Bob Weir Was the Dead’s Invisible Thread

The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s ...
Live For Live Music

The Many Faces Of The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir [Feature]

In this feature-length tribute, we're looking back at the many faces Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir wore through the decades.
Jambands.com

Watch: Tony Trischka and Billy Strings Cover John Hartford’s “Gentle on My Mind,” Share Official Music Video

The foreman of modern bluegrass and banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka has delivered a new single from his highly anticipated new ...
The Daily Independent

As 'pluck' may have it: West Liberty banjo player earns nomination

A West Liberty native has been nominated for a national award. Daxson Lewis, the director of the Kentucky Center for ...
The Gazette

Raised by deaf parents, Cedar Rapids woman learned life’s lessons in sign language

Photographs of Babs Haggin-Roy’s parents, Dorothy and Charles Sellers are seen as she talks about them and growing up with deaf parents at her home in northeast Cedar Rapids on Oct. 20. Hagin-Roy ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Legislature OKs electronic pull tabs at Indiana veterans, fraternal lodges

Legislation authorizing Indiana veterans and fraternal organizations to supplement their paper pull tab gambling games with electronic pull tabs to raise money for charitable purposes is headed to the ...
Richmond

Regional bluegrass figure Larry McPeak dies

Larry McPeak, a bassist and tenor singer who was part of two popular bluegrass acts, died on Thursday after years of serious medical issues. He was 67.