San Francisco to Honor Bobby Weir with a Hometown Farewell
Paul McCartney Pens Tribute to Late Grateful Dead Guitarist
Relix Daily
January 15, 2026
January 15, 2026
NEWS
This Saturday, January 17, a free public gathering to honor the Grateful Dead’s inaugural participant, lyricist and white-bearded cowboy, Bobby Weir, will take place. Beginning at 12:45 p.m. PT, the event will be held at the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco and celebrate the late musician's music, spirit and compassion.
NEWS
Paul McCartney has offered a written tribute to the late Bobby Weir. In a post shared on his social media channels, McCartney recounted the Grateful Dead guitarist’s multigenerational prestige and wrote about their last interaction at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Notably, McCartney directed and produced the under-10-minute documentary A Photofilm, released in 1995, which examined the band’s legacy through Linda McCartney’s lens.
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RECAP
Umphrey’s McGee took the stage in Aspen, Colo., last night to finish off a two-night stand commencing their 2026 Sky’s The Limit Tour. With their second performance at Belly Up Aspen, the groundbreaking progressive rock sextet flew through a litany of old hits and paid tribute to the late legend Bob Weir with a debut Grateful Dead cover.
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NEWS
On Saturday, February 14, The Roots will return to New York’s Brooklyn Bowl for the first time in over a decade. The imminent performance marks a rare regional club appearance for the Grammy Award-winning musical partnership of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson.
GALLERY
On Wednesday, January 14, A Gathering to Celebrate the Life & Music of Bob Weir took place at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, N.Y., bringing together a roster of regional talent that included Mikaela Davis, Sam Cohen, Aaron Lieberman, Chris Maxwell, John Lee Shannon, Josh Kaufman, the Deadbeats, Deadgrass, and more to perform tributes in honor of the late jam commander.
LISTEN
Flea has announced his debut solo studio album, Honora. Due to arrive on March 27 via Nonesuch, the iconic Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist’s first independent offering is a radical departure into kinetic jazz atmospheres and the culmination of an artistic vision three decades in the making. To realize this vision, the bandleader enlisted a stacked ensemble of luminaries in rock and jazz, including Thom Yorke, who adds crystalline lead vocals and keys to the new single “Traffic Lights.”
EXCLUSIVE
Today, The James Hunter Six has unveiled its love-struck single and official music video for “Gun Shy,” the final preview of their impending LP, Off The Fence, which arrives tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 16, via Easy Eye Sound. The track centers around Hunter’s lyrical expression of nervousness derived from a romantic interest–the knot-like twist in physical recognition of feelings and indulgent longing for the one.
