Here are the 4 celebrity judges for the Next2Rock Boise Finals on Sunday, November 12th at the Knitting Factory.
John Bolin – guitar maker
For 35 years, John and Jake Bolin along with their staff at Bolin Guitars in Boise, Idaho have made some of the most remarkable guitars and basses in rock and roll history. Their clients include; Billy F. Gibbons & Dusty Hill, Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood, Steve Miller, Joe Perry, Bo Diddley, Doc Watson, Lou Reed, Jimmy Page, Timothy B. Schmitt, Joe Walsh, Muddy Waters, and Albert King plus more.
John Bolin w/ Billy F. Gibbons from ZZ Top
John Bolin w/ Steve Miller
John & Cristi Bolin w/ Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood from The Rolling Stones
Dylan Cline – musician
Performing with latest project, DeVaard @ Hyde Park Street Fair Main Stage. Circa September 2017
DylanCline.com
Dylan Cline is the founder of the Idaho® Potato Drop, freshman pilot and multi-instrumentalist. Cline has written, recorded and performed with an eclectic mix of musical projects including; Revolt! Revolt!, Danny Black & the Galaxy, DeVaard, and multi-#1 Billboard chart topper MCO Orchestra.
His Decade-long tenure with Matt Hopper & the Roman Candles has spanned the country, performing coveted gigs such as Adam Duritz’ intimate SXSW showcase “the Outlaw Roadshow”, and a sold-out run of shows last summer opening for The Head and The Heart.
From left: Ryan Spaulding (Ryan’s Smashing Life), Matt Hopper, Adam Duritz (Counting Crowes), Dylan Cline. South by South West “Outlaw Roadshow” Showcase, circa March, 2013.
Opening for the Head and the Heart. Jonathan Russell (The Head and The Heart frontman) performing MH&RC song “False Alarm” to a sold-out crowd at Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre, SLC. Circa August 2017
THATH covered this song on their latest critically acclaimed album “Signs of Light”.
Mike Prater – radio talk show host and writer
Mike Prater is the afternoon talk show co-host of “Caves & Prater – Idaho Sports Talk” on Sports Radio 93.1 KTIK in Boise, Idaho and was a columnist and Sports Editor at the Idaho Statesman for 28 years. Prater now has his own brand of beer available for a limited time at The Ram Restaurant and Brewery in Boise called, “Prater Hater Hella Rocking Lager“.
Chuck Gibbs – entrepreneur
Chuck is the owner of the Happy Hippy in Ontario, Oregon. They have a great selection of happy-go-lucky hippy clothing, incense, hacky sacks, T-shirts, vaporizers, posters, tobacco pipes, head-shop supplies – and lots more.
490 East Ln, Ste 8
Ontario, Oregon
(541) 823-1401
