Formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, the Grateful Dead are remembered for a great many things: for their counter-cultural ...

Producer Rick Rubin possesses a wealth of musical knowledge in many genres, but there's one band he feels offers more reward for curious minds.

Although Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, and bassist Phil Lesh joined him in the great gig in the sky last year, the music ...

Every musician has a song they hate, and so does Bob Weir, as this Grateful Dead song has seemingly lived rent-free in his ...

The very first Grateful Dead song credited to Robert Hunter's name is 'Alligator', which he wrote for their second album, 1968's 'Anthem Of The Sun'.

Painted Mandolin is a tribute band in the most creative sense of the word: Influenced by the songs of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead, the music they make is uniquely theirs. The culture and community ...

Jerry Garcia and David Grisman debut their new album Bare Bones: The Duo Recordings at No. 2 on Billboard's Bluegrass Albums ...

Sure, most of us are probably still broke from the holidays. But it’s never too early to start planning for some hot music ...

Today, along with three other seasoned veterans of the DMV live music scene—Kevin O'Brien on bass, Alan Main on guitar and ...

We were mesmerized as Mayer and Bob Weir, one of the original Grateful Dead members, jammed together on songs like Ripple and Sugaree, which were both released before I was born. I’m no Dead ...

A hall-of-fame and well-regarded crew of bluegrass performers will recall 70's psychedelic rock's bluegrass legacy at a ...