Stereogum — Anyone familiar with Alex Bleeker And The Freaks’ sound knows they lean heavily into honeyed Grateful Dead reverb and jam band tendencies, but they’ve stated a few things even more clearly on their new album Country Agenda. True to its name, it�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Giovannetti, words by Andrew Sacher Virginia's Lockn' Festival continued on Saturday (9/12) after kicking off on Friday. After yesterday's Jefferson Airplane set, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady returned to the stage early for an aco... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Dead & Company, the band that combines three of the surviving “core four” members of the Grateful Dead along with guitarist John Mayer, have added another series of concert dates to their upcoming tour itinerary. Dead band members... ... more info

Stereogum — Keith Richards’ troll game is without peer. You can’t stop him, you can only hope to contain him. And you can’t contain him! Last week, he did an interview in which he dismissed both the entirety of rap music and the two most important metal ba... more info

Mercury News, California — Dead and Company, featuring Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and John Mayer, performs at Bill Graham Civic. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: GD50 in Chicago (more by Jay Blakesberg) Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann recently announced two MSG shows as Dead & Company (with John Mayer and more). Those shows both sold out, and now the... more info

Stereogum — As previously reported, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead — in other words, the “core four” minus Phil Lesh — are going on tour with John Mayer. Oteil Burbridge and Dead associate Jeff Chimenti are also coming al... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Grateful Dead in Santa Ana in June (more by Jay Blakesberg) Now that the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well shows are over, members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann are continuing on as Dead & Company with John... more info

Mercury News, California — Dead and Company's Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann add Nov. 1 date at Madison Square Garden more info

Stereogum — Yesterday at Outside Lands, Real Estate bassist and Deadhead Alex Bleeker played a set of Grateful Dead covers with the band’s drummer Bill Kreutzmann in honor of the 20th anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death. Later in the day, Bleeker stopped by ... more info