As the band's longtime publicist, Dennis McMally had a pretty intimate perspective for telling the story of the Grateful Dead, and he makes use of it in this comprehensive biography of the band, which travels from the group's early days in San Francisco to their sad farewell to Jerry Garcia.All o...
(1980s)August, Greek Theater, BerkeleyAs the first set ends, the crowd noise registers 110 decibels on the meter at the monitor mixing board onstage. Cranky, Garcia stomps muttering down the stairs to his dressing room, only to discover that he has been locked out. Weir passes by, and Garcia bark...