Our friend Bob Wire is joined by Hudson, Sophie, and Riley to chat and play some songs leading up to their weekend show at Imagine Nation Brewery. Separately, they’ve played shows all around western Montana, and stages
as far flung as Napa, California, to Chattanooga, Tennessee. This summer, Missoula honky
tonker Bob Wire and his singing/songwriting progeny will be playing a full show together for
the first time.
Hudson James and Sophie Therriault will team up with Bob at Imagine Nation Brewing on
Saturday, July 27, 6:00 to 8:00 pm, for a unique and entertaining family affair. All three are
prolific songwriters and seasoned entertainers, so the show will have plenty of high points and
the trio promise a few surprises.
Hudson, a graduate of the U of M Theater Arts program, is currently living in Chicago, where he
plays frequent solo shows between auditions and rehearsals for local plays. While living in
Missoula, he appeared in several theater productions, both for university plays and
independent theater companies. He also toured with the Montana Repertory Theater.
Sophie, also a graduate of UM, made a splash in Missoula with her singing partner, Jalynn
Nelson, when their duo, Red Dress, appeared in the First Night Spotlight finals two years in a
row. They released a CD in 2017. She works full-time in Missoula and plays occasionally at art
galleries, breweries, and other intimate venues, and is currently recording a new album of
originals.
Bob Wire is a stalwart Missoula entertainer who’s been playing local stages for nearly 30 years.
He characterizes his country-tinged rock as “Maximum Honky Tonk,” and his bands, the
Fencemenders, the Magnificent Bastards, and Bob Wire and the Bob Wire Trio featuring Bob
Wire, have included some of Missoula’s most talented musicians. He’s opened for Brad Paisley,
Marshall Tucker Band, and the Old 97s, among others. Bob continues to play solo shows around
the area, and writing and recording songs in his home studio, the Hilltop Basement Recording
Complex.