Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh joined forces with John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), Joe Russo (Benevento/Russo Duo), Jay Lane (RatDog), and Jeff Chimenti (RatDog, The Dead) to create the next chapter in Grateful Dead history. Full Article at PopMatters

Vail Valley band Laughing Bones plays during Jake Wolf's music class at Avon Elementary School VAIL VALLEY, Colorado — When a friend asked Jake Wolf if he would teach music at Avon Elementary in Colorado's Vail Valley, he suspected someone was playing... Full Article at Vail Daily

Edmonton's Sam Gagner, left, and Vancouver's Ryan Kesler hit the deck at GM Place in Vancouver last night. The Oilers kicked off their six-game road trip last night. (Darryl Dyck, The Canadian Press) VANCOUVER -- So, how's that back coming along Nik? Full Article at Canoe

anything could really nail down how terrible it was." Bob Matthews, of Alamo, stands next to one of two 2-inch 16-track recoding tapes of the Rolling Stones performance at the Altamont Free Concert in Alamo, Calif. , on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2009. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

the tragedy was aired to the world in the Stones' documentary "Gimme Shelter," Scully says the 1970 film only hints at the horror that played out. Full Article at Contra Costa Times

As someone who has spent many years acquiring rare Joni Mitchell bootlegs, I can tell you, there’s not a lot out there. Full Article at Dangerous Minds