Two folk acts — Sturtz and Heavy Diamond Ring — will share the stage at the Myrna Loy on Thursday, July 23, for what the venue is billing as the biggest show of the summer. Tickets are $24.
Sturtz brings what the Myrna Loy describes as serene, melodic folk — vocals riding over lower string arrangements in a style that sits comfortably in a seated listening room. Heavy Diamond Ring has a different origin story: the band formed after a previous project disbanded, and the members have apparently channeled whatever creative restlessness came from that ending into something new. The two acts are friends, and this Helena date is a shared billing rather than a standard opener-headliner arrangement.
The Myrna Loy, tucked into the old county detention building on Last Chance Gulch, has made a habit of pairing acts in ways that give audiences more per ticket than a single-artist show. At $24, the July 23 show lands well below what comparable folk performances run in larger markets. Tickets are available through the Myrna Loy's box office.