JamBase — Stream a set of official Spotify Playlists that showcase Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s vast collection of recording from throughout his career. more info

Mercury News, California — The Grateful Dead may be icons of the peace and love generation, but a new book reveals the band's key role in the ill-fated Altamont free music festival, an infamous 1969 concert stained by violence, bloodshed and death. more info

Consequence of Sound — We have no idea what's going on here, but it'll either give you nightmares or make you want to dance. more info

KEXP Seattle — Earlier this year, Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National curated the compilation Day of the Dead, a whopping 59 song, 5 and a ½ hour long tribute to the Grateful Dead. Today, NW-via-NZ band Unknown Mortal Orchestra share a video to go with their... more info

Stereogum — Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s contribution to the National’s triple-disc monster of a Grateful Dead tribute compilation, Day Of The Dead, was a cover of “Shakedown Street.” The original was already a funky tune, but UMO threw in some warped psyc... more info

JamBase — On the 11th anniversary of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia's death, watch a montage of video highlights from throughout his storied career. more info

Stereogum — Matt “MV” Valentine — one of the brains behind MV & EE — will release a covers compilation titled HEAP ZONE which includes his rendition of songs by Davy Graham, Spacemen 3, Wilie Nelson, Nikki Sudden, the Grateful Dead, and more. The CD will... more info

JamBase — Listen to Phish cover "Terrapin Station" by the Grateful Dead for the first and only time 18 years ago today. more info

JamBase — Corespondent Jeffrey Greenblatt takes a closer look into the lesser-known songs that helped shaped the Grateful Dead's country-leaning tendencies. more info

JamBase — The latest batch of newly surfaced Grateful Dead recordings include a 1969 rehearsal and four nights from a historic run in 1972 just before the band headed to Europe. more info