‘Music is joy’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
There will be ripping guitars, soaring horns, thumping bass, polished three-part vocal harmonies, some of the most versatile, swinging drums on the West Coast and, …
Category: Music
A familiar face enters new territory
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
To fully retell the storied musical career of Ian Newbill would require more space than this newspaper can offer in its 24 pages.
The broad …
Raised on Rosie O’Donnell Christmas
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Rosie O’Donnell of my childhood made Christmas music.
I think her role in the 1992 film A League of Their Own existed somewhere in …
Like a musical postcard
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Gothard Sisters came upon Celtic music by chance, and the subsequent musical journey has been nothing short of remarkable.
Real-life sisters Greta, Solana and …
The spirit of song
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
It is a warm, bright September evening, the kind that gives no hint of the cold and dark that will inevitably come. Sweaterless, I toss …
A captivating collaboration
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Two organizations dedicated to helping local youth develop skills in the arts — Allegro Dance Studio and Suzuki String Academy — have discovered that, in …
Feeling thankful for the Fall Folk Festival
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
My wife Pam and I have been attending the Fall Folk Festival for 15-20 years now (let’s just say “umpteen” years for argument’s sake); and, …
A hometown holiday
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
There is an energy in live music that seems impossible to capture on a record. When a musician truly connects with an audience, a conversation …
A little grunge, a lot of growth
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Sarah Vos, vocalist and guitarist for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Dead Horses, describes the folk band’s 2022 album Brady Street as a “coming-of-age” work. It’s a …
The official winter welcome
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
In the five years since its inception, Jack Frost Fest has grown from a modest, ticketed concert event to a free, all-day celebration of music, …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, a Queer V-Day Dance Party, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
