How could I “hate” a band when I couldn’t name more than one or two of their songs? With the assistance of my friend Rob Mitchum, I started sampling their voluminous collection of live shows, and to ...

Beth Sunflower ’s images of rhythm guitarist Bob Weir in jail is proof of an October 2, 1967, drug bust at 710 Ashbury, where ...

Jerry Garcia might not strike one as the most likely of priests...but to his fans and generations of listeners, he was indeed ...

In 1966, the Dead were not political, at least not in the sense in which we are accustomed to considering politics. But these were inherently political days in California. Culture and politics swirled ...

Photo: Cassidy Friedman Tom “TC” Constanten, the Grateful Dead’s contributor on keys from 1968 to 1970, is asking for ...

Meet Addison Mizner himself at his namesake venue, and visit the Norton for a free day of activities. Plus, Postmodern ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A pilot was arrested aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and federal agents took him into custody from the cockpit after the plane landed at San Francisco International Airport ...

Fred Cothard was enjoying the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary concert when he "suddenly collapsed," his family revealed in a ...

At Fiserv Forum Aug. 8, the 32-year-old Michigan-born bluegrass virtuoso suggested he'll carry on the Grateful Dead tradition ...

According to reports, Fred Cothard, a Deadhead and fan of jam band Grateful Dead, passed away while dancing at a recent anniversary concert.

Fred Cothard, 54, suddenly dropped dead at a Grateful Dead concert in San Francisco while dancing with his girlfriend.

Fred Cothard, who owned a construction business since the 1990s, collapsed at Golden Gate Park while attending the show with ...