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Watch Grateful Dead Fans All Over the World Cover ‘Ripple’
By Brian Ives If you ever saw the Grateful Dead in concert, you know that the attraction of the event was as much about the community as it was about the band. They had great nights and they had...
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Classic Rock Almanac July 11, 2015
ANNIVERSARIES 2005-Steve Miller leaves his handprints in cement as he’s inducted into Hollywood’s Rockwalk. 2000-Kansas releases Somewhere to Elsewhere, the first album in nearly 20 years to feature...
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The Daily Cut: Grateful Dead “Truckin'”
Grateful Dead: “Truckin'” ALBUM: American Beauty YEAR: 1970 WRITERS: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter Peaked at number-64 on the Billboard Hot 100. Not exactly a smash, but their...
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Classic Rock Almanac August 9, 2015
ANNIVERSARIES 2008-The one-day Ozzfest goes off at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas. Joining Ozzy Osbourne on the bill are Metallica, Serj Tankian, Hellyeah, Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Sevendust, Drowning Pool and...
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Warren Haynes on the Last Days of the Allman Brothers Band
By Brian Ives Over the weekend, Warren Haynes performed at the Peach Festival, on a lineup that featured several of his fellow former Allman Brothers Band members: Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks...
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Classic Rock Almanac September 8, 2015
TRIVIA Today’s Question: 25 years ago today (September 8th, 1990), Jon Bon Jovi got his only number-one single as a solo artist with “Blaze of Glory.” Which British guitar legend plays on the song? a)...
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The Daily Cut: Grateful Dead “Uncle John’s Band”
Grateful Dead: “Uncle John’s Band” ALBUM: Workingman’s Dead YEAR: 1970 WRITERS: Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter An edited version peaked at number-69 on the Billboard Hot 100, but the album cut was a...
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Dead and Co. Announce Free Concert at MSG
By Brian Ives The Grateful Dead may have upset a few people over the past few months. First, there was their “Fare Thee Well” shows in Chicago and San Francisco, which cost fans a small fortune to...
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Trey Anastasio on Grateful Dead, John Mayer
By Amanda Wicks Three of the four remaining “core members” of the Grateful Dead will be playing a set of shows that start at October’s end in New York. Touting themselves as Dead & Company, Bob...
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John Mayer and Bob Weir Discuss Dead & Company Tour
By Amanda Wicks John Mayer is gearing up to hit the road at the end of October for a series of shows with Dead & Company. He’ll be joining three of the four core living Grateful Dead members on...
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Classic Rock Almanac March 8, 2016
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Five years ago today, Phil Collins confirmed that he was retiring from performing. Back in 1986, Collins played a con man named Phil Mayhew in an episode of Miami Vice titled...
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The National’s ‘Day of the Dead’ Tribute Album Has 59 Tracks
By Radio.com Staff The National’s long incubating Grateful Dead tribute project will see the light of day on May 20th. Day of the Dead was created and curated by brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The...
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The 10 Best Songs on the Grateful Dead Tribute Album, ‘Day of the Dead’
By Brian Ives It’s appropriate that the Grateful Dead tribute album, which came out on Friday (May 20), seems overwhelmingly long. After all, this is a band who specialized in “long.” Their concerts...
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The Daily Cut: Grateful Dead “Casey Jones”
Grateful Dead: “Casey Jones” ALBUM: Workingman’s Dead YEAR: 1970 WRITERS: Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter The second single from Workingman’s Dead, it never charted, but has received rock radio airplay...
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Classic Rock Almanac July 18, 2016
TRIVIA Today’s Question: The Grateful Dead released their second studio album, Anthem of the Sun, on July 18th, 1968. Which one of these core Grateful Dead members made his album debut with them on...
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Dead and Company Play Old School Set in Irvine
By Jeff Cornell Dead & Company brought their summer tour to the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Southern California on Tuesday (July 26). The nearly three-hour concert saw the band perform songs...
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Bob Weir Announces New Solo Album ‘Blue Mountain’
By Hayden Wright The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir hasn’t released a solo album in 10 years, and it’s been 30 years since his last album of 100 percent new music. Through his legendary touring career...
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Classic Rock Almanac August 6, 2016
ANNIVERSARIES 2014-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers finally score a number-one album as Hypnotic Eye debuts atop the Billboard 200 after selling 131,000 copies in its first week. 2004-Funk-soul singer...
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‘Dear Jerry’ Tribute Concert will be Released in October
By Amanda Wicks Some of music’s finest gathered in May 2015 to honor Jerry Garcia with a concert showcasing many different interpretations of his work. Now the concert film, Dear Jerry: Celebrating The...
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2016 Americana Music Awards to Honor Bob Weir, Woody Guthrie, Others
By Robyn Collins Bob Weir, Woody Guthrie, Shawn Colvin and other icons of Americana will be honored at the 2016 Americana Music Awards this September, reports The Boot. Related: Lady Gaga Covers the...
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