Huckleberries: Dueling concerts set for downtown CdA this summer

Coeur d’Alene is known for its music during the summer – free or inexpensive. At least four evenings per week during the summer, you can listen to tunes provided by Handshake Productions, Coeur d’Alene Arts & Culture Alliance and Live After 5. This summer, there may be more music than ever in downtown Coeur d’Alene, with dueling concerts on Wednesday evenings. Only blocks apart. No one is saying why so much music in so little space. For the record. But music lovers won’t complain. Event promoter Tyler Davis is transporting his popular Live After 5 entertainment from Sixth Street and Sherman Avenue to McEuen Park. Tyler has booked his series with the Coeur d’Alene Parks Department from June 14 until Sept. 6. Meanwhile, Darrell Dlouhy of the hopping Daft Badger pub, 1710 N. Second St., is moving into the former Live After 5 spot on the Parkside condo lawn. Darrell is planning six concerts beginning July 12, with Peter Rivera (formerly of Rare Earth) and the Step Brothers. Is downtown Coeur d’Alene big enough for two concerts on warm Wednesday evenings this summer? Inquiring minds … will find out. More here.