Alison Joy Williams & Indigo Edge

"She's got power, range and knows how to use them." Peter Lauro, Keeping The Blues Alive award winning music critic and promoter.

Presented by the Idaho Blues Society. This project is supported in part by Creative West and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Top of the charts and known for sold-out shows, Alison Joy Williams brings a powerful night of blues.

A seasoned touring artist, Alison has performed across the U.S., Europe, the Far East, Middle East, and Africa, with appearances at notable venues including The Listening Room (Nashville), B.B. King’s (Memphis), The Pheasantry (London), and The Royal Atlas (Morocco). Her festival credits include the Historic Wallace Blues Festival, Pig Out in the Park, and Kicker Country Stampede.

With a voice that’s both soulful and commanding, Alison delivers every lyric with intention and emotional depth. As Peter Lauro, Keeping the Blues Alive award-winning critic, puts it: “She’s got power, range, and knows how to use them.”

Her latest release, How You Look at Things (May 2025), earned standout reviews and charted on The Big Blues Charts, Living Blues Charts, and the Roots Music Report, with international radio play. Backed by her band Indigo Edge, Alison Joy Williams continues to be a standout presence on today’s blues circuit.​

features free live music from 5-7pm leading up to the show.

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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 include members of the audience. By purchasing a ticket (or multiple tickets), you acknowledge this is a possibility and give permission to The Riverside Hotel and The Sapphire Room to use your captured image (and/or the images of anyone in your party) in promotional applications. These applications include, but are not limited to, social media posts and use on our websites. We would like to emphasize that in the event your image (or the images of members in your party) is captured and used for promotional purposes, 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.

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