Festival Food Street serves up options
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern Half the magic of the Festival at Sandpoint lies not in the auditory stimulation, but the gustatory: The food and drink of Festival street add an essential dimension to...
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An interview with: Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff ZZ Top is working on five decades of creating iconic rock jams, which is a feat not many artists can claim. The Reader caught up with frontman Billy Gibbons...
A newcomer’s guide to the Festival
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Whether you’ve seen every Festival at Sandpoint show since the ‘80s or this is your first time, there’s always room to make the experience more enjoyable for you and others....
Festival introduces security line, SPOT route
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date. This year, event organizers are introducing security screenings to better ensure...
An interview with: Todd Park Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Over 30 years ago, a trio of high school friends in Colorado started messing around and playing music for fun. When Todd Park Mohr, Brian Nevin and Rob Squires...
An interview with: Greensky Bluegrass
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For nearly two decades, the members of Greensky Bluegrass have created their own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp of a stringband with the rule-breaking spirit of...
An interview with: Maestro Gary Sheldon with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Spokane Symphony has been a staple of the Festival at Sandpoint Grand Finale for decades. This year, in celebration of 20 years conducting the symphony for the Festival,...
An interview with: Phillip Phillips
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Phillip Phillips came onto the music scene after winning “American Idol” in 2012, and has since recorded three albums, the latest being “Collateral” in January of this year. The...
Festival unveils annual poster
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint revealed its poster art Wednesday night in a traditional ceremony that sets the tone for the fun to come. Festival officials selected Sandpoint watercolor artist...
An interview with: Sublime with Rome
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you were alive in the ‘90s, or if you are currently living and breathing, you’ve probably heard of a little band called Sublime. The punk-ska-reggae-rock band blazed their...
