Strop Conspicuously Not Invited to HSB 2016

The Band Strop Oakland.

Oakland's favorite band, Strop, did not receive an invitation to play at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2016, and they are deeply hurt and feeling unloved by the event organizers.  Says Paulette, one of Strop's members, "Neither Mark nor Mark nor I received any invitation to play at the festival this year.  They pretend like we don't exist, and we work so hard and sacrifice so much and are so well loved by Americana and Roots Music lovers that it's obvious that festival organizers are going out of their ways to not invite us."

Hundreds of Thousands Gather in Anticipation of Paulette's Show Close

Crowds gather because of Paulette's event.

Photo used without permission of photographer. 

In Woodstock, New York, 1969, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in anticipation of the closing night's events of Paulette's art show, "Which Century are These Paintings From," on September 24th, 2016 in San Francisco, CA.

The closing night will feature an artist's talk and musical performance by Paulette and the Band she's in, Strop, which is currently boycotting the city of Oakland until they are granted the key to the city by the mayor, Libby Schaaf.

The location of the event is Hayes Valley Art Works, 456 Laguna St. in San Francisco from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, September 24th.

Bring your best questions for Paulette to answer during her artist's talk.