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 right. Singer-songwriter and Sandpoint...
Category: Music
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 music encapsulating the musical...
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 night, expect the crowd...
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 “Private Idaho” to the...
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, the singer-songwriter and beloved...
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 pride in being able...
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 a unique songwriter. One...
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 his band of rippers...
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. “There’s a couple stories...
Music Without Borders:
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern The woodwind section cheerily buzzes their mouthpieces, the string section waits anxiously with their bows upright in rest position, and the sound of young musicians tittering excitedly in both...
