Jul 26th, 2008 · The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs work next week inspired by the music of the Grateful Dead. Composer Lee Johnson, who wrote Dead Symphony No. 6, discusses the piece's origins and talks about learning to become a "Deadhead."
Jun 5th, 2008 · Alton Kelly, whose posters and handbills helped define the look of 1960s San Francisco, has died at 67. Kelly and his lifelong collaborator, Stanley "Mouse" Miller, came up with the idea for the skeleton and roses motif that became the Grateful Dead's logo.
Oct 24th, 2007 · The cliché about a catchy song: "It's got a good beat, you can dance to it." But things get more complicated when the beat is all there is to it. Two recent albums put the percussion front and center: Batterie, from Loop 2.4.3, and Global Drum Project, with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and tabla master Zakir Hussain.
Dec 1st, 2005 · Grateful Dead fans can once again easily download their favorite concert recordings. The band initially asked the Web site to stop the practice, but backed down after fans' outrage. Commentator Jake Halpern wonders if he is the only fan who is disappointed by the news.
Dec 1st, 2005 · A long-lost manuscript of composer Ludwig van Beethoven is auctioned by Sotheby's, bringing nearly $2 million. In a separate auction, a nonprofit group hopes to raise as much as $100,000 by offering home fixtures that once belonged to the Grateful Dead's late lead guitarist, Jerry Garcia.
May 19th, 2005 · In movie theatres across the nation, the final chapter of the Star Wars stories is being told. When the saga comes to an end, what do devoted fans do next? We look at life after Star Wars, Star Trek, the Grateful Dead -- and the end of a cult.
Mar 29th, 2005 · New Anthology Collects Roky Erickson's Work March 29, 2005 · Psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson has influenced groups ranging from REM to the Grateful Dead. A new anthology features the best of his work over 40 years. David Greenberger has a review of I Have Always Been Here Before.
Aug 29th, 2004 · The documentary Festival Express captures a 1970 train tour across Canada with Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and other music icons. Director Bob Smeaton talks to NPR's Liane Hansen.