A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia.

The wild, untold oral history of the unlikely rise of Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and numerous other bands that helped define the 1990s jam band scene!

Drawing from a wealth of interviews, diaries, archives, and unpublished sources, Susannah Cahalan writes the definitive portrait of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, reclaiming her narrative and her voice from those who dismissed her. Page-turning, revelatory, and utterly compelling, The Acid Queen shines an overdue spotlight on a pioneering psychedelic seeker.

The inside story of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead from one of the few non-band members allowed in the band’s inner circle: filmmaker, Len Dell’Amico. From 1980 to 1995, he witnessed brilliance, love, happy chaos, and pot. Lots of pot.

Loud and Clear is the first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead’s “Wall of Sound,” an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system that was as tall as a school bus is long and more than a hundred feet wide. The band’s quest for roaring yet crystal clear sound began after their formation in 1965, colliding with the ‘60s progressive social climate.



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Drawing from their influences in jazz, classical, and free improvisation, Bob Bralove and Patti Weiss have created a tapestry of music that is as natural to them as a conversation, each one taking turns commenting on the subject at hand: sometimes in agreement, sometimes in opposition, but always articulate and in focus.



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In Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Grateful Dead, editor Josh Pachter presents an anthology of stories inspired by lyrics from the Dead’s thirteen studio albums and two of their many live recordings. The contributors include some of the finest contemporary authors of short crime fiction, such as award winners Bruce Robert Coffin, James D.F. Hannah, Vinnie Hansen, James L’Etoile, G.M. Malliet, Twist Phelan, Faye Snowden, and Joseph S. Walker. Also on board are Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine editor Linda Landrigan (with her first published story!), married couple Kathryn O’Sullivan and Paul Awad, Flemish writer Dominique Biebau, David Avallone (son of the legendary crime writer Michael Avallone), and more.



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Presenting the 11th chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals, John Hammond, You’re Doin’ Fine — Blues at the Boarding House, June 2 & 3, 1973. This 3 CD set showcases John Hammond in his prime in a solo country blues romp through Delta, Chicago, Texas, and Piedmont blues.



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Discovered at last, the legendary lost manuscript of Grateful Dead co-founder and primary lyricist Robert Hunter, written in the early 1960s—a wry, richly observed, and enlightening remembrance of “the scene” in Palo Alto that gave rise to an incredible partnership of Hunter and Jerry Garcia, and then to the Grateful Dead itself—with a Foreword by John Mayer, an Introduction by Dennis McNally, and an Afterword by Brigid Meier. 

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart’s breath-taking score, combined with exclusive stories and insight from elite athletes, helps show the depths of the universal rhythm found in music, sports, and life.



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Sin City art gallery, Animazing Gallery, honored The Grateful Dead with a special Deadhead exhibition. Animazing Gallery is a leader in illustration, animation, contemporary and modern fine art. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, “Visions of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Art and Photography Exhibition,” offered fans access to unique still-captures of the group, limited-edition graphics, and original works from sketches and paintings that span the band’s rich and nearly 60-year history.



Featuring rare works by legendary Grateful Dead photographers and artists including: Mickey Hart, Stanley Mouse, Jay Blakesberg, and the debuting work of Chloe Weir.



The showcase coincided with Dead & Company’s “Dead Forever – Live at Sphere” residency in Las Vegas.

The iconic ESPN 30 for 30 documentary series has a four-part look in the life and philosophy of hall of fame NBA star Bill Walton. “The Luckiest Guy in the World” asks: “Who is Bill Walton?” Bill Walton has made memorable marks on the sports world in many different ways throughout his life.

Fans will be able to immerse themselves at Dead & Company’s “Dead Forever Experience,” a centralized hub for fans to come together and celebrate, shop, view exclusive Dead & Company content and explore the Grateful Dead’s unparalleled legacy. The Dead Forever Experience will be open for the duration of Dead & Company’s “Dead Forever – Live at Sphere” residency and will be open to the public at no charge. Visitors can explore more than 22,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space across two floors, which will be located at The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas.

Sin City art gallery, Animazing Gallery, is honoring The Grateful Dead with a special Deadhead exhibition. Animazing Gallery is a leader in illustration, animation, contemporary and modern fine art. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, “Visions of the Dead: A Grateful Dead Art and Photography Exhibition,” offers fans access to unique still-captures of the group, limited-edition graphics, and original works from sketches and paintings that span the band’s rich and nearly 60-year history.



Featuring rare works by legendary Grateful Dead photographers and artists including: Mickey Hart, Stanley Mouse, Jay Blakesberg, and the debuting work of Chloe Weir.



The showcase coincides with Dead & Company’s “Dead Forever – Live at Sphere” residency in Las Vegas.



The gallery will host special appearances from Blakesberg, Mouse and Bobby Weir’s daughter/ photographer, Chloe Weir throughout the showcase’s run.

Brian Flegel discovered an audience recording of a 2/5/70 Fillmore West show – 54 years after the show. The recording gives us 8 new songs, including a nice Dark Star and a much more accurate picture of what happened at the Fillmore West on Feb. 5th 1970. The rescued Reel was purchased on eBay and digitally transferred.

A beautifully wrought novel on the aftershocks of the heady but dangerous late 1960s and the relationship between trauma and the creative impulse. Weaving the idealism and the darkness of the late 1960s, the glossy surfaces of Los Angeles celebrity today, and thrumming with the sound of the Grateful Dead, the mania of Charles Manson and other cults, and the secrets that both Jack and Daniel have harbored for fifty years, Thorn Tree by Max Ludington is an utterly-compelling novel.

Jack is an airline pilot in the United States. He previously worked as a flight instructor, where he discovered a passion for teaching about every topic related to flight, as well as mentoring prospective pilots. With a degree in Political Science, Ethnic Studies, and Philosophy from Santa Clara University, Jack is delighted to share his passion through writing with Simple Flying.



Jack discusses his article: “Airline Jargon: What Is A Deadhead? A strange name for an ordinary work event.”



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Sing Out! features a stellar line-up of acoustic performances by Bay Area folk heroes, including Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and a percussion set by the the Rhythm Devils. The event was described by Wavy Gravy as a “mini-Woodstock,” and it is the last major show to be mixed and recorded by Bear. It is also the final live recording he made of any members of the Grateful Dead.

The Grateful Dead were one of the most successful live acts of the rock era. Performing more than 2,300 shows between 1965 and 1995, the Grateful Dead’s reputation as a “live band” was—and continues to be—sustained by thousands of live concert recordings from every era of the group’s long and colorful career. In Live Dead, musicologist John Brackett examines how live recordings—from the group’s official releases to fan-produced tapes, bootlegs to “Betty Boards,” and Dick’s Picks to From the Vault—have shaped the general history and popular mythology of the Grateful Dead for more than fifty years. Drawing on a diverse array of materials and documents contained in the Grateful Dead Archive, Live Dead details how live recordings became meaningful among the band and their fans not only as sonic souvenirs of past musical performances but also as expressions of assorted ideals, including notions of “liveness,” authenticity, and the power of recorded sound.






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