2026 SCHEDULE
Welcome to Helena's Alive @ Five - Your Free Weekly Summer Music Series
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June 17, 2026
Talbot Brothers
at the Lewis & Clark Tap Room
1535 Dodge Ave., Helena, MT
Welcome to the start of SUMMER in Helena!
Featured Non-Profit: Amy's Mess
The Talbott Brothers hail from the heartland of Imperial, Nebraska, a rural Midwest town near the Colorado and Kansas border. They write songs that feel lived in, honest and unapologetic, drawing from their blue collar upbringing and authenticity. Brothers Nick and Ty Talbott have built a name for themselves with their soul stirring lyrics, sibling blood harmonies, and rich melodies that represent the ebbs and flows of love, loss and life.
June 24, 2026
Ten Years Gone
Capitol Building Lawn
1301 East 6th Ave.
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Featured Non-Profit: Montana Historical Society
Get ready to sing along as Ten Years Gone, Helena’s favorite party band, rocks the stage with classic rock, alternative, and pop hits for an all-ages dance party!
July 1, 2026
at the Lewis & Clark Tap Room
1535 Dodge Ave., Helena, MT
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Featured Non-Profit:
Law Enforcement Torch Run / Montana Special Olympics
The Honey Island Swamp Band are a thrilling, eclectic band that defy genre conventions, render song structures elastic, and wholeheartedly stress that the song reigns supreme.
July 8, 2026
at the Last Chance Street Dance
Last Chance Gulch & Lawrence St.
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Featured Non-Profit: YWCA Helena
Give It To 'Em, Florabelle! is a Missoula, Montana–based rock-n-soul super band known for electrifying performances, dramatic sound, and a spirit that turns every show into a celebration.
July 15, 2026
at Carroll College - Lawn by the Athletic Center
1601 N Benton Ave., Helena, MT
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Featured Non-Profit: Grandstreet Theatre
Enjoy sneak peak of the next Grandstreet Theatre performance before Madeline Hawthorne takes the stage.
Born in New England, based in Bozeman Montana, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Madeline Hawthorne pens the kind of tunes you listen to on a cross-country trek to start anew or in the dead of night when you just need a reminder that somebody’s listening.
July 22, 2026
Tylor & The Train Robbers
at Women's Park
575 Fuller Ave., Helena, MT
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Featured Non-Profit: Helena Area Friends of Pets
For the past decade, Tylor & the Train Robbers have been blazing trails, carving a path through the heartland with their roots country and Americana music. With boots worn thin from relentless touring, they've crisscrossed the country, honing their craft and delivering electrifying performances, leaving a trail of devoted fans in their wake.
July 29, 2026
at the Lewis & Clark Tap Room
1535 Dodge Ave., Helena, MT
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Featured Non-Profit: Saints Athletic Association
North Fork Crossing is a new-age Bluegrass band that resides between the Traditional music world with their timeless fiddle tunes and ballads, and the Jamgrass community with their intricate improvisation and energetic peaks. With the addition of modern covers and old time country songs, they explore a vast terrain of genres.
August 5, 2026
at Main Street Park
401 E. Main St., East Helena, MT 59635
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Featured Non-Profit: East Helena Fireworks Show
Celebrating a decade of performing the Honky Tonks, Rodeos and Festivals of Montana, it is safe to say that Insufficient Funds has found their niche. Hailing from Helena, Montana, the group was formed in the Winter of 2010 by founding members, Matt Winters and Al Forgey, the goal has always been to entertain.
August 12, 2026
Too Slim & the Taildraggers
at the Lewis & Clark Tap Room
1535 Dodge Ave., Helena, MT
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Featured Non-Profit: Cohesion Dance Project
Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed 
blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins,
 Freddy King, Duane Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Robin
 Trower. Too Slim and the Taildraggers ever evolving musical direction cannot easily be classified into any box or category.
August 19, 2026
Lost Canyons started as a dream in 2016. That dream came to fruition with our debut EP, Drive By Volume, released in 2021. In the fall of 2023 we released our full length self-titled album, Lost Canyons. The album is an ambitious effort meant to showcase both our range as musicians and our ability to connect to our listeners. We pride ourselves on driving guitars, impactful melodies, and introspective lyrics.
