LOCKN’ Festival Hopes to Bring Positivity to Charlottesville
By Robyn Collins Organizers of the fifth annual LOCKN’ festival and scheduled performers hope the event will help heal Charlottesville, which has been scarred by the violence of the August 12 alt-right...
View ArticleClassic Rock Almanac October 16, 2017
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir celebrates his 70th birthday today (October 16th). Weir has played in a number of post-Grateful Dead groups with one or more of his...
View ArticleThe Daily Cut: Grateful Dead “Sugar Magnolia”
Grateful Dead: “Sugar Magnolia” ALBUM: American Beauty YEAR: 1970 WRITERS: Robert Hunter, Bob Weir The studio version wasn’t released as a single. A live version from Europe ’72 was in 1973 and peaked...
View ArticleClassic Rock Almanac December 7, 2017
TRIVIA Today’s Question: Greg Lake of ELP, King Crimson and Asia passed away a year ago today (December 7th). Lake was the singer and bassist on the King Crimson classic from 1969 “21st Century...
View ArticleBob Weir, Phil Lesh to Tour Together as a Duo
By Annie Reuter Bob Weir and Phil Lesh have been sharing the stage together for over 40 years and now the two members of the Grateful Dead will embark on a tour as a duo. Related: Kurt Cobain, Jerry...
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