Grateful Dead Detail New 60-Year Anniversary Live Collection, Yarn Talk ‘Saturday Night Sermon’ LP
Joan Didion’s Previously Unreleased Grateful Dead Essay, Stephen Colbert Joins David Byrne for “Burning Down the House”
Relix Daily
May 20, 2026
May 20, 2026
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Grateful Dead Preview 60-Year Anniversary Live Collection Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) with "Cold Rain and Snow"
When the Grateful Dead took part in Bill Graham’s Independence Ball at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on July 3, 1966, they had only recently adopted their new band name after dropping the Warlocks. Unassigned to a label and discovering their footing, the group offered some of their earliest renditions of rare originals, “Tastebud,” “You Don’t Have To Ask,” and “Cardboard Cowboy,” among others that would be regarded as standards, “Cold Rain and Snow,” “Viola Lee Blues,” et al. Now, 60 years after the show date, Rhino has prepared for its imminent release.
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Across many cultures, elephant symbolism focuses on wisdom, strength, stability, and good fortune with its image used to attract prosperity, protect the home and encourage patience. The front cover of Yarn’s latest album, Saturday Night Sermon, features the silhouettes of four pachyderms.
Singer-songwriter Adam Weinberg just released his latest album, Consummate Believers, a musical exploration of stories inspired by his two grandmothers. The album showcases Weinberg's finger-style guitar work and features a cover of Trey Anastasio’s rare gem “Discern.” Stream the album or grab the limited edition vinyl available now!
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In 1967, a 32-year-old Joan Didion received an assignment from the Saturday Evening Post. Tasked with interviewing the Grateful Dead, the acclaimed writer turned up at the band’s floating home rehearsal space on the Sausalito waterfront, jotting down observations and creating a kaleidoscope scene that works to unpack “what’s going on” with the group during the Summer of Love.
Live & Acoustic puts you in the room with Trey Anastasio. Captured across his 2025 acoustic tour and pressed to three black LPs, this 22-track set is the rare live album that makes your favorite songs feel brand new. You’ve never heard “Divided Sky” and “Stash” like this
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David Byrne Welcomes Stephen Colbert for “Burning Down the House” in Third-to-Last The Late Show Episode
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is coming to an end tomorrow night, and the last few weeks of its 11-year run have been full of bittersweet and moving reflections on its legacy. Last night, the late-night talk show’s third-to-last airing tapped returning guest David Byrne to join as one of its final guests, and the Talking Heads frontman met the moment with an adaptation of his current Who Is the Sky? Touring format featuring a guest spot for the host.
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Nearly 50 years after Donna Jean Godchaux’s final bow with the Grateful Dead, the band’s sole female member will be honored by friends and musical admirers during the Heart of Gold Band revival, titled Celebrating the Life & Music of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay. The event will take place over two nights, August 22-23, 2026, at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, Calif. The shows will be led by founding members of Zero, Steve Kimock and Greg Anton.
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Cass McCombs | Live From Relix
Cass McCombs stopped by the Relix office to play songs off his newest record, Interior Live Oak, alongside long-time collaborator Dan Iead.
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The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has unveiled its final lineup additions for 2026. The 46th annual presentation of the esteemed music festival will host more than 350 concerts (more than two-thirds of which are free) from June 25 to July 4, spotlighting both time-honored acts and rising stars in jazz across a vast spectrum of styles. New additions to the bill are led by venerable saxophonist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington, returning to the festival four years after a landmark performance in 2022.
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Toy Factory Project returned to Wilmington, N.C. last night to cap off their two-night engagement at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. During the second show of their four-show Spring Tour, the Southern rock supergroup honoring the late Toy Caldwell took the Marshall Tucker Band’s catalog for another spin, this time tacking on a live debut of a Grateful Dead classic.
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On Monday, May 25, artists will align in support of Bernie Sanders’ multi-city freedom-rousing tour, dubbed Fight the Oligarchy, slated to take place at Brick South at Thompson’s Point in Portland, Maine. In line with previous appearances, musical acts have signed on to participate in Sanders mission to mobilize working-class Americans opposition to corporate influence and the billionaire class’ government supremacy.
