The Cult of Yacht
The Los Angeles-based two-piece YACHT (Young Americans Challenging High Technology) inspires a cultish following by Andrew Crisp The Mamas and the Papas were known for four-part vocal harmonizing. The...
View ArticleAn Even Keel for Boise Music Fans
A simultaneous mix of hypnotic and off-kilter beauty that features frequent unexpected starts and stops. Odd Soul's 13 tracks are influenced by a host of genres like rock, pop, soul, electronica,...
View ArticleArtificial Grain (for Jaime Gleixner)
by Elijah Jensen Medium: Wallpaper, birch plywood Artist Statement: Everything, when stripped of the hustle of progress, the impenetrable vomit of commerce, and the raggedy poncho of religion and...
View ArticleRon Powers
"Tom Sawyer was the secular Bible of my childhood." by George Prentice Though Ron Powers has enjoyed big-city success--he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize while he was a columnist for the Chicago...
View ArticleSantorum Celebrates Best Way He Knows How...In Church
"I'm willing to be very public about the role of faith in our society." by David Trifunov, GlobalPost The morning after victories in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, Santorum arrived in Texas for a...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Wednesday?
What is it about flips that humans find so intriguing? Children on trampolines love to attempt throwing their heels over their heads, cheerleaders flip and tumble so much, it's nauseating to watch,...
View ArticleTreefort Announces Complete Lineup
Treefort Music Fest, the multi-day musical extravaganza set to hit Boise March 22-25, dropped its final round of artist announcements this morning. The event’s stellar cast of musicians is now set in...
View ArticleSantorum Revives Campaign With Wins in Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri
In a political season that has already provided more than its share of surprises, Tuesday night's results from Colorado and Minnesota caucuses and a primary in Missouri proved that Mitt Romney won't...
View ArticlePipeline Repairs Complete Seven Months After Yellowstone River Spill
A full seven months following a rupture of an underwater pipeline that spilled 1,500 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River, ExxonMobil has finally completed $20 million worth of repairs....
View ArticleSotomayor Rules Against Goldilocks in Landmark Case
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor might deliberate on more important cases, but none more challenging than the historic case of Baby Bear (as in the smallest of the three bears) vs. Goldilocks....
View ArticleMcKague to Retire From Legislature, Support Winder as Replacement
Meridian Republican Sen. Shirley McKague is the latest Idaho legislator to announce that she won't be running for re-election. The two-term senator and five-term House representative, who took...
View ArticleWells Fargo Donation Aimed At Restarting Suicide Hot Line
Idaho, with a suicide rate that ranks fourth in the nation, is the only state in the nation without a nationally certified suicide prevention hot line. But in an effort to re-establish a hot line,...
View ArticleWinter Carnival Showcases Talent, Gives McCall Shot in the Arm
BW made a run at McCall's Winter Carnival last weekend to see how the otherwise-relaxed mountain town had fared with tens of thousands of patrons—mostly from the Boise area—showing up on the scene....
View ArticleSenate Debating Anti-Occupy Bill
The Idaho Senate took up HB 404 today, the controversial bill that would see the eviction of Occupy Boise from the grounds in front of the Old Ada County Courthouse. But before lawmakers consider the...
View ArticleMutemath to Play In-Store at the Record Exchange
Space-rockers Mutemath will play Sunday, Feb. 12 at The Knitting Factory, and it's bound to be a great show. But in case you and your lack of $23 would have to commute there on the broke train, you're...
View ArticleBroadsword Will Leave Legislature This Year
Sagle Sen. Joyce Broadsword has announced that she will be stepping down from her seat in the Idaho Legislature this year. The four-term legislator is vice chair of the Sen. Health and Welfare...
View ArticleRobinson Running Again for Idaho House 12B
Democrat Melissa Sue Robinson of Nampa has announced that she will once again run for Idaho House Seat 12B, currently held by Republican Rep. Gary Collins. Robinson ran an unsuccessful campaign for...
View ArticleCrooked Fence Announces Grand Opening, Rollout Parties
It’s about damn time. We’ve been licking our chops at the thought of a 3 Picket Porter since Crooked Fence Brewing started dropping Facebook hints in September of 2011.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to...
View ArticleEverything is Terrible Lives Up to Its Name
Chicago-based absurdist film and performance art project Everything is Terrible made a stop at Neurolux on Feb. 7, and made a pretty good attempt at living up to its name. The show featured a series...
View Article