Pigpen was the musician in the Grateful Dead.
“Pigpen was the musician in the Grateful Dead. When I first met the Grateful Dead, it was Pigpen…
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Out with summer, in with fall Dead & Company tour!
Out with summer, in with fall Dead & Company tour! Ticket and VIP presales kick off Tuesday, September 12 for…
Playing in the Sand with Dead & Company!
Playing in the Sand is an all-inclusive concert vacation in one of the most beautiful parts of the world,…
Remembering Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry, the great composer from natural sounds, has died. He was an amazing presence in the 70s…
Happy Birthday Barry Melton – Aka “The Fish” or the “Yolo County Public Defender”
One of my oldest and dearest friends. We've shared decades of music and laughter. Here's to decades more! ~Mickey…
Dead & Company Tour Highlights – Summer 2017
"..I was carried away in rapture. And so I am a deadhead now." ~Joseph Campbell Check out the…
Happy Birthday Michal Menert
Jason Hann – Michal Menert – Mickey Hart – In the studio 2017. Happy Birthday Michal! Looking forward…
Happy Birthday Les Paul – The Wizard of Waukesha
His work goes way beyond the solid-body guitar. The exciting things he experimented with in his studio helped…
A Special Evening With Vibrational Expressionism. Fine art by Mickey Hart from Dead & Company.
Wentworth Gallery is honored to present, in its premiere presentation, an exhibition…
Happy 40th anniversary to the legendary May 8th, 1977 Cornell/Barton Hall show!
“There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and…
Today Back In 1968 – Columbia University & My First Ride in a Bread Truck
Sure Rock, happy to take a ride in a bread truck. On May 3rd 1968 Columbia University students were protesting…
2 Receivers + 4 Speakers = Just Exactly Perfect Throwback Thursday: 1970 KQED “Calebration”
#tbt back to 1970 this morning and our in-studio performance for KQED. Videos are slightly fuzzy as they are…
National Recording Registry Highlights – Big Mama Thornton – Renee Fleming – Marty Robbins “El Paso”
National Recording Registry Picks Are In! The main purpose of the registry is to preserve culturally and historically…
Happy Birthday Elizabeth (Betsy) Cohen, Ph.D. Scientist, Educator, Activist, Fairy Godmother
Meet Mark Ballora – Mark teaches music technology at Penn State University and is my partner in many…
Happy Birthday Maestro
Happy birthday Zakir Hussain. Celebrating decades of friendship and collaboration. It's an honor and a privilege to be on…
Happy Birthday Vince
An accomplished keyboard player and great harmony vocalist, Vince joined the Grateful Dead in 1990. His first show was…
On This Day in Grateful Dead History – Highlight 1979 – Oakland – Keith and Donna’s Last Show
"Not only was this a historic night, being Donna and Keith’s last with the band, but the…
Through this world of trouble, we’ve got to love one another.
Enjoy this special Valentine's Day selection of performances celebrating songs about love from The Mickey Hart Band, The Jerry Garcia Band, Dead &…
Throwback Thursday Celebrating The Grammys
A Tradition Is Born In the beginning, there was heaven and earth and the 1st Annual GRAMMY Awards—more…
Happy Birthday Neal Cassady
Who is Neal Cassady? "Neal Cassady was undeniably the real genius behind the Beat movement. He was a force…