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Today's Music Picks: Grateful Dead biographer now explores 'Highway 61'

3919 days ago

Mercury News, California — Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's former publicist, will read from 'On Highway 61' Oct. 7 at Diesel bookstore in Oakland. more info

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John Oswald on Plunderphonics, "Grayfolded" and audio collage

3937 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Last weekend The Times published a profile of the sound artist John Oswald, who has just released an LP version of "Grayfolded." The recording, which is a nearly two-hour sound collage of dozens of live versions of the Grateful Dead's "Dark Star," wa... more info

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Revisiting the transitive nightfall of John Oswald's 'Grayfolded'

3941 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In 1994, John Oswald turned live recordings of the Grateful Dead's 'Dark Star' into an epic sonic collage. 20 hears later, he reworked the early mash-up into an even more-expansive three-LP edition.In 1994, John Oswald turned live recordings of the G... more info

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Further (pre-Beachwood Sparks) get best-of compilation (stream it); The Tyde touring with Christopher Owens (dates)

3949 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Before they formed Beachwood Sparks and The Tyde, Brent and Darren Rademaker spent a good chunk of the '90s making noise with their band Further. (Not to be confused with Grateful Dead offshoot Furthur.) Having survived life... more info

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Jerry Garcia Band :: March 22, 1978 – Sebastopol, CA

3951 days ago

Aquarium Drunkard — In late 1974 the Grateful Dead were battening down the hatches and taking refuge from the storm of popularity that had pushed them into larger venues, stage setups and crews. As the age old saying goes ‘more money, more problems’. Jerry had slink... more info

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Watch Real Estate Cover The Grateful Dead’s “He’s Gone” For Jerry Garcia’s Birthday

3973 days ago

Stereogum — The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia would have been 72 years old at the beginning of this month and Real Estate celebrated his birthday at their show in San Francisco on Friday by playing a cover of “He’s Gone,” which was a favorite in their liv... more info

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Watch Ryan Adams Cover The Grateful Dead’s “Wharf Rat” For Children With Cancer

3977 days ago

Stereogum — MyMusicRx is a service that brings music to hospitalized children with cancer. In a new video created by the organization, Ryan Adams performed a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Wharf Rat,” saying he likes to listen to the Dead when he feels out ... more info

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New exhibit at UC Santa Cruz traces the literary roots of the Grateful Dead

3978 days ago

Mercury News, California — There are few terms in the American cultural lexicon these days more deeply familiar than the term 'Grateful Dead.' You could probably find someone under the age of 60 who's never heard the term, but it would take you a few days, or weeks. more info

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Janelle Monae & Skrillex Set For Most Eclectic Bonnaroo Festival Superjam

4062 days ago

ContactMusic — Janelle Monae, The Doors' Robby Krieger and Skrillex will join Grateful Dead star Mickey Hart for the annual Superjam at this summer's (14) Bonnaroo... more info

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