Tagged: local music

Where art and music meet

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

The relationship between art and music has always been a powerful one. Consider artist Sir Peter Blake’s co-creation of The Beatles’ album cover for Sgt.

Harvesting good times

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Harvest is a special time in North Idaho. After a summer of toil and sweat, we finally reap what we’ve sown and enjoy the fruits …

A lifetime of beautiful music

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

Leon Atkinson lived a unique life. The world-renowned classical guitarist could bring an audience to tears during his performances, where he showcased his talent with …

‘A whole new horizon’

By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff

Many artists have a story about how they entered their chosen art form. For Sandpoint singer-songwriter Justin Lantrip, that story is a love story.

“I …

The gift of song

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Give yourself the gift of music with any of a trio of holiday performances from local artists performing Friday, Dec. 13 through Sunday, Dec. 15.…

A homemade show

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

Each year when Sandpoint natives Laurie and Katelyn Shook come home to play their annual Giving Thanks show at the Panida Theater, they put in …

They got the funk

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Running into people at the grocery store can often be a nuisance, but for Nights of Neon, it was a stroke of good fortune.

The …

Bound for big shoulders

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

It’s tough saying goodbye to good people, especially when they leave Sandpoint’s tight-knit music community. When local musician and award-winning beertender Samantha Carston announced she …

The roaring now

By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff

Most people would place classic swing tunes a good distance from electronic beats on the musical genre spectrum.

Not Carey Rayburn.

The classically trained trumpeter …

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