If you’re hungry for good live music that doesn’t break the bank, you’re in luck. San Francisco’s free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, often called Hardly Strictly or HSB, returns this weekend.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass returned to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend, celebrating its 25th year with three days of free music and familiar joy. Founded in 2001 by the late financier and ...

In an era when concert tickets can cost hundreds of dollars, there may be no greater gift to Bay Area music lovers than the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass free music festival in San Francisco’s ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has announced its first batch of artists for its 25th anniversary festival. This initial lineup for the three-day free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, set for Oct. 3-5 at Golden ...

It all began in 2001 with love and a dream: a financier’s love of bluegrass and his vision of hosting a free concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first festival took place in October 2001, ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has unveiled the second wave of its 2025 artist lineup. From Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, San Francisco’s premier roots music festival will return to Golden Gate Park for its 25th ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Americana-tinged singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams and Aussie indie rocker Courtney Barnett are among the standout names among the first group of acts announced for this year’s ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the full lineup for its silver anniversary in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park from Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 5. Now in its 25th year, the ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass returns for its silver anniversary this fall. Set to take place the first weekend of October, the annual festival offers three free days of music across six stages in San ...