“I considered myself a folksinger, and then we all became bluegrass musicians. When it turned rock and roll, I turned to my typewriter.” - Robert Hunter, The Golden Road, 1984

‘Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition)’ introduces a freshly remastered version of the…

Seldom turns out the way it does in the song

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During our encore of New Speedway Boogie on Saturday, the crowd sang back to us! Great vibes, great energy, the spirit of the Grateful Dead is thriving my friends!

55 years ago today the Grateful Dead performed Dark Star at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, later released as the opening track on Live/Dead.

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How Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux finds gems in live shows ✨(via NPR) npr.org/2024/02/16/119…

“On February 5 the Dead scored their fifty-ninth Top 40 album, thereby surpassing Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, who have fifty-eight apiece. The record-breaker is a set of archival live recordings, Dave’s Picks Volume 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85…

I had a great chat with GQ magazine about the Grateful Dead's archival music releases.

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Today on Here & Now, Celeste Headlee is goin' where the water tastes like wine for a conversation with David Lemieux about the Grateful Dead's surprising Top 40 record and the band's enduring appeal. Listen at hereandnow.org and please @ me with your headiest jam picks

“Come the moonrise, when the dew falls, don’t be the sun that fades away.” 

Loving every moment with all you Dead Heads, Happy Valentine’s Day! 🌹

The Dead dropped down in Mad City, Wisconsin to perform at the Dane County Coliseum for the first time on this day in 1973. Fresh on the heels of their epic Stanford show, the boys brought the heat to the hockey rink opening the show with “just a test” of  “Loose Lucy” and…

Experience ‘Nightfall of Diamonds’ for the very first time on vinyl⚡️Captured live on Bob Weir’s birthday during the last night of a 5-night run at the Meadowlands on October 16, 1989, this extraordinary album has been newly mastered from the analog tapes by Jeffrey Norman and…

Had a great first race of 2024 on Sunday, the Vancouver First Half. Lots of rain and a bit cool, but no wind. A terrific flat half marathon route through Stanley Park all along the water. Slow and steady doesn't win the race, but I'm always smiling.

High Times Magazine did a wonderful feature on Sara Payan and her amazing podcast, Planted With Sara Payan Podcast! I’m so proud of my beautiful and talented wife! Please share: hightimes.com/culture/empowe…
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RIP Bob. Thanks for keeping me healthy. I eat something you made at least twice a day. Bob's Red Mill

Imagine showing up for a Dead show, already unsure of what to expect of the evening, only to experience the performance of not one, not two, but seven songs that had yet to be heard live, played on nothing other than a newly unveiled sound system, a precursor to the Wall of…

Check out Billboard's in-depth look at the Grateful Dead's archival music activities, by Eric Renner Brown

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A story I've wanted to write for a while: Inside the Grateful Dead's archival release business, on the occasion of them setting a Billboard 200 chart record, featuring input from David Lemieux, Rhino Records's Mark Pinkus & Activist Artists Management's Bernie Cahill billboard.com/business/busin…

This just in! Dave's Picks, Volume 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85 & 4/28/85) debuts at No. 25 on the Billboard 200, marking the 59th top 40 set for the Grateful Dead, surpassing Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra for the most top 40 albums on the chart.…