Ironically, it was when Dylan went electric that Garcia and his Grateful Dead bandmates — then performing as the Warlocks — ...
On September 1, the Grateful Dead’s seminal eighth studio album, Blues for Allah, known for its experimental edge that sprinkled Middle Eastern influence into their songbook, reached its milestone ...
Lest you forget that the Grateful Dead are one of California’s great natural phenomena — musical, cultural and even spiritual — witness this month’s celebration of all things Dead at San Francisco’s ...
Most Grateful Dead tribute bands have a hard run perfecting the sound of Jerry & company. For Bertha, the test wasn’t mastering the Dead’s music, but learning how to contour some killer eyebrows. The ...
Jam-band worlds collided, with spectacular results, as Trey Anastasio joined Dead & Company on the final night of the Grateful Dead 60th anniversary concerts at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The ...
(Excerpted from “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening” by Jim Newton. Copyright © 2025. Available from Penguin ...