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Concert Line-up

Desperate Electric
Kayti Korte and Ben Morris met as music majors at Montana State University. An unlikely pairing of a classically trained vocalist and a collegiate rugby player with rock-star instincts. What began as an unexpected connection quickly became a creative partnership and after graduation, Kayti joined Ben’s then-current band. Once the two began writing together, it became clear something bigger was taking shape.

In February 2018, they launched their first project, DASH, a four-piece band rooted in rock, soul, and funk. The group recorded an album and hit the road within months of forming. During a notoriously difficult 2019 tour, Ben programmed electronic drums on the fly after losing their drummer with little notice. As lineup instability began to challenge the traditional band format, Kayti and Ben pivoted, leaning into electronic production in a move that would ultimately redefine their sound. What began as a necessity became a creative breakthrough, fusing live instrumentation with electronic drums and synth-driven textures.

Out of that transformation, Desperate Electric was born, named after an EP that captured their evolving identity. The rebrand marked a clean break from the rock band model and the start of a bold new chapter as a pop-forward, power disco duo.

Since then, Desperate Electric has built a reputation as a high-energy live act. From their Montana roots, the duo has expanded nationwide, performing hundreds of shows in more than 35 states since 2019. Their touring schedule includes over 100 dates in 2025 alone, alongside sold-out headline shows, and festival appearances across the country.

Known for effortless vocal harmonies, dynamic stage presence, and a seamless blend of electronic and live elements, Desperate Electric delivers performances that are as polished as they are, well, electric.

Off In The Woods
Off in the Woods is a 7 piece Montana band. We play all original music along the stylings of Soul, Funk, Reggae and open tuned acoustic songs. We have a full horn section, drums, bass, guitar, Hammond organ and aux-percussion/synth. The five original members all grew up in Polson, MT on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Reservation. We have been playing together since the 6th grade but have been touring as Off in the Woods since 2011. We play up and down the State of Montana with a few shows in Idaho and Washington. In our time together we have worked our way up from free gigs at dive bars to playing historic theaters and festivals. We have played with many National and International touring bands such as George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, Don Carlos and the Congos, Rusted Root, The English Beats, John Browns body, The Polyrythmics and Pato Banton.

Hard Maybe
Hard Maybe is a genre-bending neo soul/funk band hailing from Seattle with a sound described as a “fusion style completely their own.” Fronted by the band’s main songwriters – singer/keyboardist Monica Parshotam and singer/bassist Troy Bohman – Hard Maybe’s sound is difficult to put in a box. With three-part harmony punctuated by horns, they seamlessly blend ingredients from back-beat driven funk, jazz, soul, and more to create an effortlessly cohesive and rich sound.

Hard Maybe seeks to inspire listeners with a sense of relatability in their music. The lives and identities of the band are woven through their songwriting, deriving from their own experiences navigating mental health struggles, harnessing neurodivergence, celebrating queerness, and embracing the awkward. By reflecting the ups and downs of life through song, Hard Maybe invites listeners on a journey to find joy, solidarity, and the courage to be unapologetically themselves.

The band formed in 2017 while living in Bellingham, WA, meeting through various projects to eventually form their unique neo soul concoction. Hard Maybe has since performed at several of the northwest’s biggest events including Capitol Hill Block Party, Bite of Seattle, Northwest Folklife Festival, and Bellingham Exit.