July 2012

More than 20,000 music fans descended on the idyllic Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan this past weekend for the Sold Out 2012 Electric Forest festival.

Toubab Krewe’s CARNAVALITO, a two-day mini-fest, is taking place at the Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain, NC on Friday, July 13th and Saturday, July 14th, 2012. Two eco-friendly transportation options are available with a shuttle running between Asheville, Pisgah Brewing Company and the KOA campground. Free admission for kids and special activities encourage families to attend.

In March, we were excited to share with you the news of our major new exhibit, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip, as well as exclusive video content related to the opening.We are eager to provide these brand new spotlight pieces, which include rare insight into the Grateful Dead’s performances, an inside look at Jerry Garcia’s most notable guitar, an exclusive photo of Micke

Join Rex Foundation at AT&T Park August 1 as the San Francisco Giants salute Jerry Garcia on his 70th birthday! A portion of all ticket sales benefits the Rex Foundation and other Grateful Dead related charities, so come on down, celebrate Jerry, and cheer the Giants against the Mets!

When the Grateful Dead left Warner Bros. to form their own label in 1973, after six years and eight albums, they delivered their first live "best-of" anthology, HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD VOL. 1 (BEAR'S CHOICE). The album, which will be reissued by Audio Fidelity on July 10 on 180-gram virgin vinyl, documents the band's February 13-14, 1970 stand at New York's Fillmore East as recorded by Dead sound manager (and creator of 'Owsley' LSD) Owsley "Bear" Stanley.