Search - Artist/Band: The String Cheese Incident

• Band Name: The String Cheese Incident
• Formed: 1993
• Originated From: Boulder, CO
• Decades Active: 1990,2000
• Genre: Rock
• Styles: Bluegrass, Jam Bands, Progressive Bluegrass, Alternative/Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
• Moods: Earnest, Exuberant, Quirky, Whimsical, Amiable/Good-Natured, Cheerful, Energetic, Fun, Playful, Trippy

Title	Release
One Step Closer	06/28/2005
Close to Home W	06/20/2005
Untying the Not W	09/23/2003
Outside Inside W	05/15/2001
It's About Time	2001
Carnival '99 W	10/12/1999
'Round the Wheel W	08/11/1998
Born on the Wrong Planet W	10/14/1997

The bluegrass-based jam band the String Cheese Incident is comprised of mandolinist/violinist Michael Kang, guitarist Bill Nershi, bassist Keith Moseley, pianist Kyle Hollingsworth, and percussionist Michael Travis. Formed in Boulder, CO, in 1993, the group's self-described "sacrilegious mix of bluegrass, calypso, salsa, afro-pop, funk, rock, and jazz" quickly built up a following on the local club circuit, and within six months of their formation they earned an invitation to open the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

They initially gigged simply in exchange for free lift tickets at ski resorts throughout the western U.S., but as the String Cheese Incident's popularity grew they began taking their music more seriously, soon averaging upwards of 170 live dates each year and eventually setting up their own record label, Sci Fidelity. Their debut LP, Born on the Wrong Planet, appeared in 1997, followed later that year by A String Cheese Incident Live. The group resurfaced in 1998 with 'Round the Wheel, followed by the live Carnival '99. It's About Time and Outside Inside arrived in 2001, followed by a deluge of live recordings chronicling the band's massive 2003 tour. They released another studio album called Untying the Not that same year, followed by another string of live albums. One Step Closer arrived in 2005. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide