The KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon is happening now. Tune in for wall-to-wall Grateful Dead and support listener powered radio. A full day of Grateful Dead music in support of listener powered community ...

Steely Dead has been blending the repertoires of the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan for seven years. Photo courtesy Scott Tuchman Longtime fans of the Grateful Dead, Colorado-based musicians Dave Abear ...

If you are new to the Grateful Dead and want to begin at the beginning, this list is for you. As the 1960s wound down, bands unwittingly created a garage rock scene by playing noisy versions of blues ...

The recent passing of Bob Weir, The Grateful Dead’s longtime rhythm guitarist and songwriter, sparked a conversation on leadership in a recent gathering. Although Weir held the band together for ...

For newcomers, finding an entry point to Grateful Dead’s music can be intimidating. The band became an institution and, arguably, its own genre, blending rock, folk, blues, and country. Instead of ...

The Oregon Ducks fell to the UCLA Bruins 73-57 on Wednesday night. Oregon was wearing shoes and shirts that were a tribute to the rock band, Grateful Dead. The Oregon Ducks men’s basketball team paid ...

General Dynamics (GD) reported higher revenue and a sharply larger backlog in the fourth quarter as rising defense spending worldwide and ongoing geopolitical tensions supported demand across its ...

After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78, the cascade of loving tributes published far and wide underscored how he and his fellow band of ...

Begun in 1986, the Grateful Dead Marathon returns for its 40th year of fun-raising and fundraising for KPFA on Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 9am – midnight PDT. Tim Lynch and David Gans will ...

Bob Weir was the quiet linchpin of the Grateful Dead. Though he was uninterested in competing with the mythical presence of Jerry Garcia, saying fans’ deification had ultimately killed the frontman, ...