Sam Tru, is an Idaho-raised singer songwriter, who played an evening of music at Telaya West in Nampa Friday evening. She played mostly covers from artists like Adele, Ben E. King, Billy Joel, Carole King, Michael Jackson, Bill Withers, Dinah Washington and more. She also broke out some awesome originals like “Lately”, to be recorded later this year.
Wesley George, a Treasure Valley singer/songwriter, played Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge Friday night. Now, you won’t find Wes anywhere on the Internet, so don’t go looking for him. Just keep your eye of Swirl postings and he’ll show up again soon. :-) Here’s a song of his called “Headlong”.
The Woolly Buggers, a traditional bluegrass band from the Treasure Valley, played The Indian Creek Winery Sunday afternoon. When it comes to bluegrass music, I’m usually done after about 30 minutes. However, this quintet is so talented and entertaining, I wasn’t done until *they* were, and they ran overtime! Here’s a sample of “Head Over Heels” from Flat and Scruggs.
https://www.facebook.com/thewoollybuggersband
@indianvreekwinery
Devon Tyler is a Treasure Valley singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and producer. He played music from every decade from the 60s to today at The 112 in Nampa Saturday evening. We heard music from artists like Billy Joel, Elton John, Depeche Mode, Third Eye Blind, Sublime, Matchbox 20, Steve Miller, Johnny Rivers, Wallflowers, Weezer, Herman’s Hermits, and more. Here’s one from The Plain White T’s.
@devontylersound
@the_112_nampa
Red Light Challenge is a high-energy, harmony-filled pop-rock band made up of brothers Sean and Kyle Luster. These guys brought their audience-engaging show to Talon Tap and Spirits at Albertsons in Meridian Friday evening. They do mostly covers from the 60’s to today from artists like The Beatles, The Monkees, Modern English, George Michael, Walk the Moon, Queen, and more. During this show, I caught a sample of their original “You got my number”.
@redlightchallenge
@talontapandspirits
The Don Hurt Band, a Treasure Valley quintet, was the opening band at Tuesdays on the Creek this week at Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell. Don did a great job mixing things up and keeping it interesting as during the show I was feeling elements of The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and Bob Seger. Hearing this Willie Nelson classic was great fun.
@donhurtband
@indiancreekplaza
#tuesdaysonthecreek
Natalie Soma is a Treasure Valley singer/songwriter and recording artist who played The 112 in Nampa Saturday evening. She plays half and half covers and originals during her shows. Her originals tend to be on the jazzy side, which I love. We heard covers from the likes of Coldplay, Eric Clapton, Leonard Cohen, and Donna Summer. The original I captured is brand new, entitled “Make It Out Alive”.
You may not have known this, but on Saturday evening, Nampa held its inaugural Music Festival. Around the downtown area, free live music was featured before the festival began at 5. Timothy P Swanson brought his guitar and energy to The Syringa for a few hours in the afternoon.
If you haven’t been there yet, take some time to check it out. They have coffee all day, and spirits starting at 1pm. The Syringa opens early, and closes late. They are also looking into hosting more music events in the future!
During this show, Tim played an eclectic blend of covers, many by request (and learned on the fly!) and he tossed in this original called “Stand By You”
@timothypswanson
@thesyringa
@downtownnampa
Ryder McIntosh, from the heart of Idaho, brought his country and traditional music to The 112 in Nampa Friday evening. Ryder specializes in story-telling songs like this Doc Watson version of an Irish tune called “Shady Grove”.
@ryder_and_the_roughstock
@the_112_nampa
Olivia Frost, a Boise-based singer/songwriter, played the Koenig Distillery in Caldwell Saturday afternoon. She was in Nashville recently to record 8 brand new songs, and she played most of them during this show. The first single should release in about a month. The second single is about those people who act one way when they’re around you, and quite differently when they are not. Here is a sample of “Bad Actor”.
@oliviafrostmusic
@koenigdistillery
