Warren Haynes announces tour dates with Ashes and Dust Band

Warren Haynes has announced a fall tour with his new project, the Ashes & Dust Band. The group, which features drummer Jeff Sipe and string trio ChessBoxer, will kick off its tour in Kansas City on September 22 in support of Haynes’ forthcoming…

James Brown teaches you how to Boogaloo.

In case you were wondering how to do the Boogaloo, Camel Walk, Soul Train or Mashed Potatoes, the Godfather of Soul has you covered:

Gregg Allman – Tuesday’s Gone

Gregg Allman performing Tuesday's Gone at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, as part of the tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, One More For The Fans - available July 24. // Amazon.com Widgets
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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…

“Standing On The Moon” – Fare The Well 4th of July (Night 2 Chicago)

A little taste of last night's show, via the official video: Trey singing "Standing on the Moon". Soldier Field, Chicago, 7-4-15, Second Show.
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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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Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead

I'm very proud about my new Ebook, Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead and hope that you will check it out. The book includes interviews with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Phil and Trey Anastasio together,Robert Hunter, Bill Kreutzmann,…

Story behind Joe Cocker covering James Taylor’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight”

Former Joe Cocker keyboardist CJ Vanston wrote this to Bob Lefsetz: I suggested to the label that we cover a James Taylor song...not too "range-ey," so Joe could be Joe. Chris Briggs at EMI told me "good luck with that, we've been trying…