What happens when the very quality that makes something so unique is the same quality that seemingly exploits it? When the "special thing" that sets something apart is the very same thing that allows it to gain popularity? I found myself pondering such quandaries during my time at Strange Creek Music Festival, held last weekend in Greenfield, Mass., as I frolicked among the hippies who also opted to spend their Memorial Day weekends dancing in a field eating grilled cheeses rather than … [Read more...]