Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Phil Lesh at the Capitol Theatre in March (more by Greg Cristman) The Grateful Dead bassist/vocalist Phil Lesh has sadly been diagnosed with bladder cancer. The BBC points to an announcement on the website for his Terrapin Crossroads venue,... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock musician Phil Lesh, a founding member of influential band the Grateful Dead, has been diagnosed with non-aggressive bladder cancer and has canceled a pair of October concerts, he said in a statement late on Friday. more info

Stereogum — While the rest of the Grateful Dead’s “Core Four” are about to embark on a tour with John Mayer under the name Dead & Company, Phil Lesh has been continuing to perform with a rotating cast of musicians as Phil Lesh and Friends. Earlier this mon... more info

Mercury News, California — All-star benefit song 'Boob Spelled Backwards Is Boob' features Vance Joy, Michael Franti, Grace Potter, Steve Earle and many other artists. more info

Stereogum — Alex Bleeker is largely known as the bassist for Real Estate, but that only partially hints towards the pastoral folk vibes of his strong new album Country Agenda. The project radiates with the love and legacy of the Grateful Dead, of which Bleeker h... more info

Stereogum — This past summer, the Grateful Dead played a series of Fare Thee Well shows in Chicago, with Phish’s Trey Anastasio standing in for the late Jerry Garcia. These were supposedly the last Dead shows ever, and people went to enormous lengths to get in... more info

Stereogum — Three surviving members of the Grateful Dead — Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann — are about to head out on tour with John Mayer under the name Dead & Company. (They’re not using the Grateful Dead name because Phil Lesh is not taking part ... more info

Stereogum — Keith Richards has been on an absolute tear in the press lately, promoting his new album Crosseyed Heart by talking shit on everything from the Grateful Dead to the entire history of rap music. In fact, the only people he’s been willing to big up l... more info

Stereogum — Anyone familiar with Alex Bleeker And The Freaks’ sound knows they lean heavily into honeyed Grateful Dead reverb and jam band tendencies, but they’ve stated a few things even more clearly on their new album Country Agenda. True to its name, it�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Jessica Giovannetti, words by Andrew Sacher Virginia's Lockn' Festival continued on Saturday (9/12) after kicking off on Friday. After yesterday's Jefferson Airplane set, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady returned to the stage early for an aco... more info