More to come from this show, but first here's the setlist and song timings from opening night if the run...Outside & Inside (10:26)Best Feeling (18:31)White Freightliner Blues (4:48)Mouna Bowa (8:43)Barstool (5:56)Way That It Goes (8:11)Joyful Sound (11:55)Come As You Are (12:25)Colliding (13:09)Miss Browns Teahouse (14:12)Pygmy Pony (11:50)Black Clouds (11:30)Master Blaster (Jammin) 8:46 *Stevie Wonder coverImpressions (9:43)...

Let's talk about String Cheese Incident and the Midwest.During their hard touring days, you could count on several swings through the area per year.  A Chicago Cheese fan could easily catch a multiple night run (or two) right in their home town, plus be on the lookout for a few driving stops around...

In years past, I've done my yearly round ups as a mixture of best "things" -- shows, albums, concepts -- that made in impact that year.In 2014, I had such a diversity of show experience that I would consider in the top echelon, that I decided to go shows only. It also gives me a...

We're experiencing a bit of a String Cheese renaissance around these parts lately. First, we've been covering the potential three night run that we are expecting them to drop on Chicago any moment now. Then, we had the pleasure of catching them at September's Phases Of The Moon festival and were able to share some...

You can point to the first Bonnaroo as a potential Ground Zero for the music festival explosion that has gripped America in the dozen or so years since its inception. While many festivals that have emerged in its wake -- both big and small -- have chosen to replicate its key elements, very few, not...

There has been a treasure trove of incredible video and audio to emerge from last weekend's Phases Of The Moon festival.  I won't be able to share all of it (though I just might try).These two sets get the first treatment though.  They were my first SCI experience in about nine years...

The weather has not been kind to the inaugural Phases Of The Moon festival, but there has been some undeniably great moments on stage to put frustrations with logistics at ease.  We'll have more on the festival in the coming days but wanted to share the first round of photos and setlists that we...

I'm a little late to post this one after it went viral last week, so for all I know everybody who cares already knows about this.But it looks like String Cheese Incident will be heading to Chicago in January, based on this image that circulated on social media.I'm not sure where it originated,...

We can end speculation about the curious first year festival with impeccable jam credentials but questionable logistics.In what has to be the worst kept secret in this year's festival announcement crop, String Cheese Incident will snag the final headlining spot, and with that announcement we get a little clarity on order of events.SCI...

In early February, I published a piece introducing a new Illinois music festival and doing some speculation on some of the talent that was To Be Announced.Now that the Phase Two lineup has been revealed, let's see how I did... Actually, not bad. but also room for improvement.I suggested that two of...