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Court Ruling: Feds Should Restrict Livestock Drugs
The U.S. government has been ordered to begin an agressive process that would restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock. An order, issued by a federal judge, has triggered a process that many...
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Here's a brief roundup of some of the online chatter from the second night of Treefort Music Fest, Friday, March 23. [View the story "Tweetfort: Day Two" on Storify] [ Subscribe to the comments on...
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Treefort: Red Room Gets Funky
Things got smooth and sexy at Red Room late on March 23 with a pair of swinging sets from Hot Bodies in Motion and The Soft White Sixties. Seattle's Hot Bodies in Motion is quite simply too young and...
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Treefort: Matthewdavid and Sun Araw Band Conclude a Night of Psychedelic...
For the deerlodge.fm showcase's grand finale, Matthewdavid and Sun Araw Band delivered mind-numbing sets of electronically driven psych music. Matthewdavid stood solo at his computer-powered...
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Treefort: Owyhee Hosts a Sweaty Mass of Dancing Humans
After a hip-hop heavy set at the Main Stage, the Treefort Music Fest attendees gravitated toward the Owyhee Plaza hotel, where an innocuous ballroom became a dance party charged with local...
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Treefort: The Dirty Moogs, Maus Haus and Mosley Wotta Bring Beats to the Reef
Fans at the Reef for Treefort Music Fest on March 23 came to dance. The evening started with local band The Dirty Moogs churning out silly pop songs in fake German accents.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe...
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Treefort: DJ Dug Martsch Sends Tunes Whirling Through the Ether
DJ Dug, aka Doug Martsch of Built to Spill, stood in the DJ chambers at Neurolux March 23 as midnight closed in on day two of the Treefort Music Festival. Martsch began to spin favorites, ranging from...
View ArticleSlideshow: Treefort Day Two Wrap-Up
Between the debut of the Main Stage, all kinds of sweaty dance parties and rowdy punkers on parade, the second night of Treefort went off with a bang. Starting things off was a grip of hip hop down at...
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Treefort: Blitzen Trapper Talks Decompression
Boise is familiar ground for Salem, Ore.'s Blitzen Trapper. Brian Koch, the band’s percussionist, looked at ease amid a mess of magazines and merchandise, chatting amiably before the band’s March 23...
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Treefort: BW Catches Up With WHY? Backstage
Upstairs at the Linen Building members of WHY? sipped white wine and ate Pie Hole pizza while chatting about Treefort, the dangers of flying and some Meridian family members. "They were probably...
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Bill Killen to Step Away From Idaho House
Boise Democratic Rep. Bill Killen is the latest lawmaker to step away from the Idaho Legislature after the 2012 session is complete. Killen, who had previously filed to run for re-election, opted...
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Treefort: Local Dancers Kick off Performance Art Series
The Treefort Music Fest added some diversity to its lineup today. The Open Arms Dance Project, Off Center Dance and Balance Dance Company provided fest attendees with visual interpretations of music...
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Treefort: Main Stage Gets Dark in the Sunshine
Saturday's Main Stage showcase at Treefort Music Fest may have been bathed in sunshine, but it started out dark with moody, atmospheric bands from all over the West. First up was the return of Boise's...
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Santorum's Louisiana Win: A Hollow Victory?
Front-runner Mitt Romney leads GOP race by 300 delegates by David Trifunov, GlobalPost Rick Santorum won todays Louisiana primary, news outlets said, but it might do little to stop Mitt Romneys...
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Supreme Court Prepares to Decide Constitutionality of Health Care Law
Arguments begin Monday by Priyanka Boghani, GlobalPost The Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments on Monday over the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care legislation....
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Need Something To Do Sunday?
As if there wasn't enough live music going on this week—with the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and the Treefort Music Fest madness—there's also a pretty solid show happening tonight at the Knitting...
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25 Days of Treefort: Of Montreal
Originally, Of Montreal turned down the offer to play Treefort Music Fest. The band couldn’t make it work in the context of a grueling tour schedule.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this...
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Treefort: Fans Get Blown Away by Typhoon and Built to Spill
Milling about the Main Stage crowd on the third day of Treefort were Jonathan “Yoni,” Liz and Josiah Wolf of the Berkeley, Calif. Band WHY? They were supposed to leave town Saturday morning. “We got...
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High Water Closes Sections of Greenbelt
Warmer temperatures and more precipitation in the forecast have law enforcement keeping a close eye on the Boise River. Already, two sections of the Greenbelt in Southeast Boise have been closed by...
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Boise Historic Commission to Consider Jesus Urquides Memorial at Pioneer...
When Boise's Historic Preservation Commission convenes on Monday, it will consider a unique project designed to enhance the historic Pioneer Cemetery, in preparation for next year's Boise...
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