Boise is not a town know for it’s music scene. There are 211,500 people living in the state capitol of Idaho. There are fancy restaurants and tall buildings. All the makings of a fine little city.
The people in Boise, as I was told by the bouncer, are simply not responsive. They seemed to enjoy the music, but were not the type of crowd that would go out of their way to see a live show.
We had a good show, good energy, When we were done playing they applauded, and even requested an encore. But when we finished, they were indifferent, as if they had trouble differenciating between live music and a song on the system that they recognized.
A few short steps outside the Reef and it’s a whole different world. The streets in this particular block of the downtown area are teeming with hundreds of drunk kids roaming around. In a one block radius is literally over a dozen bars, all of them filled to the brim. There are hot dog stands on every caddy corner of this main intersection, and the cops are making their presence known.
It is a little wierd to see this big city, club type scenario in this town, because it is literally dead during the day. And anywhere else in town the night life is not so lively, but this block is hopping.
And the women! The ratio of women to men seems to be around three to one. They dress well and they know it. So if ‘clubbing’ is your scene, and if you’re into hot girls, I recommend this little neighborhood of the world.
