Want to get on the guest list for the Ages and Ages show at Neurolux on Friday, Sept. 2?
Purchase Ages and Ages’ new album Something to Ruin at The Record Exchange and we’ll put you on the list!
The night of the show, you’ll go to Neurolux and your name will be on the list at the door!
#treefort2017
The Record Exchange is a proud sponsor of the sixth annual Treefort Music Fest, taking place March 22-26 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 2017 5-day passes go on sale Friday, Sept. 9. 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 Pass price of $129 for two days only Sept. 9-10.
Everyone who purchases a pass at the RX will be entered to win a prize pack featuring featuring vinyl, Treefort and Record Exchange swag and much more! We’ll be open 9am-9pm both days. 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.
MUSIC: Music is the trunk of Treefort. We get our biggest thrills from welcoming spellbinding well-known and independent emerging artists from all over the globe. Since the festival’s inception, Boise has played host to thousands of bands traveling from within the Treasure Valley or as far as Western Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Just like the uniqueness of every tree, each Treefort Music Fest features a wide variety of musicians and bands – every Treefort moment has its own soundtrack.
COMMUNITY: With the introduction of free-form non-commercial community radio station Radio Boise KRBX 89.9 FM to the FM airwaves in April of 2011, emerging artists are getting more airplay all over this large population center for the first time in decades, if not ever. Many of us are already active in the Radio Boise family as volunteers, fans and supporters and completely acknowledge the station’s role in the increased synergy here in Boise, not only in the music scene, but in the arts and culture scene at large.
We see Treefort as a celebration what makes Boise great – whether it’s Boise’s local breweries, homegrown food, skatepark, lively downtown core or simply its strong spirit of collaboration and love of the outdoors. Boise has something for everyone, no matter their age, and we hope that Treefort is an example of that.
In 2015, Treefort was named the City of Boise’s Cultural Ambassador for being an event that genuinely reflects the energy across mediums that is happening in the Boise community and cultural scene, and for the vision of connecting Boise and its creatives with other communities around the region, the country and around the world. The Cultural Ambassador title runs through 2017.
EXPLORE: Jumping around venue to venue discovering new bands and activities keeps our short attention spans in check. From sun-up to sun-down, every day is a top-notch experience, whether you’re sipping on a rare wine-barrel-aged brew at Alefort, discussing politics with a band on the Neurolux patio, running to catch a last minute set at a nearby house show, getting awed by the magnitude of Band Dialogue or channeling your inner geek at Hackfort, Treefort has something for everyone. There’s loads to do, discover and enjoy for little ones – and not so little ones – and for everyone to create happy memories to last a lifetime. After all, Treefort transforms Downtown Boise into a playground by building a huge Main Stage surrounded by existing and alternative venues – get out and explore!
STRUCTURE: We have often stated that we are a “for profit entity ran like a non-profit” because we have always been a values-based project, driven by a purpose much more than the lure of profit. In the summer of 2014, we were presented with a legal option for which we could best represent who we are as a festival, as community members and as a business — the Treefort Leadership Team officially formed Treefort, LLC and began seeking B-Corp certification to lock in and protect the legacy principles the festival was founded upon. Treefort became a certified B-Corp in 2015.
A Hermit Music Festival showcase featuring live music by New Transit will be held at 6pm Thursday, Aug. 18 at The Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St. in Downtown Boise). Enjoy free Payette Brewing Co. beer and an Indian Creek Winery tasting (21+ with valid I.D.), purchase Hermit Music Festival tickets and enter to win a pair of weekend passes!
ABOUT HERMIT MUSIC FESTIVAL
Hermit Music Festival is a soul-filling weekend of traditional music Sept. 2-4 at Indian Creek Winery (1000 N. McDermott Road, Kuna).
A Labor Day weekend experience to enjoy with the whole family in a beautiful setting, the Hermit Music Festival features three days of national, regional and local live musical acts. The festival also showcases local performance and music organizations, food trucks and wine and beer vendors.
ABOUT NEW TRANSIT
“New Transit’s debut doesn’t fuss with strict limitations. It’s filled with warm, elegant country influences — particularly the timeless allure of floating lap and pedal steel — but with enough gritty edge to widen the audience. About the time you start reminiscing about those old Uncle Tupelo records you need to drag out of storage, New Transit unleashes a moment of upbeat, Neil-Young-meets-Driver-By-Truckers guitar crunch during ‘All I Have is Words.’ Is this group making you feel like headbanging for a few seconds? It is. These 10 songs make you feel a lot of things — mostly pleasure and surprise. New Transit’s first album is the mid-year frontrunner for best local disc of 2011.” — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman
New Transit was founded in 2009 by then co-frontmen Sean Hatton (guitar/bass), Adam Gates (guitar/bass) and Louis McFarland (drums).
The band has evolved frequently over the years and now includes Thomas Paul (guitar), Bernie Reilly (bass/ guitar), Sean Hatton (guitar, bass) and Louis McFarland (drums).
New Transit has released two albums, One (2011) and Country Music Dead (2013), and is currently in the studio recording their third studio album.
Band of Horses is playing the Revolution Concert House on August 15, and The Record Exchange has a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky customer!
To enter the drawing, send an email with the subject “Band of Horses” HERE by midnight Thursday, Aug. 11. We will draw a name and notify the winner on Aug. 12.
Band of Horses’ new album Why Are You OK is now in stock on CD and vinyl!
* One entry per person, NOT per email address. If you have 16 email addresses and you enter with each address, we’ll just delete 15 of them. We have the technology. To be eligible to win, you must live in the Boise metro area and be able to pick up your prize at the store.
Margo Price‘s Third Man Records debut album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter is one of our favorites of 2016, and we’re really excited that she’s playing the Olympic on Oct. 21. To celebrate, we’re giving away vinyl and CD copies of Midwest Farmer’s Daughter!
To enter the drawing, send an email* with the subject “Margo Price” HERE by midnight Thursday, Sept. 8. We will draw a name and notify the winner on Friday, Sept. 9.
* One entry per person, NOT per email address. If you have 16 email addresses and you enter with each address, we’ll just delete 15 of them. We have the technology. To be eligible to win, you must live in the Boise metro area and be able to pick up your prize at the store.