This Week
Sounds Good
Boise · Weekly · May 21 — May 27

A weekly Boise culture guide. 41 events.

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This Week Sounds Good — Boise culture guide for May 21 — May 27

Upcoming events this week

Fri 22

Grysyn + Frankie Mello + Rich + Sergio Leon▶

Space
tunes · bounce · techno
Fri 22

Guilty Pleasure▶

Sapphire Room
tunes
Fri 22

TKO▶

Shredder
tunes · hip-hop
Fri 22

Sugar Boo + Friend of Mine + Wild Poppies▶

Olympic Venue
tunes · funk · soul
Fri 22

Being As An Ocean + Lagrimas + Commoner + Clearframe▶

9th St
tunes · post-hardcore · melodic hardcore
Fri 22

Geoff Tate’s Operation: Mindcrime▶

Revolution Concert House
tunes · prog metal
Fri 22
Small room

Prince Daddy & the Hyena + Remo Drive + Restraining Order▶

Shrine Social Club Basement
tunes · punk · emo
Sat 23 • 7:30p
— Date night

The Eleventh Hour Trio (residency)

Neurolux Lounge, Downtown

Better with friends than solo, but solo works

jazz · background friendly · romanticFree
Sat 23 • 10a
Good first stop

Best Bus Day Ever: Family Ride Day

VRT
community · family-friendlyFree
Sat 23 • 11a
Good first stop

Discovery Center Paddle Boats Grand Opening

Julia Davis Park
foodFree
Sat 23 • 5p
Good first stop

Dennis the Cat Day 2026

Old Idaho Penitentiary
food · last admission 4pm · classic$12
Sat 23 • 9a

Eagle Saturday Market

Heritage Park in Downtown Eagle
food
Sat 23 • 9a

Meridian Main Street Market

Meridian City Hall
food
Sat 23 • 9a

Boise Farmers Market

1500 Shoreline Drive
food
Sat 23 • 7p

Athletic Club Boise vs. Fort Wayne FC

AC Boise Soccer Stadium at Expo Idaho
community$25
Sat 23 • 8p
Small room

Stand Up in the Basement

Liquid Laughs Underground
comedy · intimate$20 in advance, $25 at the door
Sat 23 • 9a

Nampa Farmers Market

Lloyd Square Park
food
Sat 23 • 9:30a

Capital City Public Market is on the Grove Plaza from 9:30am-1pm

food
Sat 23

Rod DeGeorge’s Guitar Gods Revue▶

Olympic Venue
tunes · classic rock · classic
Sat 23

Stef & The Groove▶

Riverside Hotel
tunes · r&b · funk
Sat 23

Dingus + Los Malos + So Down + Yeah Nah Yeah▶

Neurolux
tunes · punk
Sun 24 • 8p
— Date night

Maren Hollow (solo)

Neurolux Lounge, Downtown

For a dim room and a slow drink

folk · songwriter · guitar forward$15
Sun 24

Ri$ky▶

Olympic Venue
tunes · hip-hop · r&b
Sun 24

Carnifex + Bodysnatcher + 200 Stab Wounds + Ingested + Gates to Hell + BODYBOX▶

Treefort Music Hall, Downtown
tunes · deathcore · death metal
Mon 25 • 9p
— Better with friends

Cold Plate + Hideout Theory

Hideaway Bar, North End

Loud, mean, gone by 11

punk · loud · guitar forward$12
Mon 25 • 6p
— Date night

GROUP SHOW: Soft Borders — Opening

Boise Contemporary, Downtown

Easy first stop on a long night

opening · art · paintingFree
Mon 25
Small room

Combust + Fools Game + xForever Warx + Seppuku + World Asylum▶

Shrine Social Club Basement
tunes · nyhc · crossover thrash
Tue 26 • 11p
— Better with friends

DJ Half-Light — Late Set

Treefort Music Hall, Downtown

Same mood, different lane from a guitar night

electronic · dj · dubFree
Tue 26 • 9p
— Wildcard

Field Recordings

Neurolux Lounge, Downtown

Not your usual lane

experimental · electronic · weird$10
Tue 26 • 7:30p
Small room

Wine and Bites: Tacos

House of Wine
food · intimate$55
Tue 26 • 8p

Farm to Fork Farmers Market

Indian Creek Plaza in Caldwell
foodFree
Tue 26
Small room

Initiate + Juicebox▶

Shrine Social Club Basement
tunes · melodic hardcore · hardcore punk
Tue 26

stop.drop.rewind▶

Shredder
tunes · prog-punk · emo
Wed 27 • 8p
— Date night

Petra Vance — Notebook Tour

The Funny Bone, Bench

Worth your Friday

standup · comedy · storytelling$22
Wed 27 • 8:30p
— Date night

Yael & the Open Hour — Record Release

The Olympic, Downtown

A main-event Friday with a backline

indie · guitar forward · mid energy$18
Wed 27 • 7p

Athletic Club Boise vs. Sarasota Paradise

AC Boise Soccer Stadium at Expo Idaho
community
Wed 27

Keenan TreVon▶

Olympic Venue
tunes · r&b
Wed 27
Small room

Karaoke in the Basement!

Shrine Social Club Basement
tunes · intimate
Wed 27
Small room

Cheerleader Roadkill + aWannabe + Sap▶

Shrine Social Club Basement
tunes · pop punk · intimate
Thu 28 • 7p
— Wildcard

Sun Room Quartet

Boise Contemporary, Downtown

Better if you want to listen than talk

experimental · classical · listening$20
Thu 28 • 10p
— Better with friends

Margot K. presents: The Velvet Door

Treefort Music Hall, Downtown

For a loud table and a late drink

drag · performance · social$15