The bearded blues rock trio that provided so many memorable guitar riffs will stop in at Nampa's Idaho Center Amphitheater on Aug. 5. Yep, that's another outdoor show. Hooray!

Tickets for ZZ Top cost $29, $39 and $49 and will go on sale Friday, May 30, through IC Tickets and TicketWeb outlets. 

 

 

 

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— Entertainer of the year: Kenny Chesney
— Top male vocalist: Brad Paisley
— Top female vocalist: Carrie Underwood
— Top vocal group: Rascal Flatts
— Top vocal duo: Brooks & Dunn
— Top new male vocalist: Jack Ingram
— Top new female vocalist: Taylor Swift
— Top new duo or vocal group: Lady Antebellum
— Album of the year: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend...read more

In Friday's Ramblings column in PLAY, the date was incorrectly listed as this Thursday, May 21. On June 21, a sign will go up that reads Knitting Factory Concert House.

  

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Well, I'd heard that Canyon County was an option to host the Chicago-based American rock band this summer, but the Eagle/Star area isn't far off. Wilco, a Grammy winning band and critical darling, will stop in at the Winery at Eagle Knoll on April 20.

The show is part of the Vintage '08 Summer Concert Series, presented by the Record Exchange and brought to you by Idaho Concerts, which also includes...read more

Two stellar shows from the alt-country scene have been added to the Treasure Valley's outdoor concert schedule: Steve Earle, the "hardcore trabadour," with guest Allison Moorer on July 11 and Neko Case, also of the New Pornographers, on Aug. 29.

Both shows will be held at the Winery at Eagle Knoll, a gem of a venue for outdoor concerts so long as the weather cooperates.

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Visit the bizarro world!

For the first time, Rambo fans can see their beloved hero get waxed during a never-before-seen alternate ending that will be shown as "First Blood" hits theaters Thursday night for a one time showing. Locally, all three Edwards Theaters in the Treasure Valley will carry the movie, including Nampa's Edwards 14 which has a showing slated for 7:30 p.m. 

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It's not so strange when a band has to cancel a show, but we're looking at three artists bowing out of Boise in less than a week:

1) Sunday's OTEP show (also Creature Feature, Eyes Set to Kill and New Revolution) has been postponed due to illness. A rescheduled date is expected to be announced shortly.  

2) Critical Bill will still perform at Boise's Big Easy on May 22, but Primer 55 will not...read more

I can't begin to tell you how tired the Coldplay-esque piano-rock sound has become. So I'm rather excited to hear Chris Martin and crew have decided to blow things up a bit for their new album 'Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends," due out June 17. Will  Coldplay followers embrace the band's thirst for creativity? Who knows. After two listens, "Violet Hill," a single off the...read more