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Michael Deeds

About Michael Deeds

Columnist Michael Deeds is the Idaho Statesman’s entertainment editor, Scene magazine overlord and official music nerd. He co-hosts "The Other Studio" at 9 p.m. Sundays on 94.9 FM "The River" and appears Thursdays on Channel 6 News. In the rare event that a reader disagrees with Deeds’ opinions, he prefers to settle things on the nearest ping-pong table. Contact him at mdeeds@idahostatesman.com

DEEDS: 1, 2, 3, 4, when it comes to music, give us more

When Feist sings her hit “1234” next week, she won’t be counting concerts (or Crows) coming to the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Outlaw Field between now and the end of July.

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Michael Deeds: So long, beer festival. Hello, walkers

I t’s early in the season, but, yep, that really is the sound of crickets you hear coming from Ann Morrison Park in Boise.

6 days ago
ENTERTAINMENT

DEEDS: Audio Lab celebrates 20 years of making noise

I t was a cool thought: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Audio Lab recording studio, owners Steve Fulton and Pat Storey would create a T-shirt with the name of every band and solo performer who had recorded there.

8 days ago
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Michael Deeds: Hopping on the ‘Bodies Revealed’ meat-, er, bandwagon

T aking into account this week’s report that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030, I suggest that Premier Exhibitions, the company putting sliced-up cadavers on display this fall at the Discovery Center of Idaho, start planning for the future.

13 days ago
ENTERTAINMENT

DEEDS: Gem or two lurk among Alive After Five lineup

Ignore what the calendar says. Here in Boise, summer begins when Alive After Five does.

15 days ago
ENTERTAINMENT

DEEDS: Reconnect with (free) comic books on May 5

It’s hard not be a little jealous of Shawn Phelps’ job. Every time he goes to work, he gets to remember what it was like to be 10.

22 days ago
ENTERTAINMENT

DEEDS: Delta Spirit honors ‘Idaho’ by rocking hard

It’s always fun to hear a band name-check your hometown or state. So this week, I just had to listen to “Idaho,” a new track from rockers Delta Spirit, who will perform May 3 at Neurolux.

29 days ago
ENTERTAINMENT

DEEDS: Fair gets ‘Weird’; Warped says no to Idaho

It’s never felt right to mock the Western Idaho Fair’s grandstand entertainment. If you don’t have to pay to see a concert (aside from Fair admission of $5 through Aug. 16, $7 after), how can you gripe about it in good conscience?

36 days ago
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DEEDS: Fresh Beat Band, lap dances, the usual ...

When a promoter puts a concert on sale months in advance, many fans just buy tickets, mark the calendar and wait.

42 days ago
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DEEDS: Best of Treasure Valley: Your vote counts

S ummer is around the corner, and here’s how I know: Voting starts April 6 — right now — for the Idaho Statesman’s annual Best of Treasure Valley readers poll.

50 days ago
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Deeds: Treefort looks to future; summer shows pile up

Critically acclaimed Portland folk band Blitzen Trapper has played lots of festivals, but nothing quite like last weekend’s Treefort Music Fest in Boise.

57 days ago