Cover image is of Bob Dylan and John Sebastian exiting the Café Espresso in the early ‘60s

From the 8/13/09 issue of the Woodstock Times, “Woodstock Nation on the Shelves” by Paul Smart:

“Perhaps the biggest book bash the town’s seen in some time, the bringing to life, via an actual-to-heavens musical concert for the locally-produced Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to Woodstock by Weston and Julia Blelock, with a foreword by Bob Fass, another legendary radio presence from the day.

Primarily comprised of a transcript from a symposium on the Sound Outs and bohemian flavor of the town prior to 1969 that took place last August, the book is worth owning for its Who’s Who of local characters and surprisingly evocative (and telling) superbly-captioned photos, filled out with info and anecdotes from a series of interviews the Blelocks conducted in recent years…and as strong a glimpse of what the town was 40 and 50 years ago as any descriptions found elsewhere. As well as the vast information covered in the transcript material itself, from those who lived through the days we’re all now remembering…or at least trying to.

This weekend’s Roots concert at the Bearsville Theater, on Saturday afternoon, evening and night, will include a number of old townies coming back to celebrate the Sound Outs that preceded the big festival, including a host of long-awaited reunions.”