Comic Jimmy Shubert to perform at the Hive
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s a pretty safe bet you’ve seen Jimmy Shubert already.
The actor and comedian has an extensive filmography of roles in television and movies built …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s a pretty safe bet you’ve seen Jimmy Shubert already.
The actor and comedian has an extensive filmography of roles in television and movies built …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It never hurts to plan for the future. For Idaho farmers, the cultivation of hemp as an agricultural crop is close to becoming a reality, …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When it comes to that “high, lonesome” sound from Colorado, there are few bands who have a closer following than Yonder Mountain String Band.
The …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
All good things must come to an end, even the fun of the Festival at Sandpoint. But thanks to Sandpoint’s premier late-night concert series, that …
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 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes you can’t keep a good thing down.
When Sandpoint Summerfest organizers announced that 2017 would be the last year for the popular annual music …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Tribute bands are a phenomenon all their own, giving fans the opportunity to hear their favorite artists perform long after they’ve passed onto that big …
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, …
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 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 …
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