Idaho has produced a number of musicians and bands, including Paul Revere & the Raiders, Built to Spill, Treepeople, and Caustic Resin.
Since the early 1950s, Weiser has been home to the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest, held in June and hosting more than 20,000 people a year.
[2] The Treefort Music Fest, founded in 2014, many independent bands from the area, in addition to attracting established acts from outside Boise.
Small and large venues exist throughout downtown Boise, though the former consists of mostly bars and coffee shops, and the larger remain concert halls and arenas.
Perhaps the most popular concert house is the Knitting Factory (formerly the Big Easy), as well as The Olympic, which caters to the alternative, indie, and metal music.