May 11, 2018
As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrow's Verse brings you our top picks. Here are our favorite records from May 11. By: Alex WoodJerry Garcia Before The DeadThis massive box set compiles most known recordings from Garcia between 1961 and 1964 before the formation of the Grateful Dead. Ranging from birthday parties to coffee house performances to...
Nov 8, 2017
When word first got out earlier this year regarding the New York staging of a "jukebox musical" featuring the songs of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, you would have thought a hit Broadway production was on its way to smashing box office records. Breathless reports announcing the production's intentions seemed to be everywhere.So...
Aug 29, 2017
By: Joe SupanWhat is it about this song that delights me so intensely? I mean, I am the kind of weirdo who thinks Jerry Garcia has one of the loveliest voices of all time, but still. Theres something special here.I actually remember the moment I first heard it. Its not a very good story...
Jun 21, 2017
We were promised more for Jerry's 75th birthday celebration -- it looks like we're getting it.GarciaLive Volume Nine: August 11, 1974 featuring a band anchored by Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders (Round Records/ATO Records) will release just a few days before the big day (July 28 release, August 1 birthday).The two set show...
Jun 1, 2017
A recent charity auction at New York Citys Brooklyn Bowl sold Jerry Garcias infamous Wolf guitar for $1.9 million, including a $300K buyers premium.Purchased by Brian Halligan, CEO of Hubspot and co-author of a book titled Marketing Lessons From The Grateful Dead, the $1.6 million pre-premium bid was matched by an anonymous donor, leading to a...
May 23, 2017
More clips have emerged from the much-anticipated Grateful Dead documentary Long Strange Trip.The first, about a minute in length, features author Steve Silbermans breakdown of the different types of Deadheads that would attend the bands shows.Silberman references fans choice of seating in front of Phil or Jerry, spinners, sober Wharf Rats, the...
May 16, 2017
We've been buying into the hype on this one for some time now, and it in the home stretch it appears that there's good reason.Weeks before the theatrical run of the much-anticipated Grateful Dead documentary Long Strange Trip, the filmmakers have released an official trailer, fans first real look into what the four-hour...
Apr 10, 2017
Jerry Garcia peformed thousands of shows with the Grateful Dead, hundreds more with various configuration of the Jerry Garcia Band, and when you throw in NPRS, Garcia / Grisman, Old & In The Way, and duo gigs with John Kahn, he was thankfully no stranger to the stage.But solo and acoustic Jerry was rare indeed....
Apr 10, 2017
A post shared by Ron Cohen ???? (@ronthedrummer1) on Apr 8, 2017 at 6:54am PDTWho better to lead to recreate a landmark collaborative album between a guitar and keyboard player than a drummer?When that drummer is Joe Russo -- mastermind bandleader behind Joe Russo's Almost Dead, an ensemble that recontextualizes not only Grateful Dead music, but...
Mar 23, 2017
You may have seen the The Grateful Dead Movie before, but in honor of it's 40th anniversary, it's being packaged like never before.Fifteen Chicago area theaters and about 500 nation wide will particpate in the annual Grateful Dead Meet Up At The Movies on April, 20th.The Jerry Garcia and Leon Gast-directed film, was filmed...