Festival concert is all about 'Community'
Local musicians JoJo Dodge, Brittany's House, Harold's IGA and The Real McCoy will perform at the Festival at Sandpoint's Community Night on Wednesday, July 30. Tickets are on sale now.
The Festival at Sandpoint is adding the performance to its 2025 Summer Series. The Community Night show will feature local North Idaho musicians for a family-friendly evening. The goal is to provide local musicians an opportunity to perform on the Festival at Sandpoint stage and introduce the community to regional talent at an affordable price.
Indie pop-folk artist JoJo Dodge, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Coeur d'Alene blends raw emotion and vivid storytelling in her music.
Drawing influence from Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon and Brandi Carlile, Dodge began performing across the Pacific Northwest at an early age. In summer 2023, she won North Idaho's Got Talent.
Dodge has worked with ASCAP Pop Award-winning producer Jeffery David and songwriters including Lolo, Sydney Sierota, Chuck Butler and Dan Wilson. Her latest singles include "Move On So Fast," "Miracles" and "Every Step."
Dodge joined Rachel Platten's Set Me Free Tour in March 2025, which visited Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and other major cities.
Brittany's House performs indie rock originals and classic rock and funk covers. Jacob Maxwell leads vocals alongside Drew Brereton on lead guitar. Tessa Brereton plays bass and Cody Cummins plays drums. The band has performed throughout the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene area for three years.
Harold's IGA is an indie-rock trio from Sandpoint. The multi-instrumental band draws influences from indie-folk, indie-rock, electronica, alt-country, grunge and shoegaze.
Ben Olson plays guitar, keyboard and vocals, occasionally playing bass with synthesizer. He writes most songs with influences from North Idaho and Pacific Northwest traditions. Cadie Archer plays ukulele, banjo, keyboard, musical saw, accordion, melodica, glockenspiel and provides harmony vocals. Josh Vitalie plays drums. Justin Landis will sit in on bass and vocal harmonies.
Harold's IGA released their debut self-titled album in 2011, followed by "Mobile Homes" in 2013 and "Do We Jump?" in 2015. All were recorded in 2013 by Jesse Gunn in Sandpoint. They released a five-song EP called "Uncivil War" in 2018, recorded by Kevin Dorin in Sandpoint. The band is releasing a new EP in July 2025 as their side project shoegaze band called Blird.
The Real McCoy is a three-piece rock band based in Spokane, Washington. The band includes drummer and backing vocalist Brian Drew, bass player Darrin Truitt and lead vocalist and guitar player Brenden McCoy. Liam McCoy will join as second guitarist for Community Night.
The Real McCoy covers music from the 1960s to 2000s and performs original songs, including those from their debut 2024 EP "Life I Follow."
The Festival at Sandpoint hosts its Summer Performance Series at War Memorial Field in Sandpoint. The 2025 concert series take place July 24 through Aug. 3.
Information: festivalatsandpoint.com
Brittany's House
Harold's IGA
The Real McCoy