Sound Summit returns to the majestic Mountain Theater on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais on Saturday September 7 for a day of great music and celebration with another eclectic and diverse lineup. Co-headlining the intimate gathering are two indie-rock icons – virtuosic guitarist and deft lyricist Courtney Barnett and rock/folk/psychedelic powerhouse Kurt Vile. The festival will also feature beloved retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops breakout 17-year-old guitar phenomenon and her band Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge; and genre-transcendent Bay Area artist/conjurer Skyway Man.
Sound Summit welcomes the return and reunion of veteran emcees Murph & Mac (aka Brian Murphy and Paul McCaffrey partners on KNBR from 2006-2023) along with KPFA’s “Dead to the World” radio host Tim Lynch. Andy Cabic of Vetiver fame will keep the groove going all day spinning records between sets.
Produced as an annual celebration of and fundraiser for Mount Tamalpais State Park by Roots & Branches Conservancy Sound Summit is staged at the historic Mountain Theater a 4000-seat natural stone amphitheater with stunning views of San Francisco the Bay and the Pacific beyond. There is no venue like it anywhere in the Bay Area.
Fueled by past musical acts such as Wilco The War On Drugs Lord Huron Sierra Ferrell Bob Weir & Phil Lesh Herbie Hancock Tedeschi Trucks Band Grace Potter Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real Father John Misty Jim James Los Lobos Dr. John & The Night Trippers and many more Sound Summit has donated over $250000 to Mount Tam from festival proceeds to date. It has just recently allocated funds to completely restore the historic and extremely popular Steep Ravine Environmental Cabins perched in a gorgeous spot along the Marin County Coast. Additional funds will be dedicated to Pantoll and Bootjack campsites and trails rehabilitation and long overdue infrastructural repairs and improvements to the Mountain Theater.
“The piece that we love about Sound Summit” says festival producer and Roots & Branches Conservancy board president Michael Nash “is not only staging a resonant musical gathering in this stellar spot high above the Bay but that we’ve been able to in turn fund truly meaningful projects on the mountain that enhance public access and experience let alone others around fire prevention water conservation emergency equipment and services and more. It’s a full circle the proverbial gift that keeps on giving.”
Event Venue
The Mountain Theater, East Ridgecrest Blvd, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, United States
