Festival at Sandpoint announces first acts of the 2022 season
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The release of the upcoming Festival at Sandpoint’s lineup is always a highly-anticipated time of the year. Music-lovers have a lot to be excited about …
Category: Music
CobraJet celebrates 10 years of bringing the ruckus
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bands are eerily similar to relationships. They require a lot of effort, patience and attention. Egos need to remain in check for the partnership to …
Winter Carnival brings out the best at Eichardt’s
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Winter Carnival in Sandpoint is a fun-filled time during what is usually a lingering month of cold weather in Sandpoint. The annual event is made …
‘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 …
All genres, all heart
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Julie Gussaroff, founder of Colorado-based string band The Sweet Lillies, couldn’t imagine her life any other way than on the road, making music and sharing …
The rock ’n’ roll of uncertainty
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A single conversation with Portland musician Scott Pemberton makes one thing clear: The line between living everyday life and being a song-writing creative is blurred.…
Pop punk and profits
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Like most people who can vaguely be categorized as millennials, I did a double-take when I saw the poster advertising When We Were Young Festival …
Sweet sounds in a small setting
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The last time Andy Cabic of the popular folk group Vetiver played in Sandpoint, he stood on the biggest stage around at the 2015 Festival …
It’s never too late to make sweet music
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you asked a room full of musicians what inspired them to learn an instrument, some would probably say their love was awakened by a …
The origins behind the New Year’s song ‘Auld Lang Syne’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Every year, as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, a familiar song is often heard crooned by half-drunk party goers as they ring …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 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.
