Too Darn Hot: Looking back over 70 years of Broadway musicals
By Tim Henney
Reader Contributor
Living in and around NYC for much of our pre-dotage life, my 1957 bride and I saw and fell in love with Broadway musicals.
In …
Category: Music
Honeysuckle returns to Idaho
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The concept of home imbues much of Honeysuckle’s music. All the more appropriate, then, that their most recent tour is a homecoming in its own …
Americana bands to rock the Panida
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
This weekend, Sandpoint will get a taste of one of today’s burgeoning music genres: Americana. This fresh genre is distinguished by a blend of folk …
An interview with: George Thorogood & the Destroyers
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When the opening guitar riff rings out for “Bad to the Bone,” followed by a strong kickdrum snap at the Festival at Sandpoint on Saturday …
An interview with: The B-52s
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you were alive during the ‘80s or ‘90s, chances are you’ve shaken your money maker to The B-52s. From their early hits “Rock Lobster” and …
7B Stars at the Festival at Sandpoint
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
The evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9, marks a night of the Festival at Sandpoint focused on local talents in honor of Sandpoint legend Charley Packard, …
An interview with: Iration
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Describing a band’s sound can be as easy as naming a genre. As someone who is constantly referring her friends to new music, I take …
An interview with: Mitchell Tenpenny
Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When up-and-coming country artist Mitchell Tenpenny visits Sandpoint Aug. 5 to open for Jake Owen, concert attendees are sure to walk away with memories of …
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe: Out of this world funk
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If you were lucky enough to catch Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at The Hive last year, you know just what kind of funkiness he and …
Gimmie a Biddadat
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
The origin story behind a band’s name can say a lot about the band itself. This is definitely the case for Seattle’s neo-funk outfit, Biddadat.…
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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 Wardens, The Gothard Sisters Celtic Celebration, the Gun ‘n Horn Show, 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.
