IBA Acoustic Band Showcase
We are pleased to announce the formation of a second monthly IBA sponsored event. It will be the second Tuesday of each month at Liquid Laughs in downtown Boise. One hour sets are available for booking. All proceeds from the evening will go to the bands. If your band is interested, please contact us.
Bands on Tuesday September 10:
7pm - 9pm
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The Aldape Bootstompers
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are going to be featured at the September IBA Showcase in support of their recently released CD. Connor Jay Liess is the driving force behind the Aldape Bootstompers:
One local’s account: “That Connor Jay fella? Yeah, I've heard of 'em. Plays mountain music on this old beat up guitar he calls 'Pickaxe' while keeping time with the toe of his boot. Locals say he got his start playing for the crickets and crows up in the mountains above Boise. Weren’t long before his sound reached the ears of misplaced locals driving round on the backroads, who would stop and sit with him around the fire. Ol' Willie Benson says he saw the man put down a liter of Old Crow before he even finished his set — that's the rumor anyway.” Whether the whiskey rumors are true or hogwash, one thing is for certain. Connor Jay cut his teeth playing guitar in the mountains up above Boise, Idaho. When the noise complaints started coming from the apartment neighbors nextdoor, ol’ boy took to the hills and woods to find solace and a captivated audience of various critters. After time, he met the likes of one local songbird, a woman by the name of Christy Rezaii, who cracked his shell of comfort and showed the feller the world that was bluegrass and folk. It was this relationship and the all-inspiring wilderness of the Boise National Forest that set Connor Jay forth on his musical course. “Americana grit, seasoned by campfire smoke,” is how he’s best tried to describe his style of music. It’s no one genre — because quite honestly he sucks at all of them. Rather it’s a hodgepodge of Idaho roots music that strives for nothing more than to just be unique and as enjoyable to spectate as it is to perform. You might hear a traditional bluegrass tune followed up by a slow country murder ballad or a folksy love song. You just don’t know. So sit back, uncork the corn liquor, and enjoy the show. |
and if we have enough people
9pm
Late night jam - 9:15pm
Hope to see you there!