John Craigie: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll love him ‘til you die
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There’s often a flutter of excitement you hear when John Craigie returns to Sandpoint for one of his trademark shows. The traveling folk singer holds …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
There’s often a flutter of excitement you hear when John Craigie returns to Sandpoint for one of his trademark shows. The traveling folk singer holds …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Usually when you think of Colorado, images of mountains, bluegrass and banjos comes to mind. With the funk band The Motet, however, take that stereotype …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
St. Patrick’s Day Step No. 1: wear green, or give your friends the sweet satisfaction of pinching that extra-tender spot under your arm.
St. Patrick’s …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Jason Spooner mentions his touring adventures in the Pacific Northwest, he doesn’t just say he likes Sandpoint. He recounts playing gigs on the shores …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was in college in Colorado around the year 2000, there was this new band starting to break into the music scene. Filled with …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Head over to the 219 Lounge, 219 N. First Ave., for a special show featuring the Dimestore Prophets, a three-piece groove, rock and reggae band …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Portland-based seven-piece Dirty Revival will bring it to The Hive on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m.
Led by soulful vocals of Sarah Clarke, …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For Leon Atkinson, his upcoming Valentine’s Day performance at the Panida Theater feels a little like coming home.
After several years focusing his performances on …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Get your sweatbands and bottles of water ready, there will be a Five Alarm Funk party next week at The Hive.
The Vancouver-based band of …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Alasdair Fraser has long been regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador. Natalie Haas has been described as a “sizzlingly-talented young Californian cellist.” The two of …
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