TOBY – A Tribute to Toby Keith
2025-07-11 19:30 UTC | Nampa Civic Center, 311 3rd Street South, Nampa, Idaho, 83651
Get ready for a wild ride through the heart and soul of country music with TOBY, the ultimate tribute to the bad boy of country music, Toby Keith! This electrifying show is guaranteed to leave audiences on their feet, singing along to hit after hit of great country music, all brought to life by the one and only Hollywood Yates! The air pulsates with anticipation as Hollywood Yates takes center stage, belting out country music anthems that have become the soundtrack to countless lives. Sing your heart out to timeless classics like “How Do You Like Me Now,” “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” and “I Love This Bar,” feeling every word resonate deep within your soul.
With every strum of the guitar and every beat of the drum, TOBY pays homage to Toby Keith’s extraordinary career, capturing the essence of his rebellious charm and his unwavering dedication to his craft. Hollywood Yates embodies the spirit of this country music legend, delivering a powerhouse performance that will leave you craving more.
So grab your cowboy hat, put on your boots, and get ready to experience the energy, the passion, and the undeniable talent of Toby Keith like never before. TOBY is a must-see show for country music lovers, a journey that will transport you to the heart of Nashville and leave you yearning for more. Get ready to sing, dance, and raise a glass to the unforgettable legacy of Toby Keith!

Randall King, Carson Jeffrey
2025-07-11 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Randall King, Carson Jeffrey
Knitting Factory – Boise
416 S. 9th St. – Boise, ID 83702
FriJuly 118:00 pm(Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages
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Big Al's Live on the Patio!
2025-07-12 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-19 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-25 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-07-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Big Al’s, 1900 N Eagle Rd, Meridian, Idaho
Big Al’s Live on the Patio!
Fridays & Saturdays June 6th to September 6th from 7:00PM – 10:00PM

From June 7th to September 6th, Join us at Big Al’s Patio for live music every Friday and Saturday starting at 7:00PM!
Click HERE to see our lineup of incredible bands and learn more about the performers you’ll be rocking out with all season long.
This event takes place on Big Al’s Patio, located around the corner from the main entrance, beside Chip Cookies (across from Carhartt and Purple).
Make sure to join us for Line Dancing before the band gets started with a lesson by the pros from Dirt Road Dancing, Fridays from 6PM-7PM. Click here for more details!
Performance Dates:
June: 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, 28th
July: 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th
August: 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th, 30th
September: 5th, 6th

One of These Nights
2025-07-12 19:30 | Nampa Civic Center, 311 3rd Street South, Nampa, Idaho, 83651
Get ready to be transported back to the golden era of classic rock as ONE OF THESE NIGHTS takes the stage! This extraordinary tribute band brings to life the timeless music of the Eagles, one of the most iconic and beloved rock bands in American history. With their impeccable musicianship and uncanny ability to capture the essence of the Eagles’ sound, ONE OF THESE NIGHTS promises an unforgettable night of nostalgia and pure musical bliss.
This exceptional ensemble pays homage to The Eagles with unparalleled passion and precision. From their flawless harmonies to their electrifying guitar solos, every note and every lyric is expertly recreated, delivering an authentic and captivating performance that will transport you back to the heyday of classic rock. Prepare to be swept away by the familiar melodies of timeless hits such as “Hotel California,” “Take It Easy,” “Desperado,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and many more. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS captures the spirit and essence of The Eagles, channeling their unique blend of rock, country, and folk into an unforgettable live experience. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or discovering The Eagles’ music for the first time, this tribute show is guaranteed to leave you wanting more. So join us for a night of nostalgia, sing-along choruses, and unforgettable moments as ONE OF THESE NIGHTS brings the magic and legacy of The Eagles to life. Don’t miss your chance to witness the ultimate tribute to America’s favorite band, and experience the music that has stood the test of time. Get ready to soar on the wings of classic rock with ONE OF THESE NIGHTS – The Tribute to The Eagles!

Emo Nite
2025-07-12 21:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Not a band. Not DJ’s. We throw parties for the music we love.
As Rolling Stone observed a few years ago, “Emo Nite Vindicated the Scene.”
Since they threw their first party at an East L.A. dive bar, Morgan Freed and T.J. Petracca, and a dedicated crew of regular attendees, built Emo Nite into a phenomenon. Top-tier emo artists, old and new, curate playlists and perform, with guest lists boasting members of blink-182, All Time Low, Dashboard Confessional, The Maine, and Good Charlotte. Scene-friendly pop culture mavericks often participate, like past attendees Post Malone, Demi Lovato, Machine Gun Kelly, and Skrillex.
It’s all too easy to forget that before the first Emo Nite in December 2014, “emo” was a joke.
Somehow on its journey from a melodic post-hardcore subgenre, built on earnest emotional expression, to a mainstream moniker assigned to anything remotely angsty, “emo” became a dirty word. Despite the positive impact ushered in by waves of bands, from the crucial “Revolution Summer” and Sunny Day Real Estate through Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance, accepting “emo” as a dismissive designation or identity invited polite embarrassment and even scorn.
But Freed and Petracca grew up loving the music associated with emo and the people like them who similarly embraced outsider art and subculture, regardless of changing fashions or pretentious snobbery. Petracca told The New Yorker the idea behind the first Emo Nite celebration was to center a happy, communal experience on the music they once listened to when they were upset and alone.
“I sang Dashboard Confessional at karaoke at a friend’s birthday party and thought it was super fun to go out with friends and listen to music we actually liked,” recalls Petracca, who met Freed when the pair worked at a creative agency together. “Every other club in LA played EDM, Top 40, or hip-hop. We always found ourselves pre-gaming with emo and pop-punk music before we went out.”
Freed knew a bartender at the Short Stop in Echo Park and convinced him to let them throw a party on a random, rainy Tuesday. They invited friends via Facebook; double the bar’s capacity turned up. “We decided to see how far we could take it,” Petracca says. “‘Who would be the craziest guest?’ We invited Mark Hoppus, and he came! He did our first one at Echoplex, which was our third party ever.”
“There’s no disconnect between the artist and fan,” Freed points out. “I think that’s brought people closer to the music. It created a really strong sense of community, at a time when emo wasn’t ‘cool.’”
There may be a surprise acoustic set or even a full-band performance, but ultimately, it’s about the experience. Emo Nite turned a party into a community, reclaiming the spirit of how the scene began.
It’s now a recurring event thrown by dozens of friends in over 30 cities in the United States. Emo Nite runs full-day festivals and curates coveted performance spots at Coachella, Life is Beautiful, and Firefly. Freed and Petracca launched successful clothing collaborations with brands like OBEY, Urban Outfitters, PLEASURES, The Hundreds, Rose in Good Faith, Market, and OWSLA.
“A larger promoter told us the shelf life of a club night in Los Angeles was two years,” Freed says, marveling at Emo Nite’s staying power. “A hundred percent of it is the people that go to it. This music makes people feel connected. The energy of it is so special. You get a group of people together who look different, but they have this thing in common. We started seeing friend groups form really, really quickly. People met their significant others at these events. The community really trusts each other.”
“Emo Nite LA has become an essential gathering point for fans of emo, pop-punk, and related styles,” Rolling Stone noted.
In October 2021, Emo Nite’s founders threw Emo Nite Vegas Vacation, a three-day event headlined by Avril Lavigne and Machine Gun Kelly, with Sleeping With Sirens, MOD SUN, 3OH!3, and more.
“What Emo Nite does better than any of their competitors is they make ‘emo culture’ feel both nostalgic and brand new,” The Summer Set’s Brian Logan Dales told Forbes, in a profile which included professions of love from members of Papa Roach, Underoath, and State Champs. “You can go to an Emo Nite with your best friends and sing along to old songs you grew up with, and at the same time, discover a brand-new artist who’s making music today because they grew up on that very same music as you. They’ve taken the emo of the past and helped it forge a new path for the future.”
As emo reenters popular culture with a blend of adoring nostalgia and optimistic forward- thinking, Emo Nite remains an authentic space to celebrate diversity, experience passionate catharsis, and champion authentic expression. Emo Nite isn’t a band or a DJ crew. It’s an idea, one as simple as the urge to throw a party for a beloved style of music. Often imitated but never truly duplicated, Emo Nite’s founders and supporters are fond of saying, “If you don’t see the grave, it ain’t our rave.”
“There’s a lot of ownership from our community of the event itself and the Emo Nite brand,” Petracca says. “It’s about breaking down that barrier of ‘Look at me, it’s all about me.’ No, it’s about us, together, in this room. It belongs to every single person that comes through the door.”
The co-founders continue to look ahead. “Emo Nite definitely impacted culture,” Freed notes. “But we have no plans to stop changing the way we view the evolution and expansion of the genre.”

Digable Planets w/ The Soul Rebels
2025-07-13 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Digable Planets burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”. Made up of Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”), Craig Irving (“Doodlebug”) andmMary Ann Vieira (“Ladybug Mecca”), the trio carved out a unique style of jazz-informed Hip Hop. Shortly after, Digable Planets followed up with their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time And Space), an ambitious offering that Pitchfork praised as “a world within a world, complete with its own language and monuments.” The group celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Reachin’ in 2023.
Melding Jazz samples, and complex rhymes that touched on everything from the nuances of city life (Where I’m From) to abortion rights (La Femme Fetal), Reachin’ was a rich and vibrant artistic statement as well as a huge commercial success (RIAA certified gold). Digable Planets immediately followed up with Blowout Comb, a bold and colorful meditation on Black liberation. While the album did not initially reach the immediate commercial successes of Reachin’, the album has aged beautifully, influencing future generations of Hip Hop heads, young Jazz musicians and Afrofuturists. The trio spent the 2000s establishing their own individual creative voices with Butler’s Cherrywine and Shabazz Palaces projects, Mecca’s work with BROOKZILL! and Irving as “Cee Knowledge” leading Cee Knowledge & The Cosmic Funk Orchestra.
In 2015, the group embarked upon a string of wildly successful live shows and has been very active as a tight touring unit ever since. In 2017, they released Digable Planets Live, a live album that showcases many gems from the group’s catalog as well as the trio’s skill at rocking the crowd with a live band. A pioneering act that continues to cast a wide-ranging, genre-bending influence, Digable Planets have left an indelible mark on music. More than 30 years after their debut, their music still shines, and the iconic group continues to bring their celebrated stage show to excited crowds around the world.

The Soul Rebels

The Soul Rebels are riding high in 2019, receiving national attention for recent performances with Katy Perry and DMX, and featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk series and a debut late night TV appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The band continues to expand its international reach touring four continents including Europe, Australia, China, South Korea and Japan. Their explosive stage presence has led to live collaborations with Nas, G-Eazy, Robin Thicke, Macy Gray, Portugal. The Man, Robert Glasper, Pretty Lights, Curren$y, Joey Bada$$, Talib Kweli, GZA, Macklemore, GZA, Metallica, and Marilyn Manson among others.
The Soul Rebels started with an idea- to expand upon the pop music they loved on the radio and the New Orleans brass tradition they grew up on. They took that tradition and blended funk and soul with elements of hip hop, jazz and pop all within a brass band context. The band has built a career around an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns & drums in a deeply funky party-like atmosphere. The Soul Rebels continue to chart new territory as they feature in major films, tour globally, and combine topnotch musicianship with songs that celebrate dancing, life, funk and soul.
Most recently The Soul Rebels wrapped up recording for their upcoming fall 2019 album, Poetry in Motion. The album will put the band front and center and showcase the wide breadth of musical genres and collaborations that have come to identify the musically chameleon-like band.

Bloodywood, Fall of Fathom
2025-07-13 19:30 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Bloodywood, Fall of Fathom
Neurolux Lounge
111 North 11th Street – Boise, ID 83702
Sun July 13 7:30 pm (Doors: 6:30 pm)
21 and up
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Fall of Fathom

Vocals – Jeremy Gardner
Guitar-Tanner Holmes
Guitar-Ben Granillo
Drums – Ryan Sparell

Barry Manilow | The Last Boise Concert
2025-07-15 19:00 | ExtraMile Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise, Idaho, 83706
Barry Manilow: The Last Boise Concert
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
at ExtraMile Arena

Alive After 5 - Downtown Boise
2025-07-16 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-07-23 17:00 - 20:00 | The Grove Plaza, 827 W. Main St, Boise, ID, 83702
Alive After 5
2025 Downtown Boise’s 38th Season
Free Summer Concert Series on The Grove Plaza
About Alive After 5
Alive After 5 returns June 2025 to the beautiful Grove Plaza in the heart of Downtown Boise. 2025 marks the 38th anniversary of Downtown Boise producing the free concert series, a celebration of summer and great music that brings a lineup of fun and fresh talent every Wednesday on The Grove Plaza running June through July.
Downtown Boise Foundation is thrilled to continue a partnership with local music booking agency Duck Club to bring new and exciting bands to perform at Alive After 5. A diverse, exciting lineup of musicians – both local openers and national and international headlining touring bands – are coming to the downtown stage this summer.

C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band
2025-07-17 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Clayton Joseph Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award.
Raised in this indigenous American culture with its’ own distinctive language, cuisine and music, C.J. delivers soulful vocals along with jaw-dropping masterful accordion-driven Rock, Zydeco and Blues.
After spending his childhood in the tough tenement housing projects of Port Arthur, Texas, C.J. joined his Father’s band on his 21st birthday. His first gig was playing for the opening of the now world-renown Antone’s, Home of the Blues Nightclub in Austin, Texas.
On the road his father showed him how to front a world class touring band, teaching C.J., a multi-instrumentalist, how to run the family business and how to develop his lifelong passion for music into a career. When Clifton died in 1987 his son, C.J., adopted the Red Hot Louisiana Band and recorded his debut album for the great American independent label Arhoolie Records.
Chenier (along with Ringo Starr) was hand-picked by Paul Simon for his 1990 Rhythm of the Saints album which was nominated for Album of the Year and Producer of the Year. He was then invited to go with Simon for his sell out “Born at the Right Time Tour”.
C.J., who started his career with his father, Clifton Chenier, has also played with John Mayall, The Gin Blossoms, Ray Parker, Jr., Joe Sample, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Landreth and Buckwheat Zydeco. He has appeared on The Jon Stewart Show and been featured on CNN. He has performed at numerous music festivals around the world and is a consistent crowd pleaser for The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Attending a C.J. Chenier show is a transformative experience. You may come in tired and beat up just from living in this world – but you will leave renewed and happy. And that is the promise C.J. makes, “You can’t come to my show and stay unhappy. You’re going to break a smile before too long. This is happy music.”
C.J. performs with The Red Hot Louisiana Band as a Zydeco/Blues and Jam Band.
He has a moving and dynamic solo storytelling and musical show outlining the history of the Chenier involvement in Zydeco music. And he has a children’s show which is perfect for museums, schools, Performing Centers and more.

Planet Perreo
2025-07-18 21:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
🛸 Are you ready to experience the ultimate party universe? Planet Perreo is making its way to Boise, bringing the heat of Reggaeton to Treefort Music Hall → 7/18 🎟️ Grab your tickets, invite your friends, and prepare for an unforgettable night where music, dance, and cosmic wonder collides

Keith Urban High and Alive World Tour
2025-07-19 19:00 | Ford Idaho Center
Keith Urban
High and Alive World Tour
with special guests Alana Springsteen, Chase Matthew, and Karley Scott Collins
Sat., July 19, 2025
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater

BENISE 25 Years of Passion!
2025-07-19 19:30 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
BENISE 25 Years of Passion!
Knitting Factory – Boise
416 S. 9th St. – Boise, ID 83702
SatJuly 197:30 pm(Doors: 6:30 pm)
All Ages
$49.85 – $87.96Buy Tickets

DELAYED DELIVERY: There is a ticket delivery delay in place for this event. Tickets will be emailed 48 hours prior to the event.
VIP SOUNDCHECK PACKAGE
(Starts at 5 PM)
Go behind the scenes, meet Benise and cast, and get your own photo moment when you attend a working sound check!
VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES:
* Exclusive Meet & Greet with Benise
* Private Sound Check Experience
* Premier Seats
* Private Entrance Benise Merchandise and Art Gallery
* Personal Photographs with Benise
* Souvenir Official Meet and Greet Laminate
BENISE – 25 Years of Passion!
Emmy Award Winning Spanish Guitar and Dance Spectacular.
It’s one hot night as Benise celebrates 25 years of fiery Spanish guitar and dance.
Benise (pronounced Buh-nes-say) shattered the mold of Spanish guitar by combining world music and dance – the only show of its kind!

2025 marks the year that Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” launches his 25th Anniversary Tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar and a stage full of musicians and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise takes the audience on a musical journey through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more!

The 25th Anniversary tour establishes Benise’s Emmy Award winning show as one of the longest running global Latin-themed theatrical productions.

For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars. Guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise, comments “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 25 years.”

The Emmy Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all of their problems,” Benise says. Beyond the new material, Benise says “the live show will incorporate some fan favorites from my street performing days and rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir and AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.” In addition, Benise adds his signature touch to classics such as “Ave Maria, “Moonlight Sonata,” and Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons.

Benise adds, “This is a great show for the whole family; I really think we have something for everyone. I hope people will be inspired by our story, by the music, by the production–and have the passion to follow their own dreams.”

The Theatrical World Music and Dance spectacle that has been called “The Latin Riverdance”

‘The Prince of Spanish Guitar’ – Dancing With The Stars

‘Bennissimo!’ – Chicago News

‘Extreme Flamenco Fusion’ – Screen India

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Benise

2025 marks the year that Benise, “The Prince of Spanish Guitar,” launches his 25th Anniversary Tour. Armed with his Spanish guitar and a stage full of musicians and elaborately choreographed dancers, Benise takes the audience on a musical journey through Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Parisian Waltz, exotic drumming, and more!
The 25th Anniversary tour establishes Benise’s Emmy Award winning show as one of the longest running global Latin-themed theatrical productions.
For Benise, music has always been a journey. From his humble beginnings as a street performer, to being featured on the #1 rated show in the USA – Dancing With The Stars. Guitarist and creative force behind the event, Benise, comments “I wanted to push the boundaries of Nuevo Flamenco/Spanish guitar while combining the elements of dance and theater. This show is a celebration of all the shows we’ve done over the last 25 years.”
The Emmy Award-winning composer along with an international cast of musicians and dancers will entertain audiences with a two-hour show that “is an escape from all of their problems,” Benise says. Beyond the new material, Benise says “the live show will incorporate some fan favorites from my street performing days and rock classics like Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir and AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.” In addition, Benise adds his signature touch to classics such as “Ave Maria, “Moonlight Sonata,” and Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons.
Benise adds, “This is a great show for the whole family; I really think we have something for everyone. I hope people will be inspired by our story, by the music, by the production–and have the passion to follow their own dreams.”
The Theatrical World Music and Dance spectacle that has been called “The Latin Riverdance”
‘The Prince of Spanish Guitar’ – Dancing With The Stars
‘Bennissimo!’ – Chicago News
‘Extreme Flamenco Fusion’ – Screen India

Macy Gray - On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour
2025-07-19 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Macy Gray – On How Life Is 25th Anniversary Tour
The Egyptian Theatre
700 W. Main Street – Boise, ID 83702
SatJuly 198:00 pm(Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
2025-07-20 18:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
The Egyptian Theatre
700 W. Main Street – Boise, ID 83702
SunJuly 206:00 pm(Doors: 5:00 pm)
All Ages
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Oliver Anthony Music Live
2025-07-20 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Oliver Anthony

Chris Lunsford (Oliver Anthony Music)
Singer-Songwriter
Chris Lunsford, known professionally by his grandfather’s name, Oliver Anthony, rose to prominence in 2023 with his breakout hit, Rich Men North of Richmond. The song, a powerful critique of government policies and the struggles of working-class Americans, quickly became a cultural phenomenon. It made history by debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts and has since amassed over 486 million streams on Spotify alone. Chris also became the first living male songwriter to have 13 songs chart simultaneously on Billboard’s Top 50 Digital Song Sales. In addition, he reached the No. 1 spot on the U.S. iTunes chart and topped both Spotify and Apple Music rankings in the United States.
With his raw, soulful vocals and a sound deeply rooted in Americana and folk traditions, Oliver Anthony captures the realities of economic hardship, disillusionment, and the resilience of small-town communities. His music resonates with those often unheard in mainstream discourse, earning him widespread acclaim and multiple chart-topping hits. Among them, Ain’t Got a Dollar reached No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 list, further cementing his place as a rising force in country and folk music.
In 2024, Oliver Anthony released his highly anticipated debut studio album, Hymnal of a Troubled Man’s Mind, produced by Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb. The album, praised for its homespun authenticity, delves into themes of childhood nostalgia, the struggles of adulthood, and a worldview that extends beyond politics.
Despite his rapid rise to fame, Oliver Anthony remains deeply connected to his roots, using his platform to give voice to rural America’s hardships and triumphs. His music serves as a reflection of working-class resilience and a testament to the enduring power of storytelling through song.
For more information on new music and a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.oliveranthonymusic.com.

Caamp with Whitney
2025-07-22 19:30 | Ford Idaho Center
Caamp
with Whitney
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Neighborhood Concert Series
2025-07-23 17:00 - 21:00 | Idaho
The Neighborhood Concert Series is back for 2025, and we are looking forward to bringing the music to you for the FIFTH summer! Check our list of events below to see if we’re coming to a park near you.

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
2025-07-23 19:30 | ExtraMile Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise, Idaho, 83706
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Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
with special guest Willie Watson
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
at Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden

of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins 20th Anniversary w/ Bijoux Cone
2025-07-24 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
On of Montreal’s seminal album The Sunlandic Twins, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Barnes followed up their 2004 Polyvinyl debut, Satanic Panic in the Attic, with what became the band’s most commercially successful album to date. Originally released in April 2005, The Sunlandic Twins marked a signicant turning point for of Montreal, showcasing Barnes’ evolving songwriting and a shift towards a more electronic and dance-oriented sound. The album’s vibrant blend of synth-pop and psych rock helped cement its status as a fan favorite and a dening moment in the band’s career. Iconic tracks like “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” and “The Party’s Crashing Us” became some of the most beloved songs in the band’s extensive catalog. The Sunlandic Twins set Kevin Barnes on a path to becoming one of the most inuential songwriters in independent pop music. The album’s success paved the way for more critically acclaimed releases, numerous late-night TV appearances—including The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon—and brilliant collaborations with artists such as Solange, Janelle Monáe, and Jon Brion. of Montreal went on to perform across the globe, gracing festival stages at Coachella, Sasquatch!, Pitchfork Music Festival, and beyond, while also amassing hundreds of millions of streams worldwide.

Bijoux Cone
Bijoux Cone is a musician, producer and visual artist based out of Portland OR. Her music explores themes of love, loss and identity paired with lush melodramatic synth pop and disco synth grooves.​As a transgender woman, her music celebrates and defends queer and transgender perspective. Bijoux Cone performs and tours actively as both solo artist, as well as with a full backing band. Bijoux Cone’s debut album “Magnetism” was released in February 2020 on LA based label Cleopatra Records. Her forthcoming sophomore album “Love Is Trash” is pending release October 20 via Literal Gold Records.​Bijoux’s live band includes/has included members of Reptaliens, Chromatics, The Gossip, Kyle Craft and Gary Wilson & The Blind Dates.

Built To Spill w/ PLAYDEAD, Faintly Macabre
2025-07-25 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Built to Spill was formed in 1993 by Doug Martsch and over the years they have toured extensively and made several albums with a rotating cast of musicians, currently featuring Teresa Esguerra (Prism Bitch) on drums, and Melanie Radford (Blood Lemon) on bass.
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PLAYDEAD
PLAYDEAD was born in the high desert tree lined valley of Boise Idaho. This powerhouse guitar driven hard rock band flawlessly blends elements of alternative, indy, and punk music. PLAYDEAD was formed in May of 2024. Despite their short existence, PLAYDEAD has struck a chord with show-goers in and out of Boise after showcasing their unique musical direction and infectious energy. PLAYDEAD recently had the opportunity to accompany Boise’s legendary Built To Spill for the first three shows of their 2024 “There’s Nothing Wrong with Love” tour. With this exposure as well as several local appearances, PLAYDEAD has developed a local following and honed their energetic stage presence. PLAYDEAD was started by guitar/vocalist Scott Schmaljohn and drummer Andy “rabbit foot” Viken. Scott Schmaljohn is a Boise native well known for helping to shape the Boise and Seattle music scene in several bands including: proto-alternative standouts Treepeople; State of Confusion; and The Hand. Drummer Andy Viken, another Boise native, has graced the stages of many Boise clubs playing in several local projects including The Hand, Catering to Venus, and The Tommy Dirtweed band. Bass player, J.C. Berrey, is a Seattle transplant, who joined PLAYDEAD after seeing their 2nd show.
Faintly Macabre
Faintly Macabre

Ole 60, Bayker Blankenship, Carl & Wes
2025-07-25 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Ole 60, Bayker Blankenship, Carl & Wes
Knitting Factory – Boise
416 S. 9th St. – Boise, ID 83702
Fri July 25 8:00 pm (Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages

Slightly Stoopid - Step Into The Sun Summer Tour 2025
2025-07-26 18:30 | Ford Idaho Center
Slightly Stoopid – Step Into The Sun Summer Tour 2025
Support: Iration, Little Stranger
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 26, 2025

The Red Clay Strays - Get Right Tour 2025
2025-07-27 20:00 | Ford Idaho Center
The Red Clay Strays – Get Right Tour 2025
With special guest Michael Marcagi
Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
Sunday, July 27th, 2025

Samantha Fish - Paper Doll World Tour
2025-07-29 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
One of the most formidable guitarists of her generation, Samantha Fish deals in her own unmatched brand of bravado, bringing both mind-blowing power and extraordinary emotionality to everything she creates. Since first introducing the world to her larger-than-life talent, the multi-award-winning festival headliner has built a triumphant career whose latest milestones include earning a Grammy nomination for Death Wish Blues (her 2023 collaboration with rocker Jesse Dayton) and opening for The Rolling Stones on their final 2024 U.S. tour date. On her new album Paper Doll, Fish offers up nine powerhouse songs that hit with an unstoppable force, each delivered with an exquisite dose of illuminating insight, soul-soothing empathy, and—above all—newly heightened clarity of vision. “It’s taken me years to finally find my voice in a studio setting,” Fish admits. “But with this record I took everything I had, and slammed it right on the table.”
Fish’s first-ever album recorded with her touring band, Paper Doll takes its title from the first song the Kansas City-bred musician penned for the LP: a raw yet reflective battle cry that perfectly encapsulates the album’s spirit of unapologetic defiance. “That song’s a feminist anthem in a way—but then again, every song’s a feminist anthem when you’re a woman writing from your own experience,” says Fish. “It’s about rebelling against other people’s expectations of who you’re supposed to be, which feels pretty relevant for the times we’re living in right now.”
Recorded at The Orb in Austin and Savannah Studios in L.A., Paper Doll marks the latest entry in an uncompromising and endlessly adventurous catalog that’s found her working with luminaries like Jon Spencer of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion as well as Luther Dickinson (co-founder of North Mississippi Allstars and former member of the Black Crowes). This time around, Fish reunited with Detroit garage-rock icon Bobby Harlow, who also produced her 2017 LP Chills & Fever. “When I look back on Chills & Fever I realize that Bobby was pushing me into some cool and dangerous places, but at that phase in my life I was holding back a bit,” she says. “Now I’m at a point where I’m ready to give people something totally unexpected, something that breaks the pop formula and really takes its time to tell a story with the guitar playing.”
For help in shaping Paper Doll’s magnificently rowdy but nuanced sound, Fish joined forces with bandmates Ron Johnson (bass), Jamie Douglass (drums), and Mickey Finn (keys), cutting most of the album in the midst of a grueling touring schedule that included a run of dates with Slash on the legendary guitarist’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival in summer 2024. “I’d never made a record on the road like that,” Fish reveals. “Even though it was so intense, it felt good to keep up the momentum from the live show. It helped us make an album that’s got a real living, breathing pulse to it.”
A potent balance of catharsis and introspection, boldness and vulnerability, Paper Doll opens on the sublimely moody riffs of “I’m Done Runnin’”—an exhilarating statement of self-reliance, expressed with unshakable self-possession (from the bridge: “When I look in the mirror, staring at the unknown/The world’s not getting clearer, but I like where I’m goin’”). “It’s about pushing forward even when life knocks you down, because you know what you want,” Fish explains. One of several songs partly composed with her longtime co-writer Jim McCormick (a multi-platinum hitmaker whose credits also include Luke Bryan and Tim McGraw), “I’m Done Runnin’” draws much of its impact from Fish’s deepened confidence in her vocal prowess. “Singing live onstage is one thing, but learning how to bring that energy into the studio is a whole different beast,” she points out.
Another track steeped in fiery attitude and hard-won self-assurance, “Lose You” kicks into a breakneck pace as Fish confronts a noncommittal paramour, adorning her takedown with a blazing guitar solo and the beguiling harmonies of backup singers D. Scaife, Keo, and Gabbi Beauvais. “It’s a song about taking control and calling the shots in a relationship,” says Fish. “It’s my way of saying, ‘I’m on fire and you’re not, so what are you gonna do about it?’” Later, on the wildly fun “Rusty Razor,” Paper Doll goes scorched earth with a brutally catchy tirade against life’s infinite injustices, amping up the track’s pure punk exuberance with the help of guest vocalist Mick Collins (co-founder of seminal Detroit bands The Gories and The Dirtbombs). “The older you get, the more you can become numb to all the bad shit that happens in life—whether it’s friends passing away before their time, or working so hard and never getting to where you want to be,” says Fish. “But the truth is, we should never get used to our hearts being broken like that.”
Although a feverish intensity fuels much of Paper Doll, the album drifts into a dreamlike languor on songs like “Fortune Teller” (a psych-blues slow-burner driven by a particularly spellbinding vocal turn from Fish). Meanwhile, “Sweet Southern Sounds” unfolds in smoldering riffs and lush organ melodies, ultimately taking the form of a soul-searching epic that turns gloriously frenetic in its final moments. Co-written with fellow New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Anders Osborne, the result is a gripping meditation on a tension all too familiar to those fiercely devoted to their passion. “It’s an anthem about being on the road and feeling guilty about not prioritizing the people in your life,” says Fish. “It’s hard to find that balance between taking care of your relationships and dedicating yourself to your music, and there’s definitely a tinge of heartache to that song.”
A consummate music obsessive who lists such eclectic artists as Prince, Leonard Cohen, and Black Sabbath among her influences, Fish found herself especially fascinated with Delta blues heroes like Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside in the writing of Paper Doll. “I love how in a lot of Mississippi Hill Country blues there’s a drone that happens on the low notes and keeps you hypnotized throughout the song,” she says. “A lot of the guitar work on this record is inspired by that style of playing—and then from there it explodes in all different directions, from rock & roll to soul to pop.” In sculpting such an expansive body of work, Fish found an ideal creative partner in Harlow, who also co-wrote a number of songs on Paper Doll. “I can be a perfectionist when it comes to recording, and it was cool to have Bobby around to stop from me trying to robotically hit the exact note over and over,” she says. And as a born performer who got her start by thumbing through the phone book and cold-calling local bars for gigs in her mid-teens, Fish crafted every song on Paper Doll with an eye toward her incendiary live show. “The main goal is to make great songs that tap into whatever I’m feeling at the moment, but at the same time I’m asking, ‘How is this going to feel live?’” she says. “I’m always thinking about how to add to our arsenal of songs and put together an amazing show for when we’re back out on the road.”
Arguably her most accomplished work to date, Paper Doll emerged from Fish’s deliberate embracing of the ineffable musical gifts she’s cultivated almost her entire life. “When we started working on this record I asked myself, ‘What are my superpowers?’ I wanted to lean into my strengths in a way I never completely had before, to make a big guitar album with some epic performances and really sing my ass off,” she says. “I ended up pouring so much emotion into all the songs, and I hope they help people feel fired up and ready to take on anything that comes their way. I’d love for this record to be somebody’s jet fuel.”
