<p>Northwest Montana has produced its fair share of singers and songwriters, including the indie-folk duo Big Sky City Lights, made up of Whitefish's Nick Spear and New York City's Susan O'Dea. The two met more than a decade ago, and during the pandemic began remotely writing and recording together. That remote relationship eventually turned into a full length album in 2021 and the duo is hard at work developing a new body of work that will become a second album. In addition, Big Sky City Lights will be touring this summer with a <a href="https://www.wachholzcollegecenter.org/Online/default.asp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">June 3 stop in Kalispell</a>. Host Micah Drew spoke to Nick and Susan about their meeting in Whitefish, the effect living two timezones apart has on their creative process and how performing live shows has played into their newer music.</p><br><p>Later, Micah runs through the news of the week.</p><br><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/05/03/big-sky-city-lights-looks-ahead-to-june-show-at-fvccs-wachholz-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Sky City Lights Looks Ahead to June Show at FVCC’s Wachholz Center</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/05/03/68th-montana-legislature-adjourns/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">68th Montana Legislature Adjourns</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/05/03/two-incumbents-one-newcomer-win-trustee-positions-in-columbia-falls-school-election/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Two Incumbents, One Newcomer Win Trustee Positions in Columbia Falls School Election</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/05/03/kalispell-public-schools-2023-election-results/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kalispell Voters Retain One Incumbent Trustee, Pass Elementary and Reject High School Levy</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/05/04/conservation-district-appoints-hearing-officer-in-mcdonald-creek-home-dispute/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Conservation District Appoints Hearing Officer in McDonald Creek Home Dispute</a></p><br><p>Follow Big Sky City Lights on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/7rppI0CNKJDeApZsIoTzRJ?si=RttR-RoHS3GjRnz_BGewkw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/bigskycitylights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bigskycitylights/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bigskycitylights?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>.</p><br><p><em>Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at </em><a href="https://www.flatheadbeacon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com</em></a><em> and sign up for our </em><strong><em>new daily newsletter</em></strong><em> at </em><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>The introductory music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons:<strong> </strong><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>By Attribution 3.0 License</strong></a>, The episode also features songs from Montana singer/songwriter Mike Murray's album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4x4HOsoQkqoIwlBoumEGSV?si=Y-TQm-jUTyCSYzLHoAJAVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are Like Warriors</a>, "The Good Ol' Days You're In" and "Moment of Time," used with permission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
