By Reader Staff Who says classical music isn’t cool? Not the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint. They’ve formed an awesome international collaboration and our local community reaps the benefits. For the sixth year in row,...
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....
By Jane Fritz Reader Contributor Thirty years ago a wellspring of music culture existed in Sandpoint. On the mountain, Gunther Schuller’s Festival at Sandpoint chamber musicians amazed audiences in the old ski lodge, while...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Florida band JJ Grey & Mofro are not new to the funky soul-rock scene, and they’re certainly not new to Sandpoint, having opened at the Festival and played the...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’ve kept current with Sandpoint music in the last couple of years, one performer has left an indelible mark on the scene: Kevin Dorin. Playing a hybrid of...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to variety of live music in Sandpoint, there’s a little slice of heaven for everyone, it seems. No matter what your proclivities, show up at the...
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor She is a leader, visionary, artist, scientist, wife, mother and she is directing an upcoming opera. She loves Janice Joplin, and she hopes to be a space-traveling astrophysicist in...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff It’s hard to imagine a funkier place to be than The Hive this weekend when Turkuaz returns to Sandpoint. The colorful nine-piece band from Brooklyn, N.Y., will keep your...
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 of the lake, performing...
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 fast-picking all-stars, Yonder rapidly...
