ALIVE AFTER FIVE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12: FRUITION BAND AND GO LISTEN BOISE LOCAL OPENER STONESEED

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This week’s Alive After Five Headliner: Fruition Band
Go Listen Boise’s Local Opener: StoneSeed

ABOUT FRUITION BAND

Portland string-infused quintet Fruition has racked up the miles playing sold-out shows in its adopted hometown and garnering new fans across the country. Fruition released “Just One of Them Nights” in 2013, which debuted at No. 11 on Soundscan’s Bluegrass chart despite capturing a breadth of musical styles. The first single from the album, “Mountain Annie,” has garnered steady airplay at SiriusXM’s JamOn. Fruition has toured or collaborated with members of Railroad Earth, ALO, The Infamous Stringdusters, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, Elephant Revival and The Head and The Heart.

ALIVE AFTER FIVE WEDNESDAY, JULY 22: HILLSTOMP AND GO LISTEN BOISE LOCAL OPENER URQUIDES

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This week’s Alive After Five Headliner: Hillstomp
Go Listen Boise’s Local Opener: Urquides

ABOUT HILLSTOMP

Portland junkbox blues duo Hillstomp is infamous for digging through the dumps and forgotten backwoods of American music, recycling traditional elements into a refreshing and distinctive brand of do-it-yourself hill country blues stomp. North Mississippi trance blues, a bit of Appalachia, and a dash of punkabilly come clanging and tumbling from assorted buckets, cans and BBQ lids, all drenched in rambunctious slide guitar. Somehow it works. Hillstomp’s memorable live performances tap into a magic that cannot be rehearsed, converting outlaws and traditionalists alike from skeptics into preachers.

ALIVE AFTER FIVE WEDNESDAY, JULY 22: SCARS ON 45 AND GO LISTEN BOISE LOCAL OPENER TUNDRA BROTHER

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This week’s Alive After Five Headliner: Scars on 45
Go Listen Boise’s Local Opener: Tundra Brother

ABOUT THE SCARS ON 45

Scars On 45 released their self-titled debut in 2012, which landed at No. 4 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Already a favorite among film and TV music supervisors, the band’s gorgeous melodies, driving instrumentation and boy/girl harmonies caught the attention of VH1, which chose them as a coveted You Oughta Know artist. They made their national TV debut on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and received media support from the likes of USA Today, People, Entertainment Weekly, Paste, Spin, Billboard and more.