October 21, 2015 5:03 pm • PERRY BACKUS Ravalli Republic

HAMILTON – Every year it’s the same for Bitterroot Performing Arts Series. That first concert of the year kind of sneaks up on everyone and then suddenly its over. Monica Grable usually hears the grumbling afterward from those who missed out.“It’s a little slow on the upstart every year no matter who is performing in that first concert,” said Grable, the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council’s executive director. “That first concert happens and then there’s people saying ‘Oh no, it started. I didn’t know.’”This year’s first concert on Saturday, Oct. 24, is one people aren’t going to want to miss, she said. The Grammy-nominated blues slide master guitarist, Roy Rogers and his band, the Delta Rhythm Kings, will certainly be one of those shows that people talk about on Monday. MORE...