Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart has collaborated with Terrapin Station Entertainment on a combined art exhibit and digital auction from today until 8/3 in conjunction with the Dead & Co. Dead Forever Experience at the Sphere in Vegas. In related news, Jerry Garcia’s birthday is this Thursday, 8/1.
Bids on four of Hart’s pieces, including “Da Bolt” (pictured)—on display at the Venetian as part of “Mickey Hart’s Art at the Edge of Magic” exhibit—can be placed at EdgeOfMagicAuction.com. The exhibit closes on 8/11.
For a detailed examination of the Dead & Company’s Vegas residency, read Nick Paumgarten’s “Reckoning with the Dead at the Sphere” in The New Yorker. Highly recommended.
T Bone Burnett will embark on his first U.S. tour since 2006. The 15-date run will begin 9/7 at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley with stops in cities like Portland, Seattle, Chicago and Austin along the way. The tour wraps up on 11/16 in Houston at The Heights Theatre.
Burnett’s set will include music from his new album, The Other Side, as well as selections spanning his 50-plus-year career.
He'll be joined on all dates by Dennis Crouch on bass, Colin Liden (who co-produced The Other Side with Burnett and Michael Piersante) on guitars and David Mansfield on fiddle and mandolin. Tickets go on sale Friday (7/19) here.
Burnett’s tour follows three sold-out shows in Nashville at the Franklin Theatre, The Blue Room at Third Man Records and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theatre in May. Find the full itinerary on Burnett's website.
St. Louis-born, L.A.-built rock band Bullets & Octaine is fast, loud and in your face with its new single and accompanying video. "No One Gets Out Alive," featuring Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, hit DSPs on 7/12, and it's pure adrenaline. The band, led by the charismatic Gene Louis, is fresh off the success of recent singles "Vampires" and "Pirates." Stevens stumbled upon the band via TikTok; frontman Louis is effusive about the collaboration. "Working with Steve Stevens on 'No One Gets Out Alive' has been an electrifying experience, blending his iconic guitar prowess with our relentless energy,” he says. “Steve is not only a virtuoso but also an incredible collaborator who brought out the best in all of us. This hard-hitting track is a testament to our shared passion for pushing musical boundaries and delivering an unforgettable experience."
Check out the brand-spanking new video below and go here for more info. We would be throwing goat right now, but this tendonitis is a bear.
