Treasure Valley Podcast

Freeman DeJongh talks about his newest album "Dreadful Feelings," while describing methods to find creative inspiration.

Find his live performance here:

https://youtu.be/k9S-B7xzCxs?si=FVVMjTZChjzIn8JK

And his album here:

https://curationrecords.com/products/dreadful-feelings-2?utm_content=ios&utm_medium=product-links&utm_source=message

Treasure Valley Live is back and better than ever! In conjunction with Mixed Metaphor Studios, we're relaunching our music series in a new space with new equipment, new crew members, new music, and a new outlook. We can't wait to continue showing off the Treasure Valley music scene! For this installment, we invited back Freeman DeJongh - singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has been a Boise mainstay for years. Here, he plays selections from his latest album, Dreadful Feelings. A stunning achievement, the new songs show a clear-eyed earnestness that never slides into sentimentality or lyrical navel gazing. It is, quite simply, one of our favorite releases of the year, and as the album grows increasingly emotional on its second side, the title becomes a potent phrase of shared humanity. Dreadful Feelings. By conjuring his, Freeman DeJongh exorcises yours.

Jesse Blake Rundle give advice on songwriting and music production.

See his previous performance on Treasure Valley Live here: https://youtu.be/_OTeLRNNLcY

In this special installment of Treasure Valley Podcast, Luke Mayville discusses the importance of civic engagement, as well as distraction tactics used by agencies with an anti-democratic agenda.

Following his performance on Treasure Valley Live, Chuck and Elliot interview Wes Schlag about music, writing, and all things under the creative umbrella! See his live performance video here... https://youtu.be/C1Vz8pJcxPI

Wade Ronsse, an accomplished Treasure Valley drummer, visits the studio to talk about how percussion has helped him learn to stay focused which leads to a discussion covering a plethora of subjects that relate to music in unexpected ways. You can follow Wade on Instagram @darth_wade.r

The feature film hiatus is over, and we’re back to Treasure Valley Live! For this installment, violinist Tyler Carson journeyed from Sedona, Arizona to play in our studio. His project, Fiddler on the Rock, is a stunning concoction of folk violin and classical precision. The compositions (built on loops) attack seemingly simple musical ideas from every conceivable direction, slowly morphing from catchy grooves into grand orchestrations. While filming, we were stunned that every note came from this single, solitary person. To be in the presence of such skill is humbling. Enjoy!

During our live recording from Treefort 10, we had the pleasure to pick the brains of local artists Riley Anne Johnson of Wend, Dale Hiscock of Endless Atlas, and Jesse Blake Rundle. They share some helpful knowledge regarding music performance and recording. They're advice about creativity can be applied to nearly any artistic endeavor!

Catrine has experience producing films on a wide variety of budgets! If you're a filmmaker (or aspiring to be one), this episode is full of pro-tips!

This week, Chuck ponders beliefs, free will, and cults.

This week I have a conversation with Katie Preston. She’s an actor and general creative from the Treasure Valley. You may have seen a recent movie she played in, My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To. It’s an indie film with one of the most unique vampire stories I’ve ever seen. Katie is currently finishing a web series, Running on Love, which she wrote, directed and starred in. We had a conversation about how training to be an actor can help you in everyday life, as well as lots of other topics related to creativity in general.

What happens when you combine a musician and an Electrical Engineer... into the same person? You get Endless Atlas. This week I chat with the one-man-band (Dale Hiscock) about his influences and why he decided to venture out on a solo musical journey with his custom looping software.

Chuck prescribes possible solutions to the growing negativity online, in Idaho, and across the country.

Want to get a feel for what it’s like to fall several stories after a harness failure on a construction site? VR can do that. Do you want to know how it might feel to have a mental illness that causes paranoid voices to comment on your surroundings? VR can do that too. This week I chat with Jennifer Lastra of Boise’s own Virtual Reality company, 360 immersive. It turns out that VR is for more than video games.

After an amazing set in the LowerGentry makeshift Studio, Parade of Bad Guys has a conversation with Chuck about their musical stylings and how they're always making music fun.

What is up with the skyrocketing real estate prices here in the Treasure Valley? Are we in a bubble? Should you wait before you buy a new home? This week I sit down and chat Austin Whiting, a local property developer, owner, and manager who has a background in Economics. He helps shed some light on why real estate prices have shot up so quickly and what we all can do to avoid large corporations from taking over local land development.

In preparation for their 2021 Treefort performance, St. Terrible accepted our invitation to LowerGentry Studios. We first became aware of the band earlier this year when they released An Endless Fiction, an EP that gobsmacked us with its sonic experimentation, formal unity, and lyrical introspection. Their music contains shades of our favorite mid-2000s indie rock releases. It has the earnestness. The musical dexterity. But, there is something wholly original in the way St. Terrible attacks each song’s dynamics. Across this 4 track set, they consistently retire from one deafening high only to ascend to another. Each crescendo is unexpected and invigorating; watching Zach Herbert (vocals, guitar), Sean Dahlman (piano), and Aaron Atkins (drums) traverse these emotional peaks reminds us why we love live music. Enjoy!

St Terrible performed an impressive live set in our tiny studio. We chat about their unique music compositions and their other creative endeavors!

This week I sit down with Elliot Norton to discuss how to write an engaging story or screenplay by focusing on Characters and Conflict while following the simple three act structure.

Gabriel Vazquez aka BAM"BOO comes in to talk about his creative process and share his journey from professional athlete to musician.

This week I play the conversation I had with Jesse Blake Rundle and Nate Agenbroad after their musical performance. We discuss music, God, and everything in between. Also sitting in is Elliot Norton, the camera operator for Treasure Valley Live.

The Music of Jesse Blake Rundle was one of our favorite discoveries of 2020. His album, Radishes and Flowers, was released during the height of the Covid lockdown - when there was nothing else to do but continually refresh the news feed on our phones - and the relief it brought made us reidentify with an optimism in humanity. Jesse's tunes can be propulsive. They can be languid. They can be formally adventurous while still carrying enough folk and rock tradition to be immediately understood. It was a thrill to have him in the studio! Here he is joined by Nate Agenbroad for a set of three new songs and the title track of last year's sterling release. Enjoy!

Chuck talks with Addam about his journey as a full-time freelance musician. 

Before COVID caused LowerGentry Studios to temporarily stop music sessions, Addam Chavarria came in with a 4-piece band to perform an impressive set from his album Right Now. Addam was finally able to return to the studio this summer to record a set in the way audiences see him most frequently, as a solo artist with only his electric guitar to back up his vocals. In this edition of Treasure Valley Live Addam shows his remarkable musical skill, a result years of experience and countless hours of performing.

Chuck chats with Tyler and Wes of MYLO BYBEE about their music creation process and how they maintained productivity during the pandemic.

Is the voter initiative process in Idaho now impossible? This week Chuck chats with Luke Mayville, Co-founder of Reclaim Idaho, about how Reclaim Idaho was able to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot for Idaho voters, and how Idaho's legislature is out of step with Idaho voters.

Chuck talks with Treasure Valley musician, Ryan Curtis, about his upcoming album Rust Belt Broken Heart. 

It's been over a year since we've had any musicians in the studio, and for our first Treasure Valley Live post-pandemic, we wanted the perfect artist - one that would articulate the waste and isolation of the previous year while giving us something to sway our hips to. Enter Ryan Curtis. His brand of boozy Americana made us pine for long ago nights smoking and drinking at dive bars. Buoyed by Sam Alkire's steadfast bass and Dave Manion's casually brilliant guitar work, Curtis's tunes offer catchy hooks, light rhythms, and an unmistakable, almost unspoken, melancholy. Lyrically, his songs oscillate between folksy aphorisms ("Talk a Little Less") and stunning depictions of economic need ("Pour Another Glass"). The people in his songs are lost and confused, and although there are no simple cures for poverty, alcoholism, and the general self-hatred Curtis imbues with each syllable of his gravelly voice, another pint will do for now.

Economic experts Guido Giuntini and Steve Hall visit to discuss the findings of their investigation into Ada County's property taxes.

Here's a link to the app discussed in the podcast...

https://stevehall.shinyapps.io/shinyapp/

Here's a link to an article with graphs discussed in the podcast...

https://www.boisestate.edu/bluereview/progressive-property-taxes-in-ada-county/

Chuck talks about lazy thinking.

Chuck explains how building new neural pathways is the key to keeping your New Year's Resolution.

Chuck shares the meaning of life.

This week Chuck reviews the hypocritical stances of both the Republicans and Democrats. 

Chuck explains the Dunning-Kruger effect and how it may be causing confusion during the Coronavirus Pandemic.

This week Chuck talks about Life Expectancy and how COVID may change that.

Chuck explains how our decision making process isn't what we think it is.

This week we revisit a conversation with Savanna Fernandez, a Treasure Valley dog expert. She explains the history of the bull dog, how to best train your dog, and how to deal with social media bullies!

This week Chuck explains why candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties are often so crappy. The cause? A phenomenon known as The Prisoner's Dilemma in Game Theory.