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The String Cheese Incident

The String Cheese Incident (SCI) are a jam band from the United States. They formed in Crested Butte, Colorado in 1993, originally playing local gigs at ski resorts in exchange for free lift tickets. Their music is strongly influenced by bluegrass sounds, as well as forays into rock, funk, jazz, Latin, reggae, and occasional psychedelia. A fusion of these genres can be heard in most of their songs as well as covers. The String Cheese Incident has been described as a democratic ensemble rather than a band, since all of the members contribute their own original compositions to the group's burgeoning library and share the vocal burden on a number of cover versions as well as their own songs. If a de facto leader had to be named, such a title would probably fall upon Nershi, who is responsible for the bulk of the group's original song library. Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_Cheese_Incident

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The String Cheese Incident: Back on the Road Again

The String Cheese Incident: Back on the Road Again

Source: JamBase

By Dennis Cook To say there's been a pent-up desire for The String Cheese Incident to return to active duty would be a fairly gross understatement. For the SCI faithful, nothing else fills the hole this singular Colorado institution fits. A great American band in the broad, positive sense, String Cheese throws together elements no other band would put in the same mixing bowl, and then proceeds to make them tasty, sometimes against all expectations. The sustained appetite for this ...

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The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts

The String Cheese Incident: Halloween Thoughts

Source: JamBase

By : Dennis Cook Tickets for SCI's October 29th are available here. Tickets for the October 30th show can be purchased here. The String Cheese Incident hasn't played a Halloween run since 2006 in Las Vegas. Hunger for a fresh All Hallows' Eve Incident amongst their faithful, ever-colorful flock has been strong for years, and the band will soon feed that appetite on October 29-30 at the fabled Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. We snagged bassist-singer Keith Moseley to discuss ...

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The String Cheese Incident Announces Summer Tour

The String Cheese Incident Announces Summer Tour

Source: All About Jazz

TICKETS ON SALE MAY 8. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR SCI BEYOND THESE SUMMER DATES. Boulder, Colorado - Today, independent music pioneers The String Cheese Incident announce their 2007 Summer Tour - which also marks the beginning of an end for the band and their community. In the fall of 2006, The String Cheese Incident announced it would make no plans beyond summer 2007, as SCI guitarist Billy Nershi would be leaving the group to explore a different musical path. ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Carnival '99

SCI Fidelity Records
1999

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