I heard my far-and-away favorite Grateful Dead song the other day – “Fire on the Mountain” – and a rush of memories came ...

Best of 2024: Formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, the Grateful Dead are remembered for a great many things: for their counter-cultural tendencies and enthusiasm for mind-expanding drugs; for ...

The keepers of the Grateful Dead vault, overseen by chief archivist David Lemieux, must have been hard pressed to adequately commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the iconic band's formation. After ...

People have been listing their ten favorite Grateful Dead songs on Bluesky, following a post from @inthefade, and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle joined in. His list includes “Jack Straw,” “He’s ...

Earlier this month, the Grateful Dead’s seminal eighth studio album, Blues for Allah, reached its 50th anniversary and ...

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Most Grateful Dead tribute bands have a hard run perfecting the sound of Jerry & company. For Bertha, the test wasn’t ...

That was when his songs started speaking to what the freak on the street was experiencing.” Garcia would go on to praise Dylan’s early electric albums, include 1966’s Blonde on Blonde, as his “heavily ...

Everyone makes mistakes, now, whether what kind they are is an entirely different story. That being so, in the music business, there is almost always one mistake all musicians share—Writing a “bad” ...

The Grateful Dead have provided harmony to millions for six decades, waxing poetic through their lyrics and world-famous jam sessions. You oftentimes get lost in their music, as Jerry Garcia’s guitar ...

As the Grateful Dead morphed from an eccentric folk-blues group into an eclectic jam juggernaut, the band adopted an idiosyncratic approach to improvisation they would then hone over three decades.

John Mayer recently assumed the role of guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Grateful Dead Channel (23). During his time on the airwaves, the Dead & Company guitarist divulged his listening habits and pre-show ...