It’s the first day of the mighty month of August, and as good a day as any to celebrate festival culture. If you are headed down to the 36th installment of Reggae on the River, or interested in such, I hope you have a great time. There’s plenty of info about it found elsewhere, so I won’t pack this column with the lineup. If you are staying away from the madding crowds but would still like a taste of another festival staple, jam music, here’s a couple choices. The Basement opens its doors at 8:30 p.m. for the eclectic jam group Propolis, which you can enjoy for a mere
$5. Meanwhile, starting at 6 p.m., Humbrews will be live streaming all three days of Dead and Company’s Golden Gate Park concert celebrating 60 years of the cult of the Grateful Dead. Today’s guest down in fog city will be Billy Strings, a fine edition to the lineup. No mention of price that I can find, but it can’t be much, if anything.
This article appears in A Saturday at the Rodeo.