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Sunday Thing-To-Do: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Eight

Concerts, Music

10/5/2008

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Plain and simple. If I was going, I’d be having the time of my life…unfortunately I have to work. But there are too many historic acts performing at this free festival of true musical spirit to just miss out. Friday displayed acts like MC Hammer (?) and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, while Saturday hosted acts like Steve Earle, Richard Thompson, and the Waco Brothers. This Sunday, if you are in the Bay Area at all, you cannot, I repeat, cannot miss this festival. You will surely be missing out. From veteran songwriters to amateur banjo players, you have it all. From folk legend Greg Brown and Mr. Costello himself to the epic live performers Gogol Bordello and indie-folk hero Iron & Wine; there is no reason (except if you work for a living…like me) for you not to go to this. Oh did I mention it’s free?

What are you waiting for? Go!

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 8 website and schedule

Golden Gate Park
11am – 7pm
San Francisco
United States

Ben Kweller – How It Should Be (Sha Sha)

Iron & Wine – Innocent Bones

Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – I’ve Seen It All (Björk and Thom Yorke cover)

Elvis Costello – Blame It on Cain [*]

Gogol Bordello – Ultimate

Tea Leaf Green – Red Ribbons
  • http://musicinducedeuphoria.blogspot.com Hanan

    FUCK THAT WAS THIS WEEKEND?!
    I’ve been wanting to go since the spring…GAH I HATE MY TERRIBLE MEMORY.

  • http://www.bedlampublishing.com josh

    WHO’D YOU SEE???????????

  • http://katarokkar.cribble.net kata.rokkar

    I DIDN’T GO! I HAD TO WORK!

    CAPS LOCK off.