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Extended Analysis

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73

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As much or more so than any previously released new release or archive package, the cover art of Grateful Dead's RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 accurately (and vividly) reflects the nuances of the music behind the enticing graphics. In a pastel green and pink/orange color scheme of both matt and glossy finish, Masaki Koike's intricate designs hint at the dense subtleties the iconic band infuses into its chosen range of material during this approximately four-hour cull from the larger seventeen-CD ...

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Album Review

Bob Weir: Ace - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2CD)

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Befitting its heady milestone date, the title of Bob Weir's initial solo album, Ace, carries multiple meanings. First of all, it was the Grateful Dead guitarist, vocalist & songwriter's nickname at the time of its gestation and completion (his bawdy persona as such mirrored in the ultra-suave pose on the inside photo as well as the risque cover art). More importantly, the album's name is also a reflection of the gambling lore so prevalent in songs of the ...

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Lyceum Theatre, London, England - 5/26/72

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The final night of any given tour can find the musicians excited at the prospects of jobs well-done throughout the prior road work or exhausted and lethargic from their previous labors. Fifty years ago, when the Grateful Dead's Europe '72 (Warner Bros., 1972) was released, the third LP of the set (conceived as such in part as fulfillment of their contract with the label), included material from the final show of the now mythic tour, clearly documenting how these psychedelic ...

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Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 38: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 9/8/73

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For all the most practical of reasons, the Grateful Dead were never better in live performance than in 1973-1974. Those pertinent virtues of this iconic rock and roll band on stage are fully on display over the course of this three-CD edition of Dave's Picks, a clear depiction of the sweet spot between structured and open-ended playing, based on splendid songs, within which the group comfortably resided during this period. First off, the iconic band had a wealth ...

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Grateful Dead: Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71)

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A cull from Listen to the River: St. Louis '71-'72-73 (Rhino, 2021), a twenty-disc box of Grateful Dead live recordings, Fox Theatre, St. Louis , MO 12/10/71 was prepared and configured like an exclusive standalone title. Headed by chief keeper of the vault, David Lemieux, the team of curators lavish a level of creativity and attention to detail upon this package that is a direct reflection of the musical skills these psychedelic warriors exhibit within this three-CD set.

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Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)

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Grateful Dead, the second album of concert recordings released by the iconic band for Warner Brothers Records, resides squarely in the sweet spot between the expansive likes of its corollary, Live Dead (Warner Bros., 1969) and the economical studio recordings this group issued in between, Workingman's Dead (Warner Bros., 1970) and American Beauty (Warner Bros., 1970). Likewise, this 50th Anniversary Edition not only expands upon the original title, appearing remastered by engineer David Glasser to great effect (more full and ...

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Grateful Dead: American Beauty: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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If it's true the Grateful Dead epitomize the counter culture of the Sixties, it's also true the iconic group embraced the following decade on its very own terms, at least at the outset of the period. Workingman's Dead (Warner Bros., 1970) represents an authoritative and confident statement of artistic purpose, while its companion piece, American Beauty (Warner Bros., 1970), is an even more staunch and exquisite declaration of style, one based on folk and country roots almost diametrically opposed to ...

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Book / Magazine

Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann to Release Groundbreaking Memoir

Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann to Release Groundbreaking Memoir

Source: Michael Ricci

DEAL: MY THREE DECADES OF DRUMMING, DREAMS AND DRUGS WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD SET TO COME OUT MAY 5 BILLY & THE KIDS TO PERFORM “EUROPE SEVENTY 2.0" FEATURING ROBERT RANDOLPH AT THE CAPITOL IN PORT CHESTER, NY, MARCH 28 TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY FEBRUARY 20 ONE NIGHT ONLY “SPRING '90 REVISITED SHOW" FEATURING BIG GIGANTIC'S DOMINIC LALLI AND THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT'S JASON HANN AT THE OGDEN THEATRE, DENVER, CO, APRIL 20 The Grateful Dead are perhaps ...

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Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann Discuss Forty Years Of Collaboration In DRUM! Magazine

Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann Discuss Forty Years Of Collaboration In DRUM! Magazine

Source: JCM Media

San Jose, Calif., The editors of DRUM! Magazine are a patient bunch. After all, they've tried for the past two decades to secure a cover story on Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, the former drummers for The Grateful Dead. But while Hart always seemed game to talk about drums and drumming, and was over the years featured in many DRUM! articles, Kreutzmann proved far more elusive about granting a dual interview. Until today. The March 2011 issue of DRUM! Magazine ...

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Recording

Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter Jr. - 7 Walkers (2010)

Bill Kreutzmann, Papa Mali, George Porter Jr. - 7 Walkers (2010)

Source: Something Else!

By Nick DeRiso Grateful Dead co-founder Bill Kreutzmann, great groovy Meters bassman George Porter Jr. and hoodoo guitarist Papa Mali have joined together to form 7 Walkers, a rousing fusion of Bay area jam-rock with greasy New Orleans rhythm and blues. Their self-titled debut, issued Nov. 2 on Response Records, bills itself in the liner notes as a love letter to New Orleans—where many of the band members have connections: Kreutzmann's mother was born there, and Louisiana native Mali has ...

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Performance / Tour

7 Walkers Tour: Papa Mali, Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter Jr.

7 Walkers Tour: Papa Mali, Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter Jr.

Source: JamBase

NEW PROJECT FEATURING FRESH ROBERT HUNTER LYRICS HITS THE ROAD

Bill Kreutzmann by Chad Smith Legendary drummer and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, Bill Kreutzmann, together with funky bluesman and voodoo electronic pioneer Papa Mali, officially unveil 7 Walkers' spring plans. 7 Walkers, which also features bass virtuoso Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, JFJO) and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard (Willie Nelson and Friends), will stop at select markets and festivals through out the country, all in anticipation of a ...

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Event

Bill Kreutzmann Joins Tortugas

Bill Kreutzmann Joins Tortugas

Source: JamBase

GRATEFUL DEAD PERCUSSION MARVEL TO BE HONORED GUEST AT THIS YEAR'S LAS TORTUGAS HALLOWEEN WEEKEND GATHERING

Bill Kreutzmann The 4th annual installment of Las Tortugas - Dance of the Dead, taking place October 29 - November 1 in Yosemite, CA, is very proud to announce that the legendary drummer and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, Bill Kreutzmann, will be the Honored Guest for this year's festival. After honoring the Dead's legacy the past two years with sizzling performances ...

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Interview

Bill Kreutzmann: Pushing Forward

Bill Kreutzmann: Pushing Forward

Source: JamBase

By: Andrew Bruss

Bill Kreutzmann Even though the surviving members of the Grateful Dead have officially wrapped up their cross-country tour, drummer/founding member Bill Kreutzmann kept busy on the road, performing with BK3, his band featuring Scott Murawski of Max Creek on guitar, James Hutchinson on bass and Donna the Buffalo's Tara Nevins on vocals (BK3 was originally the Bill Kreutzmann Trio featuring Murawski and bassist Oteil Burbridge). Prior to BK3's set at West Virginia's All Good Festival (read the ...

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Performance / Tour

Bill Kreutzmann Nye in Hawaii

Bill Kreutzmann Nye in Hawaii

Source: JamBase

GRATEFUL DEAD'S BILL KREUTZMANN: TWO SHOWS IN MAUI TO RING IN 2009 KREUTZMANN IS JOINED BY PAPA MALI, JAMES “HUTCH" HUTCHINSON AND MATT HUBBARD AT CHARLEY'S ON DECEMBER 29 AND AT VOYAGE EAST ON DECEMBER 31 LOOK FOR BILL KREUTZMANN FEATURING OTEIL BURBRIDGE AND SCOTT MURAWSKI ON TOUR IN FEBRUARY

Bill Kreutzmann Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead drummer for the band's entire thirty-year career, rings in the New Year in the state he calls home ...

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