The Return of Josh Ritter: Prodigal Idaho-Grown Musician Comes Home
Boise Weekly |
July 8, 2009
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More by Rachael Daigle
Marriage: Turning a Tradition into a Rightnew
Same-sex couples in Idaho take a road trip to say "We do." If and when Idaho will recognize same-sex marriage is anyone's guess, although one statistician predicts that it could happen as soon as 2011. Local LGBT activists and lawmakers think that may be a bit ambitious.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
06-17-2009 |
LGBT
Bingo: The Game that Pays to Playnew
"B-9," says the caller over the loudspeaker. Tonight the caller is a young man who looks just old enough to gamble, but he's seasoned enough to know how to taunt the crowd, telling us when the first chance "to bingo" arrives in a game, reminding us just how much money is at stake in the high-money games.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
05-01-2009 |
Recreation
From Harvest to Home: Rethinking How We Eatnew
What if all outside lines into the state were severed -- would we have enough food to survive? Even an agricultural state like Idaho might have a harder time than anyone imagines.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
03-13-2009 |
Business & Labor
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Patron Saints of Ominous Creepnew
Foreboding palls and incipient malevolence is singer guitarist Pall Jenkins' preferred shade, coating his band's muscular chamber roots with a gothic air. It's kind of like the electro-addled blues of Califone transplanted into Nick Cave's murky environs and given the ramshackle, wounded grace of a Tom Waits tune.
It isn't called The Black Heart Procession for nothing.
Boise Weekly |
Chris Parker |
12-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Amazing Gracenew
Grace Potter talks about hiking up her skirt, rocking out for the troops and loving her record label.
Boise Weekly |
Stephen Foster |
01-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Fishing, Mudslinging and Primus' New Pathnew
Les Claypool is a man of many faces. Whether it's that of an evil pig, Planet of the Apes style primate or creepy long-nosed warlock, Claypool has been known to switch personas mid-concert, employing a variety of masks and disguises.
Boise Weekly |
Stephen Foster |
09-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
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On a Wing and a Songnew
The Starlings' new album is a Bright Light
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
09-02-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Grass Fights Back: Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' Message of Hopenew
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars started playing music as an escape in a refugee camp in Africa. Today, they tour all over the world with a message of hope, doing their part to better the world's image of their home country.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
05-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
