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An Interview with Neocentrics
An Interview with Neocentrics With yet another Treefort upon us, there’s a glut of bands from all over playing right here in Boise. And while I’m not immune to the prospect of catching some exotic group from, say, Evanston, Illinois, I’d have to put these...
“It’s Rock n’ Roll!” A Chat with Empty Suits
. The Empty Suits: “It’s Rock N’ Roll” You would assume that I could probably describe the sound of the Empty Suits’ latest album with at least some degree of accuracy, with me being such a huge fan of hard-driving, straight-ahead rocknroll music. But no, I...
Surf Rock Ain’t Dead Yet: A Conversation with The Seatopians
Surf Rock Ain’t Dead Yet: A Conversation with The Seatopians Originally Published August 17th 2019 Back in April, I made it out to 10th Street Station for a meeting with The Seatopians, who I’m convinced are hands down the finest, funkiest, and most fluid surf-rock...
Shooting the Shit with James Plane Wreck
Shooting the Shit with James Plane Wreck Originally Published March 21st 2019 Besides being a kickass band, the guys in James Plane Wreck are a total hoot. I had them over to my place a couple weeks ago to fill me in on their history. And maybe their plans for the...
A Conversation with The French Tips
A Conversation with The French Tips Originally published March 21st 2019 Fresh off the release of their debut album, “It’s the Tips”, the French Tips are readying themselves for this year’s Treefort Festival. If you haven’t heard the record yet, get your ass in...
From the Jet Black Archives: An Interview with Built to Spill, from The Bomb #5, April 1994
From the Jet Black Archives: An Interview with Built to Spill, from The Bomb #5, April 1994 Preface, 2019: Back in March of 1993, I caught a show at The Crazy Horse which had a profound, permanent sway with me. It was the 3rd (or 5th?), if memory serves, and I believe...
Dirt Fishermen w/ El Dopamine and Fun Ladies
[show review] Dirt Fishermen w/ El Dopamine and Fun Ladies at The Shredder, Saturday 29 Dec. 2018 Straight outta Spokane, we began the night with a rip-roaring band I, in my dimwitted ignorance, had never ever heard of...a little rock’n’roll combo called Fun Ladies....
Red Fang with Telekinetic Yeti, and Ghostbox. The Olympic, 8 Dec. 2018.
[show review] Red Fang with Telekinetic Yeti, and Ghostbox. The Olympic, 8 Dec. 2018. Local four-piece Ghostbox kicked off this show, and immediately set the mood for the evening. Everyone in the crowd knew what the score was (and there appeared to be a...
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Sleep “The Sciences” [Third Man Records, April 2018]
Sleep “The Sciences” [Third Man Records, April 2018] SIDE ONE Begin transmission: Courtesy demands that we begin this with something of a beginning. Yet the first :15 of this album sounds as if courtesy has long since been cast aside. So we begin where...
Calvin Johnson, Sick Wish and Marquina 11/07/18
[show review] Calvin Johnson, Sick Wish and Marquina BUMP Headquarters, Boise. Wednesday the 7th of November, 2018 Given the vaguely whispered, faint rumblings I'd heard about this show, I wasn't surprised when my friend and I showed up a half-hour early, and...
Melvins “Pinkus Abortion Technician” (Ipecac Records, April 2018)
[Record Review] Melvins “Pinkus Abortion Technician” (Ipecac Records, April 2018) Let's break this down for the uninitiated: the “Pinkus” in the album title refers to one Mr. Jeff Pinkus, the bassist extraordinaire for a marvelous old-school band called...
Why I Will Miss Miss Aretha
[A Little Background.] Ninetynine percent of you will know the hits. The stuff for which everyone on earth knew her. Hell, if it weren't for FM radio in the 70s, I wouldn't have had my introduction: 1967's classic, “Respect”. She was spelling a word, my...
Treefort Diary: Day 4 — 24 March 2018
You'll forgive me, dear reader, if I sound like I'm doing a night of reruns. But I am, mostly. Can you recall my fits of ecstatic joy from a few nights ago, when I first saw The Muckers? Well, if you can't, then I assume you're already clicking on another...
Treefort Diary: Day Three – 23 March 2018
As with previous years of the Festival, Fridays are usually when things start to get jumpin'. Venues are packed to the gills, and often times concertgoers are forced to stand in line to see headliners, because the smaller clubs are packed an hour or two...
Treefort Diary: Day Two — 22 March 2018
Once again, rain was pelting us just as the evening was getting started. Which no doubt put a bit of a damper on the artists of Sector Seventeen, who were nowhere to be found when I snapped the pic you see here. Still, the mural is looking like a real...
Treefort Diary: Day One – 21 March 2018
After taking a bus downtown, I exited Main Street Station just in time to catch a rainstorm. Which, I thought to myself, is a promising sign for the days ahead. And, regarding our bus system: I highly recommend using it. I noticed several open-air parking...