There's no shortage of ways to view the final three Grateful Dead shows in Chicago, in public or in the privacy of your own home. But what if you just wanted to listen to the shows, and with a 15 minute delay so you can't really follow along with your buddies on social media?SiriusXM has...

Grateful Deads Fare Thee Well shows are having a massive impact on Chicago. While weve already analyzed the ticket resale market, the virtual cottage industry of other activities surrounding the "main event", the sold-out concerts seem to be driving Chicagos hotel rates up as well.While the weekend of July 4 is naturally a busy tourism...

We love us a little NOLA around here, so this lineup of Crescent City Superstars descending on Chicago definitely raises an eyebrow.The only issue is how we'd be able to squeeze it all in because -- just like every other eye-popping lineup heading through town these days -- it's going down on July Fourth (...

It was the most catastrophic and frustrating ticket on sale event that I can recall -- probably in history. Between the GDTS Too Mail Order fiasco, cancelled pre-sales, overloaded TicketMaster servers and thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of fans shut out, the sales for the final three Fare Thee Well shows at Chicago's Soldier Field were...

There was plenty to like, but also a few miscues at last night's Dear Jerry tribute in Maryland. As far as the actual show, it was a mixed bag of interesting song choices, sit-ins, styles and artists. Light on jamming but heavy on showcasing the wide variety of musicians that were inspired by Jerry Garcia....

The 50th Anniversary of Grateful Dead unofficially kicks off tonight with a tribute to Jerry Garcia in Maryland.  All of the "core four" GD members will be there with various outfits (and let's be honest, probably be on stage together for at least one song), as well as FTW band-member Bruce Hornsby.  The...

There are terms that youll often hear me use to describe my peak musical experiences:  lose yourself, surrender to the music, "let go". I suppose these terms mean different things to different people, but for me they are tied intimately with the ability to wrap my head around what is being performed, to make...

Many people are going to Soldier Field for the Dead50 shows in July. Given the demand for tickets and the insane amount of activity going on in the city that weekend, many more people will in Chicago and not inside the shows.Sure, anybody with an Internet connection and a few bucks will be able...

Netflix is releasing The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir on May 22, a documentary following the story of Bob Weir and his unlikely career with the Grateful Dead.Based on the trailer, the film appears to be a promising investigation of Weirs California roots and the bands exploratory nature, the guitarist joining...

One of the more intriguing -- and mysterious -- storylines of the Fare Thee Well Chicago Weekend involves an event known as the Acoustic Acid Test. Sometimes referred to as 50th Anniversary of the Acid Test or AT50, it certainly appears that something big is in the works, but what exactly it is takes a...