By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Tony Furtado isn’t one to write a setlist. When the banjo-slaying singer-songwriter looks forward to his live performances, he knows there’s an essential element he can’t yet consider: the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff There will be ripping guitars, soaring horns, thumping bass, polished three-part vocal harmonies, some of the most versatile, swinging drums on the West Coast and, above all, lots and...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the five years since its inception, Jack Frost Fest has grown from a modest, ticketed concert event to a free, all-day celebration of music, community and, above all,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be the same without the annual “Giving Thanks’’ concert by Sandpoint’s homegrown musical stars Shook Twins at the Panida. Last year, due to COVID-19, the group...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff As Sandpoint prepares to celebrate at Jack Frost Fest, the mission is simple: join the community in raising a glass to live music, local eats and white-capped mountains. Above...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Americana singer-songwriter Cruz Contreras is headed to Idaho, bringing his newly minted solo act to Eichardt’s Pub on Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. While his solo work might...
Locals don’t have to wait for the end of July to start enjoying live music facilitated by the Festival at Sandpoint; the nonprofit’s Live from 525 concert series brings the joy of public gigs...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When John Firshi performs, a conversation takes place. It’s happening between Firshi and his guitar — the rise and the fall of notes bringing to life the experiences of...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Country singer-songwriter duo Thom & Coley — made up of husband and wife team Thom and Coley Shepherd — is returning to Di Luna’s Cafe for one of the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For rockstars, sister-brother duo Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are a couple of “huge dorks.” Those were Jocelyn’s words, as the pair spoke with the Reader in a recent phone...
