On the surface, you might think that limiting the songs of a band that thrived on the interplay between various parts – most importantly the lead and rhythm guitars of Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir – wouldn't work, but you’d be mistaken. There is power and subtlety in these reinterpretations that I think Garcia would have admired, as his own personal tastes seemed to range to the more subdued and authentic soul of acoustic performances.
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Book Review: ‘Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic’s History of 20th Century Graphic Design’ by Art Chantry
'Art Chantry Speaks: A Heretic's History of 20th Century Graphic Design' is a graphic designer's archaeological “dig” through the left-over detritus of the 20th century.
Read More »Music Review: Chris Robinson Brotherhood – ‘Betty’s Blends Volume Two: The Best from the West’
Chris Robinson Brotherhood serves up a second helping of 'Betty's Blends,' and it's delicious.
Read More »Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Commemorated on Stage, on Screen, and on the Page
The Dead played their first documented concert at Magoo's Pizza Parlor on May 5, 1965.
Read More »Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Giveaway: ‘Owsley and Me: My LSD Family’ Memoir by Rhoney Gissen Stanley
Stanley's memoir chronicles her life working in the Acid King's lab, and as the third angle in a love triangle, and later under the care of the Grateful Dead.
Read More »Music Review: The Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 28
This release is a great opportunity to see what all the fuss was about and for fans to revisit the live concert experience.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks 27
Another chapter in The Grateful Dead's musical journey is reissued as a three CD set.
Read More »Music Review: The Grateful Dead – History of the Grateful Dead Volume One (Bear’s Choice) [Audio Fidelity Remastered Vinyl Edition]
This is an interesting, high quality live Grateful Dead compilation, recently reissued on 180-gram vinyl.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks Vol. 30 [4-CD Set]
Dick's Picks Vol. 30 provides Deadheads with a feast of live Grateful Dead from the golden year of 1972.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – Dick’s Picks 31 [4-CD Set]
It's a "wall of sound" from the Grateful Dead.
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