Coeur d'Alene Blues Festival

Coeur d’Alene becomes a roots music lover’s haven every year, when the annual Coeur d’Alene Blues Festival takes over the lakeside resort with a weekend full of concerts. It’s more communal than your average festival, with shows taking place on boats that cruise the lake, on rooftops, in local businesses and during Sunday brunch. Some of this year’s biggest names include Grammy-nominated singer and pianist Marcia Ball and Nashville’s Andy T Band, as well as the Seattle-based Rafael Tranquilino Band and Portland’s Rose City Kings. Regional acts include Charlie Butts and the Filter Tips, the Sidemen, the Doghouse Boyz and the MasterClass Big Band, featuring high school musicians alongside veteran performers.