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San Francisco's beloved free music festival since 2001 🪕

Our 25th anniversary photo book THE BIG TWANG is available now for 25% off: https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.myshopify.com/products/hsb-at-25-the-big-twang-book

Tickets for "An Evening Honoring Steve Earle" will go on sale to our subscribers on June 10th.  If you have not signed u...
06/05/2026

Tickets for "An Evening Honoring Steve Earle" will go on sale to our subscribers on June 10th. If you have not signed up yet, please do so soon, we don't want you to miss the deadline.

Sign up here. https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/mailinglist/

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on June 11th.
Steve Earle

To bookend our 25th anniversary we are planning "An Evening Honoring Steve Earle,"  as well as celebrating his 25th year...
06/02/2026

To bookend our 25th anniversary we are planning "An Evening Honoring Steve Earle," as well as celebrating his 25th year of Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Stay tuned for more details coming soon. Pre-sale will only be available to HSB subscribers. Sign up here: https://hardlystrictlybluegrass.com/mailinglist/

The evening will benefit Sweetwater Spectrum: www.sweetwaterspectrum.org
Sweetwater Spectrum
Steve Earle

(photo Emma Delavante)

Quite a few familiar names on the roster here, as Woollystar returns to Markleeville for a weekend of music and gatherin...
05/30/2026

Quite a few familiar names on the roster here, as Woollystar returns to Markleeville for a weekend of music and gathering. Make your plans and get your tickets!
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Here it is, the 2026 lineup for Woollystar 2026.

We intentionally keep Woollystar small, creating an intimate experience where the connection between artist and audience feels personal and real. Each year, we invite a carefully curated selection of bands and musicians from across the country. Artists whose songs are rooted in lived experience, storytelling, and folklore.

For one unforgettable weekend, they come together in one place. One weekend to soak it all in. To discover new sounds. To dance under the stars. Or to simply sit back, breathe deeply, and let the music carry you.

This tiny fest is about more than just the amazing music, it’s about community. Families return year after year. Children reunite with friends they’ve met along the way. Strangers become neighbors. We’re creating something lasting, a special experience that draws you back every year.
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Watch Steve Earle's topical video of “City of Immigrants” directed by Steve Buscemi.Steve Earle reimagines this song, or...
05/14/2026

Watch Steve Earle's topical video of “City of Immigrants” directed by Steve Buscemi.

Steve Earle reimagines this song, originally released in 2007, on video, addressing America’s current crisis on immigration. Buscemi captures the spirit of New York and citizens nationwide in this urgent message and powerful folk tribute.

“City of Immigrants” (with Forro in the Dark)Music and Lyrics by S...

Mark your calendars! Coming right up!https://www.facebook.com/events/947974860946588/
04/23/2026

Mark your calendars! Coming right up!
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NEXT WEEKEND: The Freight's 10th Annual Berkeley Bluegrass Festival

New for this year, the Freight and the CBA are partnering together to bring open Bluegrass jams running from 1PM to 6PM on both days. Between the Freight and the neighboring Jazzcaffe, there will be three simultaneous jam locations running from 1 to 4 pm, including a CBA-hosted jam all afternoon. In the mood for more jamming & listening before doors open again at 6 pm? Move next door to the Jazzcaffe where you can grab a tasty bite and enjoy another open jam from 4-6 pm! And then it’s back to the Freight, where you can drop your instrument off at the Freight’s complimentary safe & secure Instrument Check (available from 1 PM until after the last evening concert, with in-and-out access when the Freight is open), and hang out with a hot local CBA band firing up the crowd in the lobby before the main acts take the stage at 7PM!

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Food Vendor Application is now open! Tag a local restaurant or food vendor you'd like to s...
04/21/2026

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Food Vendor Application is now open! Tag a local restaurant or food vendor you'd like to see out in Golden Gate Park this October. Applications are due June 1st!

Apply here: https://forms.gle/5WttmqmAEmeEqWuh6

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Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA

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