Following Dead & Company’s epic weekend at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Mickey Hart shared a poignant reflection of the 60th anniversary shows. “This weekend was 3 days of coming home and in those final moments of the weekend, it was truly profound,” he wrote on Instagram. “I saw 60,000 …
Read More »MusiCares' Grateful Dead Gala Full of Good Vibes, Hope for 'Stronger, Shinier' Los Angeles
What has rainbow grilled cheese platters, giant dancing bear cutouts, and Woody Harrelson wearing a tie dye tie? The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor and …
Read More »Remembering the Prodigious, Trailblazing Legacy of Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain
In Islamic tradition, the father of a newborn is expected to recite the adhan, or call to prayer, in his child’s right ear, so that the first sounds the baby hears upon entering this world are exaltations of God’s supremacy, setting them on a path of grace and virtue. It …
Read More »The Grateful Dead Were Discussing a Reunion With Phil Lesh Before His Death
The Grateful Dead were discussing the possibility of a reunion with Phil Lesh before the band’s co-founder and bassist died last month at the age of 84. The surviving members of the Dead — Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart — revealed Lesh’s desire to play with the group …
Read More »Grateful Dead's Surviving Members Pay Tribute to Phil Lesh: 'Today We Lost a Brother'
The surviving members of the Grateful Dead paid tribute to founding bassist Phil Lesh in a statement following his death Friday, “Today we lost a brother.” “Phil Lesh was irreplaceable. In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass flowed like …
Read More »Mickey Hart Pens Tribute to Phil Lesh: 'He Was Singular, an Original, Nobody Sounded Like Him'
Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart penned a tribute to his longtime band mate Phil Lesh following the death of the group’s founding bassist Friday at the age of 84. “Phil Lesh changed my life. There are only a few people you meet in your lifetime that are special, important, who …
Read More »Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart Makes Music Inspired by Sport Legends in 'Rhythm Masters'
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 …
Read More »Grateful Dead Honor Bill Walton: 'Biggest Deadhead in the World'
The surviving members of the Grateful Dead paid tribute to Bill Walton, the NBA Hall of Famer and beloved Deadhead who died on Monday from cancer at 71. The band’s offshoot Dead & Company posted a statement on social media, writing, “Bill was an irreplaceable force and spirit in our …
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