Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher UK Dubsteppy synth-pop trio Darkstar (no relation to Grateful Dead cover band Dark Star Orchestra) will be at quite a few festivals this summer. Most of them are in Europe but the band will head over to... more info

Guardian Music — Clemons, known as "the Big Man" for his 6ft 5in frame and his onstage presence, was an original member of the E Street BandClarence Clemons, the saxophonist who helped catapult Bruce Springsteen to fame, has died aged 69 following a stroke.Known as t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Joshua Light Show is back in town this weekend, doing their old-school psychedelic visuals -- which provided hallucinatory effects for The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead and others -- for the first time in a... more info

Guardian Music — Would you pay six figures for a vintage rock poster? Dave Simpson on a booming market'If you buy a £10,000 watch, the day you walk out of the shop, it's worth £6,000," says Jeff Gold. "If you buy a £10,000 poster, it's a £10,000 poster. And, if y... more info

Mercury News, California — Classic rock and classical music came together Saturday night when the Marin Symphony teamed with the Grateful Dead s Bob Weir in what was surely the longest, strangest trip of a concert in the orchestra s 58-year history. more info

Popdose — So have you heard about that killer Europe ’72 box set that’s coming out later this year from The Grateful Dead?  22 Shows spread over a whopping 72 CDs encompassing 70 glorious hours of live music from the Dead. A package like this will do a ni... more info

Totally Fuzzy — (Chilly) Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter. If you ever wondered wh... more info

The Independent — Aung San Suu Kyi, lauded as the emblem of Burma's long hoped-for democratic reform, has revealed an unsuspected side. In the run-up to Brighton Festival she announced that she is a fan of reggae legend Bob Marley and the Grateful Dead, the Seventies... more info

Impose Magazine — USAISAMONSTER was jammy in the sort of way bands should be without being an actual jam band. In case you don't understand what that means, it roughly translates that they had the ability to shred the fuck out without being Widespread Panic or som... more info

Totally Fuzzy — A collection of Songs from Boston-based americana popsmiths The Longwalls 2007 debut, "Field Guide for the Zombie Survivalist" and 2010's follow-up EP "Dark Academy." A perfect blend of Americana and catchy-as-heck pop. - Band in Boston Our Am... more info