Eichardt’s launches new Publican Pick music series

January 10, 2026

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

Eichardt’s Pub has been a downtown Sandpoint home for live music since 1994, with regular weekend shows and the venerable Monday Night Blues Jam. On top of all that — and in addition to its other events throughout the year — Eichardt’s is adding something new: a tradition starting Saturday, Jan. 10 called the Publican Pick.

Every second Saturday starting this month, Eichardt’s Publican Jeff Nizzoli will curate the live music for the night.

“I wanted to reengage, as publican [with booking],” Nizzoli told the Reader, extending “a personal invitation to talented local and regional artists.” In addition Nizzoli is reaching out to band members of groups who have played Eichardt’s in the past, “seeing if their new music styles would like to grace our small stage once again.”

*Harolds’s IGA playing at Eichardt’s Pub. Photo by Jared Johnston*

The inaugural Publican Pick will be Harold’s IGA, one of the musical projects of Reader Publisher Ben Olson, Cadie Archer and Josh Vitalie.

Harold’s is “a band that feels woven into the fabric of this town,” Eichardt’s wrote on its Instagram page. “Familiar, joyful and always a full-room kind of energy, Harold’s IGA is the kind of band that turns a night at the Pub into a shared memory.”

Music starts at 7 p.m., and the next installment of the Publican Pick will be Saturday, Feb. 14, with the pick to be announced. Check the Eichardt’s Instagram and Facebook pages for updates.