Favorite Local Band.

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What is it?

Bugs solo project.

my favorite local band........all things considered...all due respect to my indie-pop kindred spirits...I'm going to have to say Pussy Gutt. They're right out there on the edge, pushing it to the limit, you know?

TIME 4 CHANGE Nuff said!

http://www.myspace.com/thoughtlesspeople

Radillac, Hummingbird of Death, Microbabies, Beautician, Black Cloud, The Invasion, BoneDance.

thanks, bug.

thanks, bug.

thread complete!

The Useless!!

Matt Hopper.

The Keith Stein Blue Thunder Marching Band.

Malachi not close

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

yexotay sux

MEAT IN THE PARK

The Knockers.

I saw JohnEE Combat & the Jungle Fucks play the other night and they were pretty fun. I'm along with Beautician and Pussygutt. Strangely, I like Spondee...

Gizzard Stone

Hail Jonn E. Combat and the Jungle Fucks!

Myspace.com/yourloveisgangreen

I know I'll be crucified NMB style for saying it, but I always thought Bovalexia was dope.

^RELEASE THE KRACKEN!!!

Todd Davis was a good singer. What happened to them?

If there was a local band named "RELEASE THE KRACKEN", that would be me favorite local band.

But otherwise, ATBFS!

Lick my balls haters!

I didn't know it was talk like a pirate day! I then, fetch me bar wench, me matie's want a belly full of rum!

yarrgh then, Release thee Kracken it shall bee.

Release thee Kracken on a dead man's chest... Yo Ho ho and a bottle of rum.

Keeping secrets was the best band they even won a contest to prove it

Keeping Sucrets was not as good as Mormon's and Pills.

What about that Milton J Whatshisname the third- that guy who turns up at shows now and again, and plays guitar with one hand and drums with the other. That guy's cool.

^ You're talking about Oilslave Dave.

Morning and Pills was fucking terrible. TOTAL DOWNER. Juntura is good. All Hands Go. Strings and Chemicals.

Heh heh, All Hands Blow.

All Mans Blow

I liked Juntura,they were pretty good. The Hand is good; that;s a pretty good local rock band. Kampfire Collective was good but they're pretty much done, same with a lot of those old Neurolux regular bands. I'm not even sure Bovalexia or The Universal are together anymore.

Midline was a solid band even if you did not care for their music. They should have made it out of Boise at least.

I agree; I respected Midline and liked them better than Fly to Void even though I was never a big fan of the modern hard rock/nu metal sound- Midline was just far more talented. XeX was good too, in an 80's power metal kind of way. There were a couple of good local metal bands that had potential who just never made it- Pandora's Box was another one.

XEX XUX. But at least they never went the Universal route of playing Sublime covers.

lots of good Boise bands around these days. Alot better then it used to be. Some of the guys from Midline are in great new bands also.

I went to see the universal play sublime, and they only played that same acid trip, stoner music they always play!

WTF?

This is a conversation being held between Todd Christiansen and Todd Christiansen. Maybe Bug and and a member of the Universal have said a thing or two but I'd eat my hat if there was a single post up here that wasn't written by someone in one of the above named bands. You guys are stroking yourselves hoping for some attention.

Equaleyes is the best band for hot jamband stylings and raging all nite

Bovelexia was a very cool band. It was sad to hear about their guitarist catching cervical cancer tho. Guess that's what you get for being a nancy.

I forgot to mention, Morning and Pills wrote a song for you Todd after you started talking shit called "Bounce Like That". It's up on their myspace page. You should check it out.

http://www.myspace.com/morningandpills

Silly little bitch.

"This is a conversation being held between Todd Christiansen and Todd Christiansen. Maybe Bug and and a member of the Universal have said a thing or two but I'd eat my hat if there was a single post up here that wasn't written by someone in one of the above named bands. You guys are stroking yourselves hoping for some attention."

No shit, Sherlock. You're a regular Hardy Boy for cracking this case: "The Case of the Insecure Dewshag Former Bandmember."

Way to go. Yer smart. EVERY band mentioned in this post exemplifies musical mediocrity, and even the most accomplished (Midline; put out a record; toured) suffers from "Boise Syndrome," the belief that just because it comes from Boise it is somehow good and worthy of mention. But we all know that when these bands get on the road or put out records they are just another struggling band trying to get noticed in a sea of struggling bands trying to get noticed. The music is just plain middle-of-the-road, even if your locks are right-on the money for metal.

In fact, I'm not sure if ANY band in this city knows what's it's like to be truly creative or innovative without coming off as pretentious or plagaristic. But then again Olive Garden was recently voted "Best Italian Restaurant" in the Weekly or Scene or something. NOTE: to any local dipshit who went to high school in Boise (like many of the people in the above named bands) but never left. Get the fuck out! You need a reality check!

^ Yes, Boise is actually kind of a lame city culturally, though locals will fight this assertion tooth and nail. I think their standards are just so very low and if something they identify with or support is questioned for coolness, legitimacy etc. they lash out. The other day I heard someone at work bitching about the Lays potato chip commercial having the nerve to actually not include Idaho in it's list of great potato producing states. "The nerve! How dare they!" This bitch was serious too! The Boise City Arts Commission, The Weekly, many local bands and artists...all have the local Boisean taint on them. They also all have the misconception that they are where it's at for culture in Boise without realizing that they are actually responsible for perpetuating the lameness and low standard. Say this to one of these idiots at the Lux some Wednesday morning and they will go off on you. Built to Spill is pretty good though. The one exception to above said rules but a major contributor to poseurdom and deuchbaggery in the music scene in Boise. Thanks Doug Martsch.

"Say this to one of these idiots at the Lux some Wednesday morning and they will go off on you."

Some Wednesday morning. Nice.

^^I agree. Case in point, Finn Riggins. Thanks Lisa, for breathing in the microphone off key, so we can all hear how alternative you can be. I could never get over headband dude, either, what? is this your serious song? with your headband on? And people eat up these musicians songs. Why? People here have pretty bad taste and have mob mentality. However, there are a lot of people who lie, and say, 'Yeah, they're pretty good," or, "Awesome, you guys did great" to which it feeds numerous douchebags egos and sets the course for more annoyingly immature music.

Frim fram four! ! For life!

Finally, somebody mentioned MY band! I've Been watching this tread for a week, but this is my first post. Dick head! What do you do other than shit on every parade that passes by? I've seen every local band more times than anybody should at my day/night job. My faves follow: Bobalexia!!!! (tod fired me for jumpin off a drum riser and takin the show) Pisomojado Mosquitones were highly under rated

New iPhone update blows! I wasn't done...... But now I'm board. There's lots of killer bands from here. It's not always about getting out. Some of us like having fun and taking it seriously is part of the fun! Why more bands don't leave Boise? I blame the drugs! Oh and my all time favorite Boise band is the UNIVERSAL!!!!!! Lawren van b

^ true!

Seriously ADD.

Favorite locals are as follows:

Travis Ward, Ian Waters, Sean Hatton, Adam Gates, Tim (the hotdog guy), Steve Hayhurst, Jerimiah James, Pinto Benett, Matt Hopper

I can't think of anymore. Basically anyone who falls into the singer/songwriter catagory. But props to all musicians!

there are/were some good bands from here. The Hand, Kampfire, The Treatment/ZenZero, Pandora's Box, and yeah, I include Bovalexia and The Universal in the list of "good" bands because at least the former was original and the latter were(are?) creative and talented. (not sure if either band is still together at this point though...)

I have seen the "mob mentality of mediocrity" though around here. People are willing to embrace ANYTHING that sounds "alternative" regardless of how good it really is. While the younger "Metal" kids automatically love anything with chugging downtuned chords and cookie monster vocals, no matter how bad it is. Cases in point: Slain in Silence (aaaargh, these guys are horrible!) and Kris Doty (yeah she's pretty good looking, but she sings off key and has really odd-ball, equally atonal acoustic music. That is, when people dont confuse her with Chris Daughtry!)

Heibarger.

yeah I forgot about them. They're done, now, too. Thats another thing about bands from around here- just when they start to get things rolling; get a following and maybe even pick up a bit of label interest, they go and split up, usually at the most inopportune times.

I do not get Finn Riggins. Those guys are horrible. People seem to act like they are so great but I just don't see it. I'd almost prefer Stumbleblind....(almost)

well dont worry; Stumbleblind is yet another long-since defunct band you wont have to "prefer" anymore. The singer just up and quit, the guitarist (i.e. the Kieth Richards looking dude) has some new thing going, and the bass player joined up with ZenZero.

Kris doty is great! She's not out of key, she has this advanced sence of melody that transfers into a harmony that can sometimes seem like she's off key. (I learned a thins in colage music theory) she's a bit "headey" I suppose, so I see why people don't dig it, but I wanna stand up for her cred. And she's supper cute. I got a crush on her! (im not a lesbian) FYI. Not that that maters, but ya know.......

^ Let me guess - you didn't exactly ace English 101, did you?

Too many bands that play the Neurolux have no sense of subtlety. They've no idea of how to properly play their instruments, they're just desperate to be reknowned. Instead they beat the hell out of their instruments at the loudest volume possible. I heard Hayhurst call it "replacing skill for volume" which I think just about sums it up.

MAGNETICS FOREVER!!!!!

Trigger Itch has skill AND volume!

They sure have volume!

Kris Doty is very, very fuckable. She's smokin' plus plays the guitar. Yummy.

"Colage music theory?" WTF?! Is that where you cut out pictures/lyrics of Ravel, Pocobelli, Gershwin etc. and glue them all together on a piece of paper in a random pattern?

Yikes. Stay outta the liquor cabinet. Also, you don't have to be a lesbian to want to hook up with Kris Doty. Just explore your womanly desires. It's O.K. It's beautiful and natural.

Just let me take photos when ya do it...

First show I ever saw at the Lux was Bovelexia and I was instantly a fan. Those guys were fucking awesome to watch. They broke up soon after that and I heard that Tod went to go play with a band called Morning and Pills. I got achance to check them out and I gotta say to whoever thought they were terrible, man you either never heard them or you got some personal grudge. Get over it. I'm listening to them right now on their myspace. And Tod is ripping the holy living shit out of that surf rock guitar on Bi Polar Shoes. I caught them a few times after Tod quit and reformed Bovelexia and they were still cool but they mellowed out a bit. I dig it loud. I loved going to those shows and after to the Crazy Horse to see Another Man's Poison. Punk as fuck!

^ Hi Tod.

I forgot to mention the Magnetics, they are also a pretty good local band. Now that I say that, they'll probably just go and break up though!

Even though everyone moved away but Isaac, Mere Cat was pretty cool. Morning and Pills were good, c'mon!!! AKA Belle and johnathon Warren and the Billy Goats are pretty talented groups, too. I think some of the indie groups have a lackadaisical stage presence, which makes them bad no matter how good they are.

Johnny and the Electrons and Washboard were pretty good bands.

Suffocation Keep.

HAHAHA!!! You guys think the only bands in Boise are the ones that have played at Neurolux. This is why you think Boise has a shit music scene!!!???

did anyone here go to Grandmas House?

You guys are talking music, but let's not forget how lame the other art forms in boise are.

What's Grandmas House? Was that like Beth Venable's basment? I think she named that venue something with a spanish name.

Sgt. Kikeydyke and the Mooseknuckles

"Also, you don't have to be a lesbian to want to hook up with Kris Doty. Just explore your womanly desires. It's O.K. It's beautiful and natural.

Just let me take photos when ya do it... "

fucking hilarious.

Grandmas House was the house the hosted touring bands like Awesome Color, Prizzy Prizzy Please and the goddamn gallows. So if you think that the Boise scene sucks and you have never been to Grandmas House then you dont know what your talking about. Oh ya, so fuck off

^ thems touring bands! This thread is LOCAL bands! And I never heard of them so..... How good can they be if they played in a basement, not the lux, vac, bucket, jd n friends, knitting factory, venue, reef , red room, gustos. Did I miss any legitimate venues?

^Your asshole.

Awesome Color opened for Sonic Youth muthafucka! they also played the 208 house in the same week!

That band that played second at the benefit show the other night killed it....don't know who it was, but they flat out killed it.

How do you measure 'killed it'? What properties make up a killed it?

Any second now the reps at Sony and Warner Bros who consistantly read this message board will be flying talent scouts, contracts in hand to Boise to sign all you great local bands. Morning and Pills, Bovelexia, Universal.... Ya'll got your ink pens ready?

Oh wait, I forgot. You're all broken up.

Another Mans Poison never played crazy horse. They weren't even around yet.

And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those medling kids!

How 'bout JD and Friends with the Crazy Horse sign still hanging at the back of the stage? Will that work for you?

Is the universal realy broken up? Who ever said that bovalexia would want a record contract? Who ever said morning and pills is anywhere near the quality of either said band? Or another mans poison for thar mater. What label you on capitalist cocksucker?

I have heard that yeah, the Universal is, in fact, broken up, or if not actually split, then they are on an indefinate hiatus. So is ZenZero too, apparently- some sort of internal bickering between the Schmaljohn family and the other two members (not really my buisness, just reporting what I heard.)

New fave local band: Trigger Itch. I like those guys. Great energy and songs.

"Anywhere near the quality"

That's fucking rich. Who said anything about quality, hesher? You think your band is quality huh? What kind of quality we talkin' here? Quality enough to make it off the stage of the Neurolux. Did you get to open up for some band everyone thought was hip in high school when they played the Big Easy eight years ago? Got you thinking you're hot stuff?

You fucking retard. Nancy fucking spastic. No label would ever have you so you pretend the idea is totally beneath you. Face it, you fucking sissy, you're just as washed up as the rest of us.

Go back to your stupid job at the college and shut your fucking mouth. Get a haircut while you're at and throw away that sad leather jacket too. Fucking blue flame wearin' sissy bitch.

More than three hats... More than three hats... More than three hats... More than three hats... More than three hats... More than three hats... More than three hats is gettin' carried away.

Tod, you're a douchebag. You've always been a douchebag. You will always be a douchebag.

I used to think it was because of your frustration that no bar can legally stock the ammount of liquor it would take to get a girl drunk enough to sleep with you. But I think your issue goes deeper than that. If you're not being a mincing little whinner then you're spouting off enough zen crap to make Sidartha puke. You're the kind of guy a father would point out to his son and say "Boy, if you ever turn out like that I'm ripping your balls off and putting you in a dress"

Do the world a favor already.

steven hayhurst ladys n gents!! lets hear it for him!!!!

it's not tod dude its me.

don't you recognise me?

im the bad speller.......

i remember doublewide. caustic tom, blondie from zen zero, that universal dude, tod (Bovalexia), and i think bug or this other guy.....

they were rad when tom didn't fall off the stage.

I don't get it.

I heard Tod got someone to go to the Neurolux to hug Steven just to fuck with him. Allegedly, the guy got free drinks from Tod the rest of the night.

Don't act so surprised to hear from me. You mentioned my name. I'm sure you expected that I'd hear about this thread. And really, it doesn't take a genius to figure out who's typing what up here. It's been the same people for years.

Good luck with your band. And please keep up the shit talk. My myspace stats haven't been this high in years.

Ok, who am I? Betcha can't guess me!

^Kris Doty.

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste I've been around for a long, long year Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ Had his moment of doubt and pain Made damn sure that Pilate Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name But what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersburg When I saw it was a time for a change Killed the Czar and his ministers Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank Held a general's rank When the Blitzkrieg raged And the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my name, oh yeah Ah, what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah

I watched with glee While your kings and queens Fought for ten decades For the gods they made

(woo woo, woo woo)

I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?" When after all It was you and me (who who, who who)

Let me please introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste And I laid traps for troubadours Who get killed before they reached Bombay (woo woo, who who)

Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah (who who) But what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby (who who, who who) Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what's confusing you Is just the nature of my game (woo woo, who who)

Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me Lucifer 'Cause I'm in need of some restraint (who who, who who) So if you meet me Have some courtesy Have some sympathy, have some taste (woo woo) Use all your well-learned politesse Or I'll lay your soul to waste, mmm yeah (woo woo, woo woo)

Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, mmm yeah (who who) But what's puzzling you Is the nature of my game, mmm mean it, get down (woo woo, woo woo) Woo, who Oh yeah, get on down Oh yeah Oh yeah! (woo woo) Tell me baby, what's my name Tell me honey, can ya guess my name Tell me baby, what's my name I tell you one time, you're to blame Oh, who woo, woo Woo, who Woo, woo Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Oh, yeah What's my name Tell me, baby, what's my name Tell me, sweetie, what's my name Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Woo, who, who Oh, yeah Woo woo Woo woo

Dude, just check my myspace stats and blow me. NOBODY rules this Treasure Valley like me and my bar band. NOBODY!

Stephen Hayhurst. What a waste.

I know 8Ball Break is not anyone's favorite band, however they are playing at the VAC Friday night.

Go get drunk with them, or not, it doesn't really matter.

i like 8 ball break. good, filthy, bar rock n roll. maybe theyl turn down a notch so we can enjoy it properly. (the modern p.a. is a wonderfull thing. let it do the work kidz)

^ older and fatter

^ true, just like your mom.

^ true, just like you said

Pussy gutt pushing it ... TO THE LIMIT? WHAT THE FUCK! They're the worst poseurs on earth - lame ass fake spiritual motherfuckers. Just look at Wire magazine and check out what's in there and see how easy it is to dupe the sweet Boise scene with retard-art-house.

I saw that band Heibarger at that benefit show and they might be my new favorite local band.

Heibarger owns it. pick up their cd at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/heibarger

I always liked Heibarger, but I thought they broke up! Chris is a fucking drugged out lunatic but he's still cool as hell anyway, and he had a hell of a band. Are they back together? That's cool.

Already got their CD.

Stuntman is the best boise band

Pandoras Box....SUCKED! Fucking Aaron...quit writing crap about your shitty bands! YOU SUCK!

That wasnt Aaron, he doesnt even live around here anymore. I liked Pandoras Box, so what?!?

^^^^^^^^Aaron^^^^^^^^^^

Yexotay sucks.

Keep in mind that the topic of the thread is FAVORITE local band, not BEST local band. BEST is just an opinion too, really, but people still like to argue about it. FAVORITE band is not something anybody can argue about. You just say your favorite and that's it. I guess I'd have to say The Very Most. Some of you would rather hear something more intense and aggressive, I'm sure, and that's okay. That's why there's different kinds of music. Some people like it bright and sunny - other people like it wild and crazy or drunk and pukey. It takes all kinds. I honestly don't know why anyone would ever argue about music, or even talk about it at all, because different people get off on or relate to different things. Not much more to say, you know?

Wrong. AC/DC ROCKS!!! ALL OTHER BANDS ARE PUSSIES!!!

You only typed that because your band sucks eggs.

all to your bands, suck!

^^^^ well put sir, however. Why would we talk n fight about music?!?! Cuz it's the only thing in the world that maters!! Politics? Stoopid! T.V.? Borring! What you did last week? I don't care! Let's have a battle of the bands! The judges can all be 13 year old kids. They know what's cool and think you are old and lamb. So, let's get heated up over ROK-n-ROLL!!!!!!!!!!

That's sposed to be "old and lame" Thanx

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