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DESCRIPTION:Sound Summit: A Benefit for The Mountain returns to the slopes of Mount 
 Tamalpais on September 17 for a day of great music and celebration with 
 another eclectic lineup featuring Wilco, Los Lobos, Bill Frisell’s Guitar 
 in the Space Age, The Stone Foxes, and more. Charismatic Bay Area radio 
 personalities Murph & Mac (aka Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey) also return 
 as the day’s dynamic masters of ceremonies. \n\nProduced as an annual 
 fundraiser for Mount Tamalpais State Park by Roots & Branches Conservancy, 
 the one-day festival is staged at the historic Mountain Theater, a 
 4000-seat natural stone amphitheater with stunning views of San Francisco 
 Bay. Born in the wake of drastic cuts to the State Parks budget, Sound 
 Summit aims to raise funding for and awareness of the mountain’s needs in 
 the form of a festive event that celebrates this gem of the local 
 landscape. \n\n “Good deed-doing for a very special place in the 
 neighborhood,” is how Sound Summit executive producer Michael Nash 
 describes the intention behind the endeavor. “Last year, Sound Summit 
 reaffirmed everything we felt was resonant about both the event and the 
 beneficiary. In terms of community spirit, it felt like the ultimate 
 backyard party in an astonishingly beautiful backyard.”\n\nSound Summit 
 is a double entendre meant to evoke both musical gathering and mountain 
 peak and speaks to the goal of one serving to sustain the other. “Our 
 ultimate goal is to have Sound Summit serve as an annual, sustainable 
 revenue source for Mount Tam,” adds Nash. “We hope to do so for many 
 years to come.”\n\nIn the wake of Sound Summit 2015, Roots & Branches 
 Conservancy’s announced a $40,000 grant to Mount Tamalpais State Park, 
 allocated to projects with tangible impact in fire prevention, water 
 conservation, emergency equipment, and visitor services. \n\nSound 
 Summit’s stellar lineup features musical performances by the following 
 artists:\n\n• Wilco – Wilco has been called the “best rock band in 
 America” by NPR and heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “an amazing 
 machine whose six players seem more at one with their music than any rock 
 group working today." Ever eclectic, the band has made a long career of 
 weaving diverse musical influences into a coherent, reverent and wholly 
 unique sound. Their refusal to be categorized and fearless interpretation 
 of musical genres both past and present has ensured their continued 
 critical acclaim and devoted worldwide following.\n\nDescribed by Rolling 
 Stone as "America's foremost rock impressionists,” Wilco blends its 
 distinctive, indelible songwriting, stunning guitar work, and adventurous 
 ensemble playing into consistently powerful and resonant live 
 performances.\n\n• Los Lobos  –  For over four decades, Los Lobos has 
 been bringing its self-described “soundtrack of the barrio” – a 
 signature powerhouse mix of rock,  \nTex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues and 
 traditional Spanish and Mexican music \n – to fans far and wide. Still 
 jamming with the same raw intensity of their East L.A. garage band roots, 
 Los Lobos remains every bit as culturally rich, lyrically provocative, 
 musically captivating as they were back in the day.\n\n• Bill Frisell’s 
 Guitar in the Space Age  –  Hailed by critics as “a revered figure 
 among musicians” and “one of the most sought-after voices in 
 contemporary music,” Bill Frisell continues to astonish with the breadth 
 of his skills and vision. His Guitar In The Space Age project, featuring 
 Greg Liesz  (steel guitars), Tony Scherr (bass), and Kenny Wollesen 
 (drums), is a dazzling homage to the instrumental popular music of the 
 guitarist’s formative years.\n \n• The Stone Foxes – The Stone Foxes 
 rock. They are San Francisco’s rock band, bearing the torch of their 
 predecessors with the knowledge that rock ‘n roll can move a generation. 
 Their songs are tinged with western darkness, punk, surf, and Americana, 
 but are tied strongly together by their everlasting rock ‘n roll core. 
 Just when you think they can’t rock any harder, they do, and leave you 
 smiling and breathless in the wake.\n\nTickets for the daylong festival go 
 on sale Friday, June 17 at 10:00 am and are $100 for adults and $50 for 
 youth 12 and under; children 2 and under are admitted free. To purchase 
 tickets and for more information, visit SoundSummit.net. \nGates open at 
 10:00 am; music from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm. \n\nAbout Roots & Branches 
 Conservancy\n \nRoots & Branches Conservancy is a San Francisco Bay 
 Area-based non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of natural 
 resources, both physical and cultural. The broad arc of our efforts ranges 
 from regional environmental and educational work to the preservation and 
 evolution of artistic and cultural traditions – musical, narrative, and 
 beyond. Wherever possible, we aim to create intersections between the 
 environment and the arts to their mutual benefit.\n\nTowards those ends, 
 our programs entail three key facets – grantmaking, education, and 
 experience. As such, our interests lie in producing resonant community 
 experiences at our events, providing educational components in our 
 programming, and making meaningful contributions to worthy 
 beneficiaries.\n\nWe at Roots & Branches feel strongly about both 
 preserving and celebrating treasured Bay Area cultural and environmental 
 resources and evolving others we hope will become equally treasured. 
 Implicit in our name is the concept of connection – past and future, 
 foundation and growth, root and branch – that guides and inspires our 
 goals, our programs, and our development.\n\nWHAT:             \nSound 
 Summit: A Benefit for the Mountain\n \nWHEN:           \nSaturday, 
 September 17, 2016; gates open at 10:00am; music from 11:00am – 
 7:00pm\n\nWHO:\n• Wilco\n• Los Lobos\n• Bill Frisell’s Guitar in 
 the Space Age  \n• The Stone Foxes\n\nWHERE:          \nThe historic 
 Mountain Theater, Ridgecrest Blvd in Mount Tamalpais State Park\n 
 \nTICKETS:\nAdvance tickets available online at Sound Summit.net are $100 
 for adults; $50 for youth 12 & under; children under 2 are free. \n \nDay 
 of Show tickets are $120 for adults;  $60 for youth 12 & under; children 
 under 2 are free.\n\nINFO: \nFor more information and transportation tips, 
 including shuttle, hiking biking and driving, and an updated concert 
 schedule, please visit SoundSummit.net.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/17/18787656.php
SUMMARY:Sound Summit: A Benefit for the Mountain
LOCATION:Mountain Theater, Ridgecrest Blvd in Mount Tam State Park
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2016/06/17/18787656.php
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