Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir as well as former GD managers Rock Scully and Sam Cutler as well as roadie Steve Parish share remembrances of the late Owsley “Bear” Stanley for a fascinating article posted at RollingStone.com. Hart proclaims that Bear was “responsible in great part for the Grateful Dead” and also feels that “music in general was never the same” after Owsley’s “brew” hit the scene.
Here’s six stories of note to help you get over the hump…
- Visible Voice shares a recording of Saturday’s Tweedy show
- Free Stream – The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia
- Spin offers a sneak peek at music from The Felice Bros’ new LP
- MMW’s 20 for 20 download series starts with Me2 & Shack Man
- Death Cab for Cutie come up with an inventive way to debut vid
- Umphrey’s and Railroad Earth to headline Great South Bay Fest
And finally, HT contributor Wyllys is bringing his New York Hustler Ensemble back to NYC for a performance on May 13 at Sullivan Hall. In addition to core members Jennifer Hartswick, Natalie Cressman and Zac Lasher, Wyllys will be joined by guitarist Chris Michetti (RAQ/Conspirator) for this special Friday The 13th gig. Tickets are currently available through TicketWeb.
