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<!– –> Click to Enlarge <!– –> An assemblage of East Coast indie rockers flew to the Bay Area to collaborate with the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir for a one-time-only performance on Saturday night. Called the Bridge Session, the nine-person collective included three members of the National – Aaron Dessner, Bryan and Scott Devendorf – [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir has teamed up with members of the National – Aaron Dessner, Scott and Bryan Devendorf – for a collaborative night of music and voter education. On Saturday, the musicians will congregate at Weir’s TRI Studios in San Rafael, California for the Bridge Session, a live webcast [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Fresh from a collaboration with Phish’s Trey Anastasio, members of the National have announced a project with another towering figure of jam rock, the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir. Anchored by the National’s Scott and Bryan Devendorf, and fronted by Weir, the all-star group will perform a special one-off concert under the [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Jon McIntire, who managed the Grateful Dead in the early Seventies and helped create the community of Deadheads, died February 15th of complications from lung cancer at home in Stinson Beach, California. He was 70. It was McIntire who arranged to have an insert included in copies of the band’s self-titled [...]

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Joy Division is famous for being one of rock’s darkest, most intense bands, so it comes as no surprise that their fans didn’t have much of a sense of humor about Disney selling a Mickey Mouse t-shirt based on the cover of their 1979 classic Unknown Pleasures. After some outrage from fans – as well [...]

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Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh recently announced plans to open a new mixed-use performance space called Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Calif. Not to be outdone by his bandmate, guitarist Bob Weir has now revealed his involvement in a similar venture just down the road from Lesh’s spot. The two musicians still perform together in [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Leaving the Grateful Dead behind in 1995 was as much a defining force in drummer Bill Kreutzmann’s life as was forming the band with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan 30 years earlier. And, in some ways, he’s still dealing with the fallout. As Kreutzmann discusses exclusively [...]

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The Allman Brothers Band have announced dates for their annual March run at New York’s Beacon Theater. Ten slows are slated to kick-off March 9th and run through March 25th, but more dates may be added if they sell well (tickets go on sale January 6th). According to a press release, the Allman Brothers have [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Bruce Springsteen has released the text of the eulogy that he delivered at the funeral of Clarence Clemons on June 21st at Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach, Florida. He also performed an acoustic version of “10th Avenue Freeze-Out” and ended the ceremony by performing “You’re A Friend Of Mine” with [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> When E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons passed away Saturday, he left millions of fans mourning his presence. But he also left many friends and musical admirers. Rolling Stone spoke to several of them – “Stormin’” Norman Seldin of the Joyful Noyze (one of Clemons’ first bandleaders), Bob Weir (who, with [...]

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