Abby Mills, a singer/songwriter from Boise, played mostly original music Friday evening at Crescent Brewing in Nampa. Her music is from the heart – raw and real. She postponed performing for a bit to finish up her schooling, but keep your eyes peeled as she makes her way to the stage more often this summer. Here’s her song, “Brighter Days”.
Honey Trail is a Folk-Rock/Americana Duo made up of Brandon Lyons and Bregeen McClure. They played mostly original music at Barbarian Brewing in Garden City Thursday evening. He’s from upstate NY and she’s 100% Idaho, making music together for two years now. If you’re taking a road trip this summer, just load their music up and you’ll be there before you know it. “Settle Down” is a good example of their high-energy Americana style.
@honeytrailmusic
@barbarianbrewingidaho
Joseph Lyle, a deeply-felt guitarist, vocalist, and creative, has touched the hearts of Boiseans with acoustic brilliance over the past decade. I was mesmerized watching him layer together some gorgeous instrumentals at Maddie’s Wine & Whiskey Wednesday evening. Instead of capturing an original (which is what I try to do) I decided to go with this some familiar Buffalo Springfield so you can appreciate Joseph’s style as applied to this classic.
@josephsmusic
@maddieswineandwhiskey
Bobby Dee Keys was the guy to play Tuesdays on the Creek this week at Indian Creek Plaza. Bobby borrowed some players from local bands, and boy, did he strike gold as they played classic rock and country. As the storms came through, people simply crowded under the cover of the stage area and just kept dancing. Here’s a sample of some Bob Seger.
@bobbydeekeys1
@indiancreekplaza
#tuesdaysonthecreek
Camille Hugo is an old soul who describes herself as a vintage girl living in a modern world. She played Kindred Vineyards Monday afternoon, providing a lovely string of music mostly from the 50s and the 60s. If that’s your jam, you might enjoy her “Simpler Times Session” EP on Spotify, linked in her profile. Swipe a couple of times to hear a sample of a rain song on a sunny Memorial Day.
@camillexhugo
@kindredvineyards
Mitch Sevy (see-VEE), a singer/songwriter who’s been at it for 30 years now, played the Crescent Brewery Sunday afternoon. Mitch did some covers of Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Keith Whitley, Alabama, Bob Dylan, Plain White T’s, Johnny Cash, and more. Fitting for the Memorial Day weekend, he did this original about a man going off to war.
https://linktr.ee/mitchsevy
@crescent_brewery
Tree City Soul describes itself as Boise’s Funkiest Pop Band, and spent a perfect Spring afternoon at the Riverside Hotel’s Sandbar Patio & Grill Saturday. Fronted by Darian Renee, this quintet did diverse music from artists like The Pretenders, Gnarls Barkley, Michelle Branch, Bill Withers, Dobie Gray, Aretha Franklin, Santana, Eric Clapton, The Romantics, and this from Hall & Oates.
@treecitysoul
@riversidehotelboise
Emily & the Tiptones performed at Talon Tap & Spirits Saturday evening. Emily’s Instagram profile promises free hugs for all. You will want to take her up on that. In their first set, they did what Emily described as her theme song about getting tired of being an adult. I’ve been feeling much the same way recently, so here’s a sample.
@emaleetipton
@talontapandspirits
The Canyon Kids, made up of Bo Elledge and Dusty Nichols, played the Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge Friday evening. We heard a good variety of covers and originals from this duo, who been at it since 2012. The covers included music from The Wood Bros, Bahamas, Jimmy Buffett, Allman Bros, Green Day, Beach Boys, Beatles, and CSN&Y. “Indecision Ocean” is the original I captured for you.
Jordan Shaw writes and performs country music that pays respect to 90’s country themes, while infusing a contemporary influence. It was amazing watching him connect with his audience at The 122 in Nampa Thursday evening. Jordan can rockabilly with the best of them, but when he said he was going to do a song he wrote for his wife, whom he has not met yet, I knew immediately THAT was the song I wanted to share with y’all.
@jordanshawcountry
@the_112_nampa
