Time — Trey Anastasio will join the "core four" in Chicago more info

Stereogum — Many dreams and/or hallucinations are coming true today. In honor of the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members of the band have announced that they’re reuniting for a trio of farewell shows with Phish frontman Trey Anastasio sta... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — poster of a Bill Graham-booked Grateful Dead show The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh turns 75 on March 15, and to celebrate he'll kick off a run of four shows at his NYC-area home base, The Capitol Theatre, that day. He... more info

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LargeHeartedBoy — Catfish and the Bottlemen's The Balcony is the only new album I can recommend in a lean music release week. The Grateful Dead's Dick's Picks Vol. 13 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 5/6/81 is a solid archival release. What... more info

Mercury News, California — MONTEREY - Rock Scully, a longtime Monterey Peninsula resident best known as the manager of the iconic band, The Grateful Dead, died Tuesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula after a long battle with lung cancer. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock Scully, the first manager of psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead, who helped guide the group from the 1960s to 1980s, has died in northern California. He was 73. more info

Time — Scully managed the seminal psychedelic rock band for 20 years and wrote a tell-all biography more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sinkane, aka multi-talented Brooklynite Ahmed Gallab, was a busy man this year. He helmed the multi-city William Onyeabor Atomic Bomb tribute concerts, released his fifth album, the underrated Mean Love, and kept an active solo touring schedule. He's... more info

Mercury News, California — Ice-T, Hollies, Afghan Whigs, Joni Mitchell, Ry Cooder collections from Rhino should also prove popular this holiday season. more info