grateful dead

31 years ago today, the Grateful Dead were finally able to play a show in the city of Albany thanks to the brand new Knickerbocker Arena, aka The Knick. Somehow, they had gone all this time without ever paying a trip to New York's capital.…

48 years ago today, The Grateful Dead wrapped up their first ever run at Nassau Coliseum. The venerable Long Island venue was almost completely new at the time, having only opened in February of 1972. In fact, the Dead were only the second…

Few buildings have as storied a relationship with the Grateful Dead that Madison Square Garden does. The World's Most Famous Arena quickly became the band's "home" arena on the East Coast beginning with their first run here in January…

What is it about Upstate New York Winter's that make great music artists bring their multi-colored California concepts here to heat things up? Forty-one years ago today, Jerry Garcia Band came to be an act for the Lake Ontario sound at…

In 1971, the Grateful Dead performed at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester over six nights - February 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24. Billy Strings will present The Deja Vu Experience on FANS and The Relix Channel on those same nights, 50…

The latest release in the Grateful Dead video series 'All The Years Live' features a performance from Orchard Park, home of the Buffalo Bills. From their July 16, 1990 show, the Dead share a rollicking first set cover of Bobby Womack's…

The Grateful Dead's 2021 Dave's Picks have been announced, and includes a show from September 1973 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, which features the first ever version of "Let it Grow." This show has been a long time coming in the…

Western New York has always provided safe haven for the Grateful Dead and among their more popular stops in the region is Rochester, specifically the War Memorial. The band would play 15 known gigs in the Flower City during their historic…

One of the better Grateful Dead shows at the Fillmore East was aided by its surprise attack. Allegedly, two nights before at the same venue, Grace Slick, on behalf of Bill Graham, announced an impromptu "pop-up" show with Jefferson…

If the Grateful Dead had an East Coast base outside of New York City, odds are it would be at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester. By November of 1970, the Dead had already done two previous runs at The Cap earlier in the year. This would…