Treefort 2024: An Interview with Moon Owl's Mages

Photo by Malcolm Contreras

Mallory Peterson and Malcolm Contreras sat down with Jack Ball, Noble Holt, and Liam Sliney of Moon Owl’s Mages to talk about the Boise music scene, deserted island album picks, Boise lore, and more!

Linked is a PDF of the fully transcribed interview (read time: 30 mins)

A little about Moon Owl’s Mages:

Moon Owl’s Mages is a 4 piece psych rock band from Boise, Idaho.

Forming from playing in other bands and knowing each other in the local scene, the group came together with a challenge; to make a full LP in two weeks. Written, recorded, mixed, and released two weeks later was ‘Skelly Bones Jones’, a concept record about a skeleton protagonist. Proof that creative boundaries, pressure, and friendship improves creativity and truth. COVID passed, things got crazy, the lineup added a new member, and in 2022 the mages were back swinging with a new record ‘Kill The Crackle’, featuring a more detail-oriented and realized band.

After two years full of shows, tours and some personal items, the mages are back in the stu. Cooking up some things the world has never before seen. Something full-on crankin…

Moon Owl’s Mages at Treefort Music Hall, Treefort Music Festival 2024

Photos by Malcolm Contreras