Patchouli and sweat hanging in the air; concrete pushing back through thin soles. Thousands swayed and buckled and leaned ...

In folklore, “grateful dead” refers to the spirit of a deceased person who is given a proper burial by the protagonist of a story, then does him a favor down the road. In rock, for six decades, it has ...

Bob Dylan debuted his cover of the Grateful Dead’s 1970 song “Truckin’” in Japan Wednesday night. The legendary singer-songwriter has performed a handful of Dead tracks in the past, but he's never ...

Since 1997, “Truckin’” has been registered as a national treasure in the U.S., but its origins are a little less pristine. It’s generally seen as an exploration of The Grateful Dead’s experiences ...

50 years ago today, one of the greatest–and most quintessentially American–rock bands to ever grace the stage came to life at an LSD-fueled house party in San Jose, CA. The group had played a few gigs ...