Live For Live Music
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We Live For Live Music! Do you?
- Once in a while you can get show the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... @deadandcompany heading to #Sphere?! Watch:
- .@BillyStrings performed 154 unique songs—including four debuts, 20 bust-outs, and zero repeats—across his six-night stay in Asheville. Billy Strings Finishes Six-Show Run In Asheville Without A Repeat [Videos]:
- On this day in 1971, one of the greatest live albums of all time was recorded in New York City. The Allman Brothers Band Recorded ‘At Fillmore East’ 54 Years Ago Today [Listen]:
- "St. Stephen" went in and out of the garden one last time 41 years ago today before the @GratefulDead shelved it for the rest of their career. Grateful Dead Perform “St. Stephen” For Final Time, On This Day In 1983 [Listen]:
- Follow #MacMiller's pup on a hallucinatory journey in the the new animated video for his 2014 @Thundercat collab, "Colors and Shapes", ahead of the official release of #Faces next month.
- .@BillyStrings fans gave out $44,720 in tips across his six shows in Asheville. Nicely done. Billy Strings’ Asheville Run Brings In $15 Million To Local Economy:
- "It shall always be played with love for this music and a culture that’s accepted me with open arms." –@JohnMayer
- A large donation from @BillyStrings will help fund the construction of 8 new low-income housing units for people experiencing chronic homelessness, mental or physical disabilities, or who lack access to housing through traditional markets.
- The @GratefulDead Core Four will reunite for the first time since 2015 to receive recognition for their lifetime artistic achievements at @KCHonors alongside Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, and The Apollo. Details:
- Author/historian David Gans will teach a fully virtual continuing studies course covering the history, music, and cultural impact of the @GratefulDead. Registration is open to all. Stanford University To Offer Grateful Dead Course Taught By David Gans:
- Today we celebrate the life of Jerome John Garcia, who passed away 29 years ago after 3 decades leading @GratefulDead. Listen to the river sing sweet songs... Rather Be With You: 5 Heart-Melting Live Jerry Garcia Ballads On The Anniversary of His Death:
- The last song Brent Mydland sang with the @GratefulDead was a cover of The Band's "The Weight", ending with the line, "I got to go, but my friends can stick around." Revisit Brent Mydland’s Final Grateful Dead Performance, On This Day In 1990 [Audio]:
- Phil Lesh, whose non-repeating basslines served as a bedrock of the Grateful Dead's sound for their entire 30-year run, has died. Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead Co-Founder & Revolutionary Bassist, Dead At 84:

