Lead singer Paul Hemenway performs with Black Happy during a show at a Coeur d’Alene Best Western on Aug. 1, 2018. The eight-piece band was a huge hit in the 1990s, playing rock and metal with a horn section. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Black Happy performs in a Best Western for friends and family as a practice show on Aug. 1, 2018. The rock band has resurrected itself since the 1990s, and will play four shows in Washington. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Lead singer Paul Hemenway of Black Happy performs in Coeur d’Alene on Aug. 1, 2018. The eight-piece band was a huge hit in the 1990s, playing rock and metal with a horn section. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Colored lights cascade over guitar player Greg Hjort of Black Happy during a Coeur d’Alene show in a Best Western on Aug. 1, 2018. The show was a practice run in front of friends and family of the band, preceding upcoming shows at the Knitting Factory. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Black Happy performs a show for friends and family in Coeur d’Alene at a Best Western on Aug. 1, 2018. The eight-piece band was a huge hit in the 1990s, playing rock and metal with big brass. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Jay Carkhuff, a trombone player in Black Happy, parades through the audience with a tambourine during a Coeur d’Alene show on Aug. 1, 2018. Black Happy plays rock and funk music. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Guitarist Greg Hjort performs with Black Happy during a Coeur d’Alene show on Aug. 1, 2018. The rock band first started as Sacrament in 1988, and is playing again 30 years later with local shows. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Lead singer Paul Hemenway performs with Black Happy during a Coeur d’Alene show on Aug. 1, 2018. The eight-piece band was a huge hit in the 1990s, playing rock and metal with big brass. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Daryl Elmore plays the saxophone with Black Happy during a Coeur d’Alene show on Aug. 1, 2018. The band will have two concerts at the Knitting Factory and two shows in Seattle. All four shows are sold out. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Layers of shadows are seen on the back wall of the Best Western where Black Happy plays in Coeur d’Alene on Aug. 1, 2018. The eight-piece band has two drummers: Jim Bruce and Scott Jessick. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review)
Black Happy played a reunion show for their family and friends at the Coeur d'Alene Inn. Black Happy was a Coeur d'Alene based band that had a pretty decent following in the early and mid-90s. The band broke up in 1995 and played reunion shows in 2010, three of the five sold out.