Rae Gordon Band

The multi-award-winning Rae Gordon Band serves up a potent stew of gritty blues and heartfelt soul – soaring vocals with searing guitar counterpoint, high-energy horns and a hard-driving rhythm section with the power of a freight train.

Following their 3rd-place finish at the International Blues Challenge in 2017 (finals judge Walter Trout said afterwards, “I gave her a score of 10, the best score you can give. She made an incredible impression.”), the band released its third CD Better Than I Was, which has received airplay in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK and appeared on the Living Blues Radio Chart and the Roots Music Report Soul Blues Album Chart. The CD also won a Muddy Award for Best Northwest Recording from the Cascade Blues Association and the band received the Best Contemporary Blues Act Muddy Award.

Presented by The Idaho Blues Society. This IBS show was supported in part by a Touring Artist grant from CREATIVE WEST and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Join us for dinner and drinks! The Sapphire Room features a full dinner and bar menu. The Sapphire Room is all-ages and family friendly. Every person that enters must have a ticket. No babes in arms.

FREE and convenient parking.

Please be aware that video and photographs may be taken during the show, which may inadvertently include members of the audience. By purchasing a ticket (or multiple tickets), you are acknowledging and understand that this is a possibility. The Sapphire Room and Riverside Hotel reserve the right to use these photographs for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media posts and use on our website. We would like to emphasize that in the event your image (or members of your party) is captured, you will not be compensated for its use. As the ticket purchaser, it is your responsibility to communicate this to all of the attendees in your party.

Please note that general seats may have a partially obstructed view. Table locations may vary slightly from positions shown on the seating map.

With the purchase of a ticket, Sapphire guests are eligible for The Riverside Hotel's "Sapphire Getaway" for $179 + tax. This rate is available for the night of the Sapphire Room show and includes a standard hotel room (double occupancy) and breakfast for two the following morning. To reserve, please call the Riverside Hotel front desk at 208-343-1871. The Sapphire Getaway rate is subject to availability and blackout dates. It will not be available for every show.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise, United States