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Peoria, Illinois is a great place for hard rock/metal bands. Not too far from Chicago or Springfield if you want to move around a little.

It's at least 350 miles in any direction to the next sizeable city from Boise.
Scratch that... next 'city'. I consider everything closer to be towns.

Theres alot of that problem out west. (With the exception of the southern california, phoenix Az area).
Anyone living east of say, Chicago, has it easy.

Thankfully boise is steadily getting better as a music town.

The Cresent City, New Orleans, Hopefully when they rebuild it.
El' Peno'

DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF MUSIC BEING PLAYED. JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA HAS A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THE MUSIC SCENE. WE ARE A METAL BAND A PLAY OUT A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH. GO TO JAXBANDS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION ON VENUES AND EVENTS. ALSO CHECK OUT THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION FOR AN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE. WE ARE CLOSE TO GAINESVILLE, ST AUGUSTINE AND 1 1/2 HOUR FROM ORLANDO WHICH HAS A LOT OF PLACES TO PLAY., NOT TO MENTION SOUTH FLORIDA 5 HOURS A WAY AND THE GEORGIA SCENE. BLUES, JAZZ, ROCK, METAL, IT IS ALL AROUND HERE. CHECK IT OUT FLORIDA HAS A GOOD SCENE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK FOR IT A LITTLE.

there are many many great small bands here in cleveland that get alot of publicity around here.

PKS, MUSHROOMHEAD, SEVEN, TERRA DEVASTATA, SAVIOR, YEARS OF FIRE, THE PROMISE HERO, ICARUS LANDING, SALT THE WOUND.

THERES A WHOLE BUNCH MORE. THERES A GOOD 3 OR 4 GREAT VENUES TO PLAY AT: PEABODY'S (ALOS HAS PIRATES COVE INSIDE), THE AGORA BALLROOM, HI-FI, and PHANTASY.

NOW IM NOT JSUT JUST SAYING COME HERE CAUSE IM FROM HERE BUT I MEAN THIS PLACE IS GROWING QUICKLY WITH SOME OF THE BEST MUSIC AROUND!