Bob Weir Passes On, Yet the Grateful Dead's Party Keeps Rolling
Ringer writer Steven Hyden honors Bob Weir, who died at 78, for his restless guitar style and for shepherding the Grateful Dead's spirit across decades—from the Warlocks to Dead & Company—arguing that the band’s ‘party tonight’ philosophy helped music and its audiences endure through tragedy and change, with the Dead continuing to tour long after Garcia's passing.