Albums
American Beauty (2009)
In our 'Re : View' series, in which our writers reflect upon albums from the past, new writer Carl Bookstein examines the Grateful Dead's 1970 masterpiece, 'American Beauty'
Features
The Grateful Dead (2014)
In our series, in which our writers write about ten songs that made them love a favourite band or artist, Carl Bookstein reflects on his favourite Grateful Dead songs
Grateful Dead, Chicago, 1994 (2012)
In the second in our new column in which a different Pennyblackmusic writer each month will be reflecting upon a 'Gig of a Lifetime', Carl Bookstein describes the impact upon him of going to see the Grateful Dead in Chicago in 1994
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Live
Bob Weir and Wolf Brothers
Chicago Theater, Chicago, 1/11/2018
Lisa Torem finds that former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir’s terrific pairing with producer/bassist Don Was and drummer Jay Lane at the Chicago Theater makes for almost three hours of engaging music.
Skull and Roses Festival
Ventura Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, 6/4/2017...8/4/2017
L. Paul Mann finds that the music of the Grateful Dead lives on at the second annual Skull and Roses Festival.
Skull and Roses Festival
Ventura Fairgrounds, Ventura, California, 7/4/2017...9/4/2017
L. Paul Mann attends and photographs the Skull and Roses festival in California, a three day Grateful Dead tribute festival
Furthur
Meadow Brook Music Festival, Rochester Hills, Michigan 18/7/2012
Carl Bookstein enjoys a lengthy set from Grateful Dead offshoot Furthur at a show at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester near Detroit