52  STRING CHEESE INCIDENT

After some 15 years together, the members of The String Cheese Incident are eyeing what should at the very least amount to a good, long breather. In this month’s cover story, the band members reveal to senior editor Dean Budnick on how SCI grew from humble beginnings into a phenomenon before delving into the band’s uncertain future.

45 THE WHO ON TOUR

Filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann—the son of Grateful Dead skinsman Bill and a lifelong fan of The Who—realized a dream over the past year, chronicling Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey’s latest tour. In this peek into his recent Who tour film, Kreutzmann and friend Emma Townshend (Pete’s daughter) guide us through some of the movie’s most memorable moments.

14 DEAR RELIX

Letters to the Editor

16 MY PAGE

Tim DeLaughter of olyphonic Spree

18 SCENE AND HEARD

Mindful music from around the globe: The Beat and Soundcheck

32 ON THE VERGE

Five artists you should know about

34 THE CORE

Soulive

36 SPOTLIGHT

Explosions in the Sky

  38 REARVIEW MIRROR

John Doe

41 INTERVIEW

Michelle Phillips

72 DEADICATED

The Dead’s fabled Vault series gets boxed

75 REVIEWS

Albums, DVDs, books, Plundering the Vaults, Indiefind and more

90 THE LIST

Famous clashes with the fuzz

94 PARKING LOT

Free classifieds from around the globe

98 PARTING SHOTS

David Cross