Treasure Valley Podcast

Gabriel Vazquez aka BAM"BOO comes in to talk about his creative process and share his journey from professional athlete to musician.

This week I play the conversation I had with Jesse Blake Rundle and Nate Agenbroad after their musical performance. We discuss music, God, and everything in between. Also sitting in is Elliot Norton, the camera operator for Treasure Valley Live.

The Music of Jesse Blake Rundle was one of our favorite discoveries of 2020. His album, Radishes and Flowers, was released during the height of the Covid lockdown - when there was nothing else to do but continually refresh the news feed on our phones - and the relief it brought made us reidentify with an optimism in humanity. Jesse's tunes can be propulsive. They can be languid. They can be formally adventurous while still carrying enough folk and rock tradition to be immediately understood. It was a thrill to have him in the studio! Here he is joined by Nate Agenbroad for a set of three new songs and the title track of last year's sterling release. Enjoy!

Chuck talks with Addam about his journey as a full-time freelance musician. 

Before COVID caused LowerGentry Studios to temporarily stop music sessions, Addam Chavarria came in with a 4-piece band to perform an impressive set from his album Right Now. Addam was finally able to return to the studio this summer to record a set in the way audiences see him most frequently, as a solo artist with only his electric guitar to back up his vocals. In this edition of Treasure Valley Live Addam shows his remarkable musical skill, a result years of experience and countless hours of performing.

Chuck chats with Tyler and Wes of MYLO BYBEE about their music creation process and how they maintained productivity during the pandemic.

For this episode of Treasure Valley Live, we hosted MYLO BYBEE in our studio. They were great. Sonically, the band occupies a territory that is at once nostalgic and unfamiliar - an evolution of 90s era alternative rock with a husk of 21st century pessimism. Formed directly before the pandemic, they play a selection of songs from their 2021 EP and their recently released singles.

Watch the video here:

https://youtu.be/zDdtJi8fUL8

For June’s episode of Treasure Valley Live, Jake Freeman performed a short set in the studio. Delicate and immediate, Freeman’s songs reflect the most durable parts of the folk music tradition. Joined by Noble Holt on the lead guitar, this duo creates a sonic universe between their two amps - one that holds a mirror to our shared human experience and trembling inner desires.

Link to YouTube video

https://youtu.be/c08YWZkSpFE

Is the voter initiative process in Idaho now impossible? This week Chuck chats with Luke Mayville, Co-founder of Reclaim Idaho, about how Reclaim Idaho was able to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot for Idaho voters, and how Idaho's legislature is out of step with Idaho voters.