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

What’s Your Name by

Road to You by

This Road To You by

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The Real Her by

Fast as Lightning by

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 winterforever Caldwell, ID Canyon City, OR Challis, ID Ellensburg, WA Enterprise, OR Gooding, ID Horseshoe Bend, ID Jerome, ID Moscow, ID Nampa, ID