North Idahoans know that Montana is often lovingly called Montucky (we’ve heard some folks refer to us as Idabamans, so all’s fair). Not for nothing, Big Sky Country has Southern swagger. Evidence: Mudslide Charley,...
The Lark and the Loon has a sound planted securely in the past, but with songwriting that propels the band into the present. The Arkansa-based husband-and-wife duo is known to roll into gigs with...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Getting there Walking or biking to War Memorial Field is ideal. Driving to the venue, while possible, will probably still mean walking quite a ways thanks to limited street...
By George Alexander Wood Jr. Reader Contributor It is long past midnight, and I am doggone exhausted. My sweaty volunteer shirt, civilian clothes and Production Crew polo hit the floor in time with me...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Members of the San Francisco-based band Afrolicious were looking for something to eat before their Aug. 3 show at The Hive. After setting up at the venue, they decided...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As they say, “The show must go on.” In the case of the Festival at Sandpoint, downtown music venue The Hive keeps the show going well past when crowds...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint is nothing short of a two-week shindig. With shindigs come the necessary planning: How will you get there? What will you bring? How can we...
Lyndsie’s pick: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ 2018 release “Tearing at the Seams” opens with driving drums followed by a layer of groovy bass guitar, then horns, an organ...
By Kathi Samuels Reader Contributor For the past seven summers, the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint has invited students from different countries to create a collaborative youth orchestra featuring talented students from around the globe....
Names like James Brown, Sam Cooke and Prince come up when people talk about Down North. The Seattle-based four-piece, fronted by Anthony Briscoe, inhabits elements of all three iconic artists with its high-energy, dance-inflected...
