Neon Moon, Brook Faulk’s band that specializes in driving 90’s country, played the Riverside Hotel’s Sandbar Patio Saturday evening. Neon Moon is Brook Faulk on vocals, Zack Roberts on acoustic, Mike Trail on electric, Lyle Evans on Bass, Russ Pfiefer on keys, and Flip Perkins on drums. This Dolly Parton classic provide a good example of their sound!
The Nicole Christiansen Band spent a warm Saturday afternoon at the Riverside Hotel’s Sandbar Patio, on the Greenbelt, a stone’s throw from the Boise River. They played mostly jazz standards with some jazzed-up pop and country. Along the way, they tossed in this original about following your dreams.
Blues To Lose is a Treasure Valley party/dance band. Friday evening, they played Rock and Blues classics from artists like Cream, CCR, Rolling Stones, Santana, and more at Broadway on the Rocks. Here’s a sample of “Born on the Bayou”.
Timothy P. Swanson gathered an impressive collection of players for Nampa’s Third Thursday last week. The hits just kept on coming including this Eagle tune, featuring David Atwood on Saxophone.
Michael F. Rose is an Boise singer/songwriter, and the front man for the band Bad Horse. On Sunday afternoon he played music for a bunch of folks in lawn chairs. He did mostly originals with a few covers tossed in. He said he doesn’t do James Taylor because James Taylor does James Taylor. :-)
Do yourself a favor and check out “New Song” wherever you listen to music when it releases Friday. In the meantime, here is his song “Touch’ which came him to a dream, and is wildly popular in Australia and New Zealand. I was able to find it online all over the place.
Father and son, Brian & Rook Crouse, presented their magical music Saturday evening at Mesquite Creek Outfitters in Caldwell. I say “magical” because they take familiar songs and turn them into something delightfully different. Along the way, we heard music from Tom Petty, Jim Croce, The Eagles, John Denver, America, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Buffett, and this classic from Roger Miller.
Timothy P. Swanson & Hip Sounds played a lively mix of Jazz, Country, Pop, Rock, and Blues at Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge in Nampa Friday evening. To celebrate our heat wave, they played this “Summertime” song.
The Cliff Miller Trio performed a nice variety of Bluegrass, Country and Pop music Thursday evening at Broadway on the Rocks in Boise. Their interpretation of familiar music was engaging. “True North”, an original captured here, can be found on Spotify.
Sam Henry recently released his second album “How It Begins” and threw a party Sunday evening at Rembrandt’s in Eagle. In the room, the sign said, “Maximum Occupancy 219”. The turnout had to be close!
Joseph Lyle opened the festivities with his guitar magic, making it sound like everything BUT a guitar.
Then, from the new album new album, I didn’t capture one of the singles but this heartfelt piano ballad, “Should I stay”. The entire album can be heard wherever you listen to music.
On a personal note, it was pretty amazing to be in a room full of people who love Sam.
Frank Brown, a guitarist & vocalist, played Crescent Brewery on Sunday afternoon. He did a nice blend of covers from artists like Bob Seger, Otis Redding, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, Blind Faith, and this one from Danny O’Keefe.