The 16th annual High Sierra Music Festival will take place from June 29 to July 2 in Quincy, CA. A very limited number of early bird tickets are now available at a discounted price through January 2. Be sure to check in the coming weeks for an initially artist lineup. In other High Sierra news, the festival has established a special fund to give direct aid to members of the New Orleans music community affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita through its own High Sierra Foundation.