New Grateful Dead 20-CD set collects band's 20th anniversary shows

The upcoming box set 'Summer Magic 1985' compiles seven of the Grateful Dead's concerts from that summer on 20 compact discs.
The Stranger

Bands I Pretended to Like for Boys: Part Five: Grateful Dead

I need to preface this by saying that I ate a great deal of Cherry Garcia ice cream growing up. My dad loves Cherry Garcia. He does not, you may be interested to know, particularly like the Grateful ...
Buffalo Rising

Long Strange Trip: The BPO and Crazy Fingers Bring the Grateful Dead Back to Kleinhans

This summer, take a long, strange trip as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra teams up with Crazy Fingers for a one-of-a-kind ...
The New York Times

Bob Weir Is Gone, but the Dead’s Music Plays On

A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability of the band’s music and culture, even as its members dwindle. A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability ...
Rolling Stone

Why My Love for Dead & Company Transcends the Grateful Dead

They say you never forget your first Grateful Dead show. Mine was Nov. 11, 1985. They opened the first set with “Walking the Dog.” I was 17 years old, stoned and drunk, sitting in a section high in ...