If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is no shortage of Grateful Dead collaborations and merch in the marketplace these days, but there’s one long strange trip release that’s caught our attention: this official …
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The Grateful Dead have been named the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year, with the legendary jam band to be feted at a Grammy week gala in January. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and the late Jerry Garcia will all be honored at the all-star event at …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Music merch has a quality issue, according to Gabriela Hearst. “Without naming names, I will sometimes go see big talent, and I will see the quality of the …
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I magine a stadium packed with fans in tie-dyed T-shirts, many of them flashing the peace sign, smiles plastered on their faces, swaying to the music of the Grateful Dead. The serene vibes are momentarily interrupted by the thwack of a Louisville Slugger. No, you’re not at a Dead and …
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Like many of my fellow writers, journalists, and music lovers, I spent many hours on the phone or emailing with Steve Silberman, the acclaimed science writer, passionate Grateful Dead and David Crosby fan, and all-around mensch who died of natural causes on Aug. 28 at age 66. His husband, Keith …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is no shortage of Grateful Dead merch online, from shoes and apparel to Deadhead-inspired beach towels. Now, the band has teamed up with fashion and lifestyle brand …
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Don’t compare Chloe Weir to a fly on the wall when she’s photographing live music. “Maybe a little mouse on the ground,” she says with a laugh. “I love hiding and shrinking down to get everyone in their element.” Regardless of the animal, Weir has been a sharp observer of …
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One group after another, they’ve been congregating over Zoom in support of Kamala Harris‘ presidential run: Women, men, Swifties, “White Dudes,” Bob Dylan fans. So why not “Deadheads for Kamala”? Although it sounds like a conservative talk-radio wisecrack, such a confab will take place on Aug. 13, in the hopes …
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Grateful Dead fans can celebrate the group’s momentous 1978 spring tour with Friend of the Devils, a massive box set out Sept. 20. Friend of the Devils: April 1978 features eight shows the band played that month, including Pembroke Pines, Florida on April 4 and Atlanta Georgia’s Fox Theatre on …
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Grateful Dead‘s Mickey Hart merges music and sports in the new teaser for the upcoming film Rhythm Masters: A Mickey Hart Experience. In the ESPN film, Hart crafts an original score inspired by the voices of sports legends like Joe Montana, Marshawn Lynch, Laila Ali, and Phil Jackson. The film …
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