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Dead and Company paid tribute to the late Phil Lesh on the opening night of their Dead 60 anniversary concerts in San Francisco by bringing out Lesh’s son Grahame for “Box of Rain.” The Bob Weir and John Mayer-fronted band have sparingly performed the Lesh-sung American Beauty classic, one of …

Dead and Company closed out their first weekend back at Las Vegas’ Sphere Saturday by paying tribute to the late Phil Lesh with a rendition of “Box of Rain,” the bassist’s signature Grateful Dead song. The performance marked the first time the Dead offshoot had played the American Beauty classic …

Today Rolling Stone published a lengthy interview with Bobby Weir, the first all-out Rolling Stone Interview that Weir has ever done. Meeting up with him in Los Angeles, where the Grateful Dead were being honored at the annual MusiCares event, senior writer Angie Martoccio spoke with Weir about a wide …

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 …

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 …

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but it wasn’t until 1999 that they began a friendship that continued …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The late Phil Lesh will always be known for the contributions he brought to the Grateful Dead, but in his 2005 memoir, “Searching for the Sound: My Life …

The family of Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead, paid tribute to his fellow co-founder Phil Lesh, who died on Friday at the age of 84. In a statement shared to social media, Garcia’s family said that they were “devastated to learn of Phil’s passage to the …

The moment could arrive anywhere, anytime, but you always knew it was coming. It was the moment, at a Grateful Dead show or on a live recording, when Phil Lesh and his bass would make themselves known. Most bass players in traditional rock & roll bands provide a solid low-end …

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 …