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Atom and his package return to rock and eat curds
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actually has some connections to the Gem State and Boise music scene. Atom and the package released a 7″ record on the local 208 records (208 because they only press 208 copies of each release), run by Jason Burke of the Adversives, and long-time friend of the duo. But while Atom has played here several times, he’s honest about his feelings concerning Boise. When asked if this was one of his favorite places to play, he responded, “Um…no…I mean, I’ve had some good shows there, and some weird ones, but it’s not my favorite place to play.” You can’t fault the guy for being honest.
Atom does particularly enjoy at least one thing about the Treasure Valley–its audible dairy products. “On one of the U.S. tours I went on, everyone in Wisconsin was like ‘you gotta try this squeaky cheese stuff’ and I seriously bought like half a pound of cheese curds at this place, and I went out to the car and they wouldn’t squeak,” Atom said. “Then someone told me, ‘oh you need to go to this place’ and I ended up buying three pounds of cheese in the state of Wisconsin, and none of it squeaked, so I gave Wisconsin the finger. Then in Boise everyone was like, ‘there’s this cheese factory and they have cheese that really squeaks’, so I was like, ok, I’ll try it one more time. And I did, and I loved it and it squeaked in my face–it was great. So the next time I went back, we drove to Salt Lake City to play a show, and on the way we stopped at the cheese factory where I proceeded to eat about a pound and a half of cheese and an ice cream cone. It gave me the worst bowel shredding I think I’ve ever had in my life–and I am a veteran of the bowel shredding.”
Atom is returning to Boise once again the evening of April 19 to perform at the House of Rock. He’s travelling with another one-man music machine, Har Mar Superstar, who describes his music as “R&B sex jams.” The Superstar hasn’t had the opportunity to experience squeaky cheese yet, so Atom plans on returning to the cheese factory. He did say he will exercise some restraint this time around: “I think I’ve rested enough to eat a little more in moderation…the squeaking is really fun…though I probably will not combine the ice cream and amount of cheese that I’ve eaten…”
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