First Thursday in Downtown Boise
2024-09-05 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Downtown Boise, 700 W Jefferson St, Boise, ID, 83702
TREAT YOURSELF TO A FUN NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN BOISE!
Our local merchants plan exciting, engaging in-store events including food and beverage tastings, local art exhibits, retail trunk shows, live music, family activities, and entertainment in a special and unique way you’ll only find in Downtown Boise. Stop into your favorite establishment or check out someplace new!
Events typically run from 5–9pm, but each merchant creatively plans their own event so check each listing for individual hours and details at DowntownBoise.org/FT

Jerry Seinfeld
2024-09-05 19:00 | Morrison Center, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, Idaho, 83725
Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt! America’s favorite comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, is taking the stage this fall.
Don’t miss your chance to see this legendary comedian. Known for his ability to turn everyday situations into comedic gold, Seinfeld has been entertaining audiences for over 40 years. From his iconic series “Seinfeld” to his latest Emmy-nominated Netflix specials, he has proven time and time again that he is a master of his craft.

Randy Rogers Band
2024-09-05 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Randy Rogers Band
Knitting Factory – Boise
416 S. 9th St. – Boise, ID 83702
Thu
September 5
8:00 pm
(Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages

2024 Scentsy Rock-a-Thon
2024-09-06 08:00 - 20:00 | Scentsy Commons, 2901 E. Pine Ave., Meridian, ID, 83642
Let’s rock about it.

Faces of Hope provides a safety net of emergency services to people experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, stalking, and/or human trafficking. Men, women and children can come to Faces of Hope and receive help, with no judgment, no strings and no fees. Their dedicated team wraps around an individual or family and provides crisis intervention services to stabilize them. Faces of Hope recently opened a new Meridian location and continues to provide services in their Boise office.
All this care is in support of one vision: Hope is closer than you think.
That’s where you come in – sign up to sit down! Scentsy is hosting a 12-hour, community-wide, Rock-a-Thon. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, 70 rocking chairs lined up outside Scentsy Commons along Eagle Road in Meridian will be rocking to raise money for hope and healing.
If you’ve rocked before, you’re probably still talking about it. If you haven’t, you won’t want to miss this year!

Art in the Park
2024-09-06 10:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-07 10:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-08 10:00 - 17:00 | Julia Davis Park, 700 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, ID, 83702
Boise Art Museum’s Art in the Park is widely recognized as one of the premiere cultural events in the Northwest. This open-air festival, held on the weekend following Labor Day each September, provides visitors of all ages and interests with the opportunity to meet more than 200 artists and purchase their works. During the three-day event, Boise Art Museum presents a variety of contemporary arts and crafts along with wonderful food, live music and entertainment, and hands-on activities for children.

Nate Jackson
2024-09-06 19:00 | Morrison Center, 2201 West Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, Idaho, 83725
Get ready to be entertained by one of the fastest-growing comedians in the industry! Nate Jackson’s meteoric rise as a comedian, actor, and digital creator has taken the world by storm. With over 3 million followers and 500 million views on TikTok, Nate’s viral content and engaging performances have left audiences wanting more.
While at Eastern Washington University, Nate was dared by one of his friends to enter a comedy contest. Not backing down, Nate entered, and the rest is history. That was the start of how Nate became a comedian.
After graduating from Eastern, Nate moved to Hollywood to pursue comedy even further. When he moved back to Tacoma, he ran comedy rooms around the greater Puget Sound area and eventually started “Super Funny Comedy Show” in 2010.
Nate has done college tours, USO tours, and national tours. He’s been all around the globe, has been to every U.S. state twice and major cities more times than he can count.

Adam Carolla
2024-09-06 19:00 | The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise, Idaho, 83702
ADAM CAROLLA is best known as a comedian, actor, radio personality, television host and NY Times best-selling author. He currently hosts THE ADAM CAROLLA SHOW, which holds the Guinness Book of World Records for “most downloaded podcast.” Adam started THE ADAM CAROLLA SHOW podcast from his home office in Feb. 2009. The podcast now receives more than 30 million downloads a month and has been featured in Fast Company Magazine, Entrepreneur, The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. Adam became a New York Times best-selling author when his book, IN 50 YEARS WE’LL ALL BE CHICKS, topped the charts for ten weeks. The audio version went straight to the #1 position on iTunes. He has since released two other New York Times Best Selling Books, NOT TACO BELL MATERIAL and PRESIDENT ME. Adam began his career on the nationally syndicated radio program LOVELINE with Dr. Drew Pinsky. MTV developed a television version of the show, which was co-hosted by Adam and Dr. Drew for five seasons (1996-2000). With his partners Daniel Kellison and Jimmy Kimmel Adam created and starred in two hit Comedy Central shows, THE MAN SHOW (1999-2003) and CRANK YANKERS (2002‐2005). Adam also co-wrote, produced and starred in two independent feature length films: THE HAMMER (2007) and ROAD HARD (2015), a crowd-funded comedy that raised over a million dollars in a single month. Through his venture Chassy Media he produced the inspirational documentaries WINNING: THE RACING LIFE OF PAUL NEWMAN, UPPITY: THE WILLY T. RIBBS STORY and THE 24 HOUR WAR, which documents the battle between Ford and Ferrari in the 1960’s for racing dominance at Le Mans.

Emo vs. Pop Punk
2024-09-06 20:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Calling all Boise Myspace kids!
It’s the ultimate battle 4 ur Top 8 at Treefort Music Hall!
This Myspace Music Video Party is more than your average “Emo Night”…with music videos live on the big screen, photo ops with Tom, themed drink specials, and scream-alongs all night long!
Who will take the spot of being your coveted profile song? RAWR xD
Featuring music videos from: My Chemical Romance • Panic! At The Disco • Fall Out Boy • Paramore • 3OH!3 • All Time Low • Blink-182 • A Day To Remember • Yellowcard • Taking Back Sunday • Sum 41 • AFI • The All-American Rejects • Boys Like Girls • Good Charlotte • Hellogoodbye • Jimmy Eat World • Linkin Park • Mayday Parade • Metro Station • Motion City Soundtrack • New Found Glory • Pierce The Veil • Senses Fail • Silverstein • Simple Plan • The Starting Line • Underoath • The Used • We The Kings • And Many More…

Bop to the Top - Hannah Montana Night
2024-09-06 21:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Bop to the Top is a DJ led dance night by @jefferythedj & @lifebymichael spinning your favorite Disney Channel throwbacks with high energy performances, crowd participation & main character moments dancing on stage!
There is not a dress code, but dressing up as your favorite Disney Channel character is always encouraged and is more fun!
This summer’s theme of “Best of Both Worlds” is a celebration of Hannah Montana with Disney Channel anthems mixed in!

Idaho Running Day
2024-09-07 | Sandy Point Park, 9723 ID-21, Boise, ID
Welcome to the 2024 Idaho Running Day, happening on September 7th! As Boise’s premier athletic event in the Treasure Valley, we offer a range of distances to suit every runner: full marathon, half marathon, 10K, and 5K. Our race is a Boston qualifier and takes place along the picturesque Boise Greenbelt, from Lucky Peak Reservoir to Southeast Boise, with stunning views of the Boise River.
Idaho Running Day attracts runners from across Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, with fantastic prizes from our local partners up for grabs.

Spudtown Knockdown 2024
2024-09-07 - 2024-09-08 | Idaho Central Arena, 233 S Capitol Blvd, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Mark your calendars for the revival of Spudtown Knockdown! Coming to Boise Idaho September 7th and 8th!
Spudtown is a double elimination, sanctioned WFTDA tournament. We are taking team interest sign ups.

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
2024-09-07 07:00 - 12:00 | Jack’s Urban Meeting Place, 1000 West Myrtle Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Upcoming Date and Time

Saturday, Sep 7, 2024 7am – 12pm

Location

JUMP (Jack’s Urban Meeting Place)
1000 Myrtle St

visit website
Details
Attendees are invited to climb 110 flights of stairs with their local first responders to honor those whose lives were lost on 9/11. First responders are invited to complete the climb in full gear. The climb will start off with a small speech given by a local hero and a patriotic song by a local artist. Every climber will take a memorial card representing someone whose life was lost on that day so they can climb with the attendee. The first 100 attendees will receive shirts. This event is still looking for volunteers. The climb will begin at 7:30 and registration and shirt pick-up will begin at 7. Please complete participant registration through the linked site.

Boise Farmers Market
2024-09-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Boise Farmers Market, 1500 Shoreline Drive, Boise, Idaho, 83712
THE BOISE FARMERS MARKET SUPPORTS A REGENERATIVE, HEALTHY FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM BY OPERATING A VIBRANT MARKETPLACE FEATURING LOCALLY GROWN AND CRAFTED PRODUCTS.
At the Boise Farmers Market you will find fresh local seasonal vegetables and fruit, many types of locally raised protein, breads and pastries, honey, jams and sauces, fresh-roasted coffee, and a delicious selection of ready-to-eat foods. We always have the best of what is local and in season!
Please join us at the Boise Farmers Market, where you’ll find farmers you can trust and food you can trace.

Meridian Main Street Market
2024-09-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Meridian Main Street Market, 33 E Broadway Ave, Meridian, ID, 83642
The Meridian Main Street Market is the traditional Farmer’s Market, but ours is unique in that it provides opportunities for our youth as well. It also gives the public the chance to support local small businesses, farms and entrepreneurs. It is a way to provide healthy, organic food options for our community.
VISIT MERIDIAN MAIN STREET MARKET FARMERS MARKET TODAY!
Fresh Produce
Our farmers bring a variety of fresh, locally grown produce to the market each week. From juicy tomatoes to crisp lettuce, you’ll find everything you need to make a delicious, healthy meal.
Artisanal Products
In addition to fresh produce, our market also features a variety of artisanal products made by local artisans. From handmade soaps to small-batch jams, you’re sure to find something unique and special.
Live Music
Every Saturday, we have live music at the market. Enjoy the sounds of local musicians while you shop for fresh produce and artisanal products.
Food Trucks
Our food trucks offer a variety of delicious options for breakfast, lunch, and even dinner. From tacos to pizza, you’ll find something to satisfy your cravings.
Support Local Farmers
By shopping at our farmers market, you’re supporting local farmers and helping to strengthen the local economy. Plus, you’ll get to enjoy fresh, healthy produce and artisanal products.

Nampa Farmers Market
2024-09-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Lloyd Square Park, 1 14th Ave S, Nampa, ID, 83651
A Part of Downtown Nampa Since 1989
Every Saturday April through November
Rain or Shine
NEW SEASON. NEW HOURS.
9 AM to 1:30 PM in Lloyd Square Park
Voted Best Farmers Market In Idaho and Best in the Pacific!
Nampa Farmers Market Happenings
SOFT OPENING THIS WEEK!!!
We Gladly Accept EBT and Feature Double Up Food Bucks
Soft Opening April 6th!

Capital City Public Market
2024-09-07 09:30 - 13:30 | The Grove Plaza, 827 W. Main St, Boise, ID, 83702
Celebrating 30 YEARS! ​
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The Capital City Public Market started in 1994 in downtown Boise with a small group of local vendors — 30 years later we have over 150+ rotating vendors all with products crafted in Idaho by Idahoans.
Our 2024 season will kick off on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 – Join us on every Saturday, 9:30am – 1:30pm,
till December 21st, 2024!
Find us in Downtown Boise in the Grove Plaza, on the corner of 8th St & Main, in the heart of downtown.
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SHOPPING LOCAL SUPPORTS IDAHOANS, THEIR FAMILIES & OUR COMMUNITY

Yoga on the Mountain
2024-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Bogus Basin, 2600 N Bogus Basin Rd, Boise, ID, 83702
WHAT
Join us for the Yoga on the Mountain summer series! This summer, Bogus Basin and Yoga for Life are partnering to offer free yoga classes every week. Pack a yoga mat, water, and sunscreen, and get ready to stretch it out in the fresh mountain air. Stick around after a class for a mellow hike, scenic chairlift ride, bike ride, or lunch at the Bogus Creek Grill or Double R Ranch.

All Summer Activities

When & Where
Meet us for Yoga on the Mountain on the lawn in front of the J.R. Simplot Lodge on Saturday and Sunday mornings, weather permitting.

September 7 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

FreeAll ages welcome!

Hops & Crops Festival
2024-09-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Indian Creek Plaza, 120 S Kimball Ave, Caldwell, Idaho, 83605
Did you know that 95% of all hops grown in the US come from the Pacific Northwest? Celebrate our hops and agricultural heritage at Indian Creek Plaza’s annual Hops & Crops Festival! Take a bus tour from the plaza to a local hop farm in Canyon County and learn more about the beer making process! Back at the plaza, you can sample a variety of local brews and ales, and hear from the farmers themselves.
With live music, Idaho brews and a hop harvest tour, this festival is the perfect blend of fun and education. Spend an afternoon learning about our community’s vibrant agricultural history and tasting some of the best beer in the country!

Harvest tours are first come, first serve!

Registration onsite by the stage loading zone

Long pants and closed-toed shoes are required

Schedule of Events

12:00 – 1:45 PM – Tree City Travelers

12:15 PM First Session: Hops Tour (Closed Toe Shoes are REQUIRED to Attend)

2:00 – 4:00 PM – Hillfolk Noir

Music on the Mountain - Frim Fram Four and Opera Idaho
2024-09-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Bogus Basin, 2600 N Bogus Basin Rd, Boise, ID, 83702
What
Ready to escape the valley heat this summer? Music On The Mountain is a free event the whole family will enjoy! Bring a blanket and some lawn chairs, grab a drink and delicious lunch from the J.R. Simplot Lodge or Double R Ranch BBQ Smokehouse, and join us for a day of summer mountain fun. The Frim Fram 4 and Opera Idaho play on the mountain September 7th, 2024.
Check out all of the summer activities including the Glade Runner Mountain Coaster, Mineshaft Challenge Course, Scenic Chairlift Rides, and more! Come see for yourself – it’s cooler up here 😎
Your participation supports year-round non-profit mountain recreation for the Treasure Valley community.
When & Where

September 7 @ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The Free Concert Series takes place on the Base Area lawn, in front of the J.R. Simplot Lodge.
Who
Frim Fram Four
The Frim Fram 4, based in Boise, Idaho, specializes in the classic tunes of the 30’s through the early 60’s. Their original instrumentation reflected that of the Nat King Cole trio, relying on vocals, piano, stand up bass, and the exciting new sound of the electric guitar. Dr. Andrew Cortens on piano, Jonah Shue on electric guitar and violin, Greg Belzeski on drums and congas, Cody Ramey on standup bass, and everyone joining in on vocals. (Old-school Gang Singing lives!) Their dedication to the musical style of the period has made them the most universally beloved musical group in Boise.

While the band’s first motivation was to rejuvenate the hit records from the Nat King Cole trio, other icons of jazz have influenced their direction and repertoire.

Over the years the fabled and super-secret Frim Fram Book of Swing has grown to include arrangements from Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Hot Club de France, Sinatra, Louis (Armstrong, Jordan, Prima… pick a Louis – the era was full of greats), Bobby Darrin, Tony Bennett, and many others. The Frim Fram 4’s unflagging devotion to the initial conditions of the music they play has made them Champions of Swing in the eyes, and ears, of many of the region’s people.

Taste of Caldwell Harvest Festival
2024-09-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Indian Creek Plaza, 120 S Kimball Ave, Caldwell, Idaho, 83605
Caldwell is known for it’s farm fresh goods and farm to fork dining, but how do you know what you are eating or drinking is truly local? We invite you to come down to get a true taste of what Caldwell has to offer!
There is so much more than meets the eye. Our roots run deep in generations of family farming and we want to share that with you! Visit with Caldwell’s farmers, ranchers and producers as well as our AgVenture Trail Members.
You can also expect there to be live music and try your hand at Chicken Drop Bingo (our version of a 50/50 raffle), while you visit with our vendors and shop around!

Concerts on Broadway - Steve Fulton's UltraMuse
2024-09-07 18:30 | Meridian City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Ave., Meridian, ID, 83642

Greensky Bluegrass
2024-09-07 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Greensky Bluegrass
Knitting Factory – Boise
416 S. 9th St. – Boise, ID 83702
Sat
September 7
8:00 pm
(Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages

Grandparents' Day at Lowe Family Farmstead
2024-09-08 | Lowe Family Farmstead, 2500 South Eagle Road, Kuna, ID
We know how special your grandparents are to you, and at Lowe Family Farmstead, we would like to honor all grandparents and the important role they play in children’s lives. On this day, grandparents receive FREE admission with PAID grandchild admission (one free grandparent per child). Also, be sure to stop by and get your picture taken with your grandparents at our photo ops!

Music on the Patio - Ashley Rose
2024-09-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Bogus Basin, 2600 N Bogus Basin Rd, Boise, ID, 83702
What
Music on the Patio is back for the summer! Grab lunch and a beverage at the Double R Ranch BBQ Smokehouse or the Bogus Creek Grill located inside the J.R. Simplot Lodge, and spend the afternoon listening to FREE live music featuring local Treasure Valley musicians. Music on the Patio takes place in the ICCU Base Area plaza from mid/late June through September. All ages are welcome to attend!
Enjoy the fresh mountain air all day! Whether it be a hike, adventure in the Mineshaft Challenge Course, mountain bike ride, or scenic chairlift ride, there is an activity for everyone at Bogus Basin. Summer operations on the mountain are open through October, see current operating hours here.

Summer Activities

Summer Events on the Mountain

When & Where
FreeAll are welcome!

September 8 @ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

WHO’s Playing On the patio
Ashley Rose

Neal Francis
2024-09-08 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
On his new album In Plain Sight, Neal Francis offers up a body of work both strangely enchanted and painfully self-aware, unfolding in songs sparked from Greek myths and frenzied dreams and late-night drives in the depths of summer delirium. True to its charmed complexity, the singer/songwriter/pianist’s second full-length came to life over the course of a tumultuous year spent living in a possibly haunted church in Chicago. The result: a portrait of profound upheaval and weary resilience, presented in a kaleidoscopic sound that’s endlessly absorbing.
The follow-up to Francis’s 2019 debut Changes—a New Orleans-R&B-leaning effort that landed on best-of-the-year lists from the likes of KCRW, KEXP, and The Current, and saw him hailed as “the reincarnation of Allen Toussaint” by BBC Radio 6—In Plain Sight was written and recorded almost entirely at the church, a now-defunct congregation called St. Peter’s UCC. Despite not identifying as religious, Francis took a music-ministry job at the church in 2017 at the suggestion of a friend. After breaking up with his longtime girlfriend while on tour in fall 2019, he returned to his hometown and found himself with no place to stay, then headed to St. Peter’s and asked to move into the parsonage.
“I thought I’d only stay a few months but it turned into over a year, and I knew I had to do something to take advantage of this miraculous gift of a situation,” he says. Mixed by Grammy Award-winner Dave Fridmann (HAIM, Spoon, The Flaming Lips, Tame Impala), In Plain Sight finds Francis again joining forces with Changes producer and analog obsessive Sergio Rios (a guitarist/engineer known for his work with CeeLo Green and Alicia Keys). Like its predecessor, the album spotlights Francis’s refined yet free-spirited performance on piano, an instrument he took up at the age of four. “From a very early age, I was playing late into the night in a very stream-of-consciousness kind of way,” he says, naming everything from ragtime to gospel soul to The Who among his formative influences. With a prodigy-like gift for piano, Francis sat in with a dozen different blues acts in Chicago clubs as a teenager, and helmed a widely beloved instrumental funk band called The Heard before going solo. Along with earning lavish acclaim (including a glowing review from Bob Lefsetz, who declared: “THIS IS THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS!”), Changes led to such triumphs as performing live on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” sharing the stage with members of The Meters at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and touring with such acts as Lee Fields & The Expressions and Black Pumas. Recorded entirely on tape with his bandmates Kellen Boersma (guitar), Mike Starr (bass), and Collin O’Brien (drums), In Plain Sight bears a lush and dreamlike quality, thanks in large part to Francis’s restless experimentation with a stash of analog synths lent by his friends in his early days at the church. “My sleep schedule flipped and I’d stay up all night working on songs in this very feverish way,” he says. “I just needed so badly to get completely lost in something.” In a move partly inspired by Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy, In Plain Sight takes its title from a track Francis ended up scrapping from the album. “It’s a song about my breakup and the circumstances that led to me living in the church, where I’m owning up to all my problems within my relationships and my sobriety,” says Francis, whose first full-length chronicles his struggles with addiction. “It felt like the right title for this record, since so much of it is about coming to the understanding that I continue to suffer because of those problems. It’s about acknowledging that and putting it out in the open in order to mitigate the suffering and try to work on it, instead of trying to hide everything.”
The opulent opening track to In Plain Sight, “Alameda Apartments” makes for a majestic introduction to the album’s unveiling of Francis’s inner demons. “I started writing that song maybe six years ago, before I got sober,” he says. “I was going through another breakup and getting kicked out of my place, and I had a nightmare about moving into an art-deco apartment that was haunted, where the walls were all shifting around.” A prime showcase for Francis’s piano work, “Alameda Apartments” simulates that dream state in its untethered melodies, luminous grooves, and lyrics that drift from despair to detached curiosity (e.g., “It remains to be seen if the ghosts are all right”). “The craziest thing is that I’d never encountered the name ‘Alameda’ in any time in my life prior to that dream,” says Francis. “It’s bizarre that I even remembered it, especially since you don’t dream very often when you’re getting fucked up.” On “Problems,” In Plain Sight eases into a brighter and breezier mood, with Francis mining inspiration from early-’70s Sly & the Family Stone and the glistening soft rock of Mirage-era Fleetwood Mac. But in a stark contrast to the track’s radiant synth and rapturous harmonies, “Problems” centers on Francis’s exacting introspection. “It’s about being half-in and half-out of a relationship, and how untenable that is,” he says. “I wrote it at a time when I really couldn’t maintain a relationship, because I had too many issues with myself that needed to be addressed.” Graced with a smoldering slide-guitar solo from the legendary Derek Trucks, “Can’t Stop the Rain” arrives as the first unabashedly hopeful moment on In Plain Sight. “I wrote that with my buddy David Shaw, who came up with the refrain and this idea that even though life’s going to throw all this shit at you, there’s still so many things to be grateful for,” says Francis. Propelled by the track’s cascading piano lines and wildly soaring vocals, that refrain takes on an unlikely anthemic power as Francis shares a bit of gently expressed encouragement: “You can’t stop the rain/It’s always coming down/It’s always gonna fall/But you’re not gonna drown.”
On the guitar-heavy and glorious “Prometheus,” Francis nods to the Greek myth of the Titan god who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to the humans. As punishment, Prometheus spent eternity chained to a rock as an eagle visited each day to peck out his liver—which then grew back overnight, only to be eaten again the following day in a never ending cycle of torment. “That song came from the lowest ebb of quarantine, when Chicago was literally on fire,” Francis says. “It came to me while I was driving around all these abandoned streets in the middle of the night, and turned into a song about facing my problems with addiction and feeling like I’m chained to this set of compulsions.” Threaded with plain spoken confession (“It’s not in my nature to try to do better”), the track features a sprawling synth arrangement informed by the many hours Francis spent playing the St. Peter’s pipe organ. “I call that section of the song ‘The Pope,’” he says. “It’s this grand, powerful entry that’s sort of sinister, and then it just drops away.” By the end of his surreal and sometimes eerie experience of living at the church—“I’m convinced
that the stairway leading to the choir loft where I used to practice is haunted,” he notes—Francis had found his musicality undeniably elevated. “Because I was forced into this almost monastic existence and was alone so much of the time, I could play as often and as long as I wanted,” he says. “I ended up becoming such a better pianist, a better writer, a better reader of music.” Dedicated to a woman named Lil (the de facto leader of the St. Peter’s congregation), In Plain Sight ultimately reveals the possibility of redemption and transformation even as your world falls apart.
“When I started the process of writing these songs, I was so emotionally out-of-sorts and really kind of hopeless that I’d be able to come up with anything,” says Francis. “But then I sat down and started working, and embraced whatever inspiration came my way. Sometimes it felt like beating my head against a wall, but I tried to trust that it would lead somewhere. The whole thing was like a weird dream—this very strange time of terrible, wonderful isolation.” In Plain Sight has received critical praise from KCRW (“an unapologetically joyful, electric feel”), Rolling Stone (“Neal Francis is making piano rock cool again”), SPIN (“one of the year’s best releases”), and more. Both radio singles from the album—“Can’t Stop The Rain” and “Problems”—charted on AAA and Americana radio, with “Can’t Stop The Rain” going as high as #3 on the Americana charts. Francis has toured relentlessly to support the album, playing to thousands with sold out headline dates at legendary venues in Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, London, and many more.
In November 2022 Francis released the EP Sentimental Garbage (ATO Records) which includes a number of standout tracks recorded during the original album sessions at St. Peter’s. “Sentimental Garbage was the working title of our last LP,” Francis says, “which includes the track of the same name. We ended up calling that record In Plain Sight while removing the title track from the sequence. I knew this was my last chance to slap ‘Sentimental Garbage’ on a record jacket, the thought of which always brought me great joy. It also works because this record is compiled of bittersweet scraps.” Francis also found time to release a live record in November 2023 entitled Francis Comes Alive.

Osees
2024-09-09 19:00 | Treefort Music Hall, 722 W. Broad Street, Boise, ID, 83702, United States
Crack the coffers, Osees have spawned another frothy LP of head-destroying psych epics to grok and rock out to. You’ll notice the fresh dollop of organ and keyboard prowess courtesy of “Memory of a Cut Off Head” alum and noted key-stabber Tom Dolas…the Quattrone/Rincon drum-corps polyrhythmic pulse continues to astound and pound in equal measure, buttressed by the nimble fingered bottom end of Sir Tim Hellman the Brave and the shred-heaven fret frying of John Dwyer, whilst Lady Brigid Dawson again graces the wax with her harmonic gifts. Aside from the familiar psych-scorch familiar to soggy pit denizens the world over, there’s a fresh heavy-prog vibe that fits like a worn-in jean jacket comfortably among hairpin metal turns and the familiar but no less horns-worthy guitar fireworks Dwyer’s made his calling card. Perhaps the most notable thing about Smote Reverser is the artistic restlessness underpinning its flights of fancy. Dwyer refuses to repeat himself and for someone with such a hectic release schedule, that stretching of aesthetic borders and omnivorous appetite seems all the more superhuman.

Red Shahan
2024-09-09 20:00 | Knitting Factory, 416 S 9th St, Boise, Idaho, 83702
Red Shahan
9th St. Parallel at Knitting Factory
416 S 9th St – Boise, ID 83702
Mon September 9 8:00 pm (Doors: 7:00 pm)
All Ages

Farm to Fork Farmers Market
2024-09-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Indian Creek Plaza, 120 S Kimball Ave, Caldwell, Idaho, 83605
Caldwell is home to Idaho’s most diverse crop base, and we are proud of our roots, literally! For generations families have produced award-winning fruits, vegetables, grains and spices. Get the freshest produce to create excellent meals at home or find the perfect gift from local craftsmen or specialty food producers. The Farm to Fork Farmers Market is held in conjunction with the Tuesdays on the Creek Concert Series.
