Bob Weir

The Grateful Dead wound up playing more than 50 shows at MSG by the time their touring career ended, but the September 1990 run had a unique feel all its own. With keyboardist Brent Mydland's recent death just months earlier, the Dead once…

It's no secret that Nassau Coliseum was a favorite venue of The Grateful Dead, as their 42 shows that took place there would suggest. The first shows the band would play here took place in 1973 and today marks the anniversary of the final…

Teenage boys pick up guitars, drums and the like in hopes of achieving one attribute. F*ckability. Wailing with your voice or an instrument in the sleek attire of the bad boy can make any nerd desirable. There’s three-quarters…

By 1980, the Grateful Dead certainly didn't feel like a stranger at Nassau Coliseum. The band had played ten shows at this arena already, five in 1973 and another five the previous year in 1979. However, 1980 would only see a single…

Another Saturday night brought Bob Weir back to Radio City Music Hall along with the Wolf Bros and special guests to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of his first solo studio album, Ace. Special guests for the show…

San Francisco Bay Area drummer/musician Jay Lane gets antsy when he’s not on the road with one of the many bands of which he is a part. So it was not difficult to deduce that Lane, 57, had a tough time adapting to pandemic life, when the…

Today marks the anniversary of the maiden voyage for the Grateful Dead to Utica. Certainly no strangers to New York City and the Hudson Valley by 1973, the Dead would soon begin to make their mark all over the Empire State. The band was…

With two tours of duty at MSG already in the books for The Grateful Dead, today marks the anniversary of the completion of their third one. It's a quick two-night stint at The World's Most Famous Arena after their first two previous runs…

The Capitol Theater in Port Chester has provided a stage and an audience for many a band throughout its heralded history, though perhaps none with a legacy quite like that of The Grateful Dead. When they weren't busy selling out Bill…

Today marks the anniversary of the start of The Grateful Dead's fourth and final residency at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester. Affectionately known as "The Cap," this small theater certainly helped build the legacy of The Dead in New…