String Cheese Incident at NJPAC on June 17th

In the summer of 2001, I purchased “Outside and Inside” by the String Cheese Incident. My brother had introduced me to the band prior, and I had heard their previous albums, but there was something about “Outside and Inside” that got me hooked on SCI. Historically, this album is recognized as a more mainstream rock crossover from SCI bluegrass roots allowing the band to delve into its now signature musical diversity. Maybe this was a factor that roped me in, but whatever it was I could not stop playing that CD.

Another early SCI highlight for me was my first SCI live show at Radio City Music Hall (NYC) where they played a favorite of mine from “Outside and Inside”, “Rollover”. I will never forget the…