The Venue Schedule

Did You Know?

Nikki Sixx (bassist of glam metal band Mà¶tley Crà¼e) grew up in Jerome, Idaho.

Rosalie Sorrels is also a renowned folk singer as well as Lee Penn Sky, and Norm Weinstein is a prominent critic known in the jazz world.The town of Weiser has held fiddling contests since the 1890s, when the instrument arrived in Idaho on the Oregon Trail.

His unique flavor of indie/folk music has influences of mainstream pop, rock, flamenco, reggae, jazz and classical.

Since the early 1950s, Weiser has been home to the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest, held in June and hosting more than 20,000 people a year.

The most notable (and one of the only) venue(s) in Rexburg is Club StrattaMarcus Eaton is a self taught lyricist and musician from the mountains of Idaho.

Idaho State University's Department of Music is among the most important institutions of musical education in the state.Small and large venues exist throughout downtown Boise, such as the Knitting Factory (formerly the Big Easy).

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