Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Greg Cristman, words by Andrew Sacher Jorma Kaukonen / Jack Casady / New Riders of the Purple Sage The San Francisco Sound is unavoidable this year, but the Grateful Dead 50th anniversary shows aren't the only ways to... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday was the first day of the inaugural Eaux Claires festival, a small occasion in rural Wisconsin dreamt up and brought to life by Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner. There are a lot of great bands and impressive performances to c... more info

Mercury News, California — Manasha Matheson Garcia, the mother of Jerry Garcia's youngest daughter, Keelin, did not attend any of the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well concerts. And neither did 27-year-old Keelin. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Little Wings Fresh off his appearance at Alex Bleeker's Grateful Dead tribute show in Chicago, lo-fi folk vet Little Wings (aka Kyle Field) has announced a tour. Many of the dates are with the great Weyes Blood, including the NYC... more info

Time — July 9, 1995: The Grateful Dead play the last concert of their 30-year career more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher photo: Ultimate Painting at BV-SXSW 2015 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Just when you thought you'd never have to hear about the Grateful Dead again, along come young Deadheads Ultimate Painting with the new song "(I've Got The)... more info

Stereogum — Last weekend at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Grateful Dead played a series of farewell shows with Phish frontman Trey Anastasio standing in for the late Jerry Garcia. Alex Bleeker, who has covered the Dead with his bands Real Estate and the Freaks, ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Last weekend, I went to my first Grateful Dead concert in Santa Clara as part of the Fare Thee Well mini-tour.  I have never been a Deadhead.  I have liked the dead, listened to them on many occasions, and I even own a few CDs and a couple of vinyl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo Soldier Field during the first "Fare Thee Well" show (more by Jay Blakesberg) The Grateful Dead "Fare Thee Well" shows in Chicago over Independence Day Weekend went pretty smoothly...except for one man who was critically injured after falling 2... more info

Stereogum — Maybe I just have The Grateful Dead on the brain since the band played their final reunion shows last weekend, but their influence was the first one I could hear in the initial bright hiccups of GospelbeacH’s debut song “Sunshine Skyway.” It’... more info