Bill Kreutzmann shared a lengthy, emotional tribute remembering the early days with Grateful Dead bandmate, Bob Weir, following his passing.
Elvis Costello talks of getting into the Dead because he felt it was “so far out” that “nobody else would go there.” He saw them, aged 18, at 1972 Bickershaw Festival and it inspired him to form a ...
As a boomer, Weir checked many of the key boxes as he and the band matured: interest in yoga and Eastern spirituality, ...
The death of Bob Weir is a major blow to the Grateful Dead fan community, but it doesn't mean the music will suddenly stop.
From Pigpen’s “One More Saturday Night” in 1973 to Bob Weir’s “Touch of Grey” in 2025, the last onstage moment of every Dead ...
To demonstrate their esoteric knowledge of the band, a common Deadhead refrain was to say, “Phil makes the band”—referring to bassist, Phil Lesh. It was obviously absurd, but served to establish that ...
What an incredible gift, and a piece of music history that's truly priceless now. This week, Zach Bryan released his lengthy 25-song album With Heaven on Top, which is right in his wheelhouse in terms ...
The Grammy winner and Blue Note label head recalls the unique challenges and rewards he faced when the late Bob Weir ...
Grateful Dead rocker Bob Weir died on Saturday, Jan. 10 at the age of 78 following underlying lung issues after beating ...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead pioneer, the group’s rhythm guitarist, and an inimitable songwriter known for his gaucho kinship with the late John Perry Barlow—a ...
The Dead were a formative band for the National. Getting to play with Bob felt like entering a portal into their mystical, musical landscape – though he was always completely present ...