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By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Parallel to the seasons shifting in the American West, musicians often experience seasonal shifts of their own.
For singer-songwriter Jonathon Foster, the songwriting and recording …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Parallel to the seasons shifting in the American West, musicians often experience seasonal shifts of their own.
For singer-songwriter Jonathon Foster, the songwriting and recording …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Genres are helpful to narrow down music styles into convenient buckets. But what happens when those buckets are flipped over, emptied of their contents, placed …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When Heartwood Center manager and Mattox Farm Productions founder Robb Talbott told the Reader that he would be striving to bring variety to the newly …
By Reader Staff
With the launch of the Conservatory Concert Series, the newly redesigned Little Carnegie Concert Hall at the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint is poised to share music with …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Portland, Ore.-based singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne is a musical chameleon.
Locals will have a chance to see her changing colors in person Friday, Sept. 16 at …
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 …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Mattox Farm Productions is wrapping up the 2022 season of the Sandpoint Summer Music Series with an ultra-local show starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Separately, Phil Hamilton and Erica Perry blazed their own trails on the Texas music scene, offering up musical flavors of country and rock, and finding …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
It’s been a musical summer so far at Matchwood Brewing Company.
Owner Andrea Marcoccio told the Reader that the brewery’s free, outdoor concert series — …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The community is invited to enjoy two free performances by participants in the Suzuki String Academy’s second annual Summer Strings Festival, including a performance on …
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