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It was drummer Mickey Hart’s 40th birthday. Bassist Phil Lesh donned a sombrero so high and burdensome it strained belief that he could still sing “I Know You Rider” with such feeling (although ...
In a way that still doesn't totally make sense, the Grateful Dead's music has infiltrated deep into ... I watched keenly, looking for more Benchetler art, but wondered if I found the wrong clip as ...
Formed last year, Terrapin Roadshow features sons of Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh and the band’s frequent collaborator, David Grisman, playing music by the Dead, its spinoff groups and ...
Dead & Company are planning a concert in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead forming in 1965. The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission will vote on ...
Grateful Brass reimagines the iconic music of the Grateful Dead with an instrumentation of brass, drums and vocals (no guitar!). The music digs deep into the Grateful Dead discography with ...
In his many laps around the sun and years on stage, the legendary Grateful Dead drummer pioneered new ... all that surfaced from the event was an enticing clip of “Shining Star”–until ...
(Photo by Susana Millman) Expand Len Dell’Amico, the Grateful Dead’s longtime videographer, writes about his friendship with Jerry Garcia in a new memoir that portrays the charismatic ...
Grateful Dead founding member Bobby Weir is one of the last men standing in his legendary rock band. The thought of mortality has crossed Weir’s mind, as he’s seen many of his band members pass.
"When Phil's happening, the band's happening," Grateful Dead co-founder, frontman and lead guitarist Garcia, who died in 1995, once said of Lesh's bass playing. The Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995 ...
The Grateful Dead left behind a legacy that continues to thrive through its devoted fanbase, the Deadheads. In this documentary, we explore the band’s career trajectory, its influence in ...