Lyricist Robert Hunter penned profound poetry – "once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right" -- in the Grateful Dead song "Scarlet Begonias," which ...
When you think of the idea of a jam band, the Palo Alto, California-born group the Grateful Dead must come to mind. Fronted by the bearded Jerry Garcia, the Dead, as they were known, would play ...
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 Grateful Dead was so much more than a jam band. Throughout the decades the band was together, they experimented with everything from rock to country to blues to folk and beyond. They also had a ...
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 ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. MANCHESTER — Honoring the Grateful Dead’s impact on music and culture each year in Vermont is the Dead of Summer Music Festival. “Grateful Dead is a ...