Ltl Wlf and Star Family Singers to co-headline potluck birthday show at IPA
February 7, 2026
By Ben Olson Reader Staff
Fans of listening shows in Sandpoint will be stoked to hear that Ltl Wlf is joining the Star Family Singers to put on a special no-cover potluck birthday concert starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7 at Idaho Pour Authority (203 Cedar St., in downtown Sandpoint).
Justin Landis and Josh Hedlund are Ltl Wlf. Courtesy photo
The potluck will start at 5 p.m., and attendees are asked to bring a dish if they’d like to participate, while the music will start around 6:30 or 7 p.m.
Ltl Wlf — the duo consisting of Sandpoint locals Josh Hedlund and Justin Landis — has captivated audiences for years throughout the panhandle. With raw, beautiful songs penned by Hedlund that speak of love, loss and everything between — as well as a voice that skewers your soul — Hedlund is matched only by Landis’ intricate electric and bass guitar accompaniment punctuated by his haunting vocal harmonies.
Kjetil Lund and Charlie Lowell are the Star Family Singers. Courtesy photo.
The night also doubles as a birthday party for Hedlund, who co-owns IPA, as well as an official release show for Ltl Wlf’s new EP, Longshot. There will be CDs and cassette tapes available for purchase, as well as T-shirts. All physical media includes digital download codes.
Co-headlining the concert is the Star Family Singers, the project of Sandpoint-born Kjetil Lund and his partner Charlie Powell. Lund is the winner of the 2021 Festival at Sandpoint’s Charley Packard Memorial Songwriting Scholarship.
“I think he writes really honest and pure songs,” Hedlund said of Lund. “They’re just freewheeling, rambling troubadours.”
Hedlund said the listening shows at IPA have been well-received.
“We’ve been surprised at how much respect people have for the atmosphere when we have a listening show,” he said. “It’s tough to get a room full of people to engage for a couple of hours, but I think it’s becoming a thing. People know what they’re signing up for when they come to a listening show.”
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