This Saturday I went to the Outside Lands Concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The multiday festival showcased a variety of musical acts, from alternative, to funk to hard rock on six stages. I got a chance to check out a few acts ( Galactic's Crescent City Soul Crewe: great energy, underappreciated because they played so early; Kaki King: a little off-key but got better as they warmed up; Primus: excellent, a little heavy on the moshing; Tom Petty: exactly how you'd expect, but in a good way), and also attended a press conference of Kaki King, Primus's Les Claypool, and a few others discussing the festival, including its green theme. Plates and cups were compostable, and a variety of environmentally-inclined vendors were present, from an electric car company (it only goes 25 mph), to several solar panel companies and a store where you could purchase items using recyclable cans and bottles as cash.

At the press conference there was also a discussion of the need for San Francisco to have an ongoing music festival like other cities. Golden Gate Park makes for a nice space for the concert, and there is clearly an audience for such an event (the place was packed).

You can see more at the Outside Lands webpage .

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Images top to bottom: Galactic's Crescent City Soul Crew in concert; KRCB volunteer Raj Gupta with Primus bass guitarist Les Claypool.

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The Green Music Festival at Sonoma State University began this weekend, but if you didn't make it there are more events coming. Events this week include the Pacific Mozart Ensemble, the Larry Vuckovish Jazz Band and more. Events continue into the weekend. More information is on their website.

Can't make it? KRCB Radio will be recording some of these events, so stay tuned to hear those broadcasts.

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