Mickey Hart News and Photos

Grateful Dead – View from the Vault II: RFK Stadium, June 14, 1991 (2013)

Sat, June 08 2013 5:08pm - Source: Something Else!

Presented in a lo-fi home movie style, and emanating from the sonically horrendous RFK, this forthcoming 1991 Grateful Dead concert film still holds lasting significance since it documents their brief collaboration with Bruce Hornsby.

The Sailor

Wed, May 08 2013 5:27pm - Source: The Hits Just Keep On Comin'

As I've written here before, Walter Cronkite was a nightly presence in our house , just as he was in millions of others during the 60s and 70s.

Flashback: Rage Against the Machine Burn an American Flag at Woodstock '99

Tue, April 30 2013 5:07pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Promotors brought 200,000 young rock fans to a former Air Force base in Rome, New York, but failed to provide them with nearly enough toilets or free water.

Five questions with photographer Michael Weintrob

Wed, April 24 2013 2:12pm - Source: The Vinyl District

New York entertainment photographer Michael Weintrob is debuting a pop-up art gallery during Jazz Fest called InstrumentHead, a surrealist portrait series where legendary musicians pose with their instruments covering their faces.

Ex-The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart wanted by US police over alleged fan assault

Fri, March 15 2013 2:26pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Former The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is wanted by police in the US for allegedly assaulting a fan at a concert.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Mickey Hart's Love Song to Jersey Shore Supports Sandy Survivors

Tue, March 12 2013 5:38pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Mickey Hart's childhood memories of the Jersey Shore inspired him to write a benefit song (HERE) for victims of Hurricane Sandy, and it's coming in a little later than the first wave of benefits for a reason.

'There's still a lot of hardship on the ground,' drummer says

Mon, February 04 2013 6:48pm - Source: Rolling Stone

During all of the coverage of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy along the eastern seaboard, former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart was watching NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.

Steven Tyler Slams 'Spinal Tap' in Library of Congress Interviews

Thu, December 27 2012 8:08pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A few years before he retired, record industry executive Joe Smith began recording interviews with the biggest pop, rock and jazz stars of his lifetime, many of whom he signed as the head of several labels, including Warner Bros., Elektra/Asylum and Capitol.

Desert Island Discs: Records to Chill By

Wed, November 07 2012 3:20pm - Source: Something Else!

Everybody has their own definition of a "chill" record.

Karen Dalton-Beninato: Mickey Hart's Brain on Drums -- Interview at AARP in New Orleans

Mon, September 24 2012 3:20am - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

By the time Mickey Hart finished his AARP convention appearance in New Orleans yesterday, we had quite literally seen his brain on drums as his brain waves were projected onto a screen by neurologist Dr. Adam Gazzaley through the magic of electrodes and computer modeling.

Concert Review: The 16th Annual All Good Music Festival Provides Plenty Of Jams, Memorable Moments

Mon, September 24 2012 2:10am - Source: Pop Dose

If you're ever looking for a place to let your freak flag fly high, the All Good Music Festival takes care of that and so much more.

Grateful Dead Accuser -- Drummer BASHED ME in the Tour Bus

Sat, September 15 2012 7:38am - Source: TMZ

TMZ has obtained police documents in the assault case involving former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart -- in which the alleged victim tells police he got his ass kicked on Mickey's tour bus.

Jefferson Starship – Tales from the Mothership (2012)

Fri, August 31 2012 11:21am - Source: Something Else!

A star-stuffed stop by Jefferson Starship at the Roswell UFO Festival offers new insight into the legends of Jefferson Airplane, the Dead and CSN, as well — along with a powerful reminder of that era's deep sense of musical community.

Monday's mp3: Ernest Ranglin, 80 Years Strong

Tue, August 21 2012 4:31am - Source: SoundRoots

I went to an 80th birthday party last weekend, a fun event with great food, engaging conversation, and a photographer bearing funny props and costumes for the guests to enjoy.

Photographer Rosie McGee releases e-book 'Dancing with the Dead'

Fri, August 10 2012 2:31pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A Photographic Memoir , is a revealing look at the Grateful Dead 's first decade.

Getting Ready for Hoxeyville Music Festival

Mon, August 06 2012 6:01pm - Source: Glorious Noise

September is just around the corner, and the summer festival season is almost at an end.

Grateful Dead's First Decade Captured in Photos

Mon, August 06 2012 5:29pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A Photographic Memoir , is a revealing look at the Grateful Dead 's first decade.

Grateful Dead's First Decade Captured in New Photo Memoir

Thu, August 02 2012 3:28pm - Source: Rolling Stone

A Photographic Memoir , is a revealing look at the Grateful Dead 's first decade.

David Meerman Scott: Electronic Dance Music and Jam Bands Tap the Same Fan Vibe

Fri, July 27 2012 3:24pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

The music pumps and pulses while tens of thousands of fans all tune into the vibe, dancing, becoming one organism where the line between artist and audience blurs.

Two cleared of Michaela murder

Thu, July 12 2012 6:37pm - Source: Daily Star - London - UK

Two men acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius have expressed joy and relief as their lawyers insisted the real culprit could still be found.

Grateful Dead’s first live greatest-hits anthology to be reissued on vinyl by Audio Fidelity

Thu, July 05 2012 7:41pm - Source: Something Else!

Audio Fidelity will reissue History of the Grateful Dead Vol. 1.

Accused 'on call at time of murder'

Tue, July 03 2012 9:15am - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

Testifying in his own defence, Sandip Moneea insisted he was on the phone to his sister at the time the prosecution contends the Co Tyrone teacher was strangled in her room at the luxury Legends Hotel last January.

All Good Music Festival: 2012 Preview

Thu, June 28 2012 2:04pm - Source: Glorious Noise

This will be our second time covering the All Good Music Festival (the first time was in 2010 – see our coverage here , here , and here ).

SIFF “Face The Music” Preview: Beware of Mr. Baker

Fri, June 01 2012 4:05pm - Source: KEXP 90.3 Blog

Along with John Bonham and Keith Moon, Ginger Baker is one of the three greatest rock drummers of all times.

Los Lobos: Live at the Furthur Festival, 1996

Mon, May 28 2012 11:06pm - Source: Ickmusic

The first time I saw Los Lobos live was August 4th, 1996 as part of the Furthur Festival, launched by Bob Weir and Mickey Hart (two surviving members of the Grateful Dead) the year after Jerry Garcia's passing.

Library of Congress National Recording Registry: Sugarhill Gang & Donna Summer Tracks Inducted

Wed, May 23 2012 2:37pm - Source: The BoomBox

From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American cultural landscape are being inducted into the National Recording Registry.

[Here It Comes!] 10th Annual Independent Film Festival Boston: The Music Docs

Fri, April 20 2012 12:54am - Source: Bradley's Almanac

Those words carry a lot of history, a lot of weight.

Hillside Festival: 2012 Line-up Includes Kathleen Edwards, Arkells, Mickey Hart

Tue, April 17 2012 6:30pm - Source: Spinner

Singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards , Arkells , the Deep Dark Woods and Chad VanGaalen are among dozens of acts confirmed for this year's Hillside Festival lineup set for July 27-29 in Guelph, Ontario.

Mickey Hart on the Grateful Dead: 'We Weren't a Girl Scouts Troop'

Mon, April 16 2012 1:34pm - Source: Rolling Stone

As the percussionist in the Grateful Dead , Mickey Hart explored the outer reaches of American popular music.

Concert: Furthur in Wallingford, CT

Tue, April 10 2012 11:30pm - Source: Soundspike

Before the show even began, fans in the Oakdale lobby were chatting about an Easter tradition -- looking for the band to open the show with "Greatest Story Ever Told." And sure enough, with Phil counting them in, the pumping rocker with its shout-out passages was first out of the gate.

Primus, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir to play Gathering of the Vibes 2012

Mon, April 02 2012 1:16pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

The 17th annual Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival runs July 19-22nd at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

George Heymont: Artists on a Mission

Thu, February 16 2012 3:11pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Many people -- even those who profess to have a great love for the arts -- often have trouble distinguishing between the artistic process and an artistic product.

Grateful Dead Exhibit Coming to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Fri, January 20 2012 8:40pm - Source: Rolling Stone

The Long, Strange Trip opens at the Cleveland museum on April 12th, two days before the Rock Hall's annual induction ceremony.

Business Is Booming For The Grateful Dead

Fri, January 20 2012 1:29pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart admits his band has always been wary of plastering its name or likeness onto products.

Business Is Booming for the Grateful Dead

Thu, January 19 2012 3:22pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart admits his band has always been wary of plastering its name or likeness onto products.

Bill Kreutzmann: Jerry Garcia 'Wasn’t Really Happy' During Grateful Dead's End

Tue, January 17 2012 9:56pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Leaving the Grateful Dead behind in 1995 was as much a defining force in drummer Bill Kreutzmann's life as was forming the band with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan 30 years earlier.

The Grateful Dead: Dick’s Picks 35

Thu, January 05 2012 2:31am - Source: Hyperbolium

The Grateful Dead were far ahead of their time in many respects, but none perhaps more so than the breadth, depth and quality of the tapes they archived (and as will be described below, occasionally lost) from their legendary live shows.