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Boise’s Prize Fight Fest to Feature 14 Bands; Tix for All-Ages Show Cost Just 15 Bucks

Posted in Concert Previews, News with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/19/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

In case you haven’t heard – and really, God bless you if you haven’t – the president of the United States of America and Dana White are planning to stage a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn on June 14 as part of a “celebration” of Trump‘s birthday. Well, Boise’s music scene is planning a vastly more enjoyable, safer and morally legit event of its own: an all-ages battle of the bands referred to “Prize Fight Fest,” happening Jan. 16 at the Shrine Social Club.

“The event commemorates the turning of a new leaf for Mount Orange Records to re-launch as a sister-label of Mishap,” the event organizers said in a statement, noting that it will also serve as a label showcase of sorts. “[We’ll] be ringing in the new year with several new artists and releases, many of which are performing on the following lineup.”

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Lemon Twigs Profile, Reviews of High Vis and Trauma Kit LPs in New ‘Big Takeover’ Issue

Posted in Interviews with tags , , , on 12/05/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Pick up the latest copy of the last great punk-rock magazine, The Big Takeover, which features my profile of sweet-and-not-sour indie-pop brothers The Lemon Twigs, and my reviews of the latest albums by the red-hot High Vis and Boise’s own Trauma Kit.

Exclusive Song Premiere: Trauma Kit’s ‘Better’

Posted in Exclusives with tags on 02/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

Excitement is building for the full-length debut by Trauma Kit, an experimental-hardcore-rock band from Boise that we introduced you to last year. Train Wrecks Take Time will come courtesy of bassist Shadrach Tuck’s Mishap Records label on February 23 — but in the meantime, we bring you the exclusive premiere of album track “Better” today.

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