Kyle Hollingsworth’s Birthday Show Turns Into Mini-String Cheese Reunion

String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth’s birthday show and album release party turned into a bit of a reunion when three of his SCI bandmates joined him on stage at the Boulder Theater on Saturday night. While guitar/fiddle maven Michael Kang had been on the bill for some time, the appearance of SCI guitarist Bill Nershi and bassist Keith Moseley was quite the pleasant surprise for everyone in attendance. The trio was part of the bevy of guests who performed with Hollingsworth during the concert, including Jennifer Hartswick, The Motet Horns, Erik Yates, and Zebulon Bowles.

Michael Kang took the stage at the beginning of the show and ended up sticking around for a number of tunes off Hollingsworth’s new record, 50, as well as SCI favorites like “Boo Boo’s Pik-a-Nik”, “Rosie”, and “Galactic”. However, the big moment came in the middle of the second set when Nershi and Moseley joined the fray for renditions of the SCI classics “Joyful Sound” and “Texas”.

Of course, many of the other guests were on hand for the rest of the show, which showcased six songs from 50 in addition to covers of the Grateful Dead (“Deal”), Earth, Wind & Fire (“Shining Star”), Cake (“Short Skirt, Long Jacket”), and The Jacksons (“Shake Your Body”). 

Kyle Hollingsworth Band – “Deal” (Grateful Dead cover)

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Kyle Hollingsworth Band w/ Jennifer Hartswick – “Shining Star” (Earth, Wind & Fire cover)

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Hollingsworth’s latest album, 50, was released on Friday, March 2nd via SCI Fidelity. The album marks his first studio effort with the current incarnation of Kyle Hollingsworth Band, and also features guests appearances by Hartswick, Infamous Stringdusters dobro player Andy Hall, SCI percussionist Jason Hann, and more.

Setlist: Kyle Hollingsworth Band | Boulder Theater | Boulder, CO | 3/3/18

Set One: Come On*$+, Here We Go*+, Let me in, Finding Our Way^ > Boo Boo’s Pik-a-Nik*^@ > Deal*^@, Stuff*$+, All Falls Apart*$+, Shining Star*$+

Set Two: Wyatt Earp’s Tale, Joyful Sound*#, Texas*#, Shake*$+, Take The Ride*$ > What Is Hip*$+ > Rosie*$+ > Short Skirt / Long Jacket*$+ > Rosie*$+

Encore: Galactic* > Shake Your Body*$+