This weekend is shaping up to be a pretty good one. In case you’ve been living under a rock, we just wanted to remind you that Hardly Strictly Bluegrass kicks off today and I can’t believe I’m stuck at work while MC Hammer takes the stage. Anyhoo, the whole festival is absolutely free – personally, [...]

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8 is coming back to Golden Gate Park October 3-5. This year’s lineup is as impressive as we’ve come to expect, featuring a good mix of bluegrass (Del McCoury Band, Earl Scruggs, Hazel Dickens, etc.), bluegrass-friendly (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Loudon Wainwright III, etc.) and distinctly non-bluegrass (Gogol Bordello) [...]