Robert Hunter

Blogs
May 16, 2012
Mickey Hart on Rhythm Devils, sampling the Big Bang and the healing power of music
Mickey Hart (due tomorrow night at the Ogden Theatre) was one of the Grateful Dead's two drummers; along with Bill Kreutzmann, Hart helped weave the unique polyrhythms of the legendary band. Whether as a solo artist, with the Dead or as an activist, Hart always puts his heart and his being into his ... More >>
Blogs
September 1, 2009
Over the Weekend: Ratdog at Chautauqua
Bob Weir & Ratdog Sunday, August 30 Chautauqua Auditorium Better Than: Parts of the reunited Dead's performance in Denver a few months ago For those of us who were introduced to the Grateful Dead as elementary school kids in the late-1980s by the San Francisco band's ubiquitous MTV hit "Touc ... More >>
Blogs
May 8, 2009
Last night: The Dead at the Pepsi Center
Photo: Adam PerryThe DeadThursday, May 7, 2009Pepsi CenterBetter than: a Grateful Dead cover band but at times worse than some of Phil Lesh's bands -- wait, the Dead kind of is a Grateful Dead cover band.Singer/guitarist Bob Weir, always the wild-eyed youngster in the Grateful Dead, was in his late ... More >>
Music
December 26, 2002
That's a Wrap-Up
Backbeat writers sound off on a few of their favorite musical things from 2002.
Music
October 25, 2001
American Beauty
A new Rhino boxed set catalogues the Grateful Dead's journey down The Golden Road.
Music
August 9, 2001
Backwash
A lawsuit brought by nobody in particular presents could muddy the waters of the Clear Channel empire.
Music
August 2, 2001
Onward Through It All
Jim Lauderdale has fought his way through the dregs of Nashville and emerged as a country keeper.
Calendar
October 22, 1998
Night & Day
October 22 - 28. 1998