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Phathers and Sons: Trey Anastasio Meets Phil Lesh

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I compiled my best Grateful Dead-releated journalism in an Amazon Ebook, Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead. This interview with Trey Anastasio and Phil Lesh…

Anders Osborne with Phil Lesh and Friends 6/9/16

I really dig Anders Osborne, the Swedish/New Orleans singer and guitarist. Very cool that brought Phil has brought him into the family. Here's the full set from Terrapin Crossroads, which was a fundraiser for Phil's Unbroken Chain Foundation. Setlist:…
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Fare Thee Well – Grateful Dead say an emotional good bye

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last night’s final Fare Thee Well show; the final joint appearance ever by the Grateful Dead’s Core Four of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann if you take…
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Chicago Night 2 Review – 4th of July Fireworks

Wow. Now this was more like it. Night 2 of 3 in Chicago for the Dead’s Fare Thee Well, said-to-be-final shows at Soldier Field was hard-hitting, consistently satisfying, only a tiny bit meandering and to my ears a full-on triumph. Most…
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Grateful Dead Chicago Night One “Bertha” Video – Billboard Review

Last night's Fare Thee Well Grateful Dead show in Chicago broke the record for attendance at Soldier Field set by U2's 360 Tour in 2009 (last night: 70,764, U2: 67,936). Unfortunately, the crowd control entering and exiting the stadium…
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Fromthe archives: in-depth Bob Weir interview

A lengthy 2001 interview with Bobby, when Ratdog was kicking hard. This interview appears in my Ebook, Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead, along with similarly extensive interview with Phil, Phil and Trey, Robert Hunter,…