3rd Rail Jam Brings Hip-Hop To The Mountain
Combo of urban music, art and snowboarding means an all-day traveling party at Bogus Basin. by Andrew Crisp Timmy Grins is pretty sure he'll find a wife at Bogus Basin. "Tell the single ladies out...
View ArticleBreaking News: Mubarak may step down, officials say
President Hosni Mubarak expected to address nation today. by GlobalPost Editors Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday night, news agencies are reporting, citing U.S. and Egyptian...
View ArticleIvan & Aloysha: A Band of Brothers
Four-part harmonies, literary lyrics, meticulously crafted songs and a band named after Brothers Karamazov characters. Intriguing ... by Stephen Foster Though Ivan & Alyosha band leader Tim Wilson...
View ArticleStud-Belted Studs Avenged Sevenfold to Rock Taco Bell Arena
Their fifth album, Nightmare, contains intense ballads and songs that drip with the band's personal pain. by Kat Thornton Avenged Sevenfold is a younger, hotter version of Metallica, and since they've...
View ArticleFatal Attraction
by Jaki Katz Ashford Medium: Acrylic on canvas boardArtist Statement: So much of life's energy revolves around the concept of love. Whether we are getting it, losing it or using it we are preoccupied...
View ArticleCaruso's Sandwich Co. Wants To Make You A Sandwich You Can't Refuse
Turkey, beef, bacon and provolone on fresh-baked bread. Was that your stomach growling? by Amy Atkins Caruso's Sandwich Company A colleague remarked not too long ago that we have more than enough...
View ArticleAlternate Energy Holdings Back in Business, For Now
Controversial nuclear power plant developer Don Gillispie has his first day in court after the Securities and Exchange Commission files charges. by George Prentice The Feb. 3 federal court hearing...
View ArticlePoet Derrick Brown Blends Rock 'n' Poetry
Attention ladies: When poet Derrick Brown performs in Boise on Saturday, Feb. 12, he wants to make love to you while wearing ice skates. by Josh Gross Attention ladies: When poet Derrick Brown...
View ArticleMega-load Rolls Again, This Time Through Freezing Fog
Patches of U.S. Highway 12 in North Central Idaho were enveloped by patchy, freezing fog overnight, but the Idaho Transportation Department and ConocoPhillips agreed that conditions improved enough to...
View ArticleNeed Something to do Wednesday?
The average band might last two or three years. Maybe, they play a few local gigs.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleTickets On Sale: Various, Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory—which recently hosted two performances by Snoop Dogg and a sardine-packed-house for Marcus Eaton's CD release party—is continuing this diverse dance with some interesting...
View ArticleRisch: No Confidence in Congress to Grapple With Economy
U.S. Senator Jim Risch returned to familiar territory this morning: the Idaho Capitol. In the 1970s, '80s and '90s, Risch served as state senator, lieutenant governor and for seven months as Idaho's...
View ArticleOn Tour Now with Jeff Crosby & The Refugees
Greetings from Salt Lake City, UT - where they have one of the best public libraries I've ever been in. You should really see my view right now from the 3rd floor.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleReport: Idaho Among 10 States Running Out of Smart People
Idaho is running out of smart people, according to the editors of 24/7 Wall Street, a web-based clearinghouse of financial news and opinion. Worst in the nation?… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticlePresident of Pro-Luna Business Coalition Used "Lifted" Words in Statehouse...
It appears as if the president of a business coalition in support of Tom Luna's efforts to bring sweeping changes to Idaho schools lifted remarks from a German education analyst and used the same...
View ArticleNeed Something to do Thursday?
In 2010, scientists found a rare giant Palouse earthworm in North Idaho. The worms had been thought to be abundant in the 1800s but had become nearly mythical in their rarity.… [ Read more ] [...
View ArticleKristina Ross Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Bar-Breast Exam Case
The woman accused of masquerading as a doctor in Treasure Valley bars has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of battery. She also agreed to a psychological evaluation. Kristina Ross was...
View ArticleYour Breathy, Tinkly MP3 of the Day: "Birdsong" by Powerdove
This folky "Birdsong" from Powerdove (Midwestern-born, England-based Annie Lewandowski) may have you wishing for spring. Powerdove's debut album, Be Mine (Circle Into Square Records), drops on...
View ArticleActivision Pulls Plug on Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero was a spike in the timeline of the video game industry. But in spite of improvements across the board with two of the highest profile titles in the music genre of the industry, interest in...
View ArticleNullification Bill Passes Committee, Heads to House
The controversial "nullification" debate is heading for full debate before the Idaho House. The State State Affairs Committee voted 14-5 this morning to forward HB 117 with a "do-pass"...
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