Bear Creek Music & Art Festival has announced a Benefit on Wednesday, November 13th featuring The New Mastersounds, The Revivalists, Toubab Krewe, ArtOfficial and Freddy’s Finest, prior to the festival kick off the following day. Taking place at Bear Creek’s home, Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL, the event will celebrate the life of Shelley, the wife of longtime SOSMP production manager Michael Allegretto. Shelley passed away tragically earlier this spring, leaving behind Michael and their two children.

Golden Gate Park hosted San Francisco’s 6^th Outside Lands Festival this past weekend, bringing in scores of talent ranging from musical to culinary to comedic. The festival sold out more than a month in advance, yet the grounds felt deceptively spacious all three days. Although the fog hardly let up all weekend, two things were clear: the leggings-as-pants trend is here to stay, and the comedy aspect of Outside Lands has been severely underrated thus far.

Yonder Mountain String Band is celebrating its 15^th year as a bluegrass quartet and, as I awaited its tour closer at Red Rocks, I started reflecting on another 15-year anniversary: my own. The Music and I have been married for 15 years now.

The String Cheese Incident is headed back to Mexico for another unforgettable 4-night International Incident! This intimate event - available to only 2,500 of our most passionate fans - promises to be one of your most memorable vacations ever. Located in Riviera Maya's majestic tropical setting, the experience includes live daytime pool and beach performances, nighttime concerts, and unprecedented access to the band!

Coming off their summer festival appearances at Hangout, Summer Camp, Mountain Jam, Movement, Firefly and headlining slot at Summer Set-with upcoming performances scheduled for Electric Zoo and North Coast Festival, also as a headliner--BIG GIGANTIC have announced the full tour dates for their upcoming fall outing dubbed the “Sky High Tour.” Presale tickets will begin Thursday, August 15 through www.thissongissick.com with public onsale starting Friday, August 16 via www.biggigantic.net<