Genre

Acoustic / Folk, Experimental, Jazz / Contemporary, Other

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Genre

Acoustic / Folk, Experimental, Rock / Alternative

Media

• For A Fool
• Mess You Up

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a.k.a. Belle

Nicknamed ’Americana Sweethearts’ by weekly local arts & culture rag, The Boise Weekly, a.k.a. Belle are also commonly referred to as Boise’s ”Indie – Alt – Country Darlings” — certainly there is an edge to their Americana – roots rock n roll, as listening to their debut album, ”Disappearing Night” reveals.

The album came out in late December 2011, spent several weeks in the Top 20 Best Sellers list at The Record Exchange and, in fact, ”Disappearing NIght” made it into the Ten Top Selling Local Albums of 2012!

The track ”Austin Calling” continues to get airplay on the Treasure Valley’s largest commercial radio station, The River 94.9fm. a.k.a. Belle are highly championed by their morning host, Tim Johnstone, as well as being favorites of Carl Scheider, DJ at (NPR affiliated) KBSU. ”Living Room Radio,” a Friday afternoon show on 89.9fm Radio Boise, listed ’Disappearing Night’ as one of their top albums of the year.

a.k.a. Belle formed in 2008, after Catherine Crooks Merrick (vocals, guitars, banjo) returned home to Boise after several years of living and performing under the moniker Belle
of Les Bois in Manchester, England. She recruited long time accomplice Sam Merrick to play guitar (ex-Hillfolk Noir, The Nymphs, The Leaving Trains). (Yes, they are married.)

No strangers to the music business, each has worked with or supported some famous names (Curtis Stigers; Bill Kirchen; Doug Martsch from Built to Spill; John Doe & Exene Cervenka from LA band X; Iggy Pop; Elizabeth Cook; Holly Golightly, Lydia Loveless…just to name a few)

Current live shows feature Louis McFarland on percussion and Chris Galli on stand up bass; and Kayleigh Jack on violin, vocals and guitar.

Sam and Catherine recently appeared on Boise Song Talk, a local television series showcasing local songwriters who discuss their craft/ songwriting with host James Coberly Smith. http://boisesongtalk.com/

Christmas 2010’s Moxie Java local artist/band compilation includes a.k.a. Belle’s holiday hit, “I’m Giving Mice Elf to You” which has been on permanent rotation on The River’s Morning Show every Christmas since its release.

”For a Fool,” was the inspiration for a stop motion painting/animation video by Boise artist, Shasta Nash. Shasta used the acoustic version of the song (written & recorded in England), which was shown at the 2011 ”208 Music Video Show” and took 1st prize.

The band also took part in a pilot series hosted by John Doe called ”American Music.” a.k.a. Belle served as his backing band (with Catherine duetting) on several songs. http://www.wideeye.tv/original_programming.html

Work on their 2nd album (working title ’The Devil Loves You’), has begun at AudioLab Recording Studios, and the band anticipate its release sometime this spring. The direction is slightly darker, including themes of time travel and urban myths about a serial killer who lives in Boise’s foothills.

Genre

Acoustic / Folk, Experimental

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Ana Lete

In January, 2015, Christi Green, Ana Lete’s classical guitar
instructor, mentor, and friend of 2.5 years passed away from
complications following an ankle surgery after a skiing accident. With
this unexpected wave of grief, Lete began doing something she hadn’t
done in over two years—she began writing songs again. At first, the
songs that she wrote were a way for her to heal and deal with her
grief, but as the year continued, she found the act of songwriting was
useful in reflecting and capturing other aspects of her life as well.

From January to May 2015, the 21 year old worked on a set of songs in
her spare time after her classes and jazz ensembles at the College of
Idaho. In June 2015, she recorded demos of these songs and sent them
to her roommate—bassist, Ashton Jenicek—who suggested that they start
playing them in their basement and begin gigging locally.

Ana Lete began her musical journey in her hometown of Nampa, ID. She
began taking guitar lessons from Wayne White in 8th grade, and through
White’s influence, fell in love with guitar and the music of the
Beatles. Lete took lessons from White until she enrolled at The
College of Idaho as a Music Theory & Composition major and began
studying classical guitar with Christi Green. Throughout high school
and college, Lete developed a love of both contemporary indie music
and jazz. It was through being involved in her Vocal Jazz group at C
of I (ran by Dr. Marianne Saunders) that Lete found her voice as a
vocalist. Some of Lete’s favorite artists and musical influences
include the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bon Iver, the Fleet Foxes, Feist,
Tune-Yards, Wye Oak, and Billie Holiday.

From October 2015 to May 2016, Ana Lete, Ashton Jenicek, and
percussionist, Gavin Peterson, recorded Psychic Translation with
recording engineer, Rodrigo Coronel, in the College’s recording
studio. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Music Theory &
Composition, Lete spends her days drinking dry cappuccinos, playing
shows both solo and with a variety of musicians, teaching private
guitar lessons, songwriting, booking tours, and more.

Genre

Acoustic / Folk, Experimental

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Ana Lete

In January, 2015, Christi Green, Ana Lete’s classical guitar instructor, mentor, and friend of 2.5 years passed away from complications following an ankle surgery after a skiing accident. With this unexpected wave of grief, Lete began doing something she hadn’t done in over two years—she began writing songs again. At first, the songs that she wrote were a way for her to heal and deal with her grief, but as the year continued, she found the act of songwriting was useful in reflecting and capturing other aspects of her life as well.

From January to May 2015, the 21 year old worked on a set of songs in her spare time after her classes and jazz ensembles at the College of Idaho. In June 2015, she recorded demos of these songs and sent them to her roommate—bassist, Ashton Jenicek—who suggested that they start playing them in their basement and begin gigging locally.

Ana Lete began her musical journey in her hometown of Nampa, ID. She began taking guitar lessons from Wayne White in 8th grade, and through White’s influence, fell in love with guitar and the music of the Beatles. Lete took lessons from White until she enrolled at The College of Idaho as a Music Theory & Composition major and began studying classical guitar with Christi Green. Throughout high school and college, Lete developed a love of both contemporary indie music and jazz. It was through being involved in her Vocal Jazz group at C of I (ran by Dr. Marianne Saunders) that Lete found her voice as a vocalist. Some of Lete’s favorite artists and musical influences include the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bon Iver, the Fleet Foxes, Feist, Tune-Yards, Wye Oak, and Billie Holiday.

From October 2015 to May 2016, Ana Lete, Ashton Jenicek, and percussionist, Gavin Peterson, recorded Psychic Translation with recording engineer, Rodrigo Coronel, in the College’s recording studio. After graduating with a bachelor’s in Music Theory & Composition, Lete spends her days drinking dry cappuccinos, playing shows both solo and with a variety of musicians, teaching private guitar lessons, songwriting, booking tours, and more.

Genre

Experimental, Rock / Alternative

Bare Bones

The Bare Bones formed in July 2011. It started as a solo project for the work/writings of Chris Brock (Vocalist/Guitarist). He posted a video on facebook of him performing at the songwriters showcase at St. Chapels winery when Aaron Bossart (Percussion), who recognized him from high school, approached him and asked to jam together.

The two took off when they started collaborating and practicing in Aaron’s basement. Using makeshift recording equipment and cheap gear bought with a good chunk of their life savings they mastered the songs Chris had written in a matter of weeks as a newly formed two piece band. The Bare Bones had their first official gig at the Flying M Coffee Garage on Friday, August 19, 2011, and have been working hard as young, gigging musicians ever since.
Currently, The Bare Bones are composed of Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist: Chris Brock and Percussionist: Aaron Bossart. The Bare Bones bring together a fusion of genres like indie/blues/soul and alt. rock, and are influenced by a variety of groups like The Flaming Lips, The Black Keys, The Frames, Modest Mouse, Wilco, The Pixies, and countless, classic R&B soul artists like Otis Redding and Aretha Franklin. Aaron, having a near virtuoso talent as a drummer from his ”metal” days, brings a variety of beats to the table, providing a strong foundation for Chris, with his talents as a songwriter and a wannabe bluesman to really test the limits of what a two piece can do musically.

Together The Bare Bones have brought a positive message to the Boise music scene, bringing waves of good vibes whenever they play live. They strive to always play a good show, make friends with whomever they meet and to always take responsibility for representing young musicians in a positive light.

http://www.reverbnation.com/barebonesboise

252 E. Rush Dr.
Eagle, Idaho 83616

Genre

Blues, Country / Western, Experimental, Rock / Alternative

Bellamy Rose

Bellamy Rose blends Folk, Blues, Country, Rock, and Blue Grass to create an eclectic “fun” sound that is hard to resist. The Boise Idaho band was formed in 2007, releasing their first CD “Tracks” in 2008. They are currently in the studio working on their sophomore release “Midnight Freight”, due out in 2009. The band’s “front porch” sensability is eveident on most of “Tracks” but is even more prominent in their live performances. Tracks is available @ the Record Exchange and other outlets, you can get a free taste @ Bellamyrose.com

www.bellamyrose.com
208-250-1919

Boise, ID

Genre

Covers, Electronic / DJ, Experimental, Other

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Ben Youtz / Surveillance State Premises

Ben Youtz, son of Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch, has been making music his entire life. Under the name Surveillance State Premises, Ben has a mixtape and has produced electronic music. If you’re someone with an affinity for drums and darkness you don’t want to miss out.

Genre

Experimental

Blue Mask

Blue Mask is an Experimental band from Boise Idaho, We have been a band for about two years now. We are working on our first full-lengthed album “Barefoot in a Burning City” wich will be out March 2009. By mixing all sorts of different styles of bands together we have defined our own style. Our influences are: Deftones, Minus The Bear, Circa Survive, Incubus, Mars Volta, Cursive, Tool, and many others. Our mission is to release our album and raise enough money to be able to tour next summer. We love not only making music together but making art, We are all very good friends and very talented musicians, and have other bands that we are also in. Miles Fuller is now working on his own acoustic project, his cd “Omens” will also be out in March. Taylor and Dan are working on a studio project called “Chasing The Time Away” (instrumental, Post-Rock) they are still writing at the time… So not only are we destroying the music scene in Boise with Blue Mask, but by all the different types of music we love. We will let you know when we have a set release date for “Barefoot in a Burning City”. Check out some of our tracks!

Daniel Shively: Vocals
Miles Fuller: Guitar
Skyler Jeppson: Bass
Taylor Roark: Drums

www.purevolume.com/bluemask

Genre

Acoustic / Folk, Covers, Experimental, Jazz / Contemporary, Other, Rock / Alternative

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Cary William White

Cary performs instrumental, original vocal/guitar, and a variety of classics from the last four decades of folk and rock music. His solo performances are lively, sensitive, comedic and always brings a wave of warmth and intimacy with his audiences. His classical artistry is clearly seen in the subtle tones he brings forth from his instrument and vocal expressions.

Genre

Experimental

Dia Morphus Parentus

Dia Morphus just wants the world to hear and see a new side of things.