Each year, the California Bluegrass Association's Fathers' Day Festival takes the pulse of the contemporary bluegrass scene. For the 2008 festival in Grass Valley CA, the first half headliners were Crooked Still, The Wilders, Blue Highway, and The Dan Tyminski Band.
10th Annual Power to the Peaceful Festival Punknews.org:
Michael Franti, of Spearhead, Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprasy, has announced the 10th annual Power to the Peacefulcelebration in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The free festival will take place on September 6th this year. The celebration began in 1998 with 6,000 attendees while last year's drew an estimated 60,000.