Hard Math Radio

12-29-09 playlist... THE FINAL SHOW

2009-12-27T12:19:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the final installment of Hard Math Radio. It has been fun being involved with Radio Boise over the last year and I hope to stay involved with the station as a designer, friend and supporter. Thanks to all the great folks who supported the show and shared music with me, it has been great fun to uncover old gems and discover great things going on now. I really think we're witnessing an exciting time in the local music scene and encourage you all to get involved and support local music and FREE MEDIA.

For this final show, I revisited the song selection from my original show and pulled some favorites from that, plus some newer mainstays and older things I found along the way. I tried to pay proper homage to local legends, but I know of a few glaring exceptions and I'm sorry I could fit EVERYONE into the finally. Thank for listening! I will leave the two-part podcast up for awhile, it is below the playlist.

“Esquincles” - Stuntman

“Look Out Below” - Pete Holly And The Looks

“no more nu wave” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Stone Cold Eagle” - Le Fleur

“Damaged Unit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Belt Loop” - Falldowns

“Hide and Find Out” - Treepeople

“Break Your Face” - Young People With Faces

“Make Believe” - Kid Corduroy

“Sod Off” - The Very Most

“Silver Scooter” - Crogan

“RanSome ReVoLtReVoLt

“Be My Test Tube Baby” - The Zekes

“What, Nothing But Black?” - The Left Coast

“Different” - Sleepy Seeds

“Pocket Girl” - Lovey

“lorieMixdown” - Central City Music Company

“Lovelorn Robot” - Spondee

“Mangle Me” - Splinter

“Plaster Ears” - eL Dopamine

“Hraka” - Finn Riggins

“Track 2” - Piso Mojado

“Dry and Confused” - Black Happy

“Education” - State of Confusion

“Boy Named Dog” - Fury III

“Man's Best Friend” - Geyser

“Mollican” - Juntura

“Virginia Reel Around The Fountain” - The Halo Benders

“Some Sad Song” - The Suffocation Keep

“Won't You Hibernate With Me?” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Three Years Ago Today” - Built To Spill

“Appetizer” - Dirt Fishermen

“Oceans Inside Me” - Stone Garden

“Hardware” - Septic Death

“Station” - Caustic Resin

“Vertigo” - Universal

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

12-22-09 playlist

2009-12-20T10:15:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, here is the playlist for this week and links to a podcast version below. This will be one of my last shows as I will be taking a break from Hard Math Radio for awhile. As always thanks to all the people who have supported and contributed. I will still be involved with Radio Boise in other ways. It is a great time to be a music fan in Boise, so support local bands and get involved where you can. Next week's show and podcast will be a special end of the year and best-of show to round out my time on the internet waves...

“Death and Life” - The Invasion

“G Sharp Minor” - ATTN

“Track 2” - Piso Mojado

“Wrath Of Rabbit” - Dirt Fishermen

“Plaster Ears” - eL Dopamine

“Mr. Peanut” - Freak In A Jar

“27” - Dirtboy

“Furs” - Finn Riggins

“Mucous Membranophone” - Discoma

“Too Long” - Treepeople

“Midnight Blue” - Plumb Bob

“Ruby Lips” - La Knots

“The Last Long Song” - Built To Spill

“Crazee” - Godzoundz

“Want You (Dead)” - Humorgod

“Across The Hall” - The Unicorn Feather

“Ashtray” - Butterfly Train

“Red Letters” - Clock

“Hambone” - Kid Corduroy

“Canned Oxygen” - The Halo Benders

“Golden Age” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“Riot Grrll” - Eightball Break

“Helicopter” - G. America

“Fishing & Hunting with Native Idahoans” - Central City Music Co.

“Even Though” - Sleepy Seeds

“Put Down” - Crogan

“complaint #3” - Lovey

“1957” - Low-Fi

“27” - Le Fleur

“Station Wagon” - Caustic Resin

“Fleeting Protons” - Universal

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

12-08-09 playlist

2009-12-06T20:52:00.000-08:00

“Planned Obsolescence” - The Halo Benders

“The Motor-Vue Lights” - The Very Most

“Eyes On the Prize” - Central Boise Library

“The New One” - Black Happy

“Fall Inside” - The Hand

“Parenthetical Love Song For Janeane Garofolo” - Eightball Break

“Glove Comprtmnt” - Finn Riggins

“Meow” - Geyser

“Look Out Below” - Pete Holly

“The Interview And The Argument” - The Invasion

“Used To” - Dirt Fishermen

“Strange (The Delusions)” - Boise Cover Band

“Different” - Sleepy Seeds

“Pictures You Made” - A Seasonal Disguise

“My Brother Pat” - Raspberry

“Anarchy Street” - State of Confusion

“Unloveable People” - Young People With Faces

“Through The Ceiling Into The Sun” - The Suffocation Keep

“1957” - Low-Fi

“Ya Hots” - How's Your Family

“Func” - Discoma

“Discordia” - ReVoLt ReVoLt

“Lives” - Treepeople

“Who Are You-nit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Waste” - Skidfish

“sparkling soda” - Narcissus Isthmus

“High-Tech Indeed” - 25 Wheeler

“Prolonged” - eL Dopamine

“Spur” - Le Fleur

“Go To The Light” - Hillfolk Noir

“tina & ton” - Lovey

“Michelle Janet Hell” - Splinter

“Robert Marshall Long” - Stuntman

“High School” - The Treatment

“Beware The Sun (ver. 2)” - Universal

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

11-24-09 Playlist

2009-11-21T22:31:00.000-08:00

“The "Dee" Remix” - Freak In A Jar

“Virginia Reel Around The Fountain” - The Halo Benders

“Inversion Valley” - Juntura

“Ambergris” - Le Fleur

“Every” - Lovey

“Connie” - Chris Bock

“Tape Hiss” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” - Built To Spill

“Belt Loop” - Falldowns

“Crown of Stars” - Doublewide

“Wax Pattern” - Stuntman

“Haven’t You Seen?” - Sleepy Seeds

“Frog” - Crogan

“december, '94” - decoy decoy

“Light as a Feather” - Flycatcher

“Antoinette Pt. 2” - Finn Riggins

“Start Transmission” - Central Boise Library

“Sunshine” - Brett Nelson

“Annie’s Home Tonite” - Spondee

“Lately” - Kris Doty

“Side Of The Mystery” - Pete Holly

“Empty Beer Can” - Raspberry

“Ithica” - Haggis

“American Dream” - Young People With Faces

“Make Believe” - Kid Corduroy

“Emma” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Cable” - Caustic Resin

“Filter” - Treepeople

“Farewell Address” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“Mudlavalavamudlavamudmud” - Universal

“Hoorah” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Fireworks” - The Very Most

“Muckhouse/happy-head;smiling-heart” - Fury III

“Took So Long” - The Hand

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

Hard Math Radio 11-17-09 playlist & podcast

2009-11-15T14:09:00.000-08:00

“We Live Too Long” - Netson Family

“Without You” - Lovey

“Prostitute” - Treepeople

“Look Out Below” - Pete Holly And The Looks

“Geology” - Finn Riggins

“Sample” - Geyser

“She Broke” - Juan Fangio

“Game Face” - Stuntman

“Tell Me Were You Blind?” - Godzoundz

“shelbyville” - Narcissus Isthmus

“How? (Now)” - Sleepy Seeds

“Wacky…Zany!” - The Yukon and You

“Silver Scooter” - Crogan

“Sunday Drive” - A Seasonal Disguise

“You're So White, Are You Snow Or Sand?” - Grant Avenue

“After All” - Splinter

“titans” - Juntura

“Fall Inside” - The Hand

“The Madness” - The Invasion

“The Infection” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“Grey” - Butterfly Train

“The Roof Of The Church Next Door” - The Unicorn Feather

“Russian Wanted” - Plumb Bob

“Sympathy For The Past” - Tuck Nelson

“Iceman” - Le Fleur

“Bugs” - Caustic Resin

“No Direction” - Haggis

“Gettin' Hit On” - Young People With Faces

“House Mate” - eL Dopamine

“Rock Sniper” - H is for Hector

“Picture Window” - Fury III

“Undressing In The Wind” - With Child

“N. of Appalachia” - Hillfolk Noir

“Stay Another Day” - Spondee

“Stay” - Doug Martsch

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

11-10-09 playlist & podcast

2009-11-08T16:03:00.000-08:00

“SF Policeman Blues” - Stone Garden

“Aisle 13” - Built To Spill

“Sweater” - The Very Most

“Car Sides” - Central Boise Library

“Say Goodbye To Hollywood” - Young People With Faces

“The Right Channel” - Stuntman

“Thank You” - Shamus

“After the War” - ReVoLt ReVoLt

“Bodily Harm” - The Skulldiggers

“Will We Ever” - Treepeople

“Inversion Valley” - Juntura

“Rocket Thousand” - The Suffocation Keep

“The Radio Drown” - Ian Waters

“Harvest Weather” - With Child

“Wonky-Wonky” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Trouble with the Market” - Red Set

“Appetizer” - Dirt Fishermen

“West (Creature)” - PussyGutt

“Cops Trees And Secret Police” - Caustic Resin

“Disaster” - Size of Alaska

“Battle” - Finn Riggins

“College” - Splinter

“Kabuki” - Bovalexia

“Grudge” - The Treatment

“Open Mouth” - Le Fleur

“Dick Murphy (and his Lovely Bride)” - Spondee

“A Part of Me” - Geyser

“Won't You Hibernate With Me?” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Sometimes” - The Hand

“Reborn And Welcome” - Tuck Nelson

Podcasts: Hour One | Hour Two

11-03-09 playlist + podcast

2009-11-01T22:54:00.000-08:00

“Battered Boat” - A Man Called Sun

“Vs. Birds” - Finn Riggins

“Spring Song” - La Knots

“All Alone” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“Yeah Yeah” - Young People With Faces

“Silence” - State of Confusion

“Foggy Bottom” - The Halo Benders

“Feltung Grey” - Nollifur

“smoking jack” - Lowbelly

“SEQ” - Discoma

“carol channing's blank stare of horror” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Mofo Connection” - Pete Holly

“Girlfriend” - Kris Doty

“Let Me Get This Straight” - Central Boise Library

“Kicking Myself” - Eightball Break

“By the Way” - Built To Spill

“Apartments” - Geyser

“Chakra Fight” - The Yukon and You

“2/4” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Vertigo” - Universal

“Lazerbeam/Flamegrape” - Treepeople

“Nag Unit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Niacin” - Caustic Resin

“Watch” - The Hand

“Dustcloud” - Royball

“January Keys” - Juntura

“Herpes Of The Mouth” - Dirt Fishermen

“You're In Love With The Sun” - The Very Most

“Longest Night” - The Treatment

“miss k.” - Lovey

“Sinkhole” - 25 Wheeler

“Years Too Late At Least For Now” - The Suffocation Keep

“Be My Test Tube Baby” - The Zekes

“Aviator” - Le Fleur

“Plagerized Evening” - Hillfolk Noir

podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

10-27-09 playlist

2009-10-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

Enjoy.

“Dark Halos” - Discoma

“South” - Racing Vent

“F- Word” - Black Happy

“Bikini Version” - The Halo Benders

“Paranoid” - The Invasion

“Cheap Gear Jam” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Ginger” - Bovalexia

“Commie Song” - La Knots

“Ballard Bitter” - Treepeople

“Astrological Charts” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Creedence Jam” - Caustic Resin

“Unreleased 3” - Brandon Follet

“A Warmer Shade Of Grey” - Clock

“Antoinette Pt. 1” - Finn Riggins

“Kashimunji” - Fury III

“Bottomless World” - Hillfolk Noir

“Remember February” - Fauxbois

“Good Ol' Boredom” - Built To Spill

“Push Thru” - Glow

“Autumn Air” - The Very Most

“Head Down” - Crogan

“Head Full of Stars” - Bock

“Years Too Late At Least For Now” - The Suffocation Keep

“Simple Step” - Dirt Fishermen

“Relapse” - Doublewide

“Discarded” - eL Dopamine

“Going to War” - The Hand

“Grave” - Kid Corduroy

“Barbed Wire” - Haggis

“3rd Degree” - Gusto

“Russian Dolls” - Le Fleur

“Somebody” - G. America

“Bright Eyes” - Humorgod

“Hyde Park Square” - Pete Holly

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

10-20-09 Playlist

2009-10-19T00:44:00.000-07:00

a. playlist b. podcast

“Don't Want None” - With Child

“Mistake” - Treepeople

“Fodomat” - Ticks

“Stay 17” - Young People With Faces

“Radiant Goddess” - The Invasion

“When Summer Finally Dies” - The Very Most

“Even Though” - Sleepy Seeds

“East” - Dirt Fishermen

“James Yeah” - Caustic Resin

“It's Not Me” - The Halo Benders

“Candle Power” - Splinter

“Let's Have a Party” - The Zekes

“Seen Enough” - The Hand

“1 Patient Thought” - Haggis

“Gathering Stones” - Universal

“Boy Named Dog” - Fury III

“Twin” - Raspberry

“Stay Another Day” - Spondee

“shelbyville” - Narcissus Isthmus

“The Lullaby Goodbyes” - Tuck Nelson

“Nowhere Lullaby” - Built To Spill

“What Did I Say” - Pete Holly

“The Radio Drown” - Ian Waters

“Good Enough” - Stuntman

“God is Wrong” - Netson Family

“manners, manners” - Lowbelly

“Number Two” - The Suffocation Keep

“lorieMixdown” - Central City Music Company

“Ad Infinitum” - A Seasonal Disguise

“My Bike” - Lovey

“Cousin It” - Graveltruck

“Control” - Septic Death

“Drag King” - Geyser

“boddering” - eL Dopamine

“Furs” - Finn Riggins

“Rain” - Kris Doty

“Vicious Native” - Size of Alaska

“Hooberbloob (My Family)” - Caustic Resin

Listen via homemade podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

2009-10-12T18:56:00.000-07:00

10-13-09 playlist

New to the show this week are Colorado transplants, Sleepy Seeds, who made a wise decision to move to Boise and share a winter blanket with Built to Spill and The Very Most. Podcast links b-low the playlist.

“Say So Long” - Caustic Resin

“Aeroplane” - Geyser

“Man Gets Jealous; Finds Jesus” - Clock

“Temporary Setback” - eL Dopamine

“Same Diseases” - Ian Waters

“Different” - Sleepy Seeds

“Bona Fide Regret” - The Suffocation Keep

“Strange (The Delusions)” - Boise Cover Band

“Shaky” - Finn Riggins

“december, '94” - decoy decoy

“Svelte” - Discoma

“Don't Touch My Bikini” - The Halo Benders

“Tell Me Were You Blind?” - Godzoundz

“John Sinclair” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Meet at the End” - Treepeople

“After the War” - Bock

“Bonefish Wedding March” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Done” - Built To Spill

“Bulb” - Le Fleur

“The Mangler's Concern” - Fury III

“Vroom” - fourgirldrive

“Twice” - The Hand

“UV Science And Magick” - Universal

“I Wanna Hurt Someone” - The Left Coast

“Fallin'” - Magnetics

“Ghostly Gangs” - The Unicorn Feather

“Spring Song” - La Knots

“Pocket Girl” - Lovey

“Making the Case for Me” - The Very Most

“Distorted, Retarded, Peculiar” - Butterfly Train

“We were ghosts” - G. America

“Metro” - Morningly

Take it to go: Hour One | Hour Two

10-6-09 Playlist

2009-10-04T20:31:00.000-07:00

It's hard not to be beaming with Boise pride this month as great new records by Finn Riggins, Le Fleur and Built to Spill hit the shelves... this week I’ll feature a track from each release in addition to a track from the recent album from The Hand and one from the ReVoLtReVoLt album out next month. That is a lot of new, quality Boise music. Enjoy. Le Fleur and Finn Riggins will be celebrating the release of their new albums with a “duel” record release Friday night (Oct. 9) at the VAC... if you are over 21 come on down and see two of our hottest young bands playing new material plus local openers A Seasonal Disguise and Portland's Jared Mees and the Grown Children and Boy Eats Drum Machine. (Podcast version below).

“Beating” - Shamus

“Stone Cold Eagle” - Le Fleur

“Mahoney” - Finn Riggins

“Hindsight” - Built To Spill

“Hangin' Judge” - Hillfolk Noir

“House On Fire” - Thomas Paul

“In The Outline Of Your Shadow” - Tuck Nelson

“Ginger” - Bovalexia

“I Am Life” - Royball

“Piece Of Meat” - Young People With Faces

“No Goats for Sale” - The Hand

“Instructions For Mourning” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Lately” - Kris Doty

“Wax Pattern” - Stuntman

“Treepoison” - Raspberry

“I know that you're okay” - Monster Dudes

“The Ballad of Angela Davis” - Central Boise Library

“March Of The Undead” - The Invasion

“Four My Love” - The Blue Flames

“Except for This” - Brett Nelson

“Don't Want None” - With Child

“Golden Age” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“Size Of A Quarter” - Treepeople

“Torture Yourself ” - Caustic Resin

“Necromania” - The Skulldiggers

“don't you ever ask me that again” - One Fantastic Bind

“Rotten Sunday” - Magnetics

“I'd Eat Crow” - Universal

“Mick Mars always wears a hat” - Lowbelly

“A Two Week, Springtime, 7th Grade "Romance” - The Very Most

“The Atomium After” - Narcissus Isthmus

“snakes” - Juntura

“Scissors” - Splinter

“St. Michael” - Haggis

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

9-29-09 playlist

2009-09-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

Podcast version, below. Thanks to Judy Christie for the awesome article about the show in the Idaho Art Quarterly... thanks to editor Katy Dang and photographer Laurie Pearman, too!

“As The Shadows Fall” - The Unicorn Feather

“Allied-Gary” - Freak In A Jar

“Cannons and Daggers” - La Knots

“Track 4” - Piso Mojado

“Dripping” - Caustic Resin

“Eggs” - Kris Doty

“Pretend” - Magnetics

“Desert Fruit” - Doublewide

“Wonky-Wonky” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Box Elder” - Finn Riggins

“Manipulator” - Bovalexia

“Plaster Ears” - eL Dopamine

“Mountain Song ” - The Hand

“East” - Dirt Fishermen

“Weather King” - Flycatcher

“Tape Hiss” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Red Ball” - Splinter

“Car Crash” - Stuntman

“Pokey” - Raspberry

“Broken Chairs” - Built To Spill

“Robogoat” - Discoma

“Washcloth” - Black Happy

“Neil's Down” - Treepeople

“Say You Will” - Gusto

“Paper Thin” - Butterfly Train

“Molehill Into a Mountain” - Central Boise Library

“Rocket” - G America

“Frog” - Crogan

“summer's eve” - Lowbelly

“The Radio Drown” - Ian Waters

“Wish I Knew You” - Pete Holly

“Fly Around” - Lovey

“Anarchy Street” - State of Confusion

“Inbread Heart” - The Halo Benders

Podcast: Hour One | Hour Two

9-22-09 playlist & podcasts

2009-09-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

Here again to rock your Tuesday morning. Podcast links below playlist.

“What Doesn't Kill You” - The Hand

“Right” - Kid Corduroy

“Watch the Freak Twitch” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Sick Girl” - Young People With Faces

“Lewiston, Id” - Sugar Daddies

“Wake (Keep This Town Alive)” - Finn Riggins

“mystery lazer beams” - Lowbelly

“Some Sad Song” - The Suffocation Keep

“Peaceful Man” - Red Set

“Glow Jam” - The Unicorn Feather

“Falling Behind” - 25 Wheeler

“Pop Your Socks Off” - Spondee

“Life Smiles Back” - Grant Avenue

“House On Fire” - The Invasion

“Old Gray Horse” - Hillfolk Noir

“Corpus Callosum” - Universal

“For The Pawns” - System And Station

“Education” - State of Confusion

“Mangle Me” - Splinter

“What About You?” - A Seasonal Disguise

“S for M” - Plumb Bob

“Alien Pigs” - Size of Alaska

“Write Away” - Tuck Nelson

“Oceans Inside Me - Orig 45” - Stone Garden

“The End Of Betrayal” - Caustic Resin

“Carbonation Sickness” - One Fantastic Bind

“Thaw (Cold World)” - Septic Death

“Makin' The D” - Treepeople

“Look Out Below” - Pete Holly

“Goin' On” - Low-Fi

“Slaves” - Stuntman

“Objective Perfect” - The Very Most

“Lonesome Sundown” - The Halo Benders

“Appetizer” - Dirt Fishermen

“Slim Time” - Humorgod

“Baby Boomer's Dead Decade” - Veronica & the Mental Foreplays

“Longest Night” - The Treatment

“no more nu wave” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Radial Nerve Palsy” - Narcissus Isthmus

Listen to hour one, Listen to hour two. Enjoy.

9-15-09 playlist and podcast

2009-08-31T19:45:00.000-07:00

[Due to ongoing tech difficulties I'm offering the show as a podcast for your downloading or streaming pleasure: click for HOUR ONE or HOUR TWO. thanks for your patience]

Howdy Hard Math Listeners! Boy, do we have a treat for you this week. Two Treats. One new track from What Doesn't Kill You (Tries Again), the new album from The Hand, and an approved leak from the forthcoming Finn Riggin's record Vs. Wilderness.

On a technical note... the show seems to have been playing a bit more consistently the past couple of weeks. I'm going to skip the podcast this week, but I'll leave last week’s up if anyone wants some on-demand Idaho rock.

“G Sharp Minor” - ATTN

“Bad News” - The Unicorn Feather

“Ad Campaigns” - Treepeople

“Orange Marmalade” - Clock

“Fleeting Protons” - Universal

“Dali” - Finn Riggins

“Love And Boredom” - Graveltruck

“Inbread Heart” - The Halo Benders

“Lovelorn Robot” - Spondee

“Solitary Vowels” - Falldowns

“Ghost vs Real Person” - The Left Coast

“The Interview And The Argument” - The Invasion

“The Tangles” - La Knots

“another monday” - Lovey

“Cheap Gear Jam” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Razorsharp Hormones” - Freak In A Jar

“All Alone” - Bock

“Fake Love” - G. America

“Come Back” - Ian Waters

“The Source” - Built To Spill

“Undressing In The Wind” - With Child

“Turns for the Worst” - Crogan

“Today It is Even Better (Nonstop Everything's String Theory Mix)” - The Very Most

“Mollican” - Juntura

“Alien Fugue” - Caustic Resin

“How could I” - The Hand

“27” - Dirtboy

“Country Jail” - fourgirldrive

“Sweat” - Godzoundz

“She's Dead” - Haggis

“Open Mouth” - Le Fleur

“His Hands Are Made of Fire” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Bubbles” - Doublewide

“Song For An Obituary” - Dirt Fishermen

“The Overdose” - Tuck Nelson

“the world is drunk” - Lowbelly

“Caroline, No” - Central Boise Library

8-24 playlist and podcast

2009-08-24T03:44:00.000-07:00

Here’s the playlist for the stream and a podcast version of this week’s show:

“Reasons” - Built To Spill

“blue stripe or pink stripe” - Lowbelly

“Unreleased 3” - Brandon Follet

“Garlic” - Black Happy

“Hraka” - Finn Riggins

“Game Face” - Stuntman

“Chevy Van (edit)” - Grant Avenue

“Fuck Art, Lets Rock” - Young People With Faces

“Cool Car” - H is for Hector

“Miscued” - Eightball Break

“Man's Best Friend” - Geyser

“Peaceful Man” - Red Set

“Paper Thin” - Butterfly Train

“Caught Up” - Flycatcher

“White Box” - Caustic Resin

“Stranger In Town” - Pete Holly

“Evolve” - The Blue Flames

“Duke Of Oly ” - The Treatment

“Today It Is Even Better (My Teenage Stride Remix)” - The Very Most

“Bonefish Wedding March” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Pocket Girl” - Lovey

“Pokey” - Raspberry

“Pretty Girl” - Treepeople

“The Lesbian Problem” - Juan Fangio

“Electron Echo” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Put Down” - Crogan

“sparkling soda” - Narcissus Isthmus

“Appetizer” - Dirt Fishermen

“My Every Nerve” - Discoma

“Temporary Setback” - eL Dopamine

“Noise” - Kid Corduroy

“The Green Line” - Plumb Bob

“Gathering Stones” - Universal

“Title TBD 1” - Netson Family

“Rebels Got A Hole In It” - The Halo Benders

This week’s podcast:

Hour Uno

Hour Dos

8-11-09 playlist & podcast

2009-08-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

This week the man who brought us “Sixteen Candles” and “The Breakfast Club” is dead. John Hughes shaped the cultural perception of 80’s teenage life and rebellion and played some great new wave tunes in the processes. In tribute we visit the key track from The Suffocation Keep's John Hughes Was Never So Wrong. We’re all still waiting for our lives to be just like that John Hughes movie. (Podcast below)

“Through The Ceiling Into The Sun” - The Suffocation Keep

“Be My Test Tube Baby” - The Zekes

“Embryonic Eye” - Size of Alaska

“Break Your Face” - Young People With Faces

“Hardware” - Septic Death

“Grease Fire” - Doublewide

“Don't Touch My Bikini” - The Halo Benders

“Surf Solo” - La Knots

“Twin” - Raspberry

“Graveltruck” - Graveltruck

“Trench Broom” - Falldowns

“The Hand” - The Hand

“The Collider” - Finn Riggins

“So Little Current” - Lowbelly

“Harvest Weather” - With Child

“Terrible/Perfect” - Built To Spill

“Sunday Drive” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Mudlavalavamudlavamudmud” - Universal

“Plan D” - Clock

“Wizard Of The Upper Snake River” - Caustic Resin

“Trashed” - State of Confusion

“Running Around” - Geyser

“Plaster Ears” - eL Dopamine

“That's How I Escaped My Certai” - Haggis

“Track 3” - Piso Mojado

“titans” - Juntura

“Tongues On Thrones” - Treepeople

“Library” - The Yukon and You

“I Can't Believe This Is Legal” - Tuck Nelson

“lorieMixdown” - Central City Music Company

“Blue Sun” - Magnetics

“Blue Suede Shoes (Done Turned Brown)” - The Pugs

“Coo-Koo” - Tommy Dirtweed

“The Great Divorce” - The Invasion

“Want From Me” - Humorgod

Podcast version:

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Hour 1

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Hour 2

8-04-09 Portable Hard Math Radio

2009-08-03T23:32:00.000-07:00

Hey Fearless listeners... as some of you have noticed my show hasn’t been playing (or playing well) during its regular timeslot on radioboise.org ... I’m working to fix it, but for now the machines are winning. If you tune in today and Hard Math IS playing it will be the 7-21-09 playlist... but here is a podcast version for your on-demand or take-it-with-you listening! Click to load and listen or right-click/ctl-click to start download (57 mb file). It is a condensed version of the aforementioned playlist.

Hard Math Radio Podcast 8-04-09

“Dry and Confused” - Black Happy

“Car Sides” - Central Boise Library

“Golden Age” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“The Devil” - Stuntman

“LIght as a Feather” - Flycatcher

“Sod Off” - The Very Most

“Lovelorn Robot” - Spondee

“I Like Robots Unit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Hide and Find Out” - Treepeople

“Baby” - Kris Doty

“Brother ” - Le Fleur

“monorail” - Narcissus Isthmus

“life left dear” - One Fantastic Bind

“Emperor Of San Francisco” - The Invasion

“My Brother Pat” - Raspberry

“Cannons and Daggers” - La Knots

“boddering” - eL Dopamine

“Some Amazing Mistake” - The Suffocation Keep

“Modern Man” - Ian Waters

I'd like to extend my condolences to some local musician friends, Jeremy and Elijah Jensen, who lost their mother Kris in a tragic car accident this weekend. The same accident put Elijah in the hosptial. Hard Math hopes for a speedy recovery for Elijah, his brother and father and my heart goes out to them in their time of loss.

7-21-09 playlist

2009-07-20T16:24:00.000-07:00

I'm pleased to introduce a fun find this week... Ketchum, Idaho's Young People With Faces. I was looking at the "local" section of my local record store and found a nice digipack with a grainy black & white photo of some teenagers (1 earnest boy and three girls) with their band name spray painted pink behind them. The sticker on the shrink wrap, also 80's pink, states their mission:

“Young People With Faces are four 17 year olds from a tiny Idaho town, entranced by the culture shattering sounds that emanated from such sonic temples as Hollywood's Masque, London's Roxy and Manhattan's CBGBs a full decade before they were born.”

“Ihateyou” is pretty straightforward punk with bassist Matt Mayhem playing a pretty poppy, tame bassline, but guitarist Simone Kastner is shredding like she belongs in a noisy Brooklyn band or the Wavves... rad. Not to overlook the casual cool of singer Sophia Dilley and amped-up drummer Alice Bynum. The producer is listed as Steve Bynum... Alice's dad? Older brother? The one that got these kids into all the 70's punk? Fun.

“Car Sides” - Central Boise Library

“IHateYou” - Young People With Faces

“Dry and Confused” - Black Happy

“Golden Age” - ReVoLtReVoLt

“LIght as a Feather” - Flycatcher

“The Devil” - Stuntman

“Lovelorn Robot” - Spondee

“I Like Robots Unit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Hide and Find Out” - Treepeople

“Rose Magic” - Lovey

“Sod Off” - The Very Most

“Some Amazing Mistake” - The Suffocation Keep

“Modern Man” - Ian Waters

“Baby” - Kris Doty

“Kicked It In The Sun” - Built To Spill

“Brother” - Le Fleur

“Fun & Games With Sylvia” - Dirt Fishermen

“monorail” - Narcissus Isthmus

“snakes” - Juntura

“Enough” - Caustic Resin

“Boy Named Dog” - Fury III

“life left dear” - One Fantastic Bind

“Worst Hunting Dog Ever, Pt 1” - Gusto

“Emperor Of San Francisco” - The Invasion

“Where You Are” - Low-Fi

“Sinkhole” - 25 Wheeler

“Baby Please Believe Me” - Pete Holly And The Looks

“My Brother Pat” - Raspberry

“Cannons and Daggers” - La Knots

“boddering” - el Dopamine

“Hot burrito one” - G. America

“The Diggin' Song” - Hillfolk Noir

“Carlos” - Morningly

“Gone” - Doug Martsch

7-14-09

2009-07-12T22:28:00.000-07:00

Hey friends in Idaho and elsewhere... sorry for my lack of intro text on this blog this summer. I haven't added many new bands for a few weeks, but I'm digging up some new/old stuff and some of our favorite locals like Finn Riggins and ReVoLtReVoLt will have new records in the fall. Rumor has it that their is a new record in the can from Scott Schmalljohn and The Hand, you'll hear it here soon. Thanks for listening and thanks to all the supporters of the show and the station, check the the programming schedule out for lots of other great shows.

“Like A Storm Cloud On A Sunny Day” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Twilight In Toronto” - Caustic Resin

“Robert Marshall Long” - Stuntman

“Stay Another Day” - Spondee

“Bona Fide Regret” - The Suffocation Keep

“Astrological Charts” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Head Full of Stars” - Bock

“Track 4” - Piso Mojado

“Out Of A Dream” - Pete Holly

“Ola Odessa” - The Blue Flames

“January Keys” - Juntura

“A Footnote To History” - Thomas Paul

“Changing Me” - The Very Most

“Loving Pauper (Dobby Dobson)” - Boise Cover Band

“december, '94” - decoy decoy

“Boot Straps” - Treepeople

“The Tangles” - La Knots

“Ginger” - Bovalexia

“Vertigo” - Universal

“Don't Try” - Built To Spill

“Plaster Ears” - el Dopamine

“Pannin for Gold” - Finn Riggins

“Hot Carl” - Discoma

“You and Your Sister” - G. America

“Track No. 9” - Netson Family

“Orange Marmalade” - Clock

“Whiskey Jack's Ass Inspired Thought” - Veronica & the Mental Foreplays

“Drag King” - Geyser

“Desert Fruit” - Doublewide

“Swanful Nothings” - Splinter

“Hearts and Stars” - Crogan

“Perpetually Burned” - Dirt Fishermen

“Tomorrow” - Tuck Nelson

“9" Dirtboy” - Dirtboy

“I-84” - State of Confusion

7-7-09 playlist

2009-07-05T21:32:00.000-07:00

“We Live Too Long” - Netson Family

“Mollican” - Juntura

“Cumulous Could…Thunderhead” - Godzoundz (this may not have loaded - sad face)

“Mick Mars always wears a hat” - Lowbelly

“Game Face” - Stuntman

“Yukon and You” - The Yukon and You

“Twelve” - Magnetics

“Untrustable Part 2 (About Someone Else)” - Built To Spill

“Leaves And Limbs” - Narcissus Isthmus

“Right” - Kid Corduroy

“Goin' On” - Low-Fi

“Girl” - Raspberry

“Liars And Thieves” - The Invasion

“The Great Cover-Up” - Fury III

“Calling Off The Dogs” - Caustic Resin

“Size of a Quarter ” - Treepeople

“Spiritual Music Recorded at a Persian Snowman ” - Plumb Bob

“Moving Picture” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Tons To Regret” - Tuck Nelson

“Jet Boy Jet Girl” - Haggis

“Devil City Destiny” - The Halo Benders

“Sugarbuzz” - The Treatment

“Greenwich” - Dirt Fishermen

“The Only Pretty Ring Time” - The Very Most

“The Nile Song” - Central Boise Library

“Variety” - Splinter

“Unwind” - Freak In A Jar

“Working Title” - Clock

“tape hiss” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“title unknown” - The Pugs

6-30-09 playlist

2009-06-21T11:59:00.000-07:00

Hey all... Back after a week of tech difficulties (dead disc drive at the station). All is well now. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. If there is something you'd like to hear on the show in July and August send me your emails: hello@hardmath.net

“Bubbles” - Black Happy

“New Age Social Pads” - La Knots

“Paranoid” - The Invasion

“150 Quid” - Clock

“Rain” - Kris Doty

“Gathering Strengths [] Spirit Walker” - Pussy Gutt

“I Wanna Hurt Someone” - The Left Coast

“Unlucky” - Caustic Resin

“The Infection” - Bock

“pilots ponder” - Lowbelly

“Dig A Hole” - Hillfolk Noir

“Every Night” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Your Asterisk” - The Halo Benders

“Chilly” - Eightball Break

“Struttin' Along And Then Something Neat Happens” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Manic Thing” - Lovey

“Open Mouth” - Le Fleur

“Paper Thin” - Butterfly Train

“The Carpet” - Stuntman

“Bob's Unit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Politician Prostitute” - Dirt Fishermen

“It'S A Long Way Down” - Pete Holly

“Come Back” - Ian Waters

“The Weather” - Built To Spill

“Track 3” - Piso Mojado

“Disaster” - Size of Alaska

“Desert Fruit” - Doublewide

“Prolonged” - eL Dopamine

“Sleeper” - One Fantastic Bind

“Blackrock” - Finn Riggins

“Scotland” - The Very Most

“Firecrakcerheart” - Morningly

6-16-09 Playlist

2009-06-08T15:50:00.000-07:00

“Anemone” - Discoma

“Make Your Mind Up” - Crogan

“Bed o' Nails” - Treepeople

“Paper Airplane” - Low-Fi

“Ingridory” - Dirt Fishermen

“Sorry, But” - Godzoundz

“You're So White, Are You Snow Or Sand?” - Grant Avenue

“Sequence” - Humorgod

“Flying” - Finn Riggins

“Deamland” - The Blue Flames

“The Life And Times Of...” - Black Happy

“Temporarily Blind” - Built To Spill

“Coo-Koo” - Tommy Dirtweed

“Save It” - Geyser

“Motion” - Red Set

“I Don't Know” - fourgirldrive

“spine sheath” - Narcissus Isthmus

“Louise” - Butterfly Train

“Fleeting Protons” - Universal

“Euro K Nothing” - Raspberry

“Bonefish Wedding March” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra

“Alien Fugue (Slight Return)” - Caustic Resin

“Fashionably Mean” - The Very Most

“Late On Rent (Again)” - Eightball Break

“I Remember Rock N' Roll” - Pete Holly

“I Wanna Boogie” - The Pugs

“Dancin‘ Shoes” - Spondee

“Camping With Kermit” - Lowbelly

“Lift” - Doug Martsch

“Black Wine” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Come Near Me” - With Child

“Ceramic Dog” - Le Fleur

“Oceans Inside Me - Orig 45” - Stone Garden

“Don't Remember” - Stuntman

“Singing In Your Sleep” - Gusto

6-9-09 Playlist

2009-06-08T15:46:00.000-07:00

“Knockin” - Craters Of The Moon

“Connie” - Splinter

“It's Too Loud” - The Hand

“UV Science And Magick” - Universal

“3/23” - Lovey

“Pocket Knife ” - The Blue Flames

“Emperor of San Francisco” - The Invasion

“I'm the Slime” - Central Boise Library

“12XU” - Haggis

“She Broke” - Juan Fangio

“Last Transmission” - Low-Fi

“Cool Car” - H is for Hector

“Full Of It” - Freak In A Jar

“Raising” - Dirt Fishermen

“In Past Tense Time” - Tuck Nelson

“Just The Eyes” - Discoma

“Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie)” - Boise Cover Band

“Trouble with the Market” - Red Set

“Through The Ceiling Into The Sun” - Brett Nelson

“Lost” - Treepeople

“What's a Hedonist?” - Size of Alaska

“Oh sanity!” - G. America

“Hospital Hallway” - The Yukon and You

“Caught Up” - Flycatcher

“Trimmed and Burning” - Built To Spill

“Emma” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Rotten Man” - Caustic Resin

“Nothing” - Magnetics

“Eggs” - Kris Doty

“Flag of Iron” - Hillfolk Noir

“I Can't Believe It's True” - The Halo Benders

“The Radio Drown” - Ian Waters

“Love At Home” - The Very Most

“The Problem With Tragedy” - Stuntman

“Corner Things” - Plumb Bob

6-2-09 playlist

2009-05-31T16:56:00.000-07:00

Is this really the first appearance of Treepeople's “Radio Man”? For shame. No theme this week.... just the usual mix of classic staples and some new tunes. Enjoy.

“Radio Man” - Treepeople

“Mariachi Square” - Spondee

“Lumen” - Narcissus Isthmus

“Remember February” - Fauxbois

“long run” - Lovey

“Eh?” - Clock

“No Commercial” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Julie Jammed on Java” - Central Boise Library

“Strong Chin” - Flycatcher

“John Sinclair” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Discarded” - eL Dopamine

“Drag King” - Gey ser

“My Brother Pat” - Raspberry

“Save Me” - Doug Martsch

“Philler” - Bovalexia

“Carbonate” - Finn Riggins

“Solitary Vowels” - Falldowns

“Popular Consensus” - The Invasion

“snow white bull” - Lowbelly

“Once In A While” - Gusto

“What'S Falling About” - Butterfly Train

“Kosame ” - Fury III

“Some Things Last A Long Time” - Built To Spill

“This Much Space ” - The Very Most

“Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Live)” - Pete Holly

“Desert” - Kid Corduroy

“Crack In Head Joe” - Hillfolk Noir

“Donner Pass” - Dirtboy

“Creep” - Humorgod

“War” - Low-Fi

“Put To Sleep” - Dirt Fishermen

“Riot Grrll” - Eightball Break

“Taisty” - Heart Doublewide

“Robogoat” - Discoma

“What About You?” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Fry Like Ace Jones” - Caustic Resin

“Long way home” - G. America

“Turn It My Way” - The Halo Benders

5-26-09 playlist... The LONG SONG show

2009-05-25T22:30:00.000-07:00

This week's show = 13 LONG SONGS + 2 REALLY short ones. Enjoy local songs ranging from 6 1/2 to 14 minutes long. Not recommended for people with short attention spans. Making your summer easier = shaving.

“Mogue” - The Very Most
“Fleur De Sel” - Tim Andreae
“They call me yo!” - Morningly
“Track 2” - Piso Mojado
“Yeah Right” - Caustic Resin
“D.D.N.D.I.A.V.” - Fury III
“Summer's Been Easier Since I Shaved” - Grant Avenue
“Woodstick” - Stone Garden
“Built Too Long (Parts 1, 2 & 3)” - Built To Spill
“Those Are Not Real Monsters, Just Robot Parts” - Booth Sitter
“The Traveller” - A Man Called Sun
“Hateness” - Godzoundz
“Medley” - H-Hour
“Smorgasbord” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra
“Salt In The Wound (bonus)” - Freak In A Jar

5-12-09 playlist

2009-05-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

Listen for a new track by Tuck Nelson of La Knots and hear lots of good stuff along the way...

“22nd Street” - Plumb Bob

“the giraffe and elephant” - Lowbelly

“Transitional Devices” - Treepeople

“Live, Conquer, Unite” - The Pugs

“Pretended” - Dirt Fishermen

“Lovelorn Robot” - Spondee

“Big Lake” - Falldowns

“Big Dipper” - Built To Spill

“Road Song” - A Man Called Sun

“Lets Share Some Blood” - Tuck Nelson

“Bareable” - Universal

“Some Sad Song” - The Suffocation Keep

“Noodle Casserole ” - Bonefish Sam & His Orchestra

“The Plumest” - Finn Riggins

“Drone” - Caustic Resin

“O, So & So” - With Child

“Push Thru” - Glow

“The Hand” - The Hand

“Sticks” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit

“Phantom Power” - The Halo Benders

“Problem With The Truth” - Gusto

“shelbyville” - Narcissus Isthmus

“Tell Me About it Stub” - fourgirldrive

“Track 06” - Bacchanalia

“Untitled” - Discoma

“*69” - Haggis

“Slaves” - Stuntman

“she's not in” - Lovey

“Wish” - Size of Alaska

“Spawn of Satan” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive

“Same Diseases” - Ian Waters

“Pictures You Made” - A Seasonal Disguise

“Rock N' Roll Street” - Pete Holly

5-5-09 playlist

2009-05-04T05:24:00.000-07:00

I’m short on words this week, so I'll let the tunes do the talking.

“Free Wheelin'” - Magnetics
“Trafalgar” - Falldowns
“Polar Fields of Death” - La Knots
“Jim's Gems” - Bock
“Dream” - Doug Martsch
“Fly (4-track version)” - Hillfolk Noir
“Hairdays” - Bovalexia
“House Mate” - el Dopamine
“Drive # 47” - Caustic Resin
“don't you ever ask me that again” - One Fantastic Bind
“max” - Lovey
“Always Down” - Haggis
“Ya Hots” - How's Your Family
“Words You Say” - Dirtboy
“a friend indeed” - Lowbelly
“metropolitan plants” - Narcissus Isthmus
“Turns for the Worst” - Crogan
“In The Morning” - Built To Spill
“Dodged Ev'ry Bullet Pt. 3” - The Very Most
“High-Tech Indeed” - 25 Wheeler
“Estate Sale” - A Seasonal Disguise
“Don't Tell The Red Velvet Nun” - The Invasion
“Fake Love (again)” - G. America
“Mercury Blues” - The Halo Benders
“Fishing & Hunting with Native Idahoans” - Central City Music Co.
“Moflo” - Black Happy
“Crown of Stars” - Doublewide
“Chase The Night” - Pete Holly
“Policeman's Clubhouse” - Eightball Break
“Time Whore” - Treepeople
“Happy Song For A Dark Soul” - Universal
“Can We?” - Humorgod
“The Darkness” - Low-Fi

4-28-09 playlist

2009-04-27T07:01:00.001-07:00

“Multititled” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive
“The Collider” - Finn Riggins
“Sod Off (Discoma Remix)” - The Very Most
“Thank You” - Shamus
“Two + One” - el Dopamine
“Brain Donor” - Freak In A Jar
“exquisite” - Lovey
“Golden Age” - ReVoLtReVoLt
“Take It Wrong” - Stuntman
“Coming Down” - Central Boise Library
“Constancy” - The Invasion
“Drive Slow” - Clock
“Golden Hours” - Caustic Resin
“Pussytime” - Flycatcher
“Na Na's” - Dirt Fishermen
“Workshop” - Size of Alaska
“Mother Nature's Fault” - The Hand
“A Paper Crane At A Funeral” - A Seasonal Disguise
“Bubbles” - Doublewide
“Places” - Splinter
“Felt So Right” - Pete Holly
“Man Gets Jealous; Finds Jesus” - Thomas Paul
“Luxury liner” - G. America
“2 Winters” - fourgirldrive
“The Way You Look At It” - Gusto
“Shortcut” - Built To Spill
“Post Mark New Song” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit
“The Dead Have Nothing New To Say” - Universal
“Girlfriend” - Kris Doty
“If I Ever Travel The Distance” - Tuck Nelson
“Lonlinessly” - Juan Fangio
“Where's My Heart?” - Veronica & the Mental Foreplays
“Saturday At Nine” - The Suffocation Keep
“Glacier Attention” - Narcissus Isthmus
“Gave Up on the Summer of Love” - Fury III

4-21-09 playlist

2009-04-20T05:33:00.000-07:00

After what seems like a long incubation the Rotating Tongues:2 comp is out and this week's show will feature several tracks. The two disc cd is packed full of good stuff, but I decided to start with some bands that I haven't had tracks to play on Hard Math in the past: Nollifur, Juntura and ATTN. I've met some of the people in these bands, but I'll let their music speak for itself... click on the links to hear more and find out more about each. Juntura will be playing a show with a couple little local bands called Finn Riggins and Built to Spill. A Seasonal Disguise makes their debut on the show this week.... led by The Very Most's Zach Von House, their self-titled debut record is full of indie folk goodness. Also new to the show this week is Bacchanalia... a Moscow, ID folk band that accounts for the whereabouts of another Very Most member, Gia Trotter, in the mid-90's. Gia also hosts Go Northwest Young Man on radioboise.org (1 pm on Sundays, 2 pm on Thursday). As if that weren't enough... The Very Most themselves have a new split cd out with Portland's Lion and Eagles.... and another new Universal track... whew... It's pretty exciting that I'm 30-some shows in and still adding new bands and finding new things to hear from the past. THANKS to all the Idaho musicians who appear on the show and DOUBLE THANKS to those of you who have sent tracks or burned discs of material for the show!

“Feltung Grey” - Nollifur
“Bastard” - Stone Garden
“Graceful Growth” - With Child
“Hard To Love A Man (Who Loves His Guitar)” - Pete Holly
“bitter like this” - Butterfly Train
“Inversion Valley” - Juntura
“What, Nothing But Black?” - The Left Coast
“Poison Mask” - Septic Death
“song five” - Bacchanalia
“Won't You Hibernate With Me?” - A Seasonal Disguise
“Meow” - Geyser
“Fall Polar State” - Narcissus Isthmus
“All Filing” - Caustic Resin
“Func” - Discoma
“Morningly theme” - Morningly
“P.P. & T.C.” - Treepeople
“My Last Song To You” - Tuck Nelson
“True Love Will Find You In The End” - The Very Most
“Sell Your Mother” - Dirt Fishermen
“Want to Will” - Godzoundz
“Magic Carpet Rider” - The Halo Benders
“I know that you're okay” - Monster Dudes
“Once Enlisted” - Lowbelly
“Grease Fire” - Doublewide
“Bike” - Magnetics
“Sam Cooke” - Grant Avenue
“Make Believe” - Kid Corduroy
“You Are” - Built To Spill
“G Sharp Minor” - ATTN
“I'd Eat Crow” - Universal
“Cars N' Freud” - Royball
“Track 5” - Piso Mojado

4-13-09 playlist

2009-04-13T16:34:00.000-07:00

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To celebrate the release of the Rotating Tongues:2 compilation this week I'll be playing a block of songs at the top of the show by the bands who are playing the release events at the Record Exchange and VaC this Saturday (April 18 - see image above). ALSO I'll be playing exclusive new tracks from ReVoLtReVoLt and The Universal... More new tracks from The Very Most and Thomas Paul, too.

“Start At The Beginning” - Haggis
“Ruby Lips” - La Knots
“Truce” - Le Fleur
“Angels” - mayerforceone
“Overtime” - Low-Fi
“AtAk - (hands down version)” - ReVoLtReVoLt
“Tied Hands” - eL Dopamine
“Silver Scooter” - Crogan
“Strange” - Built To Spill
“G.L.A.D.” - Thomas Paul
“Musical Chainsaw” - Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra
“Kabuki” - Bovalexia
“U.F.O.” - The Blue Flames
“Sunshine” - The Suffocation Keep
“Orange Marmalade” - Clock
“5'2" & Sixty Years” - Eightball Break
“vertigo” - The Universal
“Pound” - The Hand
“Marching to San Xavier” - Caustic Resin
“Jet Plane” - Ian Waters
“space out!” - Lowbelly
“Good Thing” - Doublewide
“Big Rock Candy Mountain” - The Halo Benders
“Today It Is Even Better” - The Very Most
“About Your Mom” - Central Boise Library
“I'm Glad (Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band” - Boise Cover Band
“Tallest (18 Year Old Demo)” - Grant Avenue
“Hitchhiking” - Dirt Fishermen
“Unison” - Humorgod
“Man's Best Friend” - Gey ser
“butterscotch” - Lovey
“Holding You Down” - Dirtboy
“Lately” - Kris Doty
“House On Fire” - The Invasion

4-07-09 playlist

2009-04-06T04:53:00.000-07:00

I'm pleased to announce that I get to debut an exclusive track from the forthcoming album from The Universal this week... I got treated to a preview of about 90% of said record and it is THE SHIT. It was hard to select a track from the album's many highlights, but I'll let the one I chose speak for itself. Maybe I'll play another one next week. ALSO I'm pleased to be playing a track from The Very Most's Spring ep on Indiecater Records.... can't wait for Summer, Fall and Winter! New to this show this week is Thomas Paul whose debut cd "House on Fire" is just out... Thomas has played supporting roles in many local bands including Clock and currently in the revitalized eL Dopamine, but he's carved out his own niche as a hardworking solo performer. A solo performer that this shut-in has yet to see live. Shall we remedy that and you and me will meet in some non-smoky bar to catch one of his sets soon? One last note... I'm playing a track by an old local band called Draw this week. Draw were most notable for having Built to Spill cellist John McMahon in their ranks and they got a couple of sweet opening spots for BTS in the early 00's. They didn't do much for me, but I gave their disc a spin and couldn't help playing their goofy ode to Lawrence, Kansas were some of my family lives... I know kids who made the same trek to find William Burroughs that they sing about in their song (and it is fun to play non-Tom Petty songs with references to smoking joints on the radio).

Bring on the SPRING:

“Woke Up This Morning With My Mind On Jesus” - Doug Martsch
“April Is The Kindest Month” - The Very Most
“Connie” - Chris Bock
“Same Signs” - Red Set
“Glove Comprtmnt ” - Finn Riggins
“Honey Melon” - Doublewide
“Watch” - Stuntman
“Beakless Bird” - The Nobs
“Watch the Freak Twitch” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit
“Message To Shareholders” - Caustic Resin
“It's a Beautiful Day” - Stone Garden
“mudlavalava...mudlavamudmud” - The Universal
“Gore Story” - Septic Death
“Memory Man” - Humorgod
“Bullmonkey” - Black Happy
“Cops” - Dirt Fishermen
“Fastdance (Queen Of The Scene, Part II)” - Eightball Break
“I-84” - State of Confusion
“Inflateable” - Discoma
“Summer's Indiscretion” - Thomas Paul
“Lawrence, Kansas” - Draw
“Just A Habit” - Built To Spill
“The Give Up” - Flycatcher
“eXtension (alternate version)” - eL Dopamine
“July” - Splinter
“Sweet Cancun” - Spondee
“Naked” - Graveltruck
“Amend Me” - With Child
“Bottle Of Beer” - Olsen, Grant
“Ancient Light” - Fury III
“Were All Going Down” - Tuck Nelson
“1,000,01” - The Suffocation Keep
“Minimum Wage” - Plumb Bob
“Why Are You Burying Me?” - Hillfolk Noir
“All Eyes Open” - Clock

3.24.09 playlist

2009-03-23T19:05:00.001-07:00

Hello Idaho rock fans! Thanks for checking out Hard Math Radio and remember to check out other cool programing on Radio Boise. My playlists are used as filler between shows and overnight... so tune in if you're up late. New to the show this week are some old Boise bands Doublewide and Humorgod. Doublewide was band started by Caustic Resin bassist Tom Romich and his sister Angela Romich... their fuzzy pop goodness made them a favorite of mine during their active years. Members from Doublewide went on to form The Treatment, Gladness, Tommy Dirtweed, The Universal and ReVoLtReVoLt (I think there was a Bovalexia member and others in their for awhile, too). I have an ep of theirs, but frontwoman extraordinaire Angela gave me a disc with some new takes and new songs recorded with former Boisean Todd Dunnigan. I don't know too much about Humorgod, but I think they were around for quite awhile in the later 1990's and early 00's with different line-ups. The band is fronted by singer/guitarist Andy A who is no stranger to the show having played in Haggis and Eightball Break in addition to production credits on our favorite cd's by The Universal and Low-Fi (admittedly this is just a sliver of Andy's resume as a musician and producer at his Project 7 studios). Andy's current band is Demoni... we'll get some of their tracks on here eventually, in the meantime check them out.

“SF Policeman Blues” - Stone Garden
“Important Things” - Treepeople
“Distorted” - Humorgod
“Detective Dan” - Gusto
“Relapse” - Doublewide
“Pipeline” - The Pugs
“Raygun” - Pete Holly
“All Alone” - Bock
“Home” - Black Happy
“Killing Floor” - Magnetics
“Center Of The Universe” - Built To Spill
“Capitalism's A Fake Smile” - Pajama Party In A Haunted Hive
“Lucky Me” - G. America
“Romantic Dysfuntion” - Central Boise Library
“Girlfriend” - Dirt Fishermen
“life left dear” - One Fantastic Bind
“Ginger” - Bovalexia
“Psychopathic Killer” - The Skulldiggers
“Bubble Burster” - Freak In A Jar
“Noise” - Kid Corduroy
“Shoemaker-Levy 9” - Haggis
“Belief” - Butterfly Train
“Sweeney” - The Hand
“Caroline” - Splinter
“Water Moccasin” - Caustic Resin
“Tired” - eL Dopamine
“kiss it better” - Decoy Decoy
“We All Know” - Godzoundz
“Planned Obsolescence” - The Halo Benders
“The New Rules” - The Invasion
“Good Enough” - Stuntman
“Pop Your Socks Off” - Spondee
“a day” - Narcissus Isthmus
“Bitterender” - fourgirldrive
“Nature Poop” - Lowbelly

3.17.09 playlist

2009-03-15T16:43:00.000-07:00

“Over My Head” - Godzoundz
“Track 3” - Piso Mojado
“Wrong” - Gusto
“Number Two” - Brett Nelson
“Some Say She's Evil” - Spondee
“The KKK Took My Baby Away” - Tuck Nelson
“Apartment Walls” - Pete Holly
“Man Made Soul” - Ian Waters
“Let Me Get This Straight” - Central Boise Library
“all the lilacs in Ohio” - Lowbelly
“Half Step” - Caustic Resin
“Who Are You-nit” - Gordie Howe Trio Unit
“Electric Chair” - Eightball Break
“On The L” - Clock
“Big Lake” - Falldowns
“Mederclinch” - Dirtboy
“Skylab” - Flycatcher
“tail chaser ”- eL Dopamine
“Flying” - Finn Riggins
“Trailer Park” - Treepeople
“Caflywompus” - Splinter
“turn me on mr. tambourine man” - Lovey
“War” - Low-Fi
“Cool Car” - H is for Hector
“Horse Sense” - Dirt Fishermen
“Orange2” - Discoma
“Love makes you fee”l - G. America
“Pokey” - Raspberry
“South” - Racing Vent
“Euphio Question” - Fury III
“Nighttime Theater” - Stuntman
“I Try” (Macy Gray Cover) - Built To Spill
“Caught Up in Your Breakdown” - Juan Fangio

3-10-09 playlist

2009-03-09T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hello city of cold naked trees! New to the show this week are recent east-Idaho-to-Boise transplants Spondee. I first saw these guys play at VaC before Christmas and they turned in a set of exuberant, boyish pop capped off with a nice cover of The Very Most's “Sod Off”. It's charming to see a young band pay homage to Mr. Jeremy Jensen and co. with the cover and with their basic sound... kind of reminds me of another young band from years back called The Yukon and You fronted by the same Jeremy and proudly wearing their influences (from Boise and elsewhere) on their sleeves. Spondee front man Clint Vickery sent me a handful of tracks and “Lovelorn Robot” has been a favorite at the Hard Math Cave this week. Fun band and they seem to be playing shows pretty regularly in addition to prepping their debut record... Watch out for them. I can't help adding that a certain local rock veteran remarked that Spondee Clint looked like “Matt Damon’s love child.” Now I can’t shake that association... but it's certainly not a bad thing for a young band to have a frontman who looks like a moviestar. * We also have a track from a mysterious mid-1990's Olympia, WA band called decoy decoy... turns out this band accounts for some of Brian Mayer’s wanderlust between his time in classic Boise band H is for Hector and his current outfit, mayerforceone... good stuff. Birthday wishes go out to Universal guitarist Phil Merrell this week.

Lovey - “Sepentina”
Pete Holly - “Bustin' Out”
Spondee - “Lovelorn Robot”
Built to Spill - “Else”
Morningly - “They Call Me Yo”
eL Dopamine - “Boddering”
Central Boise Library - “That Ain't Bad”
decoy decoy - “december, '94”
Flycatcher - “Weather King”
Size of Alaska - “Dollar Store Duct Tape”
Freak In A Jar - “The 'Dee' Remix”
Ticks - “TV's On”
Kid Corduroy - “Probably”
Kris Doty - “Eggs”
The Hand - “An Excuse”
Graveltruck - “If I Had”
The Invasion - “The Government”
Geyser - “Horace Dropped the Needle”
Lowbelly - “weightlifer”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Fly Thru Dark”
Splinter - “Not This Time”
Bock - “Head Full of Stars”
Butterfly Train - “Memory Of”
Discoma - “Tiny Legs”
Septic Death - “Child”
Magnetics - “Wish I Was Cool”
The Halo Benders - “Foggy Bottom”
Crogan - “Put Down”
G. America - “Secret Remix”
Le Fleur - “Silver and Gold”
Hillfolk Noir - “Belly Up to the Sun”
The Very Most - “What I Think I'd Like to Leave Here”

3-03-09 playlist

2009-03-01T21:19:00.000-08:00

This week kicks off with some unearthed eL Dopamine from a 1996 recording session in Seattle. Thank you, John O. Other than that I'll let the tunes do the talking this week.

eL Dopamine - “Plaster Ears”
The Unicorn Feather - “The Old Man and the Young Man”
Finn Riggins - “Hraka”
Stuntman - “The Devil”
Falldowns - “Belt Loop”
Eightball Break - “My Shell”
La Knots - “New Age Social Pads”
State of Confusion - “Windows”
Fury III - “Autumn Leaves”
fourgirldrive - “Girl”
The Treatment - “Night Life”
The Left Coast - “Courting Like a Mexican”
Lowbelly - “Minokichi meets the snow maiden”
Butterfly Train - “Disgruntled Pony Ride”
Ian Waters - “Eighteen”
Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “Nag Unit”
Bock - “Dead by Christmas”
Royball - “Chub”
Dirt Fishermen - “Scuba Diver”
Low-Fi - “Overtime”
Jeremy From Boise - “Quilt”
The Invasion - “The Madness”
Treepeople - “Big Mouth Strikes Again”
25 Wheeler - “Frankie”
G. America - “Hot burrito two”
The Blue Flames - “555”
Splinter - “Whatever”
Black Happy - “A. Bedini”
Built to Spill - “Allen the Cowboy” (Big Dipper live at the Crocodile)
The Zekes - “Let's Have a Party”
Size of Alaska - “Working Man”
The Halo Benders - “Volume Mode”
Caustic Resin - “A Fistful of Violence”
The Pugs - “Shudder, Shake and Squirm”
Central Boise Library - “Eyes on the Prize”
The Very Most - “Neuron”
The Hand - “Understand”
With Child - “You”
Geyser - “Swell”

2-24-09 playlist

2009-02-23T16:15:00.000-08:00

Rotating Tongues:2 was a roaring success this weekend and a reminder that Boise has as many or more vital bands than it has at any other point. I saw many new bands for the first time like ATTN, Nollifur and Juntura who I hope to get into the mix soon. It was cool to see the older guys who had been on the original comp rock as hard as young kids like La Knots (who's set the first night ruled). Self proclaimed “elder statesman” of the scene John O'Neil led his eL Dopamine through a blistering set the first night that set the bar high for the rock the followed both nights. I don't want to mention too many more things because the bands and the performances were uniformly awesome. What does this have to do with my radio show you ask? Well, this weekend reaffirmed the need for a show like mine and locally programmed community radio in general... With so many great artists playing original music in the valley there needs to be as many venues as possible for their music to get heard and create excitement about their performances.

This week’s show has one new-to-us band, an old Boise punk/new wave band called The Ticks. The tracks were sent to me by someone and Mr. Bonefish Sam confirmed that it was a Boise 7" release. Enjoy!

Haggis - “Falling Squirrels”

Dirt Fishermen - “In Your Heaven”
Magnetics - “Caravine”
Clock - “Red Letters”
Stuntman - “8 Women & 2 to 3 Men”
Bovalexia - “Manipulator”
The Halo Benders - “Do That Thing”
Ticks - “Fodomat”
Black Happy - “Black Radio”
Bonefish Sam and His Orchestra - “Cheap Gear Jam”
Central Boise Library - “Truth’s Revealed”
The Invasion - “The Law”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Land Station”
Brett Nelson - “Years Too Late At Least For Now”
Raspberry - “Euro K Nothing”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Shooting Star”
Built to Spill - “Sidewalk”
Godzoundz - “From the Last Page”
Finn Riggins - “Geology”
Lowbelly - “line of automobiles”
Pete Holly and the Looks - “What Did I Say?”
Doug Martsch - “Window”
G. America - “These Hands”
Splinter - “Scene Report”
Lovey - “complaint #3”
Dirtboy - “Bus Stop”
Treepeople - “Cartoon Brew”
Septic Death - “Thaw (Cold World)”
Caustic Resin - “Cancerous Eye”
Kid Corduroy - “Thin”
Juan Fangio - “Underground”
Veronica and the Mental Foreplays - “World's Sex REcord, 300 Men & Jerry Springer”
A Man Called Sun - “(Reprise)”

The Very Most - “Friendly Friend”

Flycatcher - “Caught Up”

25 Wheeler - “Roger’s Gone”

02-17-09 playlist

2009-02-15T08:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody... It's Rotating Tongues:2 week and this show is packed full of the artists who will be appearing at the event this weekend (and a few from the original compilation). Hope you can make it to VaC in Garden City on Friday, Febrauary 20th and Saturday, February 21st for two nights of brand new music from some of Boise's most exciting artists. This week I also ask the question: Which is the best 2 minute 38 second contemporary Boise pop song, The Very Most's ”Dodged Ev’ry Bullet, Pt 1” or Central City Music Company's “Lorie”? I’m quite smitten with both.

Finn Riggins - “Box Elder”

ReVoLtReVoLt - “Farewell Address”
Bone Flower - “1600 Miles”
Treepeople - “Something Vicious for Tomorrow”
La Knots - “Spring Song”
With Child - “High On a Rocky Ledge”
Low-Fi - “Where You Are”
Magnetics - “Rotten Sunday”
Dirt Fisherman - “Hole Song”
Bonefish Sam and His Power Orchestra - “Dumb Cute Ditty”
Crogan - “Silver Scooter”
The Very Most - “Dodged Ev're Bullet, Pt 1”
Discoma - “Cubed”
Netson Family - “God is Wrong”
Hillfolk Noir - “Born A Balladeer”
Doug Martsch - “Instrumental”
Geyser - “I Again”
Central City Music Company - “Lorie”
Kris Doty - “Pivot”
Le Fleur - “Grooming Song”
Caustic Resin - “Drive #49”
eL Dopamine - “Canvas”
Ian Waters - “The Radio Drown”
Butterfly Train - “Blame Weight”
Universal - “Dead Battery Accident”
Hive - “Butterfly”
Built to Spill - “Now & Then”
Freak in a Jar - “Crack Down”
mayerforceone - “shadowboxing”

2-10-09 playlist

2009-02-09T16:25:00.001-08:00

Splinter - “After All”
Red Set- “In This State”
Built to Spill - “Linus and Lucy”
La Knots - “Commie Song”
Black Happy - “Up the Faith”
Dirt Fishermen - “Breakin' Bones”
Shack Nasty - “Down”
Eightball Break - “Parenthetical Love Song For Janeane Garofolo”
With Child - “Don't Want None”
Discoma - “My Every Nerve”
Caustic Resin - “I Feel”
Lovey - “miss k.”
Stone Garden - “SF Policeman Blues”
Falldowns - “Trench Broom”
G. America - “Fake Love”
The Halo Benders - “Love Travels Faster”
Hillfolk Noir - “Preface to a Hole”
Clock - “A Man and His Dream”
Haggis - “Don't Tell Me”
Septic Death - “Control”
Bovalexia - “Backwards”
Fury III - “First Kiss”
Le Fleur - “Ceramic Dog”
Treepeople - “Gre”
H is for Hector- “Rock Sniper”
Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “Buglas Unit”
Magnetics - “Choke it Down”
Central Boise Library - “The Ballad of Angela Davis”
The Suffocation Keep - “An Overload”
Finn Riggins - “DeTamble Wings”
The Hand - “No Sleep”
Low-Fi - “Broken Compass”
The Very Most - “The Word "Almost" ”
Kid Corduroy - “Layaway”
State of Confusion - “Trashed”
Royball - “Blow”
Bonefish Sam & His Power Orchestra - “Over Here”

2-03-09 Playlist

2009-02-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

This list is a little longer than my allotted time, so the last couple of tracks might get cut off... sorry. Last week the Stone Garden song didn't play and I want to make sure enough time was filled in case it happened again. Enjoy.

Caustic Resin - “People Fall Down”
Low-Fi - “1957”
The Blue Flames - “Electric Car”
Finn Riggins - “Pannin' for Gold”
Godzounds - “Yellow and Read”
Treepeople - “Treepeople”
Chris Bock - “Connie”
Ian Waters - “Come Back”
Crogan - “Put Down”
Juan Fangio - “I Won't Compromise You”
The Halo Benders - “Bombshelter, Pt. 1”
Dirtboy - “Pacer X”
Grant Ave - “Dress”
The Treatment - “Mr. Goodbar”
Flycatcher - “Weather King”
Lowbelly - “alpha twelve”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Oh Yeah!”
Central Boise Library - “Start Transmission”
The Skulldiggers - “Werewolf”
Mayerforceone - “Angels”
Geyser - “Save It”
Boise Cover Band - “I Love You More” (Lee Williams and the Cymbals cover
Pete Holly - “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”
Kris Doty - “Lemonade”
Dirt Fishermen - “If I Could”
Butterfly Train - “Distorted, Retarded, Peculiar”
el Dopamine - “Faded”
Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “His Hands Are Made of Fire”
Stone Garden - “Oceans Inside Me”
Built to Spill - “Easy Way”
Netson Family - “Title TBD”
Discoma - “Wetslap”
Size of Alaska - “Danger”

10-27-09 playlist

2009-01-26T19:09:00.000-08:00

Howdy Friends... This week has more of the Rotating Tongues:2 participants (see post below) and just a couple of introductions. My pal Gina from Lovey & The Dirt Fishermen shared some great old Boise music with me (well, with the show... so all of you, too) from Red Set. I don't know much other than this was recorded in 1982 or 83 at the Casia Center and Red Set was Tad Doyle's pre-H-Hour and TAD, band. Mr. Doyle played drums, Jon Hale sang, Tom Kennedy played guitar and Scot Smith played bass. I was going to play a track by a Lewiston psychedelic group from the late 60's, but for some reason the awesome track by Stone Garden didn't load... stay tuned.

The Very Most - “Dodged Ev'ry Bullet, Pt 2”
Morningly - “8 am and dave smiles”
Finn Riggins - “Blackrock”
Red Set - “Peaceful Man”
Treepeople - “Web in Front”
The Left Coast - “I Wanna Hurt Someone”
Piso Mojado - “Track 2”
Dirt Fishermen - “Breakdown”
Clock - “What Happens Between Panels”
Central City Music Company - “(My Girlfriend's Got) No Sense of Smell”
Hillfolk Noir - “The Lord Will Come”
Freak in a Jar - “Walk Don't Run”
The Pugs - “Fade Away”
~~Stone Garden - “Bastard”~~
Caustic Resin - “Eventhings”
Built to Spill - “Time Trap”
Lovey - “tina & ton”
G. America - “Get Used To It”
The Invasion - “The Great Divorce”
With Child - “Undressing in the Wind”
Bonefish Sam & His Power Orchestra - “Bonefish Lullaby”
Discoma - “For Here”
Le Fleur - “Brother”
Graveltruck - “Carlos”
Kid Corduroy - “Desert”
The Hand - “Mississippi”
Magnetics - “Not That Nice”
Splinter - “Lightbulb”
Fury III - “31 Naught 33”
Septic Death - “Burial”
The Suffocation Keep - “It's You”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Diastole”

January 20th & 23rd playlist

2009-01-19T10:52:00.000-08:00

This week's show has some Septic Death courtesy of that band's drummer Paul Birnbaum. Septic Death was were active in Boise in the early 80's and their singer Brian "Pushead" Schroeder is a renowned illustrator who has created artwork for Metallic and The Misfits. Pushead's art was all over the Thrasher magazines I read as a kid in Nebraska long before I moved to Idaho. The Mad Cow Disease track is from the Big Trouble in River City compilation on Coming in Second records... they morphed into Piso Mojado, but not the Piso Mojado featuring Sam and Ed from 25 Wheeler. Some old friends from my days in Lewiston, Id simultaneously requested some "Funnelhead" for the show, so I decided to over deliver with 3 versions of the classic Treepeople song. This gives us a good reason to play one of my favorite North Carolina bands, Archers of Loaf, too.

La Knots - “Surf Solo”
Clock - “Man Gets Jealous; Finds Jesus”
Lovey - “ghost man”
Magnetics - “Big Love”
mad cow disease - “Lo-cool”
Haggis - “Bully”
Septic Death - “Hardware”
State of Confusion - “Decency”
With Child - “We Sing In Praise Of Our Hope In Thee”
mayerforceone - “shadowboxing”
Hillfolk Noir - “The Hypnotist (8-track version)”
The Blue Flames - “Mind Invasion”
Pete Holly and The Looks - “Look Out Below”
The Halo Benders - “Freedom Ride”
Royball - “Cruiser”
The Skulldiggers - “Bodily Harm”
Eightball Break - “Suckerpunch”
Built to Spill - “Joyride”
Geyser - “Apartments”
Netson Family - “Title TBD 7”
Lowbelly - “turn it over”
The Suffocation Keep - “Number Two”
The Very Most - “Spilt, Spilt Milk”
Treepeople - “Funnelhead”
Archers of Loaf - “funnelhead”
Pajama Party and Bonefish Sam - “Funnelhead”
Le Fleur - “Truce”
The Universal - “Supermassive Microbursts”
Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “Damaged Unit”
Stuntman - “One At A Time”
Bock - “After the War”
Kris Doty - “Rain”
Ian Waters - “Man Made Soul”
Low-Fi - “Second Best”
Built to Spill Caustic Resin - “Shit Brown Eyes”
Raspberry - “Pokey”
Splinter - “Michelle Janet Hell”
Flycatcher - “Screwdriver”

Rotating Tongues:2 - Feb. 20th & 21st @ VAC

2009-01-07T19:47:00.000-08:00

When I moved from Montana to Boise in 1994, I knew a little bit about the Boise music scene, but just a little. In high school I had seen The Dirt Fishermen play with Portland's Dharma Bums at the University of Idaho and thought they were cool. One of the two women in the band, KT, came out and talked with me and my friends (we "snuck" into the college show after driving from nearby Lewiston). Later, I was attending community college in Montana and a high school pal sent me some tracks from Built to Spill's Ultimate Alternative Wavers - I immediately sought out the full record and it became an instant favorite. When it came time to transfer to a proper four year college, BSU ended up on the short-list and I decided that Boise must be a cool place based on the music I had heard... and I didn't have any friends or family there so it seemed like an interesting adventure. That summer, my brother I listened to Built to Spill 45's, the first Halo Benders record and Treepeople albums (my brother was already a big fan of theirs).

When I finally got to Boise, I discovered the Record Exchange downtown. One of my first purchases was a compilation of local bands called Rotating Tongues, which I picked up for a short, but sweet Built to Spill track appropriately titled Shortcut. There was a great track by The Dirt Fishermen and bands that shared members with Built to Spill and Treepeople, like Caustic Resin, Butterfly Train, Splinter and Hive. Rotating Tongues also introduced me to the likes of el Dopamine, Graveltruck and Boneflower, bands who I'd get to know better through shows at The Crazy Horse and, later, Neurolux. Rotating Tongues has 20 bands in all, including 2C hip-hop artists M.C. Shake and Boise reigning metal band, Midline. I didn't like ALL of it, but I appreciated the breadth and diversity of the compilation and was thankful that "Executive Producer" Anneliessa Balk had put together such a great snapshot of the scene as it existed then. Over the years, other Boise compilations have come out, but for me, none of them hit the high-water mark set by Rotating Tongues.

Fast-forward to 2008. In the years since I first spun the Rotating Tongues disc, I've worked with some of the folks on the compilation, interviewed some of the bands for the college paper, wrote about others in my old zine, drank some beers with them, did some videos for a few of them and said goodbye to couple of friends who played in bands on the CD (R.I.P. Pat Brown and Andy Capps). A couple of the bands are still around and most of the musicians from the compilation have remained active members of the local music community. Anneliessa, now Anneliessa Balk Stimpert, runs the gallery/venue, Visual Arts Collective, with her husband Sam and this fall I gave her a call to see if I might help with any design projects. When she told me that they were doing a sequel to Rotating Tongues and asked if I'd be interested in doing design for the CD and some event posters, I jumped at the chance.

So here we are in 2009 and this February (the 20th and 21st, to be exact) 25 bands will descend upon VaC to unleash brand new songs, which will be recorded live and later will comprise Rotating Tongues:2. Much credit goes to Elijah Jensen, a local musician who brought the idea of doing a live compilation at VaC to Anneliessa and Sam. The new compilation will be a veritable who's who of southern Idaho music with some alumni from the original compilation performing with new bands as well as plenty of fresh blood. This time around, the line-up is a little more cohesive, but no less diverse. I'm honored to be involved and excited for the shows. I hope you all can come out and be a part of this special event. The event will benefit The Idaho Food bank and cover is only $7 or $5 with a prepackaged food item (if you pay the $7, $2 will go to the Idaho Food Bank). Oh yeah...the bands:

ATTN, Bonefish Sam, Central City Music Company, Craters of the Moon, Discoma, El Dopamine, Finn Riggins, Hillfolk Noir, How's Your Family?, Ian Waters, Juntura, Kris Doty, La Knots, Le Fleur, Low-fi, Magnetics, Mayerforceone, Netson Family, Nollifur, Pussy Gutt, Revolt Revolt, Tim Andreae, The Universal, The Very Most & With Child.

1-13-09 playlist

2009-01-04T19:14:00.001-08:00

Keepin' on truckin' in 2009...

Le Fleur - “Silver Hair”
Dirt Fishermen - “Herpes of the Mouth”
Low-Fi - “Rabbit Hole”
Piso Mojado - “Track 4”
Black Happy - “Two Hands and a Hat”
Geyser - “Microwave”
Built to Spill - “Conventional Wisdom”
Gusto - “Worst Hunting Dog Ever, Pt 1”
The Hand - “The Rocker”
Bovalexia - “Bop”
Bonefish Sam & His Power Orchestra - “Every Toy I Ever Owned”
Kris Doty - “Baby”
eL Dopamine - “Monday Morning”
Pete Holly - “Hyde Park Square”
A Man Called Sun - “Battered Boat”
G. America - “My New Story”
Butterfly Train - “Standstill”

Finn Riggins - “The Plumest”

Splinter - “Super Loser”

One Fantastic Bind - “Life Left Dear”

Size of Alaska - “Yes Man”
Central Boise Library - “Still Payin Rent”
Ian Waters - “Eighteen”
Caustic Resin - “Kill You If You Want Me To”
Magnetics - “Angel”
Treepeople - “Fishbasket”
Lowbelly - “awake our sleeping sword”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Cerulean”
The Invasion - “Halfway to Infinity”
The Very Most - “Smiling Surprise”
Discoma - “Robogoat”
Dirtboy - “Flying Fortress”

1-06-09 playlist

2009-01-04T19:13:00.000-08:00

Thanks for checking out the Hard Math Radio playlist. If you are new: bands are linked to their sites or sites of subsequent bands by some of the same folks. If you are trying to track down info, you can also email me. Earlier blog entries have a bit more info about the bands as they are introduced to the show... so you can search a particular band, too. This week we have a couple of new bands on the show. We start the show with a artifact from 1980 by Pete Holly and The Looks... I don't know much about Pete Holly, but this single was on SF's legendary Bomp Records. When I first moved here I used to see flyers for Holly's "Wizard of the Garage" CD all over telephone poles in the Northend and downtown... I finally picked it up and will include selections in future shows. The Magnetics are a hard-edged band that has been around for several years... they are led by Boise scene vet Troy Wright on vocals and guitar along with Ryan "Skully" Davis (H is for Hector, Gusto) on guitar, Dave Wall (Kid Corduroy) on bass and Glenn Newkirk (Dirt Fisherman, Geyser, Gordie Howe, etc.) on drums. Also making their first appearance is Eightball Break, a band active in the mid-to-late 1990's. Line-up for this album features singer guitarist Nick Millward, bassist Andy Agenbroad (Haggis, Demoni) and Joe Hensley (el Dopamine, Suffocation Keep, etc.). The Blue Flames also make their debut, but I know very little about this band other than the fact that their cd came out in 1996 and I believe they are from Sun Valley (please comment if you have any info!). Thanks to Brad Angell, Glenn Newkirk and Todd Sloan for contributions and to all who have suggested bands (old and new) to include in future shows.

Pete Holly and The Looks - “Baby Please Believe Me”
Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “I Like Robots Unit”
Bock - “Farewell Address”
The Yukon and You - “Marshmellows”
Lowbelly - “Mick Mars always wears a hat”
Brett Nelson - “Through the Ceiling Into The Clouds”
Falldowns - “Solitary Vowels”
Magnetics - “In the Absence”
The Treatment - “Duke of Oly”
Kid Corduroy - “Freeway”
The Blue Flames - “Pocket Knife”
Shamus - “Beating”
Built to Spill - “Revolution”
Clock - “Plan D”
Fury III - “Eeyore's Detangler”
Eightball Break - “Kicking Myself”
Central City Music Company - “Lorie”
The Pugs - “Land of Make Believe”
Dirt Fishermen - “Carcul”
Treepeople - “(I'm Gonna) Miss You (When You're Dead)”
Finn Riggins - “Carbonate”
Brett Netson/Reversion - “Title TBD”
Boise Cover Band - “Ashes to Ashes”
Hillfolk Noir - “Broken Like A Music Box”
Haggis - “Want it All”
Caustic Resin - “Station Wagon (live)”
Flycatcher - “Light as a Feather”
Grant Avenue - “400=Love”
Morningly - “Celeste”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Silver State”
Lovey - “Every”
Godzounds - “Hateness”

12-30-08 & 1-02-09 playlist

2008-12-29T13:48:00.000-08:00

One last show of 2008 on Tuesday and first of 2009 on Friday. This week features the introduction of The Skulldiggers, a Boise punk band circa 1984 featuring Brad Angell of the Pugs (see previous playlist). We also have more goodness from Fort Hazel's Jeremy who shared selections from Lowbelly's newest creation, "X", with me. Highly recommended.

H is for Hector - “No Go”
Lowbelly - “Make this Circuit”
Finn Riggins - “Hraka”
The Halo Benders - “Bury Me”
Black Happy - “3-Day Weekend”
Freak in a Jar - “Kick Your Momma When She's Down”
Central Boise Library - “Molehill into a Mountain”
fourgirldrive - “Vroom”
Butterfly Train - “Rain”
The Very Most - “Bleess”
The Zekes - “Let's Have a Party”
La Knots - “Cannons and Daggers”
The Skulldiggers - “Green-Fleshed Zombies”
Dirtboy - “Stung”
Caustic Resin - “Healing Cough”
Graveltruck - “Cousin It”
Treepeople - “No Doubt”
Fury III - “Flying Dog Vomit”
Dirt Fishermen - “Lost Country Fair”
Ian Waters - “Jet Plane”
G. America - “This is the Sound”
Splinter - “Speak of Moons”
The Unicorn Feather - “Bad News”
The Left Coast - “Predating the Existence of Cancer”
State of Confusion - “MX”
Geyser - “Sample”
The Hand - “Fall Inside”
The Invasion - “Homecoming”
El Dopamine - “Snare”
Crogan - “Call You Up”
Brett Netson Family - “Title TBD 5”
Discoma - “Paramecium”
Stuntman - “Before Going Under”
Brandon Follet - “Unreleased 14”
Built to Spill - “nowhere nothin' fuck-up (live)”
System and Station - “For the Pawns”

12-19-08 playlist

2008-12-14T09:31:00.000-08:00

Sorry for all the glitches! This show will play tonight and a couple of times next week to give you all a chance to listen.

Hey Idaho rock fans! Sorry for the technical diffuculties the last couple of weeks, we're back and hopefully running smoothly this week. Lots of goodies and introductions this week... starting with a Christmas track from The Very Most, courtesy of Mr. Jeremy Jensen. Then we have a long “Medley Track” by H-Hour, a Boise-to-Seattle band from the mid 80's whose drummer Tad Doyle went on to become TAD. Another 80's Boise band, The Pugs, make their first appearance, too... I don't know a lot about them, but you can find more tunes by clicking the link. Scott Scmaljohn's The Hand and Boise hardcore stalwarts, Haggis, also make their first appearance (lots of Haggis tracks are available online courtesy Mark Hanford). Two bands in the Caustic Resin family tree also make their debut... Tommy Dirtweed (led by Caustic bassist Tom Romich) and Size of Alaska (led by Pat Perkins of The Universal, Godzounds and Caustic). Many thanks to folks who have contributed or helped me find new/old music: Jeremy Miller, Jeremy Jensen, Phil Merrell and Mark Hanford.

The Very Most - “This year, Christmas came November 4th”
H-Hour - “Medley”
Caustic Resin - “Semiconductor”
Discoma - “Svelte”
Le Fleur - “Grooming Song”
Ian Waters - “The Radio Drown”
Raspberry - “Alex's Day”
The Hand - “The Hand”
Piso Mojado - “Track 3”
Size of Alaska - “alien pigs”
Haggis - “Large Size Houses”
Treepeople - “Funnelhead”
Low_Fi - “Paper Airplanes”
Kris Doty - “Pivot”
The Pugs - “Don't You Now It's A Sin”
Stuntman - “Inspiration Please!”
Black Happy - “Washcloth”
Built to Spill - “Carry the Zero”
Splinter - “Every Six Months”
Bovalexia - “Moodswing”
The Suffocation Keep - “Holes and Clouds”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Glass Course Compass”
25 Wheeler - “Don't Tell Me”
Grant Ave - “Tallest”
Hillfolk Noir - “Other Eye on the Crow”
Bock - “Final Sunset”
Tommy Dirtweed - “Coo-Koo”
Bonefish Sam & His Power Orchestra - “Smorgasbord”

12-02-08 playlist

2008-11-30T16:35:00.000-08:00

Hope you all can make it to the Third Annual Practice New Year's Eve at the Bouquet on Friday, Dec. 5 it's a benefit for Boise Community Radio and should be a fun night. There's another benefit for the station the next night, Saturday, Dec. 6 Finn Riggins will be playing at the VAC. They will be sharing the night with a few other bands including Hard Math stars The Very Most and Super XX man (Scott Garred of Raspberry, Crogan). Big thanks to Jeremy Miller of Fort Hazel, Fury III, Lowbelly and Monster Dudes... he hooked me up with some great stuff including the Piso Mojado track here... don't know much about them, but my pals Ed and Sam (25wheeler & plumb bob) were involved. Check out Jeremy's awesome radio at therearemillions.com.

Built to Spill - “Goin' Against Your Mind”
Piso Mojado - “Track 1”
Butterfly Train - “Insomnia”
Freak in a Jar - “Eat Your Brain”
The Universal - “Dead Battery Accident”
Stuntman - “The Right Channel”
The Invasion - “Emperor of San Francisco”
Graveltruck - “Sulk”
The Unicorn Feather - “Golden Wing”
Finn Riggins - “Pancakes”
Splinter - “Put that Down”
Central Boise Library - “A Flying Fly”
Treepeople - “Stay”
The Very Most - “HIstorical Movement”
A Man Called Sun - “Road Song”
The Suffocation Keep - “Walking Distance”
el Dopamine - “Worksong”
Flycatcher - “Craig”
Dirt Fishermen - “Plum”
Fury III - “George at the Bottom”
System and Station - “Axic”
Dirtboy - “Trentmobile”
Caustic Resin - “Keep On Truckin”
Grant Ave - “Bright Yellow”
The Halo Benders - “Will Work For Food”
mayerforceone - “Angels”
Narcissus Isthmus - “4-way stop”
Juan Fangio - “Walk All Over You”
Morningly - “Metro”

11-25-08 playlist

2008-11-24T17:01:00.001-08:00

Today's show kicks off with a mayerforceone track courtesy of Mr. Mayer himself.... good stuff and we hope to hear a full album from that camp in the near future. We also have the introduction of the old 90's Moscow band Royball. I have to admit that I wasn't the biggest fan of theirs, but guitarist Carlos Lantz is a fellow Lewiston High School alumni and was hands down the best guitarist in our school... his talents are on display here. Check out radioboise.org for info about the upcoming Practice New Year's Eve benefit at the Bouquet... Hard Math radio allstars The Universal and The Invasion will be headlining and playing some interesting covers from decades past...

mayerforceone - “shadowboxing”
The Treatment - “Crown of Stars”
Grant Ave. - “Chevy Van”
Treepeople - “Ballard Bitter”
Raspberry - “Twin”
Discoma - “Making You Good Feeling”
Kris Doty - “Lately”
25 Wheeler - “Gluegun”
Royball - “Slices”
Falldowns - “Belt Loop”
Dirt Fishermen - “Passion”
Finn Riggins - “Flying”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Glacial Ruins”
Caustic Resin - “Taste”
Hillfolk Noir - “Voodoo”
Flycatcher - “Jewish Carpenter”
Geyser - “A Part of Me”
Clock - “In Hospital”
Stuntman - “Mostly Always”
Lovey - “No”
Le Fleur - “Truce”
Bovalexia - “The Lunar Light”
fourgirldrive - “Fireflies in my Head”
Brett Nelson - “Sunshine”
Low-Fi - “Kitty Suicide”
The Yukon and You - “Marker Fight”
Doug Martsch - “Cracked and Crazed”
Kid Corduroy - “Hambone”
One Fantastic Bind - “Carbonation Sickness”
State of Confusion - “Education”
Built to Spill Caustic Resin - “When Not Being Stupid Is Not Enough”

11-18-08

2008-11-17T16:28:00.000-08:00

Here's your weekly helping of Idaho tunes... starting off with some monster rockers from Caustic Resin. one of my personal favorite boise bands of all time. If you are new to the Hard Math radio show and curious about any of the bands, do a search on this blog for more info (most bands are linked to their webpages... or those of subsequent musical projects). You can also email me here with any inquiries and I'll do my best to answer any questions or point you in the right direction. Thanks to the many great musicians who have shared tunes with me, both new and old.

Caustic Resin - “Mysteries Of...”
Caustic Resin - “Hold Your Head Up”
Falldowns - “Big Lake”
Finn Riggins - “Geology”
Treepeople - “Liquid Boy”
Flycatcher - “Strong Chin”
Dirt Fishermen - “Vena Cava”
Fury III - “D.D.N.D.I.A.V.”
The Zekes - “Be My Test Tube Baby”
Gusto - “3rd Degree”
Bock - “After the War”
Crogan - “Terrible Shoes”
Built to Spill - “Hazy”
Freak in a Jar - “Locust Bean Gum”
Graveltruck - “Love and Boredom”
Lowbelly - “Motel West Virginia”
Butterfly Train - “Decompression”
Central Boise Library - “The Saddest Thing”
el Dopamine - “eXtension”
Booth Sitter - “Those Are Not Real Monsters, Just Robot Parts”
The Very Most - “Polygraph”
Dirt Fishermen - “Tongue in a Bag”
G. America - “Helicopter”
Black Happy - “Such Much Suck”
Godzounds - “Jobromofoho”
The Invasion - “Evinrude”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Army Murders on Beta”
Brandon Follet - “Unreleased 13”
Hillfolk Noir - “I'll Dig Through My Marbles”
A Man Called Sun - “The Traveller”

11-11-08 playlist

2008-11-10T18:34:00.000-08:00

The Left Coast - “What? Nothing But Black?”
La Knots - “Swisherbong”
Caustic Resin - “Longdrive Jam”
Bovalexia - “Complicated”
Geyser - “Running Around”
Low-Fi - “Where You Are”
Raspberry - “My Brother Pat”
Built to Spill - “You Were Right”
The Universal - “Beware the Sun”
Shack Nasty - “If She”
Lowbelly - “Sharks Among Us”
Le Fleur - “Ceramic Dog”
Splinter - “Gone Again”
The Suffocation Keep - “Jet Stream”
Discoma - “Powder On My Lips”
Boise Cover Band - “Chain Gang (Pretenders cover)”
Bonefish Sam and His Power Orchestra - “Wonky-Wonky”
Caustic Resin - “Man From Michigan”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Over”
Stuntman - “Miles”
Juan Fangio - “The Lesbian Problem”
Kid Corduroy - “Ball Valve”
Skidfish - “Disconnected”
Kris Doty - “Whale”
Brett Netson Family - “Track 9”
H is for Hector - “Sleepcrawl”
State of Confusion - “Silence”
Butterfly Train - “Dog Day”
Lovey - “Didn't Mean To”
Grant Ave - “Saving Grace”
The Invasion - “Death and Life”
el Dopamine - “Hidden Track”
Halo Benders - “Snowfall”
Treepeople - “Wha'D I Mean To Think You Said”

11-05-08 playlist - GO VOTE!

2008-11-03T06:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Election Day!

This week's show has one introduction... another Boise band featuring both a Nelson and a Netson: LA Knots. This young garage-punk duo features Tuck Nelson on vocals and guitar and Demmi Netson on drums. They are young, they are scrappy and their new cd can be purchased in the local section at the Record Exchange. Get it and play it loud.

Brandon Follet - “Unreleased 12”
Finn Riggins - “a president, a pacifist, an auto restorer”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “croatian soundboard”
Treepeople - “Every Time When I Fall Down & My Head Hits The Floor Hard”
Black Happy - “One Fine Automobile”
Freak in a Jar - “Thrash Song”
La Knots - “The Tangles”
Stuntman - “The Feminist”
Flycatcher - “State 8”
Dirt Fishermen - “Pelmen”
Morningly - “111 n 11th St”
Kris Doty - “Anyway”
Halo Benders - “Rebel's Got a Hole in It”
Monster Dudes - “{Star}”
Bonefish Sam and His Power Orchestra - “Bonefish Wedding March”
Butterfly Train - “Grey”
Lovey - “Richie Pants”
Hillfolk Noir - “The Great Grizzly Bear Scare”
Bock - “The Infection”
Built to Spill - “Sick and Wrong”
Gusto - “Get in to this”
Dirtboy - “Leaps & Bounds”
The Treatment - “Grudge”
G. America - “Space is Old”
Plumb Bob - “Russian Wanted”
Low-Fi - “Goin' On”
fourgirldrive - “Try It”
25 Wheeler - “Lemonhead”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Ring For The Pilot Tree”
Geyser - “DUI”
Raspberry - “Think About It”
The Very Most - “Profoundly Imperfect”
Caustic Resin - “Spinedog-Re”

10-28-08 playlist - Happy Halloween!

2008-10-27T16:12:00.000-07:00

First hour of this show was vaguely Halloween-themed... enjoy! I think, Boise Cover Band, appears here for the first time... they are: Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, virtuoso guitarist Ned Evett, Kid Corduroy's Ian Waters and producer John Mullin, formerly of Suffocation Keep, Slim, etc.

Stuntman - “Watch the Skeletons Dance”
Kid Corduroy - “Grave”
Discoma- “Dark Halos”
The Halo Benders - “Scarin”
The Very Most - “I Can't Believe You Actually Died”
Lowbelly - “One Eye Patch”
State of Confusion - “TV Mutation”
The Left Coast - “Ghost vs Real Person”
Caustic Resin - “Violent Game”
Le Fleur - “Brother”
Graveltruck - “Leave Her Alone”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Sickeningly Dark Sad Circus Music”
Bovalexia - “Vampires”
Godzounds - “Sketching Out”
Crogan - “Turns for the Worst”
Boise Cover Band- “Strange”
el Dopamine - “Prolonged”
Clock - “A Warmer Shade of Grey”
Grant Avenue - “You’re So White, Are You Snow Or Sand?”
Lovey - “Trust Fund Baby”
Treepeople - “Slept Through Mine”
Brett Netson Family - “Title TBD”
Central Boise Library - “Covered in Mud”
Gl ow- “Bill Clinton”
The Invasion- “How's The Weather Up There?”
Geyser - “Tired (Looking Back)”
Black Happy - “Basically Wrong”
Butterfly Train - “Ashtray”
Built to Spill - “The Plan”
Dirt Fishermen- “Simple Step”
Fury III - “Picture Window”
Narcissus Isthmus - “not the armored truck”

10-21-08 Episode...

2008-10-20T19:47:00.000-07:00

Show #10. Every week when I compile a new show I'm amazed by the wealth of great Idaho music that I have to pick from. So far I haven't repeated any tracks and I think the last few shows are every bit as good as the first. That's 20 HOURS so far of Hard Math and great music from this state. Since my listenership is still pretty small I'm going to start letting myself repeat tracks which will help me keep some newer bands with fewer releases in regular rotation and allow me to repeat the same classic Raspberry 7 inch every week if I get the urge.

Hard Math - “Stachetober Theme”
Caustic Resin - “Summertime Of Your Life”
Fury III - “Cowboy Blend”
Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra - “Struttin' Along And Then Something Neat Happens”
Bovalexia - “Got It Goin On”
Finn Riggins - “Box Elder”
Stuntman - “Wax Pattern”
fourgirldrive - “Snake”
Built to Spill - “Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup”
Central Boise Library - “Only a Boise Song”
Flycathcer - “Blue”
Bock - “Dead by Christmas”
Raspberry - “Treepoison”
Geyser - “Stung”
Splinter - “Red Ball”

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “anit-mathematics”
A Man Called Sun - “Someone”
Hillfolk Noir - “Butcher In The Cemetary”
Treepeople - “Handcuffs”
Freak in a Jar - “Meaningless Ramble”
Butterfly Train - “Chocolate”
The Yukon and You - “French Song”
Plumb Bob - “Napolean Strike”
Stuntman - “Just Don't”
Dirt Fishermen - “Hole Song"
G. America - “You and Your Sister”
The Suffocation Keep - “Except for This”
Juan Fangio - “She Broke”
The Halo Benders - “Halo Bender”
Kris Doty - “Lemonade”
Caustic Resin - “Hate In Your…”
Dirtboy - “Fred Went to Texas”

10-14-08 Playlist

2008-10-12T18:31:00.000-07:00

Show #9 - I'm very pleased to be playing some exclusive material from Mr. Brandon Follet, Brett Netson and Central City Music Company... thanks for the tracks fellas, Boise Community Radio listeners love you! These week we hear from Finn Riggins for the first time. I can't tell you much more about this Hailey, Idaho indie band than their myspace page, but I know they play Boise a lot and their new album, A Soldier, A Saint, An Ocean Explorer, on Portland label Tender Loving Empire is worth a listen.

Kris Doty - “Eggs”
H is for Hector - “Cool Car”
Stuntman - “Bleed”
Dirt Fishermen - “Appetizer”
Narcissus Isthmus - “sparkling soda”
Butterfly Train - “Louise”
The Unicorn Feather - “We’re All Made of Love”
Treepeople - “Bus 8”
Low-Fi - “War”
Juan Fangio - “See Neil Young”
Black Happy - “Garlic”
The Halo Benders - “Canned Oxygen”
One Fantastic Bind - “Sleeper”
Lovey - “When I Woke Up”
Central City Music Company - “(My Girlfriend's Got) No Sense of Smell”
Lowbelly - “Pookey Rah”
Raspberry - “Girl”
Brandon Follet - “Unreleased 3”
Skidfish - “Pretty”
Pajama Party in A Haunted Hive - “You Turn Me On”
Brett Netson Family - “Unreleased 6”
Discoma - “Aggro”
Built to Spill - “So & So & So & So From Wherever Wherever”
Dirt Fishermen - “East”
The Very Most - “Swoon”
The Invasion - “Homecoming”
Kid Corduroy - “Right”
The Treatment - “High School”
Le Fleur - “Silver and Gold”
Crogan - “Head Down”
The Suffocation Keep - “Outside In”
Finn Riggins - “Gove Comprtmnt”
Spliner - “Oilfrog”
Caustic Resin - “Yeah Right”

10-07-08 playlist

2008-10-06T18:21:00.000-07:00

Show #8! Old Boise garage rockers, Juan Fangio, are making their first appearance this week...

State of Confusion - “Anarchy Street”
Lovey - “Fly Around”
Juan Fangio - “Do the Mope”
The Invasion - “Paranoid”
Treepeople - “Outside In”
Geyser - “Aeroplane”
Bonefish Sam & His Power Orchestra - “Cheap Gear Jam”
The Left Coast - “Courting Like A Mexican”
Built to Spill - “Three Years Ago Today”
The Very Most - “Good Fight Fighting”
Low-Fi - “Getting To You”
Flycatcher - “Caught Up”
25 Wheeler - “Love You, Bye-Bye”
Raspberry - “Euro K Nothing”
Butterfly Train - “Beneath”
Clock - “Belly Eye”
Universal - “Corpus Callosum”
Splinter - “College”
The Halo Benders - “Bombshelter, Pt. 2”
Hillfolk Noir - “Jesus Christ God!”
Veronica & the Mental Foreplays - “In Front of the Cactus Bar”
Caustic Resin - “Damaged Animal”
Dirt Fishermen - “Wrath Of Rabbit”
Grant Ave. - “Sam Cooke”
Crogan - “Hearts and Stars”
Chris Bock - “Lost and Found”
The Unicorn Feather - “You‘re Invisible Now”
The Suffocation Keep - “Some Amazing Mistake”
Stuntman - “Weave to the Rt.”
El Dopamine - “Discarded”
The Yukon and You - “The Old College Try”
Treepeople - “Pity”
The Treatment - “Sugarbuzz”
Morningly - “I'm so tired”

9-29 playlist

2008-09-30T18:54:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay... this show played mute last Tuesday... so I decide to rerun it this week. This show introduces Monster Dudes, Boise’s finest father-son rock combo, and Felt Neighbor, an old Tim Willis (Gusto) fronted band... this track like many others over the past weeks is from the Rotating Tongues comp. This also marks the official debut of Central City Music Company, but that's a technicality because main man Sam Council has been on the show with the bands Central Boise Library, Plumb Bob and 25-Wheeler. Oh... don't miss "Come Over" at the end of the show... a very odd track featuring Built to Spill that comes to us from the Tim and Eric Show... Doug goes drag as he sings from the perspective of your randy neighbor lady.

Built to Spill - “Still Flat”
Central City Music Company - “Lorie”
Lovey - “Worrier King”
Low-Fi - “Overtime”
Glow - “Push Thru”
Monster Dudes - “I know that you’re okay”
G. America - “Fake Love”
Stuntman - “Robert Marshall Long”
Bock - “Low Low Times”
Kris Doty - “Baby”
One Fantastic Bind - “don’t you ever ask me that again”
Bovalexia- “Vampires”
A Man Called Sun - “No Worries”
Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Astrological Charts”
Dirt Fishermen - “Heavy Metal KT”
Raspberry - “Empty Beer Can”
Caustic Resin - “Once and Only”
Hillfolk Noir - “The Devil Loves You”
The Halo Benders - “Inbred Heart”
Flycather - “Tony’s the Boss”
The Invasion - “Radiant Goddess”
Kid Corduroy - “Noise”
Felt Neighbor - “Baked”
Falldowns - “Trafalgar”
The Very Most - “Call the Cops”
Treepeople - “Heinz Von Foerster”
The Suffocation Keep - “Through the Ceiling into the Clouds”
Le Fleur - “Silver Hair”
Discoma - “Mucous Membranophone”
Crogan - “Make Your Mind Up”
Narcissus Isthmus - “Ways Of Milkkk”
Fury III - “I've Done So Many Bad Things”
Tim and Eric (featuring Built to Spill) - “Come Over”
Butterfly Train - “Paper Thin”
G. America - “Razor”
Godzoundz - “Tell Me Were You Blind?”

9-23-08

2008-09-23T08:36:00.000-07:00

Today's show appears to be playing silently... Not sure what is going on (technically speaking), but if you like silence and song titles today might be your lucky day! I'll post a playlist after this show actually plays in a hearable fashion.

9-16-08 Playlist

2008-09-16T06:03:00.000-07:00

I’m not sure if anyone reads these, but here goes... This week’s show has some great cover songs. Two of them come to us from Mr. Doug Martsch, Treepeople's classic “Flies in My Coffee” (Carly Simon) and Built to Spill take on “Mr. Crowley” (Ozzy Osbourne). Pajama Party does a nice, quiet cover of Dirty-era Sonic Youth classic “Sugar Kane”. I think the only introduction this week is a radio with guts, but that is only technical because it is jeremy miller of the Fort Hazel Magic label who has appeared here as Jeremy from Boise and as a member of Lowbelly and Fury III.

The Zekes - “Let’s Have a Party”

Plumb Bob - “Authority in Question”

Stuntman - “Game Face”

Built to Spill - “Mr. Crowley”

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Sugar Kane”

a radio with guts - “Good Ol’ Solid Oak”

Treepeople - “Flies in My Coffee”

The Left Coast - “Ghost Vs. Real Person”

25 Wheeler - “Sunday Melody”

Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra - “Hoorah”

Brett NeLson - “Except for This”

Caustic Resin - “Wizard of the Upper Snake River”

Geyser - “Cherry Bomb”

Halo Benders - “On a Tip”

The Universal - “Supermassive Microbursts”

el Dopamine - “Temporary Setback”

State of Confusion - “Blanket Power”

The Unicorn Feather - “Made in USA”

Clock - “When Trouble Comes”

Freak in a Jar - “Peace of Sheep”

Kid Corduroy - “Ice Cream”

Splinter - “Twig”

Treepeople - “Bag of Wood”

Lowbelly - “Call of the Llama”

System and Station - “So Long”

The Treatment - “Want You Now”

The Yukon and You - “Christmas Eve Eve”

Falldowns - “Two Dollars”

Low-Fi - “Ghost Pilot”

Brett Netson Family - “Title TBD”

Veronica and the Mental Foreplays - “CK 1”

Built to Spill Caustic Resin - “She’s Real”

9-9-08 playlist

2008-09-08T15:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry I wasn't on during my regular scheduled times last week... some programming snafus were going on and I don't have much control over that stuff. AND I spent Thursday and Friday in Seattle seeing shows by Boise's Built to Spill (with The Universal) and the the reunited Chapel Hill band Polvo (with great openers Trans Am). Here's what's on the menu for this week:

Caustic Resin - “Spore”

One Fantastic Bind - “Life Left Dear”

Doug Martsch - “5 on 3”

A Man Called Sun - “Battered Boat”

I remember seeing this band open for Built to Spill in the late 90's.... and this whispery, quiet song points a finger directly at that era of indie-rock. I really like the pretty guitar line at the end. I don't know much about this band other than the facts gleaned from this garageband link: This Carey, Idaho band featured Daniel Sparks on vocals/guitar, Brandon Gillis on lead guitar/keyboards, James Sparks on bass and Michelle Sparks on drums. This site says they moved to Portland... anybody?

Flycatcher - “Weather King”

Black Happy - “F-Word”

Kris Doty - “Rain”

Central Boise Library - “Don't (Fall Down And) Spin Away”

Godzoundz - “Sweat”

Discoma - “Hot Carl”

Fury III - “Tokoroten”

Crogan - “Frog”

Scott Garred's Crogran has been here before, but I had to mention that this is a cover of a great song by Versus.

Freak in a Jar - “Dee”

So back in my days at the BSU Arbiter I gave Freak in a Jar a negative review after hearing a couple of tracks on a split 7 inch. Recently a couple of friends have requested their songs on the show and directed me to a myspace page where I could download some tracks. After downloading some tracks and giving them a listen I can say that Freak in a Jar were a more decent punk band than I gave them credit for... Their youth is on display as they try on a few different musical hats, but they generally stay pretty close to the path blazed by The Ramones and The Descendents. Line-up listed on their site is: John on guitar/vocals, Brent on drums and Jason on bass. Fun stuff.

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “Elevation Map”

Stuntman - “The Devil”

The Very Most - “When Not Being Stupid is Not Enough”

The Zekes - “Be My Test Tube Baby”

This classic and obscure piece of vinyl comes to us from Lewiston sometime in the 80's and I think it could stand up next to singles by other contemporary bands like the Vapors and the Go-Go's. The single has a sticker on the front that says The Zekes, while the back credits the band as Stryker (which sounds like the name of an old Lewiston metal band). The bassist for this band contributed to Lewiston’s culture for many years by running one of the few record stores in the area, Pepperland Records (R.I.P.).

H is for Hector - “Eight Minutes”

Le Fleur - “Ceramic Dog”

Bock - “Farewell Address”

Hillfolk Noir - “Spittoon Tuner’s Blues”

G. America - “Somebody”

Treepeople - “Pretty Girl”

The Suffocation Keep - “Sunshine”

Dirtboy - “Gloworm”

Skidfish - “Waste”

I have a lone single by old Boise punk band, Skidfish. I was only 20 or 21 when I saw these guys and they were several years younger... they played enthusiastic punk/ska tunes. The line-up as credited on this 45 is Jess (vocals), Dan (guitar), Zakk (bass) and Clint (drums). I remember seeing Clint with several bands around the time (original Fury III?) and thinking he was a pretty exciting drummer. The singer, Jessica Fry, played around town solo/acoustic a few years later, but has since left this berg.

Raspberry - “I Don't Care”

Morningly - “I'm a little ray of sunshine”

fourgirldrive - “There's Nothing Wrong With Doug”

The Invasion - “House on Fire”

Bovalexia - “Bop”

Butterfly Train - “Cartoon Hole”

The Halo Benders - “Virginia Reel Around The Fountain”

8-26-08 Playlist

2008-08-27T17:49:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the late playlist! We have a few new appearances this week, they will be noted as they appear:

Veronica and the Mental Foreplays - “First Corinthians 13:13”

A poem with a great bass line... Brandon Follet is the voice that drives this spoken-word band and his pal Josh added bass. I think they eventually had a couple more members. Brandon is a poetry slam champ and world traveler who thankfully has documented his peculiar take on the word in word, song and video. Hungry? Click Here.

Built to Spill - “Randy Described Eternity”

Grant Ave. - “Life Smiles Back”

The Very Most - “Sweet Job”

Raspberry - “Pokey”

The Suffocation Keep - “Rocket Thousand”

Lovey - “Without You”

Treepeople - “Feed Me”

Splinter - “Post Falls”

Gey ser - “Drag King”

Graveltruck - “Graveltruck”

Ian Waters - “Modern Man”

Solo material from the singer/guitarist of Kid Corduroy, I don't have a link. But I heard a rumor that Ian is working on new recordings with some of those wizardly folks in the Universal camp.

The Halo Benders - “Don't Touch My Bikini”

System and Station - “Factory”

The Invasion - “Emperor of San Francisco”

Bonefish Sam and His Power Orchestra - “Dumb Cute Ditty”

Caustic Resin - “Nice Wings”

Falldowns - “Big Lake”

Shamus - “Beating”

Gordie Howe Trio Unit - “Trio Unit Jacob Unit”

This is a compilation track from Coming in Second's Big Trouble in River City. I don't know much about the Trio Unit except that, I think Bug and Ben Clapp from the Adversives were involved and their singer went by Shane Insane. I saw them once or twice and it seems like Glenn from the Dirt Fisherman drummed, but I could be wrong. Sorry for my general lack of knowledge on the more hardcore side of the scene. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed a good Torn Anus show at the House of Rock as much as any red-blooded American.

Lowbelly - “Scattered Posts”

Dirt Fisherman - “Used To”

Treepeople - “Prostitute”

Glow - “Lottery”

Fuzzy cassette track from an old Lewiston band. They once played the Crazy Horse and the bassist stayed on the floor of my BSU dorm room. Nothing happened, I swear. But later on I had a threeway zine publishing gig with him and his girlfriend. Glow's main singer dudes are now Seattle rockers in The Lights and The Valley. I love Glow's wall of guitar static ... this track is from one of those classic 5-song cassettes with xeroxed cover art... Recorded at a studio on Spokane I believe.

Gusto - “Stand on the Girl”

Bock - “Head Full of Stars”

The Unicorn Feather - “Autumn Air”

Clock - “Photopathic”

Stuntman - “Car Crash”

The Universal - “Dead Battery Accident”

Caustic Resin - “Worm Wood”

Low-Fi - “1957”

Black Happy - “The New One”

8-19-08 playlist

2008-08-18T17:47:00.000-07:00

Hi. Thanks for tuning in for WEEK III. There were a few new bands in the mix this week like Hillfolk Noir and fourgirldrive... I'll introduce them as they appear.

The Yukon and You - “Alien Girl”

Early Jeremy Jensen (The Very Most) band active in the mid-90's, featuring Jensen on guitar and vocals, wife Sarin Jensen on bass and Josh Royter on drums.

The Suffocation Keep - “Some Sad Song”

Low-Fi - “Where You Are”

Chris Bock - “Connie”

Hillfolk Noir - “Samantha Evans”

This band is led by Travis Ward who has played around Boise for several years refining his boxcar blues as Travis Ward and the Junkyard Bandstand. Hillfolk Noir features Ward on guitar and vocals, wife Alison Ward on "cocktail kit” and vocals, Sam Merrick (Juan Fangio, Hive, Nymphs) on baritone guitar and vocals and Mike Waite (el Dopamine, Lowbelly) on stand-up bass.

Caustic Resin - “Cable”

Boneflower - “1600 Miles”

Yet another inclusion from the Screemin’ Fez Rotating Tongues comp... which I don't have in front of me, but I know this band featured ex-Dirt Fisherman David Grapp on guitar/vocals and local photographer/longtime Neurolux bartender Rick Kosarich on bass. This is the only track I have by this band... not sure if more exist.

Flycatcher - “Light as a Feather”

This mid-90's Moscow band features Craig Chambers on guitar/vocals and Jeff Albertson on bass/vocals... the duo moved to Boise and formed The Left Coast before mutating into The Lights in Seattle.

Le Fleur - “Truce”

Fury III - “Boy Named Dog”

Morningly - “In a purple shoebox”

I may have seen these guys perform an opening spot somewhere along the way, but only recently picked up their disc. (I highly recommend checking out the local used section at the RX for great steals on many of the cd's featured on this show). I figured you can't go wrong with something on the Fort Hazel label and I was right... This was my favorite song on first listen.

fourgirldrive - “Country Jail”

More For Hazel alumni. fourgirldrive was a band led by Gina Gregerson between her time in Dirt Fisherman and Lovey... though not quite as focused or tight as either of those bands, fourgirldrive were always fun to listen to and watch. Gregerson played guitar and shared vocal duties with bassist Patty Payton and second guitarist Heather Ganz. I can't remember the name of the girl who played drums here, but their earlier incarnation as Simple featured Fury III’s Tristan Andreas.

Crogan - “Put Down”

Stuntman - “Nose Dive”

Splinter - “Cows Over Tokyo”

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - “The Day She Died”

Black Happy - “Up the Faith”

Treepeople - “Wasted on You”

El Dopamine - “Tied Hands”

25 Wheeler - “Duped”

Central Boise Library - “Cousin Martha”

Discoma - “Just the Eyes”

The Left Coast - “I Want to Hurt Someone”

Narcissus Isthmus - “Shelbyville”

Shack Nasty - “Down”

This Lewiston, ID-Clarkston, WA band from the early 1990's featured singer/bassist Dan Beloit and drummer Jim Laws... 2/3 of Seattle's The Valley. Catch them at Bumbershoot at the end of this month if you are up North.

Butterfly Train - “What's Falling About”

Kris Doty - “Idaho Skies”

Jeremy from Boise - “Quilt”

This Boise Jeremy would be Jeremy Miller of Fury III, Lowbelly, Monster Dudes and the Fort Hazel record label. This great little tune garnered one of my favorite bits of Idaho Statesman criticism: “Harmless, but mildly disturbing" - a phrase that applies to some of the music columns run in that paper over the years. Jeremy from Boise previously recored under the Bukowski-inspired moniker, a Radio with Guts. Jeremy also has a great show on KBSU 730 AM (Sunday Noon in the Boise area)... it is also available each week as a podcast: There Are Millions

The Unicorn Feather - “Turn Up The Love”

Brett Netson Family - “God is Wrong”

Some BRAND NEW material from Brett Netson (Caustic Resin, Built to Spill, Reversion). I'm not sure of the personnel, but I think David Grapp (see Boneflower above) helped out. Thanks to Dave and Kelly B. for sharing.

The Treatment - “Longest Night”

The Invasion - “The Interview and The Arguement”

Bovalexia - “Kabuki”

Playlist 08-12-08

2008-08-10T21:46:00.000-07:00

Thank You, friends. I know it isn't easy to remember to listen to an internet radio show, but I appreciate those of you who have made the effort and/or sent words of support. I knew there was at least a few people out there who'd be into hearing some of the Idaho music that proves there's more to this state than horny Senators in airport bathrooms. A little less introduction text on the playlist this week, but band names are clickable links to their myspace or web pages or to a newer band that features key members.

The Universal - "Beware the Sun"

This Boise band is active and plays out quite a bit... catch them opening for pals Built to Spill at the end of the month at the Knitting Factory. The Universal have been around for a few years, but their members are have been in plenty of Boise bands Godzounds, Luscious Fuzz, Size of Alaska, Ion, Doublewide, Me and My Ego, The Hand, etc. Those member are: Pat Perkins (drums, vocals), Matt Perkins (bass), Lawrence Van Bishop (guitar, vocals) and Phil Merrell (guitars).

Butterfly Train - "Bitter Like This"

This is my favorite Butterfly Train song from their 3-piece era with vocalist Brett Nelson sharing bass duties with Forrest Orr and forsaking the six-string altogether (Tim Harris drums). This is also my favorite track from my favorite Boise comp Rotating Tongues on the Screemin' Fez label.

Dirt Fishermen - "I Will Wait"

Great track from the Dirt Fisherman's second full length, Vena Cava, on Seattle's CZ Records.

Dirtboy - "27"

Yet another band with Mike Rundle (currently of Low-Fi) on drums. When I first saw/heard Dirtboy I was in a big indie rock phase and they seemed a bit scuzzy and conventional, but I gave this a listen recently and it reminds me of some of the early NW grunge stuff... they'd be comfortable on a bill with Tad for sure. The rockers are: Rundle, Greg Eslinger (vocals), Jeff Brewer (bass) and Marc Frisk (guitar). This is from Monster Truck Showdown on the Screemin' Fez and Silence record labels.

Gusto - "Worst Hunting Dog Ever, Pt. 1"

Gusto was active in the late 1990's. Led by vocalist/guitarist Tim Willis (ex-Felt Neighbor), Gusto cranked out some great indie pop during their run. Willis is backed by Ryan Davis (guitar) and Mike Stivers (bass) - who played in H is for Hector together and many other bands separately - and Steve Hall (drums).

Shamus - "Thank You"

Coming at you from a dusty old self-released cassette is some pop-punk goodness from Lewiston's Shamus featuring Doug Osbourne (guitar, vocals) and future Seattle rockstars Jeff Albertson (bass, vocals) and Dave Welker (drums), from The Lights and Man the Guns, respectively.

The Very Most - "Dodged Ev'ry Bullet, Pt. 1"

Some candy for your ears. Anybody who's followed Jeremy Jensen's development from The Yukon and You, Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive and The Very Most won't be surprised that he's writing nearly effortless pop songs these days.

Grant Ave. - "Summer's Been Easier Since I Shaved"

An ex-girlfriend and I used to argue about the merit's of Grant Olsen's voice. She felt that he was a talented musician, but really needed to enlist the services of better singer. I always argued that it would be ridiculous for Grant to have someone else sing HIS songs. I can't imagine this moving, unlikely epic with any other voice at the helm. This is the last track on Grant Ave's Bright Yellow and The Life Smiles Back album.

Kris Doty - "Lately"

Kris Doty has earned her reputation as one of Boise's finest (and hardest) working singer-songwriters with steady gigs and a great album, Smoke in the Mirror. Her backing band includes Built to Spill cellist John McMahon (guitar, bass, cello), Kid Corduroy's Ian Waters (guitar) and Louie Simon (drums).

Crogan - "Silver Scooter"

This Raspberry sideband was shortlived, but Scott Garred borrowed the title of this song when he relocated from Moscow to Austin and started playing as Silver Scooter. This band featured Raspberry's Tom Hudson on drums and upper-Idaho allstar Jeff Albertson on bass.

Low-Fi - "Paper Airplanes"

Each time I listen to the debut CD by Low-Fi I like it more. Their name hints at classic 1990's indie-rock influences and the album, Where You Are, has bits NW indie, but the clean guitars and strong melodies remind me of a lot of classic pre-alternative college rock. Low-Fi are Todd Sloan (guitar, vocals), Josh Gilmore (bass) and Mike Rundle (drums). Check em out.

The Halo Benders - "Blank Equation"

Basement punk with a little gravitas... Calvin Johnson plays Sonny to Doug Martsch's Cher, no, not really...

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - "Tape Hiss"

This track is from Pajama Party's pitchforkmedia reviewed Building a Building. Find PPIAHH mastermind Elijah Jensen playing as With Child.

Geyser - "Meow"

1/2 Dirtfisherman. 1/2 Craters of the Moon. 1/4 Revolt! Revolt!

Bonefish Sam And His Power Orchestra - "Musical Chainsaw"

The sound of a toystore on acid? Nobody knows much about this Bonefish Sam character except that he lives among the hillfolk and rides and scooter. Oh and he has a myspace page, too.

Stuntman - "Slaves"

Classic from the first self-titled Stuntman debut.

Lowbelly - "Spy Theme II"

What began as a side-project by the Fury III/Fort Hazel guys eventually outlasted that band and put out a handful of cd's with various line-ups. Named after the dog on Gumby? I hope so. I assumed Lowbelly was still going, but Jeremy Miller tells me that his co-hort Tristan is in Belgium.

Pajama Party & Bonefish Same - "Funnelhead"

A goofy take on a local classic (I mean goofy in the best possible way). I think this was meant for some sort of Treepeople tribute that may or may not have happened... I for one support more keyboard interpretations of classic Treepeople songs.

Raspberry - "My Brother Pat"

If you ever find a 7" single in the record store bin with a big red Raspberry on it, get it for me because I'm convinced that mine will eventually wear out. The red vinyl record can barely contain the propulsive pop in the grooves as a bassist Shawn and guitarist Scott weld a couple of different songs/vocals together and play them as if they were in a sprint. Easily one of my favorite Idaho singles of all time.

Built to Spill - "Car"

Speaking of my favorite Idaho singles of all time... I got the Car/Girl 7" the summer before I moved to Boise and literally played it over and over again. A perfect summer song that was among a handful of singles BTS recorded in Olympia, WA after their first record that announced their pop phase... a brief period in their history that helped influenced a whole indie movement.

Kid Corduroy - "Make Believe"

This song got cut-off last week, sorry guys. See last week's playlist for info.

Lovey - "Rose Magic"

I loved this song enough to spend several months working on an animated video for it, so I'm a little biased...

Racing Vent - "South"

When local drummer Ryan Heise stepped out to front a band the music that sprung forth was some of the heaviest, dynamic music on the scene at the time (Sunny Day Real Estate and the vocal style of Jeremy Enigk were an obvious touchstone). Heise shared guitar and vocal duties with Palmer Cloud and their contrasting vocal styles were a signature of the band. They had a pretty aggro rhythm section with bassist Pete and ex-Butterfly Train drummer Tim Harris. After Racing Vent Heise went on to form System and Station and their current Portland, OR incarnation features Cloud on guitar.

Godzounds - "Icicles"

This was transfered inexpertly from an old cassette, please excuse the fidelity, but I felt that Godzounds needed to make an appearance this week. I remember seeing these guys alongside a bunch of fellow confused underagers at The Dreamwalker (aka Teenstalker) around 1994 or 1995. These guys were pretty freaky... it took me a few shows to figure out what I thought of them, but I figured out that they were playing the coolest, fucked-up rock this side of Caustic Resin (whom singer/guitarist Pat Perkins was the original drummer for). Perkins was joined by brother Matt on bass, Ron Thomas (StumbleBlind) on drums and a couple of different guitarists.

Treepeople - "Filter"

A classic Scott Schmaljon Treepeople track from Something Vicious For Tomorrow, the Treepeople's first ep for CZ Records which was recorded by legendary NW producer Steve Fisk.

Hive - "Butterfly"

This is another track from the Rotating Tongues comp. This band featured Treepeople's Pat Brown on vocals and guitar, Anna Fell (Lovey, Pop Tart) on vocals and bass,

Falldowns - "Trench Broom"

Drummer Andy Capps sings lead on this track from Falldown's "Trafalgar"

H is for Hector - "Rock Sniper"

Again, excuse the fidelity, but I had to include a classic track by Brian Mayer's H is for Hector...

Plumb Bob - "Midnight Blue"

Post-25 Wheeler. Pre-Central Boise Library - Central Music Company. Pre-Ed G. Music Man.

The Unicorn Feather - "Math Rock"

Another track cut off last week. Obvious contender for Hard Math Radio theme song. See also Pajama Party and With Child.

The Left Coast - "Predating the Existence of Cancer"

The flipside to the "What? Nothing But Black?" single I played last week. GOOD SHIT. See also The Lights.

Caustic Resin - "Station Wagon"

And to play us out today, one of my favorite Caustic Resin songs, the closer to their Fly Me to the Moon record on UP Records. Singer Brett Netson once told the story of this song from the stage... apparently it is about riding shotgun in a station wagon down Chinden with a driver on a meth-binge with cops in pursuit... “There ain't no easy way to die.”

Feel free to correct or enlighten me on any of the above... that's what the “comments” are for.

08-07-08 playlist (delayed DEBUT!)

2008-08-05T04:53:00.001-07:00

So here's this week's playlist. I don't plan to always do this much explaining, but since the show is new and some of you will be new to some of the bands I've included a bit of info about the tracks and links to bands or band member websites when available. (NOTE: this isn't definitive, just some random notes... sometime I'll mention other bands a person has been in, the reality is that most local musicians have been in many bands and I don't know everybody's complete history).

NOTE: Sorry for the glitches this week... thanks to those who listened. The last few songs were cut off, so we'll make sure to include the tracks by The Unicorn Feather, Kid Corduroy and Halo Benders toward the beginning next week!

Stuntman - "Esquincles"

GREAT old Boise band active in the mid-90's. After recording a final album as the Treepeople, Scott Schmaljohn (the last Treeperson standing) and John Polle (Pullman, WA import) headed from Seattle to Boise and built Stuntman from the ground up with Boise go-to drummer Mike Rundle and another Pullman pal, Sean Lennon. Stuntman borrowed some of the energy and the idea of intense guitar interplay from Treepeople, but carved their own niche as one of the most intense indie guitar bands of the late 90's. But after a couple albums on minor indie labels the band splintered into separate projects and 3/4 of the band left Boise. Scott now plays with Boise bands The Hand and Gladness, John fronts Tuscon's Solace Bros., Sean plays in San Fran's Off Campus and Mike is back in Boise playing with Low-Fi. This song is from their final and appropriately titled 1996 lp, The American Fadeout. The album was dedicated to recently fallen Replacement Bob Stinson which pretty much sums it all up.

Raspberry - "Twin"

This Moscow band was a favorite of mine around the time I moved to Boise in 1994. This song was on a 7" with 3 other bands. Lewiston/Clarkston's Sugar Daddies and Purr, and Spokane's Motherload. Singer Scott Garred and drummer Tom later started playing more acoustic indie pop as Crogan before moving to Austin, TX and having success as Silver Scooter. Scott began recording solo material as Super XX Man and now lives in Portland, OR playing with a band of the same name.

Splinter - "Mangle Me"

I only saw this band once or twice and didn't hear the bulk of their recording until after singer/drummer Andy Capps death a couple of years ago. Andy played on Built to Spill's classic "There's Nothing Wrong With Love" along with fellow Twin Falls transplants Doug Martsch and Brett Nelson. In Splinter Andy shared vocals with Elyse Thorpe (bass) and Trent McNair (guitar). I was surprised to learn that Splinter recorded three "albums" (probably cassettes) and some other tracks in the early 1990's. I know Andy and Elyse later played in 10th St. Hornets, and Andy played in Butterfly Train and the Falldowns.

Le Fleur - "Grooming Song"

Here's a new Boise band... this song is from the e.p. they released last year... and it kills. It reminds me of Lonesome Crowded West era Modest Mouse with an intense, delicate female vocal. Check these guys (and girl) out... I think Le Fleur are playing at the VAC on Sept. 3 with The Invasion and The Universal.

Caustic Resin - "Creedence Jam"

Caustic Resin was a Boise institution from the early 1990's into the 2000's... they are often associated with Built to Spill because Caustic guitarist and singer Brett Netson is often on their records and is now a permanent member. This song is from their outtakes record, The Afterbirth, and sounds like a mellow detour during the sessions for their monstrous, The Medicine is All Gone. This is the core line-up responsible for most of their recorded work Netson on guitar and vocals, Tom Romich on bass and James Dillion on drums.

Discoma - ".SEQ"

Discoma is the beguiling electronic music of Jake Hite who was been playing under this moniker since the mid 90's. Jake also pounded the skins for legendary Boise bands Graveltruck, Fury III and Lowbelly.

The Left Coast - "What? Nothing But Black?"

One of the best singles to come out of this town, in my humble opinion. The Left Coast were Craig Chambers vocals/guitar, Jeff Albertson vocals/bass, PJ Rogalski drums and Sean M. Lennon guitar. After ruling Boise and being labeled "kings of difficult listening" by the Weekly, the band, minus Lennon, moved to Seattle and morphed into the more minimal The Lights. The song by Albertson is quite the opposite of minimal... I'm not quite sure what it is about... goth girls? This single came out on Bug's 208 Records and was also on their Fort Hazel Magic casette release.

Lovey - "Pocket Girl"

I'm not sure if Lovey is still active, but I love this band. Co-frontwomen Gina Gregerson (Dirt Fisherman, fourgirldrive) and Anna Fell (Hive) plus drummer Judy Wheeler conjure powerpop gems with ease, but they ease off a bit for this smaller song. UPDATE: This just in... According to drummer Judy the band's newest cd is done and titled Should've Kissed You.

25 Wheeler - "Sinkhole"

This relatively short-lived band was comprised of Eddie Gutierrez on bass, Sam Counsil on drums and Rob Isozaki on guitar with all members sharing vocal duties (Ed is at the mic here). Not sure why they broke-up, but Ed and Sam moved on to Plumb Bob which later morphed into Sam's Central Boise Library (now Central City Music Company). Ed is now in Oakland performing as Ed G. Music Man. This song is from 25 Wheeler's 1998 cd "Your Shoes on My Feet."

Treepeope - "Hide and Find Out"

If Built to Spill is Boise best known indie band, Doug Martsch's earlier band, Treepeople, is probably our most legendary. 3/4 of the hardcore band State of Confusion switched things up a bit and added Martsch to create this seminal band. Scott Scmaljohn shared lead vocals and lead guitars with Martsch, Pat Brown played mean bass and Wayne Rhino Flower drummed frantically. This single is one Wayne Flower short of the original line-up (Eric Akre plays drums here), but it shows them at the height of their powers. A muscular bass line, a twin guitar attack and a spoonful of angst...

The Very Most - "Sod Off"

I think it is safe to say that The Very Most is Boise's preeminent indie pop band. On their latest record, Congratulations Forever, mastermind Jeremy Jensen and his rotating cast of Boise musicians have created a sweet, layered, hummable masterpiece. Jeremy's vocals would have sounded great on this song, but he shows his talent as a songwriter and producer by borrowing Boise singer Kris Doty to sing lead... the results are nearly perfect. The Very Most has solidified its current live unit and if you keep your eyes and ears open you should be able to find them on a stage near you. Oh, and get that cd. Jeremy Jensen also runs the Coming in Second record label.

The Suffocation Keep - "Bona Fide Regret"

Brett Nelson has long held the position of bass player in Built to Spill, but he's built up an impressive catalog of his own music with two albums each by Butterfly Train and The Suffocation Keep, plus his fantasic Suffocation Keep demos - Brett Not Netson - which alludes to the confusion between Brett Nelson and Brett Netson, who also plays in Built to Spill. This great track is from The Suffocation Keep's second record and FREE ONLINE DOWNLOAD A Few Minor Modifications of the Stars. The line-up for this album was Nelson on vocals, keyboard and guitar, Grady Kimsey on guitar, Scott Beazer on bass, Joe Hensley on drums and Jon Mullin on keyboards.

Narcissus Isthmus - Monrail

This band was active in the mid to late 90's in Boise and I never knew too much about them. I only caught Narcissus Isthmus live a couple of times and say their great pre-cursor My Mother the Iconoclast once, but I loved the two self-recorded, self-released cd's they put out. This song is the opener on their first lp, Mercator Projector. According to their myspace page two of the members moved to Portland and started a band called Case Study.

Geyser - "Man's Best Friend"

Geyser was comprised of 1/2 of the final Dirt Fisherman line-up (KT Shanafelt vocals, guitar and bass and Glenn Newkirk drums) and 2 members from a trio I saw perform as Stuffed Animals (Chris Bock vocals, guitar, bass and Anthony Richetella guitar). They were active in the late 1990's and played many shows alongside bands like Stuntman, The Left Coast and Slim. This is probably my favorite songs of theirs, both live and on tape... I think it is about greyhound racing, but Chris Bock's awesome double-tracked vocals and the "woo-hoo" vocal breaks will hook you. KT and Anthony are playing together again as Craters of the Moon.

el Dopamine - "Two + One"

This is the title track from el Dopamine's 1994 album on Anneliessa Balk's Screemin' Fez label. John O'Neil always performs in a suit... the man means business. Rock business. Here colleagues bassist Mike Waite and drummer Joe Hensley back Mr. O'Neil's ragged riffs and meandering leads. These guys were active in the mid 90's and then went into hibernation for awhile before resurfacing in 2006. I hope they are still on the "active" list.

Central Boise Library - "Car Sides"

Led by ex-Plumb Bob members Sam Counsil and Lorie Broumand Central Boise Library crafted a couple of albums worth of oddball pop and played a bunch of shows before departing for Portland and becoming Central City Music Company. Sam has returned to Boise... check out his stuff and catch a show if you can.

The Invasion - "The Madness"

I finally discovered The Invasion this year, or maybe they found me, but regardless I really dig these guys. They build their ambitious rock songs around guitarist/piano player Aaron Brown's pop songs and distinctive vocals and pull in influences from classical music and classic rock to create indie rock songs. The debut lp "How I learned to stop worrying and love the madness" was produced by local grammy-winning producer Art Hodge and has an epic sound. They swing from delicate and moody to jaunty pop to edgier guitar-based rock moments with ease. Check them out.

One Fantastic Bind - "Carbonation Sickness"

This 7" came with a sticker that said, "As seen in SPIN" - that still cracks me up. I wish these guys would have stuck around longer because the brothers Samuelson, Rick on bass/vocals and Mike on guitar/vocals, plus Meridian Steve Fisk on drums had a unique, raw sound. The vocal performance by Rick on this song is crazy... I think both Mike and Rick work at the Garden City Public Library.

Fury III - "Autumn Leaves"

This band was fronted by the guys who ran the Fort Hazel Magic label, Jeremy Miller and Tristan Andreas. The earlier incarnation of Fury III was a three-piece with Miller and Andreas switching between bass and guitar and sharing vocals. By the time they recorded their debut, Marco Polo, they were joined by bassist Debi Agenbroad and drummer Jake Hite. Miller, Andreas and Hite also played in Lowbelly.

Dirt Fishermen - "People in Trees"

Alongside Caustic Resin and Treepeople, Dirt Fisherman were one of the Boise bands from the early 90's to tour outside of Idaho and release a cd of Seattle's CZ Records. The Dirt Fisherman went from a jangly, college rock five-piece to a tighter, fuzzier four-piece over the course of their life. This is the first track from their debut album, Glenn's Car. The line-up is David Grapp, Gina Gregerson and KT Shnafelt on vocals and guitar and Dan Krejci on bass and Glenn Newkirk on drums.

Built to Spill - "Lie for a Lie"

This band really needs no introduction. Led by Doug Martsch, Built to Spill have recorded five albums, a singles comp, an ep and a live record. It's easy to forget that this band set the blueprint for NW indie pop and wrote blank checks for Death Cab and the Shins to take to the bank. This track is from their first album, Ultimate Alternative Wavers on Seattle's CZ Records.

G. America - "Rocket"

Grant Olsen led the three piece rock trio, Grant Ave. through the early and mid 1990's before writing a batch of songs on a piano and turning into G. America. His 1999 album Fake Love found Grant stretching his sound and creating some quirky piano pop with his Dylanesque vocals riding on top. This track, despite it's organ-y bookends is one of the albums rockers and actually features the Grant Ave. line-up of Mike Stivers bass and Ryan Heise drums.

Graveltruck - "Yes Again"

This is one of those classic Boise bands that I don't know a lot about... I believe they were active in the early 90's. I saw them once and remember that they played an cool cover of Liz Phair's "Divorce Song" ... I had a class with bassist JR Marson a couple of years later and he gave me a copy of their 1994 Screemin' Fez release "Gives Me The Creeps". David Lenz played guitar and sang, Jake Hite (see Discoma above) played drums.

Falldowns - "Belt Loop"

This Boise group was comprised of veterans Eric Penny (guitar/vocals) and Andy Capps (drums/vocals) who had played together in an incarnation of Butterfly Train, along with bassist Matt Perkins from Godzounds. This is from their terrific, but too short Trafalgar cd which was produced by Seattle producer Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Band of Horses, Modest Mouse).

State of Confusion - "I-84"

This band is from way before my time, but 3/4 of this band went on to become the Treepeople, so they are worth a listen. The Schmaljohn brothers, Pat and Scott, lead the attack on vocals and guitar, respectively, and Wayne Rhino Flower plays the bass. Textbook hardcore, but it is interesting to hear the roots of a whole slew of bands: Treepeople, Violent Green, Built to Spill, Stuntman, Halo Benders, The Hand, etc.

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive - "no more nu wave"

Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive was the title of a classic Beat Happening song and the recording name of Nampa/Boise artist Elijah Jensen. This track is from his extremely lo-fi collection, Central Canyon. Pajama Party released a handful of cd's, got a review on Pitchforkmedia.com and went through a couple of different line-ups during their lifespan and then Elijah resurfaced as The Unicorn Feather and now With Child.

Bovalexia - "Ginger"

It seems like Bovalexia has been around for most of the 2000's with their pop/heavy rock. I like the way singer/guitarist Tod switches from his regular singing voice to his scream/holler... not unlike a certain N-band that no small band should probably be compared to. This is from their 2007 record, When Good Went Bad. This band is really fun and always entertaining.

Butterfly Train - "Undiseased"

Another old band of Brett Nelson (The Suffocation Keep, Built to Spill). This incarnation of Butterfly Train featured Nelson on vocals, guitar and bass, Eric Penny on guitar and vocals on a couple tracks, Andy Capps on drums and Ambrose Richardson on bass. This is from their second UP Records release, Distorted, Retarded, Peculiar.

Booth Sitter - "Those Are Not Real Monsters, Just Robot Parts"

Singer/guitarist Brian Mayer has fronted H is for Hector, 10th St. Hornets, Mayerforceone and now Mayerforceone Academy of Arts and Sciences. This band was Brian and Judy Wheeler from Lovey. This is looong song, but stays true to it's hook and doesn't wear out it's welcome... great melodies and singing, rad title. From the Idaho Greentracks compilation from the Idaho Green Party.

Black Happy - "Dry and Confused"

If I saw a band described as a 9-piece rock band with horns now I'd probably cringe, but when Coeur d'Alene's Black Happy dropped a box of 7" records off in Lewiston in the late 80's and then played a couple of shows there (no bands played Lewiston!) they won over a legion of fans... me included. This may have been one of the first, if not THE first, vinyl singles I ever purchased. I'm not a big fan of their later material, but I love their debut single and album. They didn't like being called funk and that label doesn't account for their hardrock/metallic guitar sound, but they were... well... funky. This song served as their introduction and borrowed some lines from a Public Enemy song.

Sugar Daddies - "Lewiston, ID"

How could I not include an anthem about the town where I went to high school? The Sugar Daddies featured Jeff Albertson (The Left Coast, The Lights) on bass and vocals and Dan Beloit (Seattle's The Valley) on guitar and vocals. They morphed into Gow and released a cassette before splitting. This is from the same FEED records 7" as Raspberry's "Twin".

The Treatment - "Built for Love"

Fronted by Scott Schmaljohn (Treepeople, Stuntman, The Hand) and Angela Schmaljohn (Doublewide), The Treatment married insistent driving rock with danceable groves... The Treatment had a few different line-ups including Boise musicians Chris Bock, Jason Serna and Dave Redford. Although this band is defunct the Schmaljohns have started a new band called Gladness featuring Boise guitarist Eric Penny (Butterfly Train, Falldowns) and the drummer for the punk band Moral Crux.

Clock - "Plan D"

Another band I only saw a couple of times and heard their records after the band had split. Their textured, dynamic rock reminds me a bit of Pinback. Not sure what happened to all the members, but singer Leviethan Cecil is making music in Portland and later member Thomas Paul plays around Boise as a solo artist and has been in several bands.

Bock - "All Alone"

Chris Bock was the singer/guitarist/bassist for Geyser (and played in other earlier bands like Big Mud Wagon). His solo material as Bock is bit lighter and looser than the full band assault of Geyser. For his first album he was backed by Grant Olsen on piano and Ryan Heise on drums. Chris played with The Hand and The Treatment in the last few years and is now playing the Bock material and new songs with drummer Jason Serna as Revolt! Revolt!

Caustic Resin - "Station"

See Caustic Resin entry above. This song actually works better on the album (The Medicine is All Gone) where it flows into "Mysteries of..." but I thought it would be funny to play "Station" before the station ID.

The Unicorn Feather - "Math Rock"

I also thought it would be goofy to play "Math Rock" after a Hard Math station ID. Unicorn Feather is Elijah Jensen - see Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive above.

The Halo Benders - "Sit On it"

The Halo Benders are really more of a NW supergroup than a Boise band, but three of their members, Doug Martsch, Wayne Flower and Ralf Youtz are originally from Idaho and have played in important Boise bands... so they are in. Of course, that deep voice belongs to Olympia, WA's Calvin Johnson, legendary singer of Beat Happening and head honcho of K Records. I've heard rumors of a new Halo Bender record after a reunion show last year, but I don't think anything has happened yet. This song is from their 1994 debut, God Don't Make No Junk.

Kid Corduroy - "Make Believe"

Another release from Screemin' Fez records. Kid Corduroy was a long running, underappreciated Boise band throughout the nineties. They were comprised of Ian Waters guitar/vocals, Dave Wall bass and Mike Rundle drums. Although Rundle played in several bands at once - most Boise musicians usually played in more than one group - Kid Corduroy ended when Wall and Rundle became the rhythm section for System & Station and relocated to Madison, WI. Ian has played solo shows and released an ep, he has also played with Kris Doty.

Some Bands...

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So as I prepare for my first show I thought I'd share this list of bands that will be appearing on my show. I don't think I'll get to everyone in the first show... it may take a few shows. Bands with multiple records will probably get played more than a band with one 7" or compilation track, but I'll try to mix it up. Here's some of the bands you'll hear me play:

Black Happy, Bock, Bone Flower, Bonefish Sam, Booth Sitter, Bovalexia, Built to Spill, Butterfly Train, Caustic Resin, Central Boise Library, Clock, Crogan, Dirt Fisherman, Dirtboy, Discoma, el Dopamine, Falldowns, Fly Catcher, fourgirldrive, Fury III, G. America, Geyser, Glow, Godzoundz, Grant Avenue, Graveltruck, Gusto, H is for Hector, The Halo Benders, The Hand, Hive, Ian Waters, The Invasion, Kid Corduroy, Kris Doty, Le Fleur, The Left Coast, Lovey, Low-Fi, Lowbelly, Narcissus Isthmus, One Fantastic Bind, Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive, Plumb Bob, Racing Vent, A Radio with Guts, Raspberry, Shack Nasty, Shamus, Splinter, State of Confusion, Stuntman, The Suffocation Keep, Sugar Daddies, The Treatment, Treepeople, The Unicorn Feather, The Universal, The Very Most, The Yukon and You, 25 Wheeler and more!

More will be added to this list and I'm open for suggestions... just beware that I'm running the show and it's based on my tastes... so this probably isn't going to turn into the Boise Metal Show or Jason's Emo Hour (but there's probably room somewhere for those shows on BCR!)

Welcome Aboard

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Thanks for checking out this blog... not much here yet, but once my show gets going I'll have some playlists to share and will do my best to post some links to various bands' websites and share some basic info about bands and songs.

I've lived in Boise for almost 14 years and lived in Lewiston, Idaho for another 7. In 1994 I was living in Montana and debating on where to transfer after completing two years at a community college. I hadn't spent anytime in Boise, but applied to BSU and a handful of other western universities. I ended up getting a decent Comm. scholarship to BSU in addition to an out-of-state tuition waiver, but the deciding factor was that my favorite album of recent memory, Built to Spill's Ultimate Alternative Wavers, came from Boise. I figured if that music came from here there must be something good going on. I went to work at the college paper and was blown away to find Pat Schmaljohn (aka known as Pat Brown) serving as editor-in-chief. Pat was the original bassist for the Treepeople, Boise/Seattle underground rock legends. His brother Scott who played guitar and sang for the band also worked at the paper as a designer. With Pat's encouragement I wrote an all-vinyl music review column that he titled "The Vinyl Solution" and interviewed many local acts. When I conned my way into an telephone interview with Pavement's Steve Malkmus, Pat took the article for his underground rag, Streetmag, rather than letting it run in the university paper. Pat passed away in 1999, but his spirit lives on in many of us he inspired (musicians, designers, writers).

In the late 1990's I published a local zine called Antfarm with Debra Curry and Jeff Albertson, some high school friends from Lewiston who arrived in Boise after graduating college at U of I. Jeff had been a member of many Lewiston-Clarkston and Moscow-Pullman bands and in Boise he played in The Left Coast as bassist/singer. Our zine featured a lot of local music-related content from giddy reviews of our favorite local albums to too-candid interviews with the likes of Caustic Resin. The zine got shelved as many friends moved and I went back to college. During my college years I started making animations for local bands and friends like The Suffocation Keep, Pajama Party in a Haunted Hive, G. America and Lovey. I continue to make videos, but finish them very slowly because of my family, job and other things that compete for my time. I also try to snag an occasional poster or cd project for local artists.

This show came about because I was put in touch with Jeff at Boise Community Radio to do some event posters a couple of months ago. I heard that BCR was looking for DJ's and jumped at the chance to play a show of my favorite music. As I was deciding on the focus for the show the idea to make it a Boise-centric show became more and more appealing. As I started making stacks of local CD, tapes and records from my music collection I realized just how much good music has come out of this town in the years since my arrival. In addition to Boise bands I have some great stuff from friends up north... many of whom eventually ended up down here in bands at one point or another. (On a programming note: we'll bend the state lines a little bit to include Clarkston and Pullman, Washington because of their proximities to Lewiston and Moscow, respectively, and all the musical inbreeding amongst those towns).

As I compiled this show I enjoyed rediscovering some old favorites and discovering a few that I missed along the way. I hope that you'll enjoy listening and we can discover some local classics, new and old, along the way.