The setup was simple: A jungle of eclectic musical instruments drenched in a soft purple light, as white-haired roadies went about their quiet work in the silence before the dawn. As the doors opened ...

It’s been nearly two decades since the death of Jerry Garcia, and neither the surviving members of the Grateful Dead nor their fans have figured out how to deal with it. That’s understandable. I’m ...

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It was one of the glorious symbols of the laid-back, acid-laced '60s in Northern California. Now, half a century later, Ken Kesey's psychedelic bus, with its quixotic name "Furthur," has been rescued ...

Bob Weir’s bands have featured some ace guitarists. Gov’t Mule founder/current Allman Brother Warren Haynes provided lead licks in The Dead. Ex-Allman Brother/current Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy ...

Furthur have announced that will be going on hiatus after they wrap up their four-night Paradise Waits resort festival in Mexico. The band recently posted a statement on their Facebook page that reads ...

With weather on my mind and 50 miles of Super Bowl-enhanced traffic in front of me, I departed home this past Friday with anticipation of what the Grateful Dead’s newest incarnation would have in ...

Interlocken Musical Festival cofounder Peter Shapiro feels that the major American music festivals have gotten a little out of hand. “If you’ve ever been to Bonnaroo and the others, it’s almost ...

Trey Anastasio is quietly working on a new solo album with help from a formidable cast of indie rockers, SPIN has learned. Since winding up his fall tour, the Phish guitarist has been making a daily ...

Last week, a series of startups told their stories as part of Furthur Fund‘s demo day. Furthur, an early stage venture fund based in Chicago, was founded by entrepreneur and investor Jordan Dolin and ...

After jamming through three hours of Dead classics on the Fourth of July, Phil Lesh grabbed the mike in front of 15,000 fans in the final hour of the Nateva festival in Oxford, Maine. “We have an ...