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[Video] Youth Lagoon - "Mute"

[Video] Youth Lagoon – “Mute”

What a relief to know we can finally just count on shit getting more and more weird. Remember this? Also, many a shot of our lovely Boise & the dude who makes my coffee sometimes. – Catie
[Album Force-Feed] YouYourself&i - The Treacle Well (Parts I & II)

[Album Force-Feed] YouYourself&i – The Treacle Well (Parts I & II)

This is less of an album review and more just me insisting that you listen to this (and buy it) immediately. I try not to pay too much attention to the internet these days, but every once in a while a tweet sneaks through my filter and into my brain. Such was the case last...
You Guys. Saturday is Record Store Day.

You Guys. Saturday is Record Store Day.

  Forget about Christmas Christmas. This coming Saturday is the real Christmas (and I’m not talking about the first 4/20 on which marijuana will be legal in WA). April 20, 2013 marks the sixth annual Record Store Day. Over 700 independently owned stores across the US will be participating and you can use this handy...
Treefort Year Two: Boise Does It Better

Treefort Year Two: Boise Does It Better

Modeled as an emerging acts festival and meant to scoop up artists on the last legs of their SXSW tours, Treefort Music Fest is to Austin’s behemoth as Idaho is to Texas: smaller and maybe with a few more trees. Since its inception, SXSW has become a huge part of Austin’s identity, not to mention its...
Treefort Day Four: In Which Tears are Shed

Treefort Day Four: In Which Tears are Shed

Because what kind of Treefort would it be if we didn’t get a little emotional? Sunday brought a cloudless high desert sky, finally rewarding festival attendees with a day of perfect weather. The day’s lineup at The Crux was packed with Boise natives, Tuck Nelson, Clarke and The Himselfs, and Grandma Kelsey giving the afternoon a...
Treefort Day Two & Day Three: In Which Our Limits are Realized & Subsequently Surpassed

Treefort Day Two & Day Three: In Which Our Limits are Realized & Subsequently Surpassed

It’s already the last day of Treefort and I don’t want it to be over. It snowed intermittently throughout the day on Friday, which brought some cause for concern about happenings on the outdoor main stage. Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver were the first to brave the chilly scene and they got lucky with sunshine and...
Treefort Day One: In Which Musical Horizons Succumb to Accidental Expansion

Treefort Day One: In Which Musical Horizons Succumb to Accidental Expansion

Treefort is upon us! Here are a few highlights from DHM’s first day at the festival. An in-store spoken word performance by Sage Francis at the Record Exchange preceded even Treefort’s official kick off and I can’t imagine a better way to have warmed up for the weekend’s festivities, i.e., by getting real with some...
Treefort Got You a Valentine. It's The Walkmen.

Treefort Got You a Valentine. It’s The Walkmen.

Final additions to the Treefort Music Fest lineup were added today, including The Walkmen, YACHT, Typhoon, and Brother Ali, as well as DHM favorites, Deep Sea Diver and The Grizzled Mighty. These (along with over 160 other bands from this final announcement alone) join the ranks of an already diverse roster of artists that features...
Treefort News / Doug Martsch to Curate Built to Spill Showcase

Treefort News / Doug Martsch to Curate Built to Spill Showcase

This morning, along with another list of emerging artists, it was announced that Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch will be curating a three evening showcase at Treefort Music Fest. The showcase will feature bands like Quasi and Camper Van Beethoven as well as a once in a lifetime weekend of Built to Spill sets....
Youth Lagoon - "Dropla" - 1.16.13

Youth Lagoon – “Dropla” – 1.16.13

Youth Lagoon “Dropla” Good news, DHM reading humans: Youth Lagoon released a new track on SoundCloud this morning. “Dropla” is the first piece of upcoming Wondrous Bughouse to be offered to public ears. Out 5 March 2013 on Fat Possum, Wondrous Bughouse is easily one of the most anticipated records of this year. Upon first listen, “Dropla” feels more...
Treefort Music Fest Year Two: In Which Panda Bear & Avey Tare Commence Exploration of the Wilds of the High Southern Idaho Desert

Treefort Music Fest Year Two: In Which Panda Bear & Avey Tare Commence Exploration of the Wilds of the High Southern Idaho Desert

In March of 2012, Boise, Idaho made its first real foray into music festival hosting. Approached with the intention of showcasing emerging artists, Treefort Music Fest featured a slew of bands that call the PNW home and further legitimized itself with acts like Of Montreal, Why? and beloved Boise locals, Built To Spill. The inaugural festival was a...
Top 10 Songs of 2012 (Catie)

Top 10 Songs of 2012 (Catie)

Two Thousand Twelve / Songs “Thinkin’ Bout You” / Frank Ocean No, I don’t like you, I just thought you were cool / Enough to kick it / Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho / Since you think I don’t love you, I just thought you were cute / That’s why...