The pipes, the pipes are galling
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Over the past 30 or so years I’ve been playing music — which began with recording fart sounds on my Casio SK1 — I seem …
Tagged: music
The modern mix
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I can remember, in detail, the best mixed CD I ever received. Titled Lyndsie’s Awesome Mix No. 7, it was part of a series …
Some artists are delaying album releases – why?
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Of the many things being canceled and postponed in the age of COVID-19, nothing has made me stop in my tracks quite like delayed album …
MCS expands Summer Academy offerings
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s been an exciting year for the Sandpoint Music Conservatory. In September 2019, MCS announced it had completed the purchase of the downtown Sandpoint building …
Battle of the bands
By Reader Staff
For decades, the battle has raged: Beatles or Stones? Through their heyday, fans accused London’s Rolling Stones of stealing ideas — even entire albums — from their …
Rainy day blues
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It rained most of last week, and as a result I’ve found myself listening to work by more melancholy, contemplative artists on our office Spotify …
Seeking local talent: POAC to hold Northern Stars Rising auditions Jan. 11
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Working toward its mission to help local artists broaden their reach, the Pend Oreille Arts Council is again facilitating the Northern Stars Rising competition — …
Scaling up
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Bella Noté Music Studios has welcomed two new teachers to its roster, as well as added classes for 2020, expanding learning opportunities for the next …
A shindig for the season
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Robb Talbott and his wife, Tasha, lived in West Virginia, they frequented an annual event at a ski touring center meant to celebrate the …
What goes around comes around
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Recording Industry Association of America noted in its mid-year 2019 report that vinyl records earned $224.1 million in the first half of the year, …
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