Treasure Valley Live Ryan Curtis

It s been over a year since we ve had any musicians in the studio, and for our first Treasure Valley Live postpandemic, 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 selfhatred Curtis imbues with each syllable of his gravelly voice, another pint will do for now. Set List 0:00 Talk A Little L br, br,