It’s impossible to deny the Grateful Dead’s place in the rock music zeitgeist. From Steal Your Face and dancing bears artwork, to concert tape trading and tie-dyed T-shirts, love for the Dead spans multiple generations—all stemming from the reliably mind-blowing live shows the band pumped out over the course of 30 years. John Brackett puts it into words in his new book, Live Dead: The Grateful Dead, Live Recordings, and the Ideology of Liveness. The author discusses his book during a conversation hosted by WTJU’s Nick Rubin.
Free, New Dominion Bookshop, 404 E. Main St., Downtown Mall. ndbookshop.com