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"The Other Studio" airs at 9 p.m. Sundays on 94.9 FM "The River." Here's what Tim Johnstone and I spun during the show. Note: We are taking the holiday weekend off, so there won't be a show May 27. "The Other Studio" returns June 3.
-Donna Summer, "I Feel Love"
-Jane's Addiction, "Had a Dad"
-Counting Crows, "Accidentally in Love"
-Donna Summer, "She Works Hard for the Money"
-Chuck Brown, "Bustin' Loose"
-Adam Lambert, "Never Close Our Eyes"
-Father John Misty, "I'm Writing a Novel"
-Alanis Morissette, "Guardian"
Submitted by Michael Deeds on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:31am, updated on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:34am
1. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KIDS
Cultural diversity is the theme of the Eagle Island Experience Festival on Saturday and Sunday. In its 12th year, the event will offer two days of music, arts and fun for all ages. Entertainment schedules are here. Want to stay closer to Downtown? Head over to Zoo Boise on Sunday and brave the crowds at Zoo Daze, which will include a much-anticipated (in the Deeds household) visit from Diego.
Answer this question: What is the name of the character Wainwright played on the pilot episode of NBC's "Parks & Recreation"? Email the answer and your first and last name with subject line CONTEST to mdeeds@idahostatesman.com. (One email per person, please.) I'll randomly pick a correct emailer and notify them via email at around 5 p.m. Friday — which is when the contest ends. The free tickets will be available at will call at the concert.
Submitted by Michael Deeds on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 10:58am
Bearded rockers ZZ Top are headed back to the Treasure Valley. "That little ol’ band from Texas” will perform Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Eagle River Pavilion.
ZZ Top hasn’t gigged in Idaho since 2008, which is a little bit surprising. Guitarist Billy Gibbons has a fondness for Boise — or at least guitars made in Boise.
Tickets to the 7 p.m. show go on sale at 10 a.m. May 24 — that's a Thursday — at Ticketfly. Price: $39.50 lawn, $59.50 reserved seat, $99.50 VIP.
Submitted by Michael Deeds on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 10:35am, updated on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 2:07pm
Thanks to promoter Knitting Factory, August just keeps heating up at the Idaho Botanical Garden. Alternative-rock band Jane’s Addiction — best known for its outstanding late '80s/early '90s albums “Nothing’s Shocking” and “Ritual de lo Habitual” — will perform Wednesday, Aug. 29, as part of the Garden’s Outlaw Field Concert Series.
The Garden also will welcome rock band Counting Crows for a Monday, Aug. 6, show. The Crows had hits in the '90s such as "Round Here" and "Mr. Jones."
Jane’s still brings it live. The Orange County Register wrote recently that “They seem as reinvigorated as vampires who just guzzled down the blood of a hundred virgins,” and that the band “smacked the crowd in its collective solar plexus with brute strength.”
Tickets to Jane's Addiction go on sale for $40 general admission at 10 a.m. May 18 at Ticketfly.
Tickets to Counting Crows cost $45 and also go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketfly.
"The Other Studio" airs at 9 p.m. Sundays on 94.9 FM "The River." Here's what Tim Johnstone and I — with help from guest Steve Fulton, owner of Audio Lab — spun during the show:
-Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, "Mustang Ranch"
-Steve Earle, "Copperhead Road"
-Sound of Lo, "Six Forty Three"
-Kamphire Kollective, "Watch'All Know"
-New Transit, "Counting the Cards"
-David Andrews, "Savin' It" (Live at the Visual Arts Collective)
Submitted by Michael Deeds on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 12:23pm, updated on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 3:17pm
Steve Earle: 8 p.m. July 31, The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. $45 at www.egyptiantheatre.net, Egyptian box office, The Record Exchange or call 387-1273. On sale at 11 a.m. May 11
Chicago: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise. $52, $76, $81 and $101. Select-a-Seat. On sale at 10 a.m. May 11
Brit Floyd — Pink Floyd tribute: 7 p.m. Sept. 21, Eagle River Pavilion, 827 E. Riverside Drive. $19.50 lawn, $39.50 reserved, $59.50 VIP. Ticketfly. On sale at 10 a.m. May 11
