Bonnie Stiernberg

Last month, while I was in Boise covering Treefort Music Fest, a Brit who was in town for the festival asked me about how the rest of America perceives Idaho. “What is it known for?” she wanted to know. “What’s the stereotype?” I fumbled. “Uh...potatoes? Guns?” It’s not an obvious answer to those of us outside the Gem State, but it turns out I should have mentioned the state’s impressive craft beer scene — one that doesn’t get nearly enough recognition. It’s difficult to walk around Boise or…

Last month, while I was in Boise covering Treefort Fest, a Brit who was in town for the festival asked me about how the rest of America perceives Idaho. “What is it known for?” she wanted to know. “What’s the stereotype?” I fumbled. “Uh...potatoes? Guns?” It’s not an obvious answer to those of us outside the Gem State, but it turns out I should have mentioned the state’s impressive craft beer scene — one that doesn’t get nearly enough recognition. It’s difficult to walk around Boise or surrou…

It’s subjective, of course, as all music is, but if I had to really sit back and think about it, I’d say there are probably less than 100 artists over the course of pop culture as we know it who have never put out a mediocre record. The Rolling Stones had one of the most impressive four-album runs in rock history with Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St., but they still followed it up with the reviled dud Goats Head Soup. Lou Reed made some of the most essential mu…

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