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Sammy Hagar, Bob Weir, Jerry Harrison Jam in Bay Area | ARTICLE
February 15, 2013 11:20 AM ET -
Eels' 'Wonderful Glorious' New Makeover | ARTICLE
February 6, 2013 12:40 PM ET -
The Complete Last Waltz Recreates the Band's Farewell Concert in San Francisco | ARTICLE
On Saturday night at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, a group of mostly indie-rock artists from Brooklyn – and their friends and heroes – all converged on stage for a three and a half hour tribute...
November 25, 2012 10:50 AM ET -
Wilco's Nels Cline to Play Eric Clapton's Role at 'Last Waltz' Tribute Show | ARTICLE
On Saturday, an all-star lineup of mostly indie musicians will come together at San Francisco's Warfield Theater to perform "The Complete Last Waltz," a tribute to the Band's marathon farewell concert. The players will include Nels...
November 21, 2012 11:25 AM ET -
Update: Mickey Hart 'Baffled' by Kentucky Assault Charges | ARTICLE
Ex-Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart faces arrest in Kentucky after he allegedly assaulted fan following a Mickey Hart Band show at the Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg last week, TMZ reports. While details of the reported...
September 13, 2012 2:30 PM ET -
Flaming Lips Get Intimate Without Stripping Down in Big Sur | ARTICLE
Bands seem to love playing music at the tiny but undeniably cool Henry Miller Library in Big Sur, California, along an undeveloped stretch of the wild west where the Pacific Ocean crashes into cliffs. Fans park their...
September 12, 2012 1:20 PM ET -
Q&A: Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora on New Solo Album: 'My Stuff Is Pretty Universal' | ARTICLE
As the founding guitar-slinger in Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora has done everything he can to live up to his job description. He's shredded solos in stadiums across the planet, married and divorced a famous actress (Heather...
August 17, 2012 11:00 AM ET -
At Outside Lands, Food and Wine are Half the Fun | ARTICLE
In addition to hosting over 70 bands and artists – ranging from Metallica to Sigur Rós, Neil Young to Skrillex – this year's Outside Lands featured an expanded palette of food and beverage options that made...
August 13, 2012 5:10 PM ET -
Metallica, Neil Young, Jack White Rock Outside Lands | ARTICLE
More than a cookie-cutter American rock festival, Outside Lands takes advantage of its setting in Golden Gate Park by pointedly celebrating all that is the Bay Area. It's a strategy that really makes the event, now in...
August 13, 2012 12:45 PM ET -
Bob Weir Sits in with Norah Jones at Outside Lands | ARTICLE
Towards the end of her set at Outside Lands on Saturday, Norah Jones surprised just about everyone when she brought out the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir to assist on a cover of the Dead's "It Must Have...
August 12, 2012 10:20 AM ET -
Artist Wes Lang on the Grateful Dead | VIDEO
When famed painter Wes Lang was tapped to create the artwork for the Grateful Dead's upcoming box set Spring 1990, it must have felt like something had come full circle for him. Back in high school,...
August 8, 2012 5:15 PM ET -
Q&A: Bob Weir on Life With Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead | ARTICLE
Last week, founding Grateful Dead member Bob Weir payed homage to his late bandmate, Jerry Garcia, to mark what would've been the iconic guitarist's 70th birthday. Weir led a rotating assemblage of nearly 20 musicians through...
August 6, 2012 11:05 AM ET -
'Move Me Brightly' Celebrates Jerry Garcia's 70th with All-Star Tribute | ARTICLE
On Friday night, Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir hosted a five-hour celebration entitled Move Me Brightly, in honor of what would have been Jerry Garcia's 70th birthday. A stirring 30-minute documentary directed by Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead...
August 4, 2012 3:30 PM ET -
Mickey Hart on Joining the Grateful Dead | VIDEO
In this video clip filmed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio – where he was inducted in the Class of 1994 – Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart discusses the first time he...
August 3, 2012 4:14 PM ET -
Song Stream: The Grateful Dead's 'Comes a Time,' From 'Dave's Picks, Vol. 3' | ARTICLE
Click to listen to Grateful Dead's 'Comes a Time' The Grateful Dead were best known for their live concerts, no two of which were...
August 3, 2012 10:55 AM ET -
Grateful Dead, Phish, Vampire Weekend Members on Jerry Garcia Tribute | ARTICLE
Jerry Garcia would’ve turned 70 on August 1st, and his fellow guitarist in the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, is throwing a musical bash of sorts. Called "Move Me Brightly," the event brings together an all-star...
August 3, 2012 10:45 AM ET -
Bob Weir, ‘Move Me Brightly' | VIDEO
On the evening of August 3rd, Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir will pay homage to his late bandmate, Jerry Garcia, who would have turned 70 this week, with a free webcast of a one-time-only assemblage...
August 2, 2012 10:00 AM ET -
Grateful Dead's Bob Weir on 'Spring 1990' | VIDEO
Click to listen to Grateful Dead's 'Scarlet Begonias' In honor of what would have been Jerry Garcia's 70th birthday today, guitarist Bob Weir sat...
August 1, 2012 4:45 PM ET -
Metallica Looking for Landmark Performance at Outside Lands | ARTICLE
During a conference call with reporters to promote Outside Lands, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich didn't even try to hide his boyish enthusiasm over the fact that his band will get to headline this year's event. Other...
July 25, 2012 9:50 AM ET -
Skrillex, Bassnectar and Disco Biscuits Bond at Camp Bisco | ARTICLE
Despite electrifying sets by Skrillex, Bassnectar and Amon Tobin, there was no mistaking the fact that Camp Bisco 11 was centered around its host band, the Disco Biscuits, who performed six totally different, equally compelling sets of...
July 15, 2012 6:08 AM ET
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