• Grateful Dead Members Considering Adding Two More Reunion Shows in California Before Fare Thee Well Concerts

    Good news, Deadheads -- the Grateful Dead might be adding reunion shows this summer. Billboard reports that a source close to the group has confirmed that members of the band are considering playing gigs in California the week before the Fare Thee Well shows in Chicago that are scheduled for July. Demand for more concerts with the surviving members is at an all-time high, with ticket requests for the initial shows having reached the millions.

  • Grateful Dead Members, Eric Church, Widespread Panic to Perform at Jerry Garcia Tribute Show in May

    Surviving members of the Grateful Dead will kick off the summer with a tribute concert for their deceased bandmate Jerry Garcia. Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Micket Hart will join an all-star lineup of talent. Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia will feature Eric Church, Widespread Panic and O.A.R., among others, on May 14 at the Merriweather Post Pavillion in Columbia, Maryland.

  • Bonnaroo Reddit AMA: Co-Founders Dish on Festival Additions, What Acts Declined Headlining Spots

    The co-founders of the festival giant Bonnaroo participated in a Reddit AMA to answer questions about this year's event. Jonathan Mayers and Kerry Black fielded inquires about festival additions, what acts declined headlining spots, artists they tried to book and what changes they made to the festival site. Bonnaroo, now in its 14th year, will take place June 11 to 15 in Manchester, Tennessee.

  • Grateful Dead Fan Tries to Sell Jerry Garcia's 'Finger' on Craigslist for Reunion Show Tickets

    Tickets for the Grateful Dead reunion shows in Chicago this summer sold out quickly last weekend. Now, scalpers are selling after-market tickets for tons of cash and dedicated fans are paying for them. One fan hatched a questionable plan to fund a $5,000 ticket by selling what he claims to be Jerry Garcia's severed finger. He put the appendage up for sale on -- yes, you guessed it -- Craigslist.

  • Grateful Dead Reunion Shows in Chicago Sold Out in One Hour: Ticketmaster Did Not Crash

    Fans of the Grateful Dead showed their love for the band over the weekend, buying every last ticket available for the reunion shows set to happen at Chicago's Soldier Field in July. The three shows slated for July 3 to 5 sold out in one hour Saturday, Feb. 28. Ticketmaster did not crash even with the demand for tickets reaching the millions, 'Billboard' noted.

  • Jerry Garcia, Toby Keith, Cyndi Lauper and Others to Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

    The 2015 class of wordsmiths to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame includes a cowboy, a blues legend and two Deadheads. Toby Keith, Willie Dixon and the partnership of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter will all be welcomed to the hall during a ceremony June 18 in New York City. Cyndi Lauper, Bobby Braddock and Linda Perry are among the other inductees, "Rolling Stone" noted.

  • Bob Weir Performs The Grateful Dead's "Truckin'" With John Mayer on 'The Late Late Show' [WATCH]

    Any true guitar enthusiast would be honored to perform with Bob Weir, frontman for the legendary Grateful Dead. Being able to play lead guitar alongside Weir means filling in a role that was once held by iconic axeman Jerry Garcia, and John Mayer was all for it last week during his guest host stint on "The Late Late Show." The pair collaborated on Dead tunes like "Truckin'" and "Althea."

  • Grateful Dead Fans Flood U.S. Postal Service with Pre-Sale Ticket Requests

    The Grateful Dead has some of the most passionate fans in music history. Pre-sales for the jam band's Fourth of July Reunion show with Trey Anastasio overwhelmed the group's camp since opening Jan. 20. Dead 50 reports that more than 60,000 envelopes with ticket requests were received. Relix estimates that those envelopes contain over 350,000 ticket requests for the three-night residency at Chicago's Soldier Field.

  • Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger Rock Drama Headed to HBO: Show Will Highlight Record Biz in 1970s

    Some big names in Hollywood and rock are joining the HBO family soon. Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's music industry show highlighting the business in the 1970s finally received a green light. "The Departed" director will oversee the pilot while "Boardwalk Empire's" Terrence Winter will take the role of showrunner, "Collider" reports. Olivia Wilde, Ray Romano and Andrew "Dice" Clay are all set to star in the untitled series.Bobby Cannavale ("Boardwalk Empire") will play Richie Finestra, a record executive in New York City in the middle of a "drug and sex-fueled music business as punk and disco were breaking out." A press release revealed that Finestra will be facing a big life decision, but no specifics were given.Wilde has been tapped to play Finestra's wife, Devon. Romano will be Finestra's head of promotions Zak Yankovich. The Dice Man will take the role of Frank Rogers, a radio station owner who enjoys cocaine.No word on when production will begin, and the network has yet to set a premiere date. For more details on the show, check out the full press release here.

  • The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Pays Tribute to Manager Rock Scully Who Passed Away at 73

    The man who helped get the Grateful Dead's career kickstarted, Rock Scully, died last week at the age of 73. His brother, Dicken Scully, who also worked for the Dead, told The New York Times that the former manager succumbed to his battle with lung cancer. Dead leader Bob Weir wrote a lengthy tribute to his first manager, calling Scully a "big part" of the band's history

  • 5 Covers Celebrating 50 Years of Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)": James Taylor, Michael Bublé and More

    Fifty years ago on this date Marvin Gaye entered the charts with "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)". The track was far from his first on the Motown label but it did have the most chart success among the singles he had released up to that point, peaking at no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. We hesitate to call it his most recognizable song—because he's had an unusual number of tracks that have become cultural standards compared to most in his era—but "I wanna stop and thank ya baby" is an instantly recognizable line. Enough so that a number of performers have tried their hands at the song over the last five decades.
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