Boise, ID
Music connected to Boise
About Boise
- • Kristin Armstrong, a three-time Olympic gold medalist cyclist, calls Boise home.
- • Scentsy, the direct selling fragrance company, was founded in Boise in 2004.
- • The Oregon Trail brought settlers through, establishing Boise as a supply hub.
- • A Prohibition-era tunnel network exists beneath downtown, used for illicit activities.
- • The Great Fire of 1879 destroyed much of the city, prompting reconstruction.
- • "Boise" means "wooded" in French; it was established in 1863.
- • Population nears 250,000, making it Idaho's largest city by far.
- • At 2,704 feet, Boise enjoys a high desert climate with four seasons.
- • Healthcare and technology are major employers in the Boise area.
- • Boise offers a relaxed, outdoorsy vibe with a strong sense of community.
- • The Boise Hawks, a minor league baseball team, offer affordable family fun.
- • Boise State's "Blue Turf" at Albertsons Stadium is iconic college football.
- • The Boise River cuts through the Boise Foothills, exposing the Idaho Batholith's granitic rock.
- • The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, a canyon ecosystem, lies about 35 miles southwest.
- • The Boise River flows through the city, providing irrigation and recreation.
- • Pronghorn antelope are found in the sagebrush steppe surrounding Boise.
- • Sagebrush steppe dominates the flora surrounding the Boise area.
- • The Boise area was inhabited by the Shoshone and Bannock tribes prior to European arrival.
- • Gold was discovered near Boise in 1862, leading to a population boom.
- • The Idaho State Capitol building, featuring sandstone and a dome, was completed in 1920.
- • Interstate 84 passes through Boise, connecting it to other major cities in the Pacific Northwest.
Artists From Boise
Barn
Benjamin Clapp
Benny Drama
Bob Higgins
Bodie Lee
Bombed
Bone Dance
Brett Nelson
Brett Netson
Brian Gardner
Brutalism
Built to Spill
Calico
Caustic Resin
Citizen Angst
Craig E. Burbidge
Curtis Stigers
David
Dedicated Servers
Dink
Doug "G-Man" Anderton
Doug Martsch
Ealdor Bealu
Eilen Jewel
Eilen Jewell
Emily Braden
Finn Riggins
Freak in a Jar
Garek Druss
Gary Smalley
George Frayne
H-Hour
Honey Bones
Hummingbird of Death
Infernal Coil
Ingrown
Ivan
Jake Pitts
Jason Scott And The High Head
John Németh
Kelly Yost
Le Fleur
Life After Johnny
Low-fi
Maddie Zahm
Malnutrition
Max Hershenow
Mickey the Jump
Morgan James
New Transit
Norma Zimmer
Norman Bates
Old Year
One Fantastic Mouth
Pat Coast Band
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Tillotson
PBJ (Prather Boys Jamming)
Pete Holly & The Looks
Potato Potato
Providence
Rosalie Sorrels
Septic Death
Splinter
Steve Eaton
Steve Ripley
Surf Green Machine
Tad Doyle
TEENS
The Aztecs
The Murders
The Very Most
Throes
Torrie Wilson
Trevor Powers
We Were Giants
Weald and Woe
winterforever
YumaDudes
Youth Lagoon
Magic Sword
Tylor & the Train Robbers
Wolvserpent
Hillfolk Noir
Sun Blood Stories
Afrosonics
Hakeem Prime
McKenna Esteb
Tylor Ketchum
Ashley Rose
The Dirty Moogs
33 Deep
Toy Zoo
Edmond Dantes
Kra$
LadyTramp
Storie Grubb & the Holy Wars
Deep Creeps
Blood Lemon
Bodysnatchers
Dirt Russell
Floating Witch's Head
Gipsy Moonrise
MÔS
Moon Owls Mages
Mortal Ashes
Pink Soapy Vomit
Plea Deal
Roller Dome
The Blaqks
The French Tips
The Old One Two
The Suturist
We Are You
Alien Eyes
Amoeba Arena
Bare Bones
Bellamy Rose
Bright Old Giant
Clarke and the Himselfs
El Dopamine
Flowers for Wolves
Guilty Pleasure
Indiana Lee
Kid Kapichi
Realms
Russell
Sammy Steele
Stylus Down
The Brett Netson Band
The Famous Undercover
Scatterbox
TIME 4 CHANGE
Songs About Boise
Nearby Places
33 Deep
Afrosonics
Alien Eyes
Amoeba Arena
Ashley Rose
Bare Bones
Barn
Bellamy Rose
Benjamin Clapp
Benny Drama
Blood Lemon
Bob Higgins
Bodie Lee
Bodysnatchers
Bombed
Bone Dance
Brett Nelson
Brett Netson
Brian Gardner
Bright Old Giant
Brutalism
Built to Spill
Calico
Caustic Resin
Citizen Angst
Clarke and the Himselfs
Craig E. Burbidge
Curtis Stigers
David
Dedicated Servers
Deep Creeps
Dink
Dirt Russell
Doug "G-Man" Anderton
Doug Martsch
Ealdor Bealu
Edmond Dantes
Eilen Jewel
Eilen Jewell
El Dopamine
Emily Braden
Finn Riggins
Floating Witch's Head
Flowers for Wolves
Freak in a Jar
Garek Druss
Gary Smalley
George Frayne
Gipsy Moonrise
Guilty Pleasure
H-Hour
Hakeem Prime
Hillfolk Noir
Honey Bones
Hummingbird of Death
Indiana Lee
Infernal Coil
Ingrown
Ivan
Jake Pitts
Jason Scott And The High Head
John Németh
Kelly Yost
Kid Kapichi
Kra$
LadyTramp
Le Fleur
Life After Johnny
Low-fi
Maddie Zahm
Magic Sword
Malnutrition
Max Hershenow
McKenna Esteb
Mickey the Jump
Moon Owls Mages
Morgan James
Mortal Ashes
MÔS
New Transit
Norma Zimmer
Norman Bates
Old Year
One Fantastic Mouth
PBJ (Prather Boys Jamming)
Pat Coast Band
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Paul Tillotson
Pete Holly & The Looks
Pink Soapy Vomit
Plea Deal
Potato Potato
Providence
Realms
Roller Dome
Rosalie Sorrels
Russell
Sammy Steele
Scatterbox
Septic Death
Splinter
Steve Eaton
Steve Ripley
Storie Grubb & the Holy Wars
Stylus Down
Sun Blood Stories
Surf Green Machine
TEENS
TIME 4 CHANGE
Tad Doyle
The Aztecs
The Blaqks
The Brett Netson Band
The Dirty Moogs
The Famous Undercover
The French Tips
The Murders
The Old One Two
The Suturist
The Very Most
Throes
Torrie Wilson
Toy Zoo
Trevor Powers
Tylor & the Train Robbers
Tylor Ketchum
We Are You
We Were Giants
Weald and Woe
Wolvserpent
Youth Lagoon
YumaDudes
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