ContactMusic — Rocker Phil Lesh is to open a restaurant and performance space in San Rafael California The Grateful Dead bassist has spent years looking for the ideal spot for Terrapin Crossroads according to RollingStone com and now hes ready to open business... more info

Topix — Mickey Hart has not only contributed to the historical landscape of American music as drummer for the Grateful Dead , but continues to defy borders with his interpretations of international sounds through his new work with The Mickey Hart Band. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Capitol Theatre (note the new URL), located in Port Chester, NY, was built in 1926 and has been the home for a number rock concerts over the years, including shows by Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead,... more info

Guardian Music — Tell us what music you've been enjoying recently, and listen to some recommendationsLooking for something to listen to? Here's a selection of what some of our readers have been checking out recently.Chris7572I've just listened again to the magnificen... more info

411 Mania — Founding member and bassist of The Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh more info

Guardian Music — First published in the Guardian 8 December 1969ALTAMONT, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 7Thousands of shivering people awoke this morning in the chilly fog draped around these arid hills, 40 miles south of San Francisco, and continued picking up the pieces in ... more info

Altsounds — *REAL GONE MUSIC'S JANUARY 2012 REISSUES FEATURE* *GLEN CAMPBELL LIVE, MAGGIE & TERRE ROCHE, BILL MEDLEY,* *JODY MILLER, THE TYMES, MAYNARD FERGUSON,* *AND MORE GRATEFUL DEAD DICKS PICKS * more info

Topix — At the helm: ICM agent Bruce Kaufman, who was instrumental in bringing to the screen 20 re-recorded Beatles songs for the 2007 movie "Across the Universe." Talent agency ICM today announced that it has secured unprecedented access to the seminal band... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — It had been many years, but a couple of weeks back upon (re)hearing the ‘jam’ section, i.e. the latter 3/4, of the Dead’s 1971 live interpretation of Otis Redding’s infallible R&B staple “Hard To Handle“, my reaction was something akin to... more info

Guardian Music — I love this idea of the darkest, calmest hour, far from the fury of the wild night, as the devils lie down and the morning light has yet to arriveMaybe it's been the changing light, the cold, quiet shift to dark mornings and long, drab evenings that... more info