When you look at the Grateful Dead‘s vibrant subculture around the world, it’s as strong as ever. The culture revolves around the music and lifestyle of the band and its followers, affectionately known as Deadheads. The band’s music is a time capsule that embodies peace, love, kindness, and adventure for everyone who wants in. From… Continue reading JerryFest at Mishawaka
Love Surrender Devotion by Jeff Tamarkin is a behind-the-scenes journey featuring exclusive interviews, presented in a definitive, hardcover 11×15-inch, 392-page book. It’s the perfect companion to Carlos Santana’s memoir, The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light. The artwork, photographs, and interviews are adorned throughout with inserts, personal art, and correspondences. It’s a must-have for… Continue reading Oye Como Va – My Rhythm, Que Viva El Ritmo! Good to Enjoy: A Review of the book, Love Surrender Devotion
Marcie Campbell, wife of legendary American rock guitarist Mike Campbell, is out on tour with her husband this summer. And, just like his band The Dirty Knobs, she’s making some noise every night, all right. At the Columbus, Ohio, venue KEMBA Live! – where the Knobs made a Saturday night stop on August 2 –… Continue reading Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs Makin’ Special Noises on Summer Tour
The dash on a gravestone represents that bittersweet span from birth to when we leave this plane of existence. What we leave behind becomes memories—and even those fade. We brush against immortality only when our contributions inspire people to remember. No one alive today heard Mozart perform a piano sonata, yet his sonatas are played… Continue reading Still Dancing in the Days Between
Sometimes the joy is in the journey. After much advance fanfare and ballyhoo, the Grateful Dead‘s 60th anniversary celebration (GD60) was upon us, and on August 1, while the destination was a large-scale concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park by Dead & Company and Billy Strings, the journey to get there was a literal… Continue reading A Walk in the (Golden Gate) Park on Aug. 1, From Shakedown Street to Dead & Co
I’ve found a soothing balm of sound in this collaboration—an urban pulse with heart. Hunter and Feingold move between sketches and longer conversations, honoring the past with sly nods while keeping the feel decidedly present. The shortest pieces—little bursts of perfection—leave me wanting more. Now I want to see them live and watch that interplay… Continue reading Hunter & Feingold – “Different Strokes for Different Folks” (Album Review)
“She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same.” That well-known lyric from the Grateful Dead song “Truckin’” was on my mind this weekend. “She” might refer to America’s most iconic band. “She” might be a Deadhead who was born before Jerry Garcia took his first breath – or a Deadhead who never… Continue reading She Still Sparkles: Deadheads Take Over San Francisco
A cavalcade of accomplished, like-minded musicians with connections to Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and/or Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads nightclub appeared in San Francisco on July 31 for The Heart of Town, a four-hour, all-killer-no-filler tribute to Garcia, “GD60,” and the spirit of San Francisco. Presented in cooperation with the San Francisco Giants inside of the massive… Continue reading Stephen Stills, Peter Rowan, Bill Nershi, and Prankster vibe highlight ‘The Heart of Town’ in San Francisco
Mid-July, The String Cheese Incident made their institutional return to their home base in Colorado and played back-to-back solid shows to capacity crowds at the world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. This year marked their 19th year to perform at the location many refer to as ‘the best venue on earth,’ delivering their forty-eighth and forty-ninth gigs… Continue reading The String Cheese Incident + The Wood Brothers | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 7/18/2025
Tedeschi Trucks Band is as much a musical movement as they are a band. They are a large group of gifted musicians that travel around the country together as a family, bandmates and friends. The dozen musicians who make up this powerful force of musical joy are all well-seasoned road warriors. They spend countless hours… Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band Torch Red Rocks on Jerry's Birthday
