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 for the 2022 season,...
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 work. The highs are...
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 that much better with...
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 fell in love, basically....
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 it with anyone who...
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. “It’s what I do,”...
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 — a music event...
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 at Sandpoint. This time,...
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 great piece of music. ...
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 in the coming year....
