Little Live Radio Hour shines the spotlight on Truck Mills and Carl Rey

By Reader Staff

Local musicians Truck Mills and Carl Rey will perform in another installment of Little Live Radio Hour, Tuesday. Aug. 19 at the Panida Little Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint).

Hosted by Panhandle Community Radio, KRFY 88.5 FM and The Festival at Sandpoint, the free show begins at 7 p.m., when listeners can watch it live, tune in on 88.5 FM or stream it online at krfy.org.

Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Truck Mills and singer and harmonica player Carl Rey have gone together like peanut butter and jelly for years, collaborating both as a duo and as Carl Rey and the Blues Gators. Both are longtime staples in the Sandpoint music scene; anyone who’s attended a blues festival in the Inland Northwest has heard Rey, and Mills is a favorite at Eichardt’s Monday Night Blues Jam.

Arrive at the theater by 6:45 p.m. to hear this globally inspired concert, which, true to Mills’ style, will combine instruments and sounds from everywhere, from South America to the Middle East. Between sets, host and KRFY Associate Station Manager Jack Peterson will chat with Mills and Rey about their storied careers and approach to music, followed by a skit from the Mighty KRFY Players.

For more information, visit panida.org.