JamBase — From PawtucketTimes.com. The Dead Auctions Front-row Tickets for Charity By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer The Dead It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of t... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After catching Here We Go Magic at Side Bar, I headed over to the Pitchfork/Windish bash to catch Department of Eagles in what I was sure would be the last chance I'd get (it's all Grizzly Bear on Dan's plate now for a while, I'm sure). After hearin... more info

JamBase — Dead.net Releases Two Complete Shows from the Vaults: Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2: Carousel 2/14/68 and Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 2/28/86 In the winter of 1968, the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service embarked ... more info

Topix — Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and surviving members of the Grateful Dead are scheduled to perform at the Rothbury music festival in Michigan. more info

USA Today Music — Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and surviving members of the Grateful Dead are scheduled to perform at the Rothbury music festival in ... more info

Associated Press — ROTHBURY, Mich. (AP) -- Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and surviving members of the Grateful Dead are scheduled to perform at the Rothbury music festival in Michigan.... more info

JamBase — REFLECTIONS ON A SOUL MAN OF THE FIRST ORDER Meester by Susan J. Weiand Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the passing of saxophonist and all-around amazing human being Martin Fierro. If you knew him, then the man known to many as "Mees... more info

Guardian Music — So anticipated that fans hacked the band's emails to get a listen, Animal Collective's new album is a victory for sonic adventurism, says Louis PattisonMonday morning in north London, and at an hour when your common-or-garden rock star is pushing the... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — As 1982 turned into 1983, the Grateful Dead, as per custom, were onstage at the Oakland Auditorium, bringing in the new year. Their set that night was an uneven one, and during a somewhat tepid "(Turn On Your) Lovelight," Grateful Dead rhythm guitar... more info

A Deeper Shade of Soul — I have to admit that I find it vaguely surreal to encounter Hangin’ On E Street, a horribly named, but sort of cool page on Bruce Springsteen’s website that has several videos of indie artists talking about Springsteen’s influenc... more info