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THIS DARKNESS GOT TO GIVE

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grateful Dead

I was once repulsed by the band’s music, fans, and hippie iconography—but at the lowest point of my life, I got on the bus and never looked back.

Anthony L. Fisher

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PUFF PUFF PASS

Jerry Garcia’s Weed Company Pulls Out of California

The news comes as industry experts predict a “mass extinction event” facing the state’s weed industry.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP

Every Grateful Dead Studio Album, Ranked

In honor of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, The Daily Beast grades perhaps the most underrated aspect of the Grateful Dead’s legacy: their studio albums.

Andrew Kirell

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BAD TRIP

How Classic Rock Turned Into a Film Noir Nightmare

The stars of classic rock lived hard and made music that mattered, but in the end, the romance of the road couldn’t save them or make them immortal.

Nathan S. Webster

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FARE THEE WELL

The Documentary That Will Make You a Deadhead

Filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev on his 14-year journey to create the definitive documentary about the Grateful Dead.

Matt Wilstein

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Nightfall of Diamonds

How the Grateful Dead Became Immortal

Over the 4th of July weekend, the Grateful Dead culminate 50 years of performing with a series of final concerts. Here’s a great portrait of the band in its heyday.

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Golden Road

The Dead Get Their Songwriting Due

Robert Hunter and the late Jerry Garcia—who wrote the greatest Dead songs—get honored by their peers with induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Dennis McNally

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DARK STAR

How the Grateful Dead’s Cool Never Died

As the Grateful Dead turns 50 today, it’s worth considering how they’ve remained respected for never selling out.

David Browne

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Memories

Your Chance To Buy Jerry Garcia’s Gun

<p>From tomorrow 700 items of Grateful Dead memorabilia go up for sale. What’s on offer, and what made the group so special?</p>

James Joiner

THE MASTERS

Scorsese to Film Grateful Dead Shows

Footage of the shows, also shot by director Amir Bar-Lev, will be included as part of an upcoming feature documentary on the Grateful Dead that will hit theaters in 2016.

Marlow Stern

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Knocked Dead

Grateful Dead Tix Going for $114K

Three-day passes for the Chicago run of final shows are going for exorbitant sums on StubHub.

James Joiner

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