Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s epic concert at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, near the end of the Fall 1973 period which many consider the band’s finest. It’s certainly the greatest musical event I’ve witnessed. Serendipitously, the Continue reading
PBS Digital Studios’ latest installment of Blank on Blank excerpts a Joe Smith interview of Jerry Garcia, tracing the Grateful Dead’s early days as The Warlocks and recalling the Dead’s participation in the Acid Tests. The May 23, 1988 interview, Continue reading
The release date and one-night only big-screen showing of the Grateful Dead’s “Sunshine Daydream” is this Thursday, August 1, Jerry Garcia’s birthday. The film documents what is considered one of the Dead’s greatest performances, the 08/27/72 concert in Veneta, Oregon. Fans Continue reading
In the midst of his other projects, Warren Haynes has been performing the music of Jerry Garcia with local symphony orchestras, including a stop in Raleigh on 06/20. This video from the 06/22 show in Boston includes “Scarlet Begonias” & Continue reading
Singer Bobby “Blue” Bland died Sunday in his home near Memphis, TN, of complications from an ongoing illness, according to an Associated Press report. Bland had several influential hits in his early career, including 1957’s “Farther On Up The Road”, covered Continue reading
“It can’t really be put into words how the Dead rewired the social and musical subconscious of so many people. They were the first rock band to truly understand the art of the infinite that constitutes without-a-net, free-form jamming. They Continue reading
The first day of Jazz Fest 2013 started sunny and relatively cool, for New Orleans, with an invigorating breeze. After finding our favorite parking spot in a nice man’s yard on Gayoso, Bruce and I made our way to our Continue reading
Country singer George Jones died today after being hospitalized with an illness April 18 in Nashville. The success Jones achieved with his memorable songs, baritone voice and distinctive phrasing collided with a lifetime of alcohol & drug abuse and accompanying Continue reading