Watch Derek Trucks Play Jerry Garcia’s Tiger Guitar, Phil Lesh Tribute Concludes at The Cap
Trey Anastasio Confirms Acoustic Tour, Mike Gordon Opens March Run with Debuts
Relix Daily
March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
WATCH
On Friday, March 13, Tedeschi Trucks Band retook their place at New York’s Beacon Theatre in continuation of their venue-specific residency. Night three of ten marked one of live music’s most sought-after returns, particularly for deadheads. After the Thursday, March 12, sale of Jerry Garcia’s custom-made Tiger guitar, which was a part of Jim Irsay’s personal collection, auctioned by Christie’s, and sold to Bobby Tseitlin of Family Guitars, Derek Trucks was allowed to awaken the beast and make the instrument growl again.
RECAP
On March 15, the final installment of Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Phil Lesh occurred at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y. Last night’s concert coincided with bassist Phil Lesh’s 86th birthday. It continued the venue’s time-honored tradition of marking the occasion through select songs and on-stage festivities in recognition of the Grateful Dead’s melodic backbone. During Grahame Lesh and Friends’ final night on stage during the East Coast concert series, the group helped assert some sage advice: Never miss a Sunday show.
Produced with the authorization of Ice Nine Publishing and the Petersen estate, this broadside was printed by the Grateful Dead Archive at UC Santa Cruz in honor of the Bobby Petersen Panel at the 17th Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus, the first academic conference paper ever devoted to his work. It is a document with serious institutional provenance. The lyric it presents needs no introduction. "Unbroken Chain" is Petersen's masterwork, a sweeping philosophical meditation on human connection that has earned a permanent place in the Deadhead canon. To own this broadside is to hold all of that at once: Petersen's literary genius, the Scholars Caucus that finally gave it its due, and the living tradition of a band that never stops giving back.
NEWS
Trey Anastasio has confirmed a series of May and June acoustic shows. Like his 2025 acoustic run and most of his recent acoustic appearances in general, keyboardist Jeff Tanski will join the Phish guitarist on the road for the upcoming theater dates. Tanski first worked with Anastasio on the play Hands on a Hardbody, which ran on Broadway in 2013, and they have continued to collaborate on myriad projects, including The Beacon Jams and other livestreams during COVID. Tanski has also held some behind-the-scenes roles for Anastasio, writing charts and working on arrangements.
Classic shape. Modern craftsmanship. Sustainable soul.This limited-edition release, created in collaboration with TMBR, Grassroots California, and Garcia Family Provisions, features fully rated UV400 polarized CAT 3 lenses for clarity and protection, and laser-engraved logos honoring all three partners. Each pair arrives in a Garcia signature bamboo case and microfiber pouch.
NEWS
A new date has appeared on Bob Dylan’s live calendar. According to the Greenwich Village bard’s official website, after submitting his previously released spring schedule, which picks up on March 21 in Omaha, Neb., and closes May 1 in Abilene, Texas, he and his longtime band will perform a one-off concert on July 2 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.
RECAP
Over the weekend, Mike Gordon initiated his March Tour. The first of three concerts took the Phish bassist and his band to Bearsville Theatre in Woodstock, N.Y., on Friday, March 13, where they were joined by a special guest and local favorite, Marco Benevento, and marked the beginning of a trend, debuting first-time material, which continued during an appearance on Saturday, March 14, at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J.
RECAP
Umphrey’s McGee continued the West Coast leg of their Sky’s the Limit 2026 Tour over the weekend with two more engagements in their 14-show series. In keeping with a year that’s brought nearly nightly setlist surprises, the progressive jam ensemble, sans guitarist Jake Cinninger, brought some extra thrills to their stagings at Melo Park, Calif.’s Guild Theatre and Stateline, Nev.’s Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room, including a sit-in, a bust-out and a partial live debut.
NEWS
Live Nation’s antitrust trial resumed today after a proposed settlement with the Department of Justice failed to result in deals with the wide majority of the co-filing states. One week after the Justice Department announced its tentative agreement, under circumstances that initially prompted several states to call for a mistrial, 36 state attorneys general assumed leadership of the suit, endeavoring to convince the Manhattan jury that Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s dominance in live entertainment markets had been sustained by anticompetitive business practices harming artists, venues, smaller promoters and fans.
On rotation in our office and broadcasting to readers worldwide on Spotify. Stay tuned for updates every Friday, and send anything you think we have to hear to [email protected].
NEWS
Blue Note Jazz Club has officially released the full artist lineup for its 2026 Blue Note Jazz Festival, returning to New York City from June 1 to July 1. The festival’s 15th annual iteration will be led by genre-leading talents like Ledisi, Durand Berarr, and Big Freedia who top a bill featuring more than 30 celebrated acts from the worlds of jazz, soul, hip-hop, funk, alt-rock and everything in between. Many of the artists featured will perform multiple times throughout the series, totaling 52 concerts.
NEWS
Wellesley, Mass.-bred jam-funk-fusion outfit Addison Groove Project will regroup for a one-off reunion show later this month. The ensemble, which formed when its members were still in high school in the 1990s, will come together for a performance at Cambridge, Mass.'s The Sinclair on Saturday, March 28. Last year, AGP reunited for performances at The Sinclair and New York's Drom, their first concerts since a pair of reunion gigs in 2013. The group originally parted ways in 2007, a few years after bassist John Hall passed away from colorectal cancer shortly after his 25th birthday.