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

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

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