“This will be our first time in your state,” Hector Flores says, in reference to our gem state of Idaho. And it’s true, as a member of Las Cafeteras, a genre-bending, musically revolutionary Chicano band from East Los Angeles, Flores knows that their group will find themselves in a very […]
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Korby Lenker by Hayden Seder
Even though Idaho native Korby Lenker has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, for the past decade, his hometown roots are strong and clear. The singer, songwriter, author, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist just released his latest album, Thousand Springs, and Lenker spent weeks traveling and recording in various outdoor locations in southern Idaho. […]
Emmylou Harris with Ian Janco by Hayden Seder
Our parents’ music is the soundtrack of our formative years, shaping our memories and cultivating our tastes until we begin to develop passions of our own. In my parents’ household, the folksy singing of artists like Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and, of course, Emmylou Harris, was a constant presence. Without […]
35th Annual Wine Auction
It’s hard to imagine a Wood River Valley without the awesome purveyor of arts and culture, Sun Valley Center for the Arts. But The Center wasn’t always a major presence in our Valley, it was born 34 years ago when Glenn Janss and a few close friends decided that our […]
Martha Redbone Roots Project Takes Us Home by Hayden Seder
Music has the power to transport us—to different times, places, and feelings. Hearing a certain song often takes you right back to the first time you heard it, maybe driving alone on a dark road. A melancholy tune might put a damper on your uplifted mood. The music of Martha […]
Black Violin by Hayden Seder
Black Violin is all about breaking stereotypes; so much, in fact, that their newest album is titled Stereotypes and comes with a message of staying true to one’s self even though others may judge you. Violinist Kevin Sylvester (stage name Kev Marcus) and viola-player Wilner Baptiste (stage name Wil B) […]
Bros. Landreth by Hayden Seder
“Music was the currency in our family,” says Joey Landreth, one half of the two brothers and one fourth of the members of the band The Bros. Landreth. Growing up in a family with members who sang, played guitars, and performed as working musicians, brothers Joey and Dave found themselves […]
Chris Isaak by Hayden Seder
The story of Chris Isaak is reminiscent of a Hollywood movie. Boy grows up listening to blues records, boy teaches himself guitar, boy starts as solo act and catches eye of producer, boy makes it big. The movie-like quality of Chris Isaak’s life shouldn’t come as a surprise considering his […]