The Grateful Dead

They may have been two of the summer's hottest tickets, but the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is no Dead Head.

Three of the four "core" Grateful Dead members have decided that this summer's five "Fare Thee Well" shows weren't the end of their time together after all.

Now that the Grateful Dead's 50th anniversary "Fare Thee Well" shows are on the books, it's time to take a look back at — and behind the scenes of — the concert event of the season.

A new Grateful Dead beer will be hitting the market this fall. The band worked with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to create American Beauty, a "bold pale ale made with 100 percent U.S.-grown ingredients." But it took a suggestion from a fan to get the mix just right.

Grateful Dead lyricist extraordinaire Robert Hunter is on tour this coming autumn and the Hawk will hook you up with tickets to his Count Basie show on October 1st.

The Grateful Dead are finally releasing their 1972 benefit concert from a show in Veneta, Oregon on CD, DVD, LP and digital download.

He and lyricist Robert Hunter were driving to the Grateful Dead's next concert stop when they were pulled over.

(video contains swearing) Monday night's (March 4) acoustic performance by Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead was cut short when Weir stood up and abruptly left the stage, mid-song. He was growing irritated with several chatty audience members, before leaving during Bob Dylan's 'A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall.'

It may feel like a struggle to get up off the couch and stand in line for all those sales the day after Thanksgiving -- but the folks behind Record Store Day are working overtime to lure you out to your local music retailer with a bevy of Black Friday exclusives.

Jerry would have celebrated a birthday this week and would have turned 70 years old.

This coming weekend marks the anniversary of one of the biggest rock festivals of all time.