KRFY gives thanks with a free documentary film showing
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Local radio station KRFY 88.5 FM is thanking the North Idaho community for its support of the radio station with a free showing of the …
By Jim Healey
Reader Contributor
Local radio station KRFY 88.5 FM is thanking the North Idaho community for its support of the radio station with a free showing of the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you’ve kept current with Sandpoint music in the last couple of years, one performer has left an indelible mark on the scene: Kevin Dorin.…
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Time to reach into the back of the closet for the poodle skirt and leather jacket, as this weekend marks the 33rd annual Lost in …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes you can’t keep a good thing down.
When Sandpoint Summerfest organizers announced that 2017 would be the last year for the popular annual music …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A Beatles reunion tour in 2018 might be impossible, but Wayne Coy isn’t one to let that stand in his way.
Fab Four fans of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When it comes to variety of live music in Sandpoint, there’s a little slice of heaven for everyone, it seems. No matter what your proclivities, …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There’s a delicate balance to strike when taking over a long-standing Sandpoint tradition.
Kelli Burt and Emma Stanford are well aware of that balance, so …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The 219 is the place to be for music this weekend.
On Saturday, April 28, favorite Inland Northwest musician Marshall McLean and his band members …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Here at the Reader, we’re constantly humbled by the support our community shows us. Whether it’s donating to our Patreon page, dropping off a …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Tribute bands are a phenomenon all their own, giving fans the opportunity to hear their favorite artists perform long after they’ve passed onto that big …
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