St. Stephen' became one of the many "holy grail" songs for Deadheads, especially since the Grateful Dead stopped performing it after 1983.

As with all Grateful Dead songs, the studio recording of ‘Althea’ differs greatly from live performances, and two stand-out versions well worth seeking out include those recorded at Nassau ...

As the Grateful Dead morphed from an eccentric folk-blues group into an eclectic jam juggernaut, the band adopted an idiosyncratic approach to improvisation they would then hone over three decades.

Can't get enough live Grateful Dead music? A new 60-CD box set, "Enjoying the Ride," is available for pre-order now. It has 17 complete live concerts.

Best of 2024: Formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, the Grateful Dead are remembered for a great many things: for their counter-cultural tendencies and enthusiasm for mind-expanding drugs; for ...

Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead who propelled many of its wildest musical explorations yet also composed and sang one of its loveliest songs, “Box of Rain,” has died. He was 84 ...

The Grateful Dead Releasing Expansive 60-CD Live Box Set, ‘Enjoying the Ride,’ Celebrating the Band’s 60th Anniversary. By. Matt Friedlander. March 12, 2025 11:51 am.

Three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bobby Weir — are receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.

With the Grateful Dead turning 60 this year, you may be able guess how many CDs are included in a forthcoming epic boxed set of live shows from the band’s heyday. There’s a clue in the 50-disc ...