• Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

    The Matthews is excited to announce that Sarah Shook & The Disarmers will perform at the Matthews Opera House for one-night-only on Friday, August 5 at 7:30 pm! Photo by John Gessner, 2018 About Sarah Shook & The Disarmers North Carolina’s Sarah Shook sings with a conviction and hard honesty sorely lacking in much of ... Read more

  • CANCELLED: Sophia Beatty: Jazz for a Late Summer’s Afternoon

    We are so disappointed to announce that Sophia Beatty's "Jazz for a Late Summer's Afternoon" performances on August 21 have been cancelled due to Covid illnesses. Advance ticketholders will be contacted by Matthews Opera House staff. The Matthews is excited to announce that Sophia Beatty will perform at the Matthews Opera House with her special ... Read more

  • Dave Martinson’s Big Band

    Hear the sounds of a bygone era with Dave Martinson's Big Band! The 17-piece band along with two vocalists performs a variety of "big band" music from the 1940's-the present. Sturgis musician Dave Martinson leads to ensemble, which has performed for  the Sturgis Area Arts Council, the Hospice Ball in Spearfish, Main Street Square in ... Read more

  • Dead Horses with special guest Adda Boyd

    The Matthews and Spread the Tunes are excited to announce that Dead Horses will perform at the Matthews Opera House for one-night-only on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30 pm! About Dead Horses The union of Sarah Vos' emotive songwriting and Dan Wolff's bass playing transcends the singer-songwriter-with-backup-musicians paradigm. Dan’s adventurous musicality equally shines alongside Sarah’s songwriting sensibility. To ... Read more

  • Eliza Blue: Kithship Collective

    The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center is excited to present The Kithship Collective in partnership with author, folk-musician, and shepherd Eliza Blue on Sunday, October 2 at 2 pm in the Matthews theater! The Kithship Collective's objective is to preserve, share, rediscover, and reimagine melodies from the grasslands. For this installment, Eliza will be hosting ... Read more

  • An Afternoon with Kimberly Kaye Bachman

    The Matthews Opera House & Arts Center is excited to present an afternoon of live music with Kimberly Kaye Bachman on Sunday, October 16 at 2 pm in the Matthews theater! Kimberly Kaye brings that EmmyLou Harris meets Kacey Musgraves sound to every stage. She is an award-winning multi-instrumental singer-songwriter who has played the stages ... Read more

  • Live Music with Philip Daniel

    Join us at the Matthews Opera House & Arts Center on Friday, October 28 at 7:30 pm at the Matthews Opera House & Arts Center for an evening of live music with pianist and composer Philip Daniel! "Philip Daniel’s deeply-moving classical compositions are elegant in their simplicity yet complex in their sublime depth of emotion. ... Read more

  • Sophia Beatty Band

    Holiday jazz is back at the Matthews! Join us on Sunday, December 18 at 2 pm as Black Hills singer/songwriter Sophia Beatty gives a special holiday performance. Expect to hear some of your favorite Christmas songs, as well as many of the most popular jazz songs made famous by artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King ... Read more

  • Locals Only: Adda Boyd, Randy Hedge and The String Goats

    The Matthews, in partnership with Spread the Tunes, is excited to bring you Locals Only as part of our "JAM-uary" music series! Locals Only is a multi-musician event featuring local musicians Adda Boyd, Randy Hedge and The String Goats on Friday, January 6 at 7 pm. General admission tickets for this single event are $12 ... Read more

  • The Sweet Lillies

    The Matthews, in partnership with Spread the Tunes, is excited to bring you The Sweet Lillies as part of our "JAM-uary" music series! The Sweet Lillies will take the stage on Friday, January 13 at 7 pm. General admission tickets for this single event are $12 in advance or $15 day of show. The entire ... Read more

  • The Two Tracks

    The Matthews, in partnership with Spread the Tunes, is excited to bring you The Two Tracks as part of our "JAM-uary" music series! The Two Tracks will take the stage on Friday, January 20 at 7 pm. General admission tickets for this single event are $12 in advance or $15 day of show. The entire ... Read more

  • TONIGHT! The Pocket Junkies

    It's Mardi Gras at the Matthews! Escape the winter cold with an evening of funk and New Orleans jazz in celebration of Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday)! In the pocket: Grooving. Where the rhythm section is locked in and working as a unit. The Pocket Junkies are a conglomeration of seasoned jazz and blues professionals who ... Read more