In his short time on earth he’s a proven music junkie, and totally broke from it.Seng Chan You is a medical doctor who majored in internal medicine from Severance Hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Whether at home in a robe harmonizing to a favorite vocalist or standing next to you at the weekend’s top gig dancing like a ninny, he cannot be ignored. At 27 years old, and residing in Steamboat Springs for the past five years, his dedication to music is more alive than ever. His story started in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania back in 1987. Especially the type where music takes the stage. Until then, stay cheesy Steamboat.Įlliot Seng can tell a few stories. One can only hope that SCI will grace the Yampa Valley again, someday soon. We spoke of his Interlocken Festival performance and what he enjoyed most. I once was lucky enough to meet Bill Nershi at a local eatery while working. The band is pretty familiar with our town. Michael Kang even spent two years working for ski patrol. They’ve appeared in Steamboat many times during their early days considering their Colorado roots and the area’s love for all-things music. In 2002, SCI played a pair of dates with none other than James Brown, the godfather of soul and Earl Scruggs, one of the true founders of bluegrass at the Meadows Parking lot near the base of Steamboat Resort. Steamboat Springs has courted the 6-piece in the past. All-in-all, I can say that this was easily the best live music I’ve seen in a long time. Um, what? Other highlights were popular tracks like “Let’s Go Outside” and “Can’t Wait Another Day.” The night ended with a fitting rendition of “Smile,” a heartfelt fan-favorite that would carry spirits well into the weekend. Prior to that, the opened the set with a strong and confident cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy For the Devil.” They went from classic rock, to jam-grass, to electronica and trance. An exemplary three-song endeavor at the beginning of the second set saw “On The Road” break form mid-way through, and morph into an electronica-infused jam segueing without stopping into “Valley of the Jig,” one of their well known trance-based tracks. To be able to shift and meld a song into a whole new style, live, while also improvising and soloing is something very few bands can do. Throughout the night, fans were treated to varying styles playing away from the original path of the tune at hand. Mind you this was back in 2009, being their only performance of the year sharing the bill’s headliner status with none other than The Grateful Dead. I myself had only ever seen SCI one other time at the Rothbury Music Festival and had proclaimed it being the greatest live performance of my young adult life. A moment when you start to realize the gravity of the situation and what this band means to it’s fans.

Ranging from their roots in bluegrass to rock, jazz, country, funk, calypso, trance (that’s right, trance), reggae and psychedelia, they hit every note in tune with a real music-head’s expectations.Īs the sun set and SCI took the stage, the band was greeted to what may have been the strongest ovation I’ve ever witnessed in person. With that kind of musical diversity in a group a whole lot can happen. The six member group consists of Kyle Hollingsworth on the piano, organ and accordion, Michael Kang on electric guitar, mandolin and violin, Bill Nershi on acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar and electric slide guitar, Keith Mosely on bass guitar, Michael Travis on drums and percussion and Jason Hann on hand drums, auxiliary and percussion. With bands like The Grateful Dead and Phish touring the country relentlessly, catering to their massive crowds, SCI was born. Hailing from Crested Butte, Colorado, the String Cheese Incident (SCI) was formed during the apex of the jam band craze surrounding the year of 1993. In his short time on earth he’s a proven music junkie, and totally broke from it. His dedication to all things music is more alive than ever.

Get ready folks, because it’s about to get cheesy.Įxplore’s newest music contributor, Elliot Seng, has called Steamboat Springs home for the past five years now. Or you could call it being slapped in the face with so much dairy-infused talent your mother wouldn’t even wipe it off. Let’s call it the enlightenment unto your musical curiosity. What you are about to read is not overzealous, but exceptionally passionate. Steamboat Springs - Before we get this show on the road I’d like to make a mention.

So hopey you will only seng