As you know by now, we'd certainly have voted aye on this motion, so much so, that we've loaded up DAVE'S PICKS 49 with not one, but two complete Grateful Dead shows from the Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 4/27/85 and 4/28/85.

The Bacon Brothers, featuring Michael and Kevin Bacon, are thrilled to announce the release of their new single, "Put Your Hand Up", from their forthcoming album, Ballad Of The Brothers, The album will be released on April 19th via Forosoco Music / 40 Below Records and is available for pre-order here on CD, Vinyl L.P. and digital download. Pre-save "Put Your Hand Up" here.

Here is some exciting news for those who pre-ordered Rick Wakeman’s “The Prog Years 1973-1977” CD+DVD box set: the expansive collection will now include 17 discs’ worth of never-before-released concert material totaling 300-plus minutes – or a whopping five hours – of live recordings all previously unreleased.

With an appeal to bring women’s voices back to the forefront, celebrated singer/songwriter Dawn Landes will release a new album, The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, on March 29th during Women’s History Month. The release reimagines music from the women’s liberation movement, with songs featured in The Liberated Woman’s Songbook, originally published in 1971.

Acclaimed American rock band Blackberry Smoke’s new song, “Azalea,” written by lead singer Charlie Starr and longtime collaborator Travis Meadows, is debuting today. Watch/share the official music video HERE.

Reflecting on the track, Starr shares, “It’s a heavy song. It’s not a happy song, per se. There’s some hope in there, too. It comes with both Travis and I being fathers. Hold on to your kids as tight as you can without smothering them.”

Today, January 19th, 2024, we pay homage to a man who was as enigmatic as he was influential, a figure whose impact on the Grateful Dead, and indeed the entire 60s counterculture, resonates profoundly even today. Owsley "Bear" Stanley III, a genuine alchemist of sound and chemistry, would have celebrated his birthday today.

On this day, January 19th, 2024, we at Grateful Web immerse ourselves in the vivid celebration of Janis Joplin's birthday, an icon who not just sang, but lived the blues with a rawness and fervor rarely paralleled. Janis, with her raspy, soul-drenched voice, wasn't just a singer; she was a force of nature that reshaped the contours of music, leaving an indelible mark on the psychedelic rock scene of the 1960s.

TR3 Featuring Tim Reynolds explores the eccentricities of contemporary life with playfulness and candor on its latest full-length studio release, Watch It, out now on vinyl, CD, and digital streaming platforms. Fronted by two-time GRAMMY-nominee and Dave Matthews collaborator Tim Reynolds, the illustrious trio has delivered an insightful and provocative collection that embraces absurdity with a surprising sense of composure. Listen to Watch It in full here.

Today, Big Something and Possum Holler Productions unveil the dates for this year's edition of the much-loved camping festival, The Big What?, taking place August 22-24, 2024 at Pittsboro’s Shakori Hills, located in the heart of North Carolina.

ROSS VALORY, regarded as one of rock’s best bass guitarists and an original member of the multi-platinum band Journey until his 2020 departure, has returned with the video for “Tomland.” It’s the hypnotic first single from the bassist and songwriter’s debut solo album ALL OF THE ABOVE due out this April (exact date TBA) on OID Music.  Watch the movingly atmospheric video, directed by Michael Cotten, HERE, for the single that’s out this Friday (Janu