The First Step in a Long Strange Trip: ‘The Grateful Dead’ at 55
More than 50 years since the Grateful Dead’s debut, how is it imaginable that they are still touring and the “jam band” scene has mushroomed? This is where it started.
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Willie Nelson and Phil Lesh Lead an Outlaw Music Festival of Resistance at the Hollywood Bowl
Outlaw Music Festival shows that America's musicians remain one our nation's best cultural weapons against the ever cunning forces of avarice and tyranny.
Phil Lesh and Bob Weir Come Together to Jam for Mt. Tam
Catching these counterculture pioneers in an intimate setting is a treat.
Holly Bowling’s Tahoe Trip Leads to Terrapin Station and Beyond
San Francisco pianist uses music of Phish and Grateful Dead as stepping stones to her own dream career.
Melvin Seals and JGB Keep the Flame Burning at Terrapin Crossroads
There’s a spiritual sustenance of sorts in Garcia’s music that can be hard to put a finger on per se, but the continuing demand and praise for these celestial harmonics is empirical evidence of its existence.
Hard Working Americans Conjure Vintage Vibes at the Fillmore
The Fillmore is elevated into its higher realm as a transformative sonic temple of sound and light.
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.
