headliners include Blitzen Trapper, Deer Tick, Lucinda Williams and a lot more. You can check out the lineup and get tickets and info at http://bristolrhythm.com/

See y’all there!

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We are excited to be a part of the Red Ants Pants Music Festival again this year in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.  We will be playing Thursday July 25 at 8:00PM for the Street Dance downtown.  

The festival lineup includes The Deep Dark Woods, Heartless Bastards, Greg Brown, Todd Snider, Martha Scanlan, and one of our all time favorites Merle Haggard!!  Too many good bands to mention them all, check out http://redantspantsmusicfestival.com/ for all the great music at the festival that weekend and to get familiar with an awesome festival put on by a truly great group of folks who do a lot of cool stuff!

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Good to see so many familiar faces at the Murray Monday night, one of our favorite places to play anywhere. We will be at the Livingston farmers market on Wednesday June 26, and back at the Murray on July 19, 20. But first we head down to Jackson Hole to play this weekend at the Silver Dollar. Don't miss the show at the Zebra in Bozeman with the Dirty Shame on Thursday, June 27.