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RECORD EXCHANGE 2021 STAFF PICKS (THUS FAR): JOHN P. (HE/HIM)

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We’re halfway through the year and sharing our favorite albums of 2021 thus far! Here’s John P.’s list of current favs.

Visit the store and check ‘em out on our 2021 staff picks (thus far) display!

Goat Girl – On All Fours

Valerie June – The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers

Dawn Richard – Second Line: An Electro Revival

CHAI – WINK

Amythyst Kiah – Wary + Strange

Flock of Dimes – Head of Roses

Madlib – Sound Ancestors (arranged by Kieran Hebden)

Mdou Moctar – Afrique Victime

Floating Points / Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises

Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra – Kôrôlén

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TREEFORT MUSIC FEST MARCH 23-27, 2016: PASSES ON SALE SEPT. 12, INCLUDING ‘LOCALS-ONLY’ $119 PRICE AT THE RX FOR ONE DAY ONLY!

September 10, 2015 - Live Shows , Live@RX , People , Recommended , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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The Record Exchange is a proud sponsor of the fifth annual Treefort Music Fest, taking place March 23-27 throughout Downtown Boise.

With an amazing lineup of national, regional and local music, Treefort is one of the most anticipated events on the Treasure Valley music calendar. Treefort 2016 5-day passes go on sale Saturday, Sept. 12. If you don’t snag one of the 200 $50 early-bird deals (they’ll be gone in minutes), The Record Exchange​ will have a special “locals-only” pass price of $119 for one day only on Sept. 12. We’ll be open 9am-9pm. Excited? We’re excited.

ABOUT TREEFORT MUSIC FEST

IDAHO. With our vast wilderness areas and mountain ranges, clean rivers and lakes, open prairies and big skies, this big little state in the NW can often feel like living on the frontier of a young developing nation — and it’s exciting times on the frontier. Here in Boise, the capitol city, in the midst of a vibrant downtown scene of young professionals, mom-and-pop local businesses, bars and nightclubs, late night pizza joints, college town energy, and progressive-minded city planning — there’s a music, dance, theater and arts scene with a fresh, vibrant outlook producing ever-growing excitement here in Boise as well as from eyes and ears outside of the Treasure Valley.

Boise has for years received accolades for being a great place to live and raise a family, but in recent years it’s been getting increased attention as a hot spot for young up-and-coming artists. It’s in this spirit, that we introduce you to TREEFORT MUSIC FEST. Conceived as an extension of the current momentum in the Boise music scene and art scene at large, our vision is that Treefort will provide the opportunity for Boise to play host to the national and regional music scenes while showcasing the local up-and-coming talent. We see Treefort as another stepping stone for our young scene — to further introduce emerging national, regional and local artists to the music fans in the Treasure Valley so that future tour stops by those bands will be greeted with more and more familiar faces and encourage more artists to consider Boise a relevant stop on their tours.

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

August 12, 2015 - Live Shows , Recommended , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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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.

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

August 4, 2015 - Live Shows , Recommended , The Record Exchange Blog - by - No Comments

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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.

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THE VISUAL TRUTH BEHIND THE LYRICS

July 28, 2015 - People , Recommended , The Record Exchange Blog - by - 1 Comment

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Being a fan of Amy Winehouse since I was a wide-eyed 8 year old listening to my mother blasting ‘F*** Me Pumps,’ I will always have a deep regret in me for not being old enough to attend at least one of her concerts. The closest I’ve gotten is sitting in a theater watching the horrific life that was behind the pain in her voice.

“Amy” delves into every bright and dark aspect of Ms. Winehouse’s life with family, friends, music and love that ultimately lead to substance abuse. It doesn’t just touch on certain aspects of her life either; instead, it covers each part of her life with such detail that you feel as though she was telling you her story.

The documentary provides a visual for each painstakingly honest song that Amy produced. From her early boyfriend being her “Lady-Boy” to her pop hit rebellion of “Rehab” and every song in between, her lyrics were brought to life before my eyes. The film is personal, leaving almost no unknown in the singer’s life (Other than what Amy and Raphael Saadiq would’ve sound like for an album’s worth of material). Her descent into the deepest, darkest pits of depression is put on display, as is a father who was looking to exploit his daughter for his own fame (“Are you only interested in me for what you can get out of me?” she’s caught asking him after he brought his own camera crew to a family vacation). We see her late husband Blake-Fielder Civil introducing her to crack cocaine and heroin, an addiction she battled due to the love she had for her husband. It also doesn’t leave Amy blameless for her own addictions.

This movie is especially heartbreaking and gut wrenching as it comes to an end, as you see her body deteriorate and her passion disappear. I believe Amy summed up her final years of life perfectly when asked about fame: “I don’t think I could handle it. I would probably go mad.”

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