Sucks big stinky ass, doesn’t it? Unfortunately we can’t go either, but Hudson Music is hooking all of us up with updates starting September 19. Hudson’s MD Fest site promises “photos, blog reports, and…video” straight from the show. In case you’ve been living under your guitarist’s rock for the last few months, the lineup includes these dudes you might have heard before:

Thomas Pridgen (The Mars Volta)
Billy Ward (Joan Osborne/Ace Frehley/B. B. King)
Will Calhoun (Living Color)
Ndugu Chancler (Michael Jackson/Santana/Weather Report)
Simon Phillips & Protocol (Toto/The Who/Jeff Beck)
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree/King Crimson)
Todd Sucherman (Styx/Brian Wilson)
Dafnis Prieto (Michel Camilo)
Derek Roddy (Serpents Rise/Traumedy)