Devyn Rae, a Treasure Valley singer/songwriter based in Caldwell, played a mix of Pop, Country and Jazz at Bar 365 inside The Riverside Hotel in Garden City Friday Evening. She played music from Fleetwood Mac, Tears For Fears, Chris Stapleton, The Neighbourhood, and this original about her grandparent’s love story called “Lover’s Knot”.
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Kat Rodeo
The acoustic arm of Kat Rodeo (Greg Hall on guitar and vocals, Amy Brown on guitar and vocals, and Sarah Hamilton on vocals) played a packed house Wednesday at Swirl Wine Shop and Lounge in downtown Nampa. This group has a diverse repertoire from classic rock, pop, to country, and heavy on the vocals. Here’s a great example with an Eagle’s song.
Nik Mathews
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.
Neon Moon
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 & Ryan Yost
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
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
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”

Gary Tackett and Full Moon Rude
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
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
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.





