string cheese incident
The String Cheese Incident (abbreviated SCI), is a jam band from Crested Butte and Telluride, Colorado formed in 1993. [1]
The bluegrass-based jam band the String Cheese Incident is comprised of mandolinist/violinist Michael Kang, guitarist Bill Nershi, bassist Keith Moseley, pianist Kyle Hollingsworth, and percussionist Michael Travis. [2]
The String Cheese Incident unveils their new limited edition live release, Trick Or Treat, on October 27, 2009. [...] The timing is fitting, considering the nine-disc box set was culled from a variety of epic SCI “Hulaween” shows. [3]
Born in 1993 in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, SCI has since released 6 albums, 3 DVDs and countless live recordings from their relentless tour schedule. [4]
Formed in Boulder, CO, in 1993, the group’s self-described “sacrilegious mix of bluegrass, calypso, salsa, Afro-pop, funk, rock, and jazz” quickly built up a following on the local club circuit, and within six months of their formation they earned an invitation to open the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival. [5]
This exclusive box set offers seven of SCI’s famous Halloween cover sets in their entirety, including String Cheese performing songs by such artists as the Beatles, Beastie Boys, KC & The Sunshine Band, Phish and many others. [3]
They initially gigged simply in exchange for free lift tickets at ski resorts throughout the western U.S., but as the String Cheese Incident’s popularity grew they began taking their music more seriously, soon averaging upwards of 170 live dates each year and eventually setting up their own record label, Sci Fidelity. [2]
In 2005 the band returned to their roots: playing shows at the base of ski resorts, summer festivals, smaller venues, and touring throughout the U.S. Band members announced to their fans that the band would take a break from touring in early 2006. [...] After a few years of playing local ski resorts and private functions, the band agreed that it was time to get serious with regard to their music, and formed the independent record label SCI Fidelity, on which they released their first album, Born on the Wrong Planet. [1]
They released another studio album called Untying the Not that same year, followed by another string of live albums. [5]
On August 6, 2003, the band’s own ticketing agency, SCI Ticketing, filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster for violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. [1]
Download The String Cheese Incident’s special Halloween Compilation: Trick or Treat now! [6]
They initially gigged simply in exchange for free lift tickets at ski resorts throughout the western U.S., but as the String Cheese Incident’s popularity grew they began taking their music more seriously, soon averaging upwards of 170 live dates each year and eventually setting up their own record label, Sci Fidelity. [5]
The band reunited in summer 2009 to play the Rothbury Music Festival, and, according to Michael Travis, plan to play more concerts in summer and fall 2010. [1]
Sources:
[1] The String Cheese Incident - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[2] The String Cheese Incident: Information from Answers.com
[3] Friends of Cheese
[4] The String Cheese Incident on MySpace Music - Free Streaming …
[5] The String Cheese Incident - Winamp
[6] nugs.net presents THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT | Download MP3 FLAC