8 DAYS OUT TUESDAY NOV. 30 Food & Drink TUESDAY NIGHT FARMERS MARKET—The parking lot of the North End Organic Nursery on Hill Road will host local growers and farmers selling produce. Gardeners and farmers interested in selling at the market should contact Bingo Barnes at bingo@northendnursery.com or by calling 208-389-4769. 5-7 p.m. North End Organic Nursery, 2350 Hill Road, Boise, 208-3894769, northendnursery.com.
Sports & Fitness TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS— Gait analysis, assessment, footwear consultation and more with SIRC and Jeff Jacobs from Foot Dynamics. 6:30 p.m. FREE. Shu’s Idaho Running Company, 1758 W. State St., Boise, 208344-6604, idahorunningcompany.com. TRIATHLON TRAINING PROGRAM—Get together once a week with others in training to compare notes, attend seminars and have a chance listen to guest speakers talk about their experiences. Fee includes registration for the NRC Indoor Triathlon on Feb. 5, 2011. 6-7 p.m. $75-$90. Nampa Recreation Center, 131 Constitution Way, Nampa, 208-468-5858, nampaparksandrecreation.org.
Odds & Ends PABST BINGO NIGHT—Play bingo for PBR, swag and other random stuff found at second hand stores. $1 PBR, Oly, or Rainier cans, or get a “ghetto bucket” (two of each) for $4. 7 p.m. FREE. Donnie Mac’s Trailer Park Cuisine, 1515 W. Grove St., Boise, 208-384-9008, donniemacgrub.com.
WEDNESDAY DEC. 1 Festivals & Events LIQUID FORUM—Liquid Lounge and United Vision for Idaho host a discussion forum showcasing a different local nonprofit each month, along with a silent auction and local music. 5-7:30 p.m. FREE. Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St., Boise, 208-287-5379, liquidboise.com.
On Stage TRU—See Wednesday. 8 p.m. $12-$20. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise, 208-442-3232, bctheater.org.
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GYPSY GALLERY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—The group of local artists who started the Gypsy Gallery as a way of showcasing their work are celebrating their seventh year together. See their work including photography, watercolors, metal, glass. found objects, wood, clay, jewelry and mixed media at the Empire Building. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. FREE. Empire Building, 205 N. 10th St., Boise, 208-344-6315.
BOISE NONFICTION WRITERS: KITTY FLEISHMAN—The awardwinning author will talk about her new book The Bluebird Will Sing Tomorrow. 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE. Rediscovered Bookshop, 180 N. Eighth St., Boise, 208-376-4229, rdbooks.org.
TODDLER WEDNESDAY—Children ages 2-3 are invited to explore art media related to BAM’s exhibitions with an adult. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Regular admission prices. Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Drive, Boise, 208-3458330, boiseartmuseum.org.
Talks & Lectures DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES—Noble Laureate Jody Williams will speak on “Human Security in an Insecure World.” 7 p.m. FREE. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts, 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane, Boise, 208-4261609, mc.boisestate.edu.
NOISE/CD REVIEW HOT PANDA: HOW COME I’M DEAD A name like Hot Panda is guaranteed to attract attention. The question then becomes what will be done with it. And in the case of Hot Panda, the answer is: apparently not much. Sounding like a rehash of Washington’s K Records scene in its heyday, the 13 tracks on Hot Panda’s How Come I’m Dead (Mint Records) are 15 years too late to make effective use of the name. The whole album feels like an attempt to make a recording in a studio sound like one from a garage, with over t attempts to make guitars sound cheap. Vocals alternate between a bored sounding sneer and faux-insane howl. Trumpets, accordions and keyboards are peppered throughout but feel more like studio add-ins than orchestrated sections of experimentation. Even chaotic noisy riffs in the style of Sonic Youth or The Pixies are delivered as measured repeating phrases, undermining the intent of chaos. A lolling evil-countr y track called “Shoot Your Horse” star ts out well, with a good Nick Cave vibe, but it ramps up the vocal corniness at the chorus. Track No. 3, “Pools,” feels like a Modest Mouse B-side left unreleased because the crunch of the guitars and the cheer y tone of the keyboards feel like they’re from two different songs that don’t go together. Track No. 7, a ballad sung to an ambulance, star ts out interesting but runs out of steam quickly and devolves into a fairly boring mid-tempo rock song. It’s not surprising. On reflection, the concept smacks of forced quirkiness, the kind that rarely endures or endears. The album’s standout track is “Masculinity,” with a swung beat and a water y sounding keyboard riff, but it’s still hard to get past the vocals. Overall Hot Panda effectively apes the hybrid of ar t-punk/ garage-rock but struggles to establish the credibility that was the sound’s foundation. —Josh Gross
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