Sometimes it takes time to get back to the basics, get back to one’s roots, and build up the important things. For Sister Hazel, it’s always been about the music, but over the course of their decade-plus music making career, it has expanded beyond that to incorporate so much more.

They’ve maintained their unerring focus and desire to help, to share, to include, and to grow -- be it through their music or through other means -- all the while stretching their musical umbrella to cover what has become a true community.

For a band rooted in the rock music they make, Gainesville, Florida’s Sister Hazel has managed to spread far beyond that. There’s the ardent collection of fans they’ve built, the special events they co-created, the charity endeavors. “We love to do so many different things,” says lead singer Ken Block. “Between writing songs we believe in, the live shows, building a community, expanding our events, and the charity, there’s this whole lifestyle that is what Sister Hazel is all about.”