Ten years after celebrating Bob Dylan’s 60th birthday by jamming with a few friends in a tiny Lower East side bar, The Best Fests—Dylan Fest, Petty Fest and Stones Fest—has become a New York tradition with sold-out celebrations at Bowery Ballroom, Music Hall of Williamsburg, Webster Hall and Irving Plaza. The New York Times described The Fest as “one the most jubilant events of the year,” and Rolling Stone touted it as “an experience that is equal parts concert and celebration.”
The Cabin Down Below Band
 Alex LevyAlex Levy is a fifteen-year music industry veteran. He has served as V.P. of Promotion for Epic Records and, subsequently, as Artist Relations Director for Rolling Stone magazine. He lives in the heart of New York’s East Village. |
 Austin ScaggsAustin Scaggs is a Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone magazine, where he has served as a writer for fourteen years. He travels the world to cover rock & roll, and has written more than a dozen cover stories on artists including Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Coldplay and Kings of Leon. |
 Matt RomanoFilling in on drums for The Strokes on their first ever European Tour after band member Fabrizio Moretti broke his hand, Matt Romano has remained a key member of The Strokes team and family. He co-produced two albums and toured the world playing drums with The Albert Hammond Jr. Band and Little Joy. He is a partner and founder of the legendary East Village Rock & Roll bar The Cabin Down Below. |
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The Charity
100% of all ticket proceeds go DIRECTLY to Sweet Relief
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. In other words, Healing Musicians in Need. We all have received so much out of music, it’s time to give a little back.