Circles Around the Sun Take Orbit at Terrapin Crossroads
It’s only the first song of the night, but the band is soon in “the zone” as they go on to deliver a sensational 30-minute opening jam.
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DeadPhish Orchestra Soars Over the Hills and Far Away in the Bay
There’s only band that actively seeks to mix Phish and the Grateful Dead together like Reese's Pieces and that’s the DeadPhish Orchestra.
Choose Your Companions: Bill Vitt on Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
"We never rehearsed. That probably helped." Longtime Jerry Garcia drummer Vitt looks back on how it all started and what it meant.
Brace Yourself: An Interview With Allen Thompson
Two members of Allen Thompson's band broke their backs last year. Brace yourself for their new sound.
Bob Weir: Blue Mountain
A Grateful Dead founding member collaborates beautifully with Josh Ritter and the National on his first album of all original material in 30 years.
Grateful Dead: Red Rocks 7/8/78
Jerry Garcia and Co. were capable of unbelievable highs and unfathomable lows. The lows take center stage on a lackluster set from Summer '78.
Various Artists: Day of the Dead
Aaron and Bryce Dessner have masterfully assembled a dizzying array of contemporary artists to reinterpret the songs of the Grateful Dead.
Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders: Garcia Live Volume Six: July 5, 1973
Their partnership lasted about four years and 250 shows but a new archival record suggests that it was some of the best music either Merl Saunders or Jerry Garcia made at the time. And just who is that mystery trumpeter?
Moe. Concocts Explosive Recreational Chemistry in Hollywood
Some mainstream music fans don’t have the patience for such improv, but for the moe.rons, the psychedelic jamming is what it’s all about.
The Grateful Dead Are Dead, Long Live the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead didn’t seem to give a damn about the American dream and yet seems to have lived it—well, parts of it, anyway.