Bayonne brings the Filters tour to Shrine Social Club on Nov 14

Roger Sellers' looping, layered indie project makes its first Boise stop in our records, a week from Saturday on a Northwest swing behind his fourth album.

Some of the best nights downtown come from acts that turn up on a Saturday when nobody expected them, and Bayonne is that kind of booking. Roger Sellers brings his one-man indie project to Shrine Social Club on Saturday, Nov 14, with the show starting at 7 p.m. It's the first Boise date for Bayonne in our records, and it lands in the middle of a Western run that most cities his size don't get.

The practical bits first. Shrine Social Club holds about 800 people, which is a good size for music built out of loops, keys and stacked vocals: big enough to feel like an event, small enough to see the songs get built in front of you. Tickets are sold through DICE (get them here), so plan on a phone ticket. An early 7 p.m. start leaves plenty of the night for a drink on Main afterward.

The reason for the tour is a new record. Filters, Sellers' fourth album as Bayonne, came out on Nettwerk on Sept. 4, 2026, according to his Wikipedia entry). It follows 2023's *Temporary Time*. The fall run is billed as the Filters tour, and Boise is one of its closing stops.

The routing shows how much of the West he's covering. Bayonne plays Santa Fe on Nov 10, Denver on Nov 11 and Salt Lake City on Nov 13 before heading to Boise. After us he goes to Seattle on Nov 16, Portland on Nov 17 and Eugene on Nov 18. For anyone in the Treasure Valley, this is the only stop between Salt Lake and the coast. If you were thinking of driving to Portland for this one, you can skip the trip.

If you haven't heard Bayonne, the project works like this. Sellers writes and performs the songs largely by himself, layering short looped figures of synth, piano and percussion until they lock into something that moves like a band. He has recorded under his own name too. A Free Press Houston piece covered his return to Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest under the Bayonne banner. Earlier Bayonne records include *Drastic Measures*, whose title track City Slang released with a video. His current label is Nettwerk, which has backed his recent singles and headline tours.

Live, the appeal is watching the arrangement come together. A song starts with one or two small parts and keeps filling out as more are added. On a good night it's music you can dance to and music you can stand and study, and in a room the size of the Shrine you can do both from the same spot on the floor.

That's why this is a show for curious listeners as much as for people who already know him. Boise has a crowd that shows up for indie and electronic-leaning acts on their way between bigger markets, and a Saturday-night slot with an early start is a low-risk way to find out what the fuss is about. Fans of bedroom-pop builders, of the looping side of indie, or of anyone who has made a whole band out of one person and a table full of gear should get there for the start.

On a good night it's music you can dance to and music you can stand and study.

Go early, find a spot where you can see his hands, and let the songs build. It's one Saturday in November, and it's worth leaving the house for.

Sources: Bayonne (musician) – Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org); Roger Sellers returns to Fun Fun Fun as Bayonne – Free Press Houston (freepresshouston.com); Bayonne releases title track "Drastic Measures" alongside new video – City Slang (cityslang.com); Bayonne drops new single and video "Words," announces headline tour – Nettwerk (nettwerk.com); Bayonne at Shrine Social Club – JamBase (jambase.com); Tickets – DICE (link.dice.fm)