Goodnight Venus says they've been trying to make "Northern Idaho happen" for some time. They even have a song called "Idaho." Yet since 2010, when the alt-rock trio first got together, playing in their hometown hasn't always been easy.

"Coeur d'Alene has a pretty terrible music scene," says frontman Darin Schaffer. "If you don't play covers, you don't play."

There are exceptions, they say, like the Hogfish and other small bars that work to bring in local original bands, but the group mostly has to travel to other cities if they want a gig/Laura Johnson, Inlander. More here.

Question: How would you describe Coeur d'Alene's music scene?