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Grateful Dead

Concert Review: Bobby Weir and the Wolf Brothers — Transforming the Legacy of the Grateful Dead

As far as tour openers go, the concert on Friday presented no signs of a band holding back or slow to gain speed.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead, Palace Theater, Wolf Brothers, Wolf Pack

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (November Entry)

Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes John Lee Hooker, Víctor Jara, The Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, and Yes.

By: Allen Michie Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Allen Michie, Brett Milano, E Pluribus Funk, El derecho de vivir en paz, Fragile, Grand Funk Railroad, Grateful Dead, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat, Jon Garelick, Paul Robicheau, Scott McLennan, Víctor Jara, Yes

Concert Review: Dead and Company Still Alive and Kickin’

This was a generous two-set show whose imaginative pacing spotlit exploratory jams and interesting reconstructions of classic Dead fare.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Dead and Company, Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart, Scott McLennan

Arts Remembrance: Robert Hunter, Lyricist for the Grateful Dead

Robert Hunter did as much to shape the sound and influence of the Grateful Dead as guitarist Jerry Garcia did.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock Tagged: Grateful Dead, Robert Hunter

Music Year End Feature: The Dead Lives! — In So Many Ways

The Grateful Dead’s music is moving forward with the help of musicians who are OK with the occasional look back over their shoulders.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Almost Dead, Bearly Dead, Bob Weir, Dead and Company, Fare Thee Well, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Joe Russo, Joel Selvin, Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead, Scott McLennan

Music Review: Bob Weir & Phil Lesh — Together, At Times

On the occasions that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh performed as a legitimate duo the concert attained some of its more transcendent peaks.

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, Scott McLennan

Rock Review: Dead & Co. — Still Kicking

Wisely, guitarist John Mayer does not try to copy Jerry Garcia’s memorable licks, solos, tones, and styles.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock Tagged: Dead & Company, Grateful Dead, Scott McLennan

Fuse Album Review: Round-up of Recent Rock Releases

A by no means complete round up of some recent releases in rock, from Keith Richards to the Libertines.

By: Adam Ellsworth Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965-1995, Anthems for Doomed Youth, Crosseyed Heart, Grateful Dead, Honeymoon, Keith Richards, Lara Del Rey, Terry Kitchen, The Libertines, The Post-American Century

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