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SUMMARY:The String Cheese Incident
LOCATION:Providence Performing Arts Center\, 220 Weybosset St\, Providence\
 , RI 02903\, USA
DESCRIPTION:#TheIncidentisComingThe past three decades have written a story
  packed full of surreal experiences\, epic moments\, groundbreaking involv
 ement and huge accomplishments. THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT has been recogn
 ized for their commitment to musical creativity and integrity\, for their 
 community spirit\, philanthropic endeavors\, and for their innovative appr
 oach to the business of music. When THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT’s growth 
 first started gaining momentum in the 1990s\, as the Internet was just beg
 inning to take hold and the major-label business model was failing\, the b
 and decided to make music on their own terms.Since then\, THE STRING CHEES
 E INCIDENT has gone on to carve out a completely unique approach to the bu
 siness of music\; they are truly pioneers of a new way of “making a band
 .” With the Internet as their tool\, SCI was among the first artists to 
 disseminate information online\, such as tour dates\, release information\
 , and other news\, to their growing fan base. Rather than doing business o
 n such terms as “the bottom line\,” SCI put their music and their fans
  first\, opening companies of their own\, including a ticketing company\, 
 a merchandise company and a fan travel agency\, to best serve their commun
 ity. The band’s record label\, SCI Fidelity Records\, has always operate
 d under the same ideals. Even early on\, SCI Fidelity embraced downloadabl
 e music and file sharing\, delivering SCI’s “On The Road” series\, w
 here every show the band plays is made available for download on the Inter
 net. Whether they realized it at the time or not\, THE STRING CHEESE INCID
 ENT was inventing grassroots band development. Today\, literally hundreds 
 of bands are using some version of this same approach to build their brand
 .THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT’s commitment goes well beyond their immediat
 e community\, and even beyond the music community as a whole. Early on\, t
 he band took a serious interest in giving back to the communities that the
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