Brooklyn Vegan — As you've probably heard, surviving members of the Grateful Dead are playing 50th anniversary shows in Chicago and California this year. Those are all of course sold out, but there are still other ways to watch. There's the pay-per-view... more info

Time — The union of Grateful Dead and Phish’s Trey Anastasio is rooted in a half century of defiance and acceptance more info

TMZ — Bob Weir might have sipped the electric kool-aid back in the day, but the Grateful Dead guitarist threw some serious frozen shade when asked about Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The legendary jammer was in NYC when he ran… more info

Stereogum — Netflix appears to be diving completely into the music-documentary pool. We’ve already seen the trailer for the forthcoming Nina Simone doc What Happened, Miss Simone?, and now the service has also put together a doc on the Grateful Dead rhythm gui... more info

Time — Some of the band's best shows can easily be heard online more info

Time — A look back at the Grateful Dead front man more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Grateful Dead 50th anniversary shows in Chicago and California will stream online (pay-per-view) for those unable to attend, and a $79.95 presale for the webcast for all five nights begins today (5/1) at Dead50.net. The Chicago shows will... more info

Mercury News, California — Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean co-headline the first-ever concert at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Are the Grateful Dead's 50th Anniversary / Fare Thee Well shows turning into the Long Goodbye? Billboard reports that, in addition to the two shows in California and three in Chicago this summer, surviving members of the Dead are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Phil Lesh at the Cap in March (more by Greg Cristman) Netflix has picked up the exclusive rights to "The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir," the documentary about Grateful Dead co-founder, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist... more info