August 2008


Rocking The Cradle: Grateful Dead, Egypt 1978 At Long Last, Egypt '78

Good things come to those who wait! First, it took 30 years to produce this ultra-cool 2CD/DVD set from the Dead's legendary September 1978 run at the Sound & Light Theater, outside Cairo, nestled in the dunes just a short mummy-walk from the Great Pyramid and the mysterious Sphinx. >>More

Dead World Roundup

Larry Campbell: Fret Master Brings Diverse Colors to Phil and Friends
In his nightly band introductions, Phil Lesh often simply labels lead guitarist Larry Campbell “The Master.” And indeed, he is.
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Bill Cutler: With a Lot of Help from His Friends
Drum roll, please…The 2008 Patience and Perseverance Award for a Rock Recording goes to….BILL CUTLER!
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Phil and Friends Complete Historic Warfield Run
Gather ’round all you young’uns and I’ll tell you a crazy story about the old days. See, when, I was comin’ up as a Dead Head, back in the fall of ’69, all we had were vinyl albums to listen to.
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Jackie Greene: New Album is Out; Touring with P&F and Solo
For anyone who has followed Greene’s remarkable pre-P&F career, the depth and excellence of Giving Up the Ghost will come as no surprise.
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The Education of Robin Sylvester
Just from seeing him onstage with RatDog the past few years, and with Missing Man Formation earlier, I could tell that Robin Sylvester would be a nice guy. He just exudes a certain warmth. He always looks like he’s happy to be onstage, and indeed that is the case.
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Bob, Phil, Mickey and Friends Rock for Barack at the Warfield
Word began to get out on the afternoon of Friday, February 1st, and quickly spread like a prairie fire: Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir were getting together to play some music for the first time since 2004
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KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon Fundraiser
On Saturday February 9th, 2008 from 9AM PST to 1AM PST
Produced and hosted by David Gans, is a fund-raiser for America's first listener-sponsored radio station.
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A Big Weekend of Music and Fun from Bob and Phil
January 25-26 was a big weekend for fans of Dead-family music in the S.F. Bay Area, with both Bob Weir and Phil Lesh making appearances with groups of respective “friends.”
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