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An honor roll of the Bay Area's most enduring artists

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With 2012 marking its fifth anniversary, the Outside Lands Festival, named for San Francisco's Sunset district, boasts a sybaritic mix of music, food, wine, beer, art and an idyllic setting in the city's Golden ... moreGate Park. The site resonates with the Aug. 10-12 bash's primary musical mission through a long history as a concert destination, romanticized from its days as a tribal power spot for San Francisco's late '60s apogee for psychedelia and folk rock.

The Bay Area, however, has been home to a far more varied array of artists and styles. Here are just some of the more celebrated examples.