It is simple Newtonian physics to understand that for every action there are equal and opposite reactions. As American culture makes its impact on cultures the world over, these cultures become part of the American tapestry in return. It really isn't very long a way from bluegrass picking to Afro-pop, from Miles Davis to the Grateful Dead, or from Celtic reels to salsa as it turns out. In the hands of such talented and creative artists as String Cheese Incident all these styles and more are recombinated in unique and powerfully moving ways. There is a simple yet sophisticated elegance to the sonic quantum physics that String Cheese Incident lays down.
Dancing is the answer to whatever the question was.
And speaking of tapestry, the batiks adorning the stage depicting high mountain sunsets and waterfall spirits are spectacularly beautiful too. Combined with the excellent Fillmore light show they added a fine visual dimension to an evening dripping with all the best parts of the psychedelic experience already. Darol Anger, the Oakland-based musical wizard, sat in for several numbers during both sets on fiddle. These excursions in particular went to all those inspired places DeadHeads call the music playing the band and what Phish phans refer to as the hose. String Cheese Incident is a great live band.