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TOO MUCH DISTORTION, JANUARY, VARIOUS Local promoter Justin Cantrell has scheduled a slew of shows in January sure to slay fans of punk, metal and hardcore. On Thursday, Jan. 7, Skate Night at Gusto will roar like a hundred wheels on a well-worn half-pipe with Texas bands Warcola and Scandals and locals NFFU (9 p.m., FREE). On Sunday, Jan. 17, Red Room Tavern hosts Indianapolis’ Bolth, Seattle’s Danny The Champion of the World and locals A New Agenda (9 p.m., $5). On Wednesday, Jan. 27, Skate Night at Gusto takes a turn with Nevada’s Farley Overdose and locals Bone Dance, Ohadi and Jument (9 p.m., FREE). Cantrell has two big shows planned for Thursday, Jan. 28: Missionary Position from Washington headlines at Red Room with Microbabies and Le Fleur opening (9 p.m., $5) and the Metal As Art Tour lands at Gusto with California darlings Revocation—who debuted on Relapse Records in September with Existence Is Futile—Boston’s Hypno5e and New Jersey’s Binary Code. We’ll have to figure out how to be two places at once. —Amy Atkins Gusto Bar, 509 W. Main St., 208-343-5159; Red Room Tavern, 601 W. Main St., 208-343-7034.
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WEDNESDAY JAN. 6
FRIDAY JAN. 8
SATURDAY JAN. 9
GLORIANA—With the Jeremiah James Gang. 7 p.m. $15 general, $40 platinum skybox. Knitting Factory
BODO BROTHERS CD RELEASE PARTY—Cluster Funk, Black Market Report and Paul Peterson. 8 p.m. FREE. Rose Room
JAMES ORR—8 p.m. FREE. Reef
CARTER FREEMAN—8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
BARBARA LAING AND RICHARD SOLIZ—An eclectic mix of songs in a vintage atmosphere. 9 p.m. FREE. Jo’s Sunshine Lounge
MAGNETICS, ZEN ZERO— 8 p.m. $3. Neurolux PATRICIA FOLKNER AND JOEL KASERMAN—7 p.m. FREE. Flatbread
CONTEND, HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH, BONE DANCE—8 p.m. $2. Myrtle Morgue DJ NOAH HYDE—8 p.m. $3. Neurolux
THE DAMPHOOLS—Get down with Hailey’s homegrown Americana goodness. 10 p.m. $5. Reef ERIC GRAE—6:30 p.m. FREE. Berryhill THE FAV—Alternative rock with country and funk influences. 9 p.m. $2. Terrapin Station
HOT LOCAL KNIGHTS— A five-week Battle of the Bands, featuring 66 local rockers. Tonight features hardcore: Versailles, Boats, For My Own, Jument, Bare Witness, The Vast Domain, Atlantis Falls Under, Bless the Martyr, Pandemic, Brawl, Obscure Beauty, All Hands On and Ohadi. 4 p.m. $8. The Venue JAM FOR THE LADY FUNDRAISER—A benefit show for Susan Chapman featuring Marcus Eaton and Dan Costello. 6 p.m. $25. China Blue KYLER EANON, HAVEN SNOW—9 p.m. FREE. The Plank LEE PENN SKY—8 p.m. FREE. Willi B’s
THURSDAY JAN. 7
JOHN HANSEN—8 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
BATTLE OF THE BANDS—Craving Dawn, M For Outfit and Actual Depiction. 9 p.m. FREE to listen, $1 to vote. Liquid
MCKENNA FAMILY NIGHT— 6 p.m. FREE. Sun Ray Cafe
THE POP CULT KIDS—9 p.m. $1. Liquid
POLYPHONIC POMEGRANATE—9 p.m. FREE. Liquid
REX AND BEVERLY—8 p.m. FREE. The Gamekeeper
BEN BURDICK TRIO—7 p.m. FREE. The Gamekeeper DAN COSTELLO AND LETA NEUSTAEDTER—6:30 p.m. FREE. Lock, Stock & Barrel
REEL BIG FISH, SUBURBAN LEGENDS, ONE PIN SHORT—See Picks, Page 12. 7 p.m. $12.50-$35. Knitting Factory
ROB PAPER—The winner of Boise’s Got Talent with guests. 7 p.m. 10 adv., $12 door. Visual Arts Collective
NATE FOWLER—Acoustic rock. 8 p.m. FREE. Reef
REX AND BEVERLY—8 p.m. FREE. The Gamekeeper
WARCOLA, SCANDALS, NFFU—See Listen Here, this page. 9 p.m. FREE. Gusto
JONATHAN WARREN AND THE BILLY GOATS—8 p.m. FREE. Sockeye
GIZZARD STONE—8:45 p.m. FREE. Pengilly’s
THE ORCHESTRA OF STRANGE TOUR—See Listen Here, Page 21. 9 p.m. $8 adv., $10 door. Neurolux
TERI & RICO—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub
SHON SANDERS—8:30 p.m. FREE. Piper Pub SOUL SERENE—10 p.m. $5. Reef
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