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San Francisco’s Fabled Fillmore Remains Ground Zero for Rock ‘n’ Roll

San Francisco’s Fabled Fillmore Remains Ground Zero for Rock ‘n’ Roll

From Phil Lesh returning to home base to rising stars like Margo Price, the Fillmore remains the most hallowed hall in American rock ‘n’ roll.

The First Step in a Long Strange Trip: ‘The Grateful Dead’ at 55

The First Step in a Long Strange Trip: ‘The Grateful Dead’ at 55

More than 50 years since the Grateful Dead’s debut, how is it imaginable that they are still touring and the “jam band” scene has mushroomed? This is where it started.

Willie Nelson and Phil Lesh Lead an Outlaw Music Festival of Resistance at the Hollywood Bowl

Willie Nelson and Phil Lesh Lead an Outlaw Music Festival of Resistance at the Hollywood Bowl

Outlaw Music Festival shows that America's musicians remain one our nation's best cultural weapons against the ever cunning forces of avarice and tyranny.

Phil Lesh and Bob Weir Come Together to Jam for Mt. Tam

Phil Lesh and Bob Weir Come Together to Jam for Mt. Tam

Catching these counterculture pioneers in an intimate setting is a treat.
Holly Bowling’s Tahoe Trip Leads to Terrapin Station and Beyond

Holly Bowling’s Tahoe Trip Leads to Terrapin Station and Beyond

San Francisco pianist uses music of Phish and Grateful Dead as stepping stones to her own dream career.
Melvin Seals and JGB Keep the Flame Burning at Terrapin Crossroads

Melvin Seals and JGB Keep the Flame Burning at Terrapin Crossroads

There’s a spiritual sustenance of sorts in Garcia’s music that can be hard to put a finger on per se, but the continuing demand and praise for these celestial harmonics is empirical evidence of its existence.
Hard Working Americans Conjure Vintage Vibes at the Fillmore

Hard Working Americans Conjure Vintage Vibes at the Fillmore

The Fillmore is elevated into its higher realm as a transformative sonic temple of sound and light.
The Grateful Dead Are Dead, Long Live the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead Are Dead, Long Live the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead didn’t seem to give a damn about the American dream and yet seems to have lived it—well, parts of it, anyway.

‘Grateful Dead View from the Vault I and II’ Reveals Some Early ’90s Treats

‘The Grateful Dead Movie’: It Looked Like the end and Garcia and Co. Played Like It Was

Phil Lesh & Friends + The Levon Helm Band

Grateful Dead: Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings