Chris Tskeouras
Honorable Mention winner
Read MoreQuirky Pop/Prog rock - Seattle, WA
Read MoreInvestment Firm/Rock Band - Billings, MT
Read MoreDreyfest Poetry Jam - Friday August 10th
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Read MoreCynthia is a SoCal based illustrative artist drawing inspiration from the natural world around her. She has been practicing art consistently for years, first finding passion in high school and college art courses. You can find her outside studying and sketching insects, plants, and animals. When she isn't working full time, she is dabbling in drawing or film photography. Cynthia is always trying to evolve her art and practice with new mediums. Recently, she's been experimenting with pyrography and wood art.
Read MoreBrine is a collaborative zine with contributions from all sorts of people. For the first year it has been issued quarterly, but moving forward it is now a biannual publication. With fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and more, Brine has something for all of us.
Read MoreGhost Carrot Records is a D.I.Y. record label, music, art and booking collective currently residing in Missoula, MT. The folks at Ghost Carrot also organize Missoula Psych Fest and Ghost Carrot Records Music And Arts Festival. Check out a taste of all the great acts Ghost Carrot Records has to offer below:
Read MoreJoshua Bacha is a multimedia visual artist and musician originally from York, Pennsylvania and currently residing in Missoula, Montana. He has been practicing his art consistently since 2016. His interest in creatures, vibrant colors, abstract and surrealist art movements permeate his work. Constantly in a state of trying to discover ways to show new perspectives, dimensions and textures, his art is an evolving, diverse, and colorful universe. He's the founder of Ghost Carrot Records Music And Art Collective, organizes and books Missoula Psych Fest and Ghost Carrot Records Music And Arts Festival. He plays with the bands Charcoal Squids, Tomb Toad, and Tiny Plastic Stars. He can also design tattoos, advertisements, posters, murals, and anything your sweet noggin can dream up.
Read MoreMusic video for "Rash," from Bull Market's debut album, Broker. Shot in the firm's basement office.
Video synthesis by Ernav K.
Shot & edited by Mary Kate Teske.
Bull Market is an investment firm/rock band based out of Billings, MT. Catch a seminar on the following dates:
Read MoreAbigail Rausch hails from Helena, Montana, but currently resides in Missoula. She has lived in a variety of other places like Billings, San Rafael CA, Washington D.C., and Milan, Italy. Her interests include collecting bones, bird watching, antique rugs, perusing thrift stores, scrolling aimlessly through twitter, politicking, and Coors Banquet. Much of her paintings focus on birds, while other creations are made from found items and bones. She has two gold teeth, a skull collection, and enjoys podcasts, crossword puzzles, and the color yellow. Check out her first Waste Division feature below, and be on the lookout here for all of the latest creations from this uniquely talented artist.
Read MoreJaxson Davis Jaxson is a lowbrow artist born in Billings, Montana. He likes to draw creatures in vintage clothes, anthropomorphic animals, and macabre creeps. Jax's art career blossomed in late 2016 when he chose to draw a banana with a leather jacket known as The Bad Banana. Since then, he has drawn over 200 original illustrations and has created over 100 original characters.
Read MoreThere are some amazing artists and stories in Billings, MT and we think they need to be shared and celebrated. The good, the bad, the difficult all help us in our creation of beauty. Waste Division is happy to officially announce the addition of Billings Art Brew to our ranks! Join the talented Matt Blakeslee and Parker Brown as they traverse the landscape of Billings in hopes of shedding light on the diverse array of artists the city has to offer. Check out all the great stories they've compiled, and be on the lookout for more great episodes here in the Waste Lands!
Having spent years playing different styles of music with a variety of artists in the Billings area, Grant began creating a sound of his own. He combines indie/alternative rock elements with truly poetic, honest, and heartfelt lyrics to make these songs instantly relatable, yet heavy with emotional gravity.
Read MoreI know that the decision to visit Vietnam came some months before the event actually transpired in the middle of November 2017, so I'd date it around July if I was a gambling man, however, I'm a terrible gambler and I don't give a shit about the truth so the actual date doesn't matter. The events surrounding the situation, on the other hand, are worth relating: like any good decision, it was the result of beer and benevolent camaraderie.
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