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Grateful Dead: Road Trips, Vol. 4 No. 2: April Fools' '88 -

Early in the first set from 4/1/88, one might wonder why anyone who wasn’t at the Brendan Byrne Arena shows would be interested in this set. The band is off in its time, over-sped and out of synch with itself"seemingly having a hard time hearing itself in this oversized basketball...

Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 4, No. 1 -

My five year old started dancing within ten seconds of the Grateful Dead opening this 1969 concert with “Hard to Handle.” He followed by saying, “These guys don’t sing well.” Such was the Dead in the early days when the band’s music and lyrics often outshined vocal capabilities. It didn’t...

Jesse McReynolds: Old, but New in the Way -

This journey is part of the Grateful Dead legend, a combination of a holy vision quest and a Sal Paradise/Dean Moriarty road trip"only instead of a 1949 Hudson, the vehicle of choice was a ‘61 Corvair and the intrepid travelers were Sandy Rothman and Jerry Garcia. Armed with a massive...

The Return of the Dead (Relix Revisited) -

Here is a look back to the first Relix issue of 1987 (Vol. 14 No. 1), which reported on Jerry Garcia’s return to the stage with the Grateful Dead in December 1986 following his coma earlier that summer.

The second half of 1986 was a trying time to be a follower...

Phish: 8.13.10, Deer Creek -

Phish’s tour stop at the Verizon Wireless Music Center, better known as Deer Creek, on August 13 served as the band’s 20th visit to the coveted outdoor venue in the cornfields of Noblesville, In. This was the second performance of a two-night run on the second leg of Phish’s summer...

Wanee 2011: ABB, Widespread Panic, Robert Plant, Mike Gordon, Sharon Jones, Ween -

The Wanee Music Festival has confirmed its roster of performers for this year’s event. Widespread Panic will join the Allman Brothers Band once again, while Robert Plant & The Band of Joy, Mike Gordon, Ween and Steve Miller Band are among the acts who will make their Wanee debuts....

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