For those who may not have heard, Cubensis drummer Steve Harris has been diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer and will start chemotherapy within weeks.

A benefit concert will be held Fri July 5 at the Golden Sails in Long Beach, CA, to help with expenses. At this point the line up is Cubensis and Moonalice, though more will most likely be added.

Show time is 7:30pm PT, $15 at the door but higher donations gratefully accepted!

It's a story 35 years in the making! Pete Sears "Dragon" bass, crafted from wood from the same tree as Jerry Garcia's "Tiger," should have had its debut at a Jefferson Starship concert in Germany. Instead, fate in the form of a riot intervened, during which the "Dragon" bass was stolen. On the 9th of May on the main stage of the BottleRock Napa festival, "Dragon" finally made it's debut with Pete and Moonalice!

Hear Pete describe how he got “Dragon” back in this interview with ABC 7 News.

It was cut from the same tree as Jerry Garcia's "Tiger!" Now, 35 years after it was stolen during a riot at a festival in Germany, Moonalice's Pete Sears has his bass back!

Here is the back story of how this came about in the words of Tom Lieber, the luthier at the Doug Irwin Custom Shop who fashioned the beautiful “Dragon” in 1976-77 under the Doug Irwin Shop name. While he was designing and building the Dragon bass, Tom also worked with Doug on the early designs of Jerry Garcia's “Tiger.”

The BottleRock festival in Napa is going to be the ultimate celebration. On a scale of 1 to 10, we’re giving it a 42!!! And Moonalice is going to be there on May 9 at 1:30pm on the WillPower stage followed by ALO and The Black Crowes!!!

BottleRock is a five-day, delicacy-fueled foray into the absolute best music, comedy, wine, food, and beer the world has to offer. From the 9th through the 12th May, downtown Napa will the epicenter of a collision of music, food and wine that is going to reverberate for miles around.