Cryptical Developments

Greg Dewey and Country Joe Frost 4/26/70 Photo: M. Parrish By 1970, the first generation of San Francisco bands had begun to experience...

By 1968, Eric Clapton was arguably one of the biggest stars in the music business, a fact reinforced by the fact that his bay area concerts ...

Former Pepperland building from the West Photos: M. Parrish 7/11 Roof of Pepperland building - note relatively intricate wooden brac...

The next round of shows the Grateful Dead played at the Fillmore West represented one of Bill Graham’s most legendary bookings, the inspired...

Until this year, I had never spent over $100 for a regular, non-benefit concert ticket. However,  I decided to bite the bullet for the chanc...

Everyone who followed the Grateful Dead has their favorite year or two. Some people favor the raw, early psychedelia of 1968 and 1969. Ot...

The music hall called Pepperland is somewhat of a legend in Marin County lore. Although it was open, on and off, for less than three years,...