TOP: Jam band, bluegrass fans duke it out -- themorningcall.com

Text size: Phish, one of America's biggest psychedelic jam bands, is reuniting and swimming our way. Last week, the group announced plans to play three shows at Hampton Coliseum March 6-8. That's good news for both the local economy and fans of improvisational neo-hippie rock. But the Phish splashdown could create some collateral damage. Earl Banton and his wife have been holding a big bluegrass jam session called the Cabin Fever Pickin' Party in Hampton since 2002. This year's event is scheduled for -- you guessed it -- the weekend of March 6-8. The event is scheduled to take place at the Holiday Inn Hampton Hotel & Conference Center, an easy walk from Hampton Coliseum. More than 400 rooms have been reserved for Cabin Fever. But the fact that the bluegrassers got there first isn't likely to make much difference. Once news of... [read full story]