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Indie Music for Independence Day: The Venue goes patriotic
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It’s the time of year once again when America prepares to celebrate every fireman’s favorite holiday, Independence Day. Rednecks everywhere are already stocking up on illegal fireworks and beer, ready to blow off some limbs and set their neighbor’s house on fire, all in the name of the 4th.
Since blown off limbs and drunken rednecks don’t exactly do it for me anymore, I’m on the hunt for something more laid back and relaxed.
I wanted to find a place for my friends and I to go where we could unwind, bring our families and really enjoy our time together on this holiday. Imagine my delight when I learned that The Venue Concert House was hosting an Indie Music Festival showcasing 10 bands, eight of which are local. Being more of a music fanatic than a redneck buff; this idea seems to have everything I am looking for.
Children under 12 get into the concert for free, regular admission price is $10 for adults, but The Venue is offering all Boise State Students $2 off the admission price with student ID, and you can get another $1 knocked off the ticket price if you bring in an old cell phone to donate to their fundraiser.
If that isn’t enough to sell you, perhaps the prize giveaways will be. With your paid admission you will receive one free raffle ticket which you can enter into a drawing to win some awesome prizes. The giveaways include a long board and a skate board from the Board Room, gift certificates and merchandise from The Guitar Center, and more.
Additional raffle tickets are available to purchase for the bargain price of an additional five tickets for $10.
This is definitely a family friendly environment. There will be balloon artists and an astro-jump available for the kids that combined with the free hot dogs, lemonade and watermelon between 5 and 7 p.m., which will make the kids more than happy to attend this event with you.
If you want to give your family a 4th of July to remember, take your kids to their first concert to see 10 excellent bands, some of whom could very well springboard to super stardom, and your kids could say “I saw them at The Venue for the first time with my parents one 4th of July.”
Pick up a T-Shirt or a CD and let your kids take them up to the band for autographs. Introduce your children to music the right way, to real musicians, who are passionate about music, and are happy to share it with you. Give them something that Brittany Spears and Puff Daddy can’t; instill in them an appreciation for music in its most honest and real form.
I sat down with Dan Keck who works for The Venue and is also a member of the band “Bank” who will be performing at the show. Dan and I discussed Boise’s Indie music scene and some of the artists who will be performing at the festival.
Having been in a few garage bands myself, I am fully aware of the talented musicians Boise is lucky enough to be home to.
Dan had this to say about Boise Indie music; “I think that this scene is really growing up, really. You’re going to see that the seeds that have been planted in the last couple of years really start to come to fruition in the coming months and years. Some of the bands that will be there like ‘Bridging States’ are really going to pop open in the next couple months.”
If you are a top-40 music person and you have never delved into the realm of the unknown, it’s time to step outside your comfort zone and enjoy Boise’s amazingly talented local bands and a few up and coming out-of-state groups as well. This is your chance, step into the unfamiliar and be prepared to be astonished.
Doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert goes until 9:30, leaving plenty of time for you to make it down to the fairgrounds for the fireworks display. The Venue is located at 521 W. Broad Street in downtown Boise. The info line is 208-919-0011 and web site is www.boisevenue.com.
The website lists all of the bands performing at the Indie Fest and provides links to all of the bands’ My Space Pages, so feel free to sample the bands you will be listening to live at the concert.
The Indie Music Festival
Features local bands
Where:
The Venue Concert House
When:
July 4th
5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Prices:
Children under 12 Free
Regular Admission $10
BSU Students $2 off general admission with Student ID
$1 off with old cell phone donation
Shannon Morgan
Culture Writer