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–by Z.V. House

Just back from a whirlwind weekend on the road, here’s this week’s live underground music roundup. Wednesday Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and Poke will be playing at Neurolux. Tickets are $8 in advance and can be purchased at the Record Exchange. Otherwise it’ll cost you $10 at the door which will start shaking with music around 8pm. Sonic Minstrel and The Very Most will be playing at Liquid on Thursday. Music starts at 9pm and is free. Friday Matt Hopper, Hello Kavita, Sunshine and the Valley will be playing at the Bouquet. This sure to be rad show will only costs you $5 and starts at 9pm.

Look for a special feature next week on the Finn Riggins/Le Fleur “duel” cd release which is coming up on October 9th.

Z.V. House thinks Mikey’s Gyros in Moscow, ID is the bees knees. He also plays music in A Seasonal Disguise, The Very Most and Spondee.

Thursday A Seasonal Disguise, The Murders and Soul Serene will be playing at Liquid. The show is free and starts at 9pm. Friday Matt Hopper, The Devil Whale and Night Genes will be performing at VAC. Tickets are $5 at the doors which open at 8pm. On Saturday Talk Demonic, Church and Boise’s own darling Finn Riggins . Any one of these bands guarantees an epic show, a night with all three is sure to be an experience that will stick with you for some time to come. I for one am already losing sleep knowing that I’ll be out of town for this show. Doors are at 8pm and tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the door.

See you at the rock show!

Z.V. House fronts Boise’s A Seasonal Disguise and likes getting lost in a wash of analog delay.

- by Z.V. House

There’s a grand plethora of great local music happening this week! So let’s get right to it! Our top pick this week is for the Built To Spill/Jensen benefit show Thursday at Neurolux. For those of you who don’t know several members of the Jensen family were involved in a car accident and have looming medical expenses from the wreck. All proceeds from this concert are being donated to the Jensen family. Also playing are Disco Doom and locals The Very Most. Tickets are $18 at the door and can be bought in advance for $15 before at the Record Exchange.

Looking for something to do the rest of the week? Check out this other great local original music! Tuesday Spanish for 100 is playing at the Visual Arts Collective (VAC) with locals Low-Fi and The Universal. Tickets are $5 at the doors which open at 8pm. Wednesday Ninja Academy is playing with locals ReVoLtReVoLt and Mere Cat at Gusto’s. Show is $5 and starts at 9pm. Friday The Murders, Lullaby Polar, and The Chutes are performing at VAC. It’ only $3 to get in and doors are at 8pm! Saturday Neurolux will feature Scott Niblett and the mighty La Knots for the low low price of $5.

Also don’t forget the Hyde Park street fair is happening all weekend starting on Sunday. For more details click here.

Hope to see you out there this week!

Z.V. House fronts Boise’s A Seasonal Disguise, and is the very mostest bass player in The Very Most.

– by Z.V. House

About “The Relevant Ballads”:

Hello all! Given that this is my first week on the job here at Treasured Valley I suppose I should give a little introduction to what all this noise is and why you should spend your week drooling in anticipation of its Monday arrival.

The title of this segment is from a Destroyer song and any additional explanation would require an extensive lesson on “man-crushes” and the role they play in my life. The objective of “The Relevant Ballads” is a simple one: highlight original independent music coming out of the Treasure Valley. This will manifest itself as a weekly update of upcoming shows in the valley and a monthly in-depth spotlight on a local band, venue, etc. Got a tip? Great! Send it here. I look forward to sharing your Mondays with you!

Chapter One: “This one’s for the critics and their disappointed mothers”

The two “must see” shows for the coming week are both at the Visual Arts Collective. First off, on Wednesday VAC will be celebrating their four year birthday with a concert featuring the fantastic Smile Brigade from Seattle and locals The Very Most and A Seasonal Disguise. Tickets are $5 at the doors which open at 8pm. $1 from each ticket will go directly to benefit the Idaho Humane Society. Second, on Sunday twelve Boise bands will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the release There’s Nothing Wrong With Love by performing one song each from this classic Built to Spill album. Show starts at 5pm and tickets are sold on a sliding scale between $5 and $15. All of the proceeds from this event will be donated to help cover the medical expenses of the Jensen family.

Other great shows coming up this week are Slow Skate and Hillfolk Noir playing at The Flying M in Nampa on Thursday and again on Friday at the Neurolux in Boise. Also on Friday is a benefit for BSU’s Pulse Student Radio at  the Knitting Factory with Le Fleur, ATTN, Ardent, Apple Horse, and We Won The Science Fair.

Get out, show some love, rock on!

Z.V. House started the Boise band A Seasonal Disguise and plays bass in The Very Most. You’ll find his weekly column “The Relevant Ballads” on TreasuredValley.com each Monday afternoon*. You can reach Z.V. House here and follow him on Twitter here.

*Yes, I realize today is Tuesday.