Category: Music
Best Irish songs to play on St. Patrick’s Day
We may not celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with as much pomp and gusto as they do in eastern cities with large Irish populations, but we still know how to guzzle …
Yonder Mountain String Band returns to The Hive
Yonder Mountain String Band is no stranger to the Inland Northwest. With a new year ahead, the well-loved and innovative bluegrass outfit, hailing from Colorado, returns to Sandpoint next week. …
Marshall McLean releases new album
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There is a haunting, warm beauty to Marhsall McLean’s voice. It reminds me of standing alone out in a windy crossroads of the Palouse, or …
Local guitar students win national award
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In a quiet back room of Monarch Mountain Coffee, Larry Mooney is busy cultivating future musicians on his favorite instrument: the guitar.
Mooney has been …
A tribute to Charley Packard
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Charley Packard was a legend. That’s the easiest, quickest way to explain what he meant to those who knew him. When Charley spoke, you felt …
Love songs that save the day
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and with it come the usual dilemmas. Whether the holiday means scrambling for last-minute gifts and reservations, painstakingly …
POAC Performance Series: Fraser & Haas
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Alasdair Fraser has long been regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador. Natalie Haas has been described as a “sizzlingly-talented young Californian cellist.” The two of …
A brief history of Super Bowl Halftime Show controversies
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
In these divided times, so many questions linger. What changes will Donald Trump’s first year as president bring to the country? Will the left and …
Sadie Sicilia concert hopes to draw big at Panida
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For a musician eager to keep moving forward, it’s always important to challenge the boundaries and to keep experimenting. For Sadie Sicilia—formerly Sadie Wagoner—opening for …
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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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