After watching the free webcast of Dead & Co’s (not great) 05/30 show I was ambivalent, but decided to go to Raleigh with no expectations and was rewarded. A few thoughts (and a video of the show). (06/17 update: video Continue reading
40 years since the April 1978 show at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the 4th of 5 the Dead played at Duke between 1971 and 1982. Fun started early as a ticket line formed 2 days prior to the on-sale date at Continue reading
This Friday, August 4, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre will host a special concert celebrating the 75th birthday (Aug. 1) of late Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. A live webcast of the sold-out show will be available via nugs.tv. Among the Continue reading
“It has the sprawl and generosity of a good Dead show, yet there’s nothing indulgent about it – it’s an ardent piece of documentary classicism…. Deadheads will drink it in and debate it, poring over every detail it works in Continue reading
On the 20th Anniversary of his Passing “It is a good thing, I believe, that we lived in the same time as this man did, and it is not likely that we shall see charms or skills so transcendent, and Continue reading
Blogspot.com has put together a list of 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament participants, ranked with reference to how many times the Grateful Dead performed on campus. Local / regional favorites Duke, N.C. State & North Carolina are included, as well Continue reading
Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh celebrates his 75th birthday tonight with the first of four shows at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. The Phil & Friends shows feature Lesh on bass along with guitarist Warren Haynes, keyboardist Rob Continue reading
In the wake of overwhelming demand for tickets for the Grateful Dead’s July farewell shows in Chicago, surviving members of the band and others have booked a Jerry Garcia tribute show on May 14 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Continue reading
News that Rock Scully, the Grateful’s Dead first manager, died December 16 in his home town of Monterey, CA. The cause of death was lung cancer. Dennis McNally, Grateful Dead historian and former publicist, said “At the height of his Continue reading
2015 marks the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary and, to celebrate the occasion, they plan to release a career-spanning documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev, with Martin Scorsese among the producers. The filmmakers say that their as-yet-untitled film will include never-before-seen performance Continue reading