Category Archives: Live Music Report

Reports about live shows.

Harry Dial

Harry Dial, a Boise singer/songwriter played some acoustic music recently at Jak*s Place in Nampa. We heard many familiar favorites, and “West Memphis Love”, an original.

The Soulmates

The Soulmates, even though they’ve been around for 10 years, played Talon Tap & Spirits for the first time recently. This versatile quintet played a ton of pop and country music, including this one written by Bruce Springsteen.

Aaron Golay

Aaron Golay participated in a Singer songwriter night at Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge with Dave Nudo and Andrew Chappel. On at least two occasions Aaron was responsible for giving us chills and tears, including during this song about text messages to a beloved spouse that had passed.

Better Than Jam

Better Than Jam (Grant Wilson on guitar and Jami Wilson on fiddle) played music ranging from jazz to bluegrass, and some originals at Kerry Hill Winery. Here’s their song called “Miss you”.

Don Henderson

Don Henderson, a Treasure Valley singer/songwriter, played a bunch of Classic Country tunes at Talon Tap & Spirits. Along the way, he did a song he wrote back in the 90’s.

Dave Nudo Trio

The Dave Nudo Trio (Dave Nudo on guitar & vocals, Danny Gately on drums, and Ronnie Long on lead guitar) played a great variety of music at Whiskey River in Nampa. They played Dave’s original “I Should Have Known”.

Grove Alley

Grove Alley brought a little New Orleans Jazz, a little Classic Rock, and a whole lot of groove to Swirl Wine Shop & Lounge in Nampa. Check out this traveling music I captured.

Caldy

Caldy & Mike Lemieux payed an afternoon of Pop and Jazz standards at Kerry Hill Winery in WIlder. Here, she covers the title track of a Norah Jones album I own.

Sweet Briar

Sweet Briar, a five-piece Boise band with the versatility to cover a wide range of styles & artists, played Big Mic’s Saloon & BBQ Smokehouse in Kuna. While much of the evening was filled with high-energy dance music, I decided to capture this gorgeous ballad.

Jade & Chase

Jade & Chase (Jade Hanna & chase i guess) played some music recently at Blondie’s Way Coffee in Boise. They met at an open mic, started collaborating, and decided to play out as a duo. Good decision!