The Grateful Dead

New live album includes 10 previously unreleased tracks from final Fillmore West performance.

37 years ago this weekend, the good ol’ Grateful Dead returned to Blimpville for their 3rd of 8 sold-out shows at the Civic Center from 1979 to 1986.

He may have seemed like an unlikely figure to find onstage, but it was practically a moment of destiny.

Deluxe Edition adds a previously unreleased concert from 1971.

Grateful Dead drummer has continued the same tradition for 25 years.

We set up the PA on our One City Center patio overlooking the heart of the city. The sweet, magical music Jerry had given us for 30 years was filling the air under a bright, beautiful moon. I swear that I saw his smiling face in it.

Design was inspired by the band's dancing-bear logo.

32 years ago today, the Grateful Dead and Little Feat played the first of two historic shows at Oxford Plains Speedway.

Band will play two-night stands in three cities.

Rest assured, the fine folks at the State Theatre are doing all they can to get Bob Weir and Wolf Bros here next year.

He also wrote songs with Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby and – perhaps most famously – Bob Dylan.

The tempo was pepped up and they started the second set with that night. You can listen to the Portland recording here.

Even back in 1971, this band knew the power of their concert performances.

Hoarse and tired, the singer's shaky visage spoke to the health problems that would soon consume him.

When dealt with one-by-one, the tracks actually stand as some of the best moments in their canon.

The venue where scores of memorable live albums and movies were recorded went out in style on Dec. 31, 1978.