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Rolling Stone Grateful Dead Launch Limited-Edition Camp Blankets, Just in Time for Summer Grateful Dead and outdoors brand Slowtide have collaborated on a new line of blankets for your next camping adventure By Slowtide Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Camping season just got a whole lot more comforta...

Bill Graham, Family Dog, Grateful Dead posters & more go up for bid at Turner Auctions + Appraisals Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster. Poster #: BG-105. Artist: Jimi Hendrix. Venue: Fillmore & Winterland. Date: 2/1/1968. Condition: Good 2nd printing (prior to the concert). Poster Artist: Rick Griffin. Estimate $400-$600. SAN FRANCISCO, CA .- Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present the sale of vintage posters from Bill Graham, Family Dog, Grateful Dead, and more at 10:30 am PST on Saturday, May 15,...

Buying legal weed can be a mind-bending experience even for seasoned potheads Buying legal weed can be a mind-bending experience even for seasoned potheads Most new retail shops are designed to give off a space-age vibe with little attention paid to cannabis culture or product By Enzo DiMatteo Apr 25, 2021 The proliferation of pot shops in Toronto may have made access to weed easier. But it hasn’t exactly made the buying experience any less confusing – or more enjoyable. It beats ...

In Chichester, a selectman’s refusal to wear a mask spurs debate over what is ‘right’  Tom Houle, seen here in March 2020, said he was a friend of Jason Weir’s, but disagreed with him over mask-wearing. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor file GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff Published: 4/22/2021 3:56:25 PM At a Chichester Select Board meeting last week, longtime resident Tom Houle sought to tear down a former ally’s soapbox. Via Zoom, Houle, in an understated yet pointed manner, told Selectmen...

29 years ago today, the  Wherever We May Roam tour made a stop in Portland, Maine. It was a sold-out Thursday night at the CCCC. Were pretty sure if you are able to go into the arena when its empty and quiet today, you will easily still hear that killah Enter Sandman riff echoing in the distance. Now to be honest, I didn’t get into  Metallica until 1991 when my friend Paul Sek brought a copy of the ‘Black’ album CD over to my apartment on Concord Street when my neighborhood was the m...

My SF rite of passage: Losing my Grateful Dead virginity at age 36 FacebookTwitterEmail I walked up Haight Street listening to the Grateful Dead on a bluetooth speaker to try to better understand The Most Important San Francisco Band Of All Time.Nicole Album / SFGATE On a breezy Friday at precisely 4:20 p.m., I stepped out of my house in the Lower Haight with a Bluetooth speaker in my hand and pressed play on the Grateful Dead’s live album “Skull & Roses.” I pumped the volume to a definit...

Steve Wong, Times-News correspondent If you’re a Dead Head, you know there is something special about the Grateful Dead, that iconic ‘70s band from California that personified the counter culture with its extensive world touring and diehard fan base. Whenever I see a tie-dyed T-shirt, I can’t help but hear "Truckin’" in my mind. No one can truly re-create the sound or attitude of the Dead, but Asheville’s Dirty Dead will honor them this Friday night at Mills River Brewing Co. Don’t ...