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The Grateful Dead

A color photo of Jerry Garcia in rainbow-striped pants and a patterned sweater making a playful face while gripping his guitar in front of a packed outdoor crowd in Golden Gate Park.

Don’t Miss ‘An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965-1995’ at David Kordansky Gallery

The earliest shots in the show are of the band before anyone knew who they were.
By Jordan Riefe
Grateful Dead

How The Grateful Dead Revolutionized Rock and Created Modern Jam Bands

The Dead planted the seeds of a community that's flourished over the last half century with feel-good, high-vibe, tribal inclusivity.
By Justin Joffe
Arthur Brown is bringing his Crazy World on its first U.S. tour in 47 years.

Psychedelic Forefather Arthur Brown on Ritual, Technology and the ’60s

"[W]e need a wider context for things, and where you find that, because it is our nature, is inwards. You go in and have a look."
By Justin Joffe
Sinkane shot in his home in Brooklyn.

Sinkane Delivers the Multicultural Opus We Need for Our Chaotic Times

By Justin Joffe
Jefferson Airplane

The Enduring Mystery of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Surrealistic Pillow’

By John Kruth
Peter Shapiro onstage before Phil Lesh's first of two Coney Island shows

How the Most Important Promoter in NY Ensures the Music Never Stops

By Justin Joffe
Method Man @ Roots Picnic New York

NY Roots Picnic Brought Protest and Hip-Hop to Bryant Park

By Justin Joffe
Eric Krasno.

Eric Krasno Makes ‘Blood From a Stone’ Look Easy on His Inspired Solo Debut

By Ron Hart
Dave Harrington leads Dave Harrington's Merry Pranksters in a superjam

Brooklyn Label Other People Merges Jazz & Electronica With Open Ears

By Justin Joffe
Paul McCartney.

In Defense of ‘Dad Rock’

By Ron Hart
Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band.

Nothing Comes From Nowhere: Chris Forsyth’s Groovy Cosmic Americana

By Brad Cohan
Hayward House Living Room

The Uptown Boutique Steeped in Hollywood History

By Margaret Abrams

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Listen to The Grateful Dead

By Tim Sommer

Longer-Living Dead: The New York Historical Society Extends an Unexpected Blockbuster

By Alexandria Symonds

American Beauty?: Garcia Early-Days Movie In the Works

By John S.W. MacDonald

Shott On Location (With Audio!): Hearing It Loud And Clear–Sort of–At Heather’s

By Observer Staff

The 2008 Trade

By Observer Staff

Rejection: A Very Private (School) Matter

By Anne Roiphe
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