Nik Mathews played acoustic rock covers at Talon Tap & Spirits inside Albertsons at Meridian Saturday evening. We heard a string of hits from folks like Sting, Steve Miller, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Otis Redding, John Denver, The Eagles, and The Marshall Tucker Band. Nik says he know one song from most popular rock artists, as evidenced by this Jack Johnson request.

The Brook Faulk band Neon Moon played music on the Greenbelt Thursday evening. If you haven’t been to Riverside Hotel‘s Sandbar, make it a point to visit. Great venue, lots of activity, and good food & drink. I wasn’t listening to a lot of Country music in the 90’s so now I feel like I’ve caught up a little. From Brook’s 2008 album, here’s Hell and Highwater.

Nicholas Mattera & his step-son Ryan Yost played an eclectic evening of music Friday at the Star Saloon (formerly known as Beer Guys). We heard music from Counting Crows, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Incubus, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, and this original about the beach called “Moments”.

Janice Gerard and Dr. Lloyd Blake teamed up to bring us an early evening of Jazz and Pop standards on Saturday at Bar 365 inside the Riverside Hotel in Garden City. Along the way, we heard music from Fleetwood Mac, Peter Paul & Mary, Willie Nelson, Beatles, Bill Withers, Carole King, Ray Charles, and this traveling music.

A.G. Porter is a Treasure Valley singer/songwriter. He played out some Americana music Thursday evening at Kindred by the Creek, in Caldwell. We heard music from Steve Earle, Merle Haggard, Wood Bros, Bob Dylan, and this original called, “Cowboy Song”

The summer concert series Tuesdays on the Creek rolls into week number 2 with Gary Tackett and Full Moon Rude. Gary was a session and touring guitarist in Nashville for 20 years, before setting in the Treasure Valley nearly a decade ago. Here’s a song he wrote for his mama.

Lauren & The Nostalgics, covering a wide range of popular songs from rock, country, pop, and R&B, played Talon Tap & Spirits inside Albertsons in Meridian on Saturday evening. If you love high-energy oldies, this is the band for you!

Honey Trail (Brandon Lyons, Bregeen McClure and special guest Kaleb Blethen) brought their Folk-Rock goodness to Sully’s Pub in Star Thursday evening. Honey Trail offers a high-energy show with plenty of fun banter as they engage audiences with their mixture of originals and covers. Here is one of the first songs Brandon and Bregeen wrote together called Baby.

Casio Dreams, Boise’s synth-pop 80’s band, played the opening night of “Tuesdays on the Creek” last night at Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell. The crowd engagement was immediate as the weather was sunny and cool on the perfect Spring day.

Jace Kempke & Ryder McIntosh, both from Kuna and members of Black Dust Rodeo, played for a few hours Sunday afternoon at The Getaway Bar & Grill in Nampa. The band blends nostalgic storytelling with raw energy, bringing backgrounds in classical, metal, bluegrass, and country to the music they create.