Estimated Prophet

First of all thank you to all the kind Grateful Dead fans that came to see us our first three nights. And thank you to Madison Square Garden. Read More

Oteil Bass Solo in “Eyes of the World”. Dead & Company at MSG. 10/31/15

The Dead & Company’s second show on their first tour: Halloween night at Madison Square Garden. Dead & Company is Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge, and Jeff Chimenti.  … Read More

Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir form “Dead & Company” with John Mayer, announce Halloween Madison Square Garden concert

Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir have joined forces with Grammy Winning singer/guitarist John Mayer to form the band Dead & Company. Mayer will join Hart, Kreutzmann and Weir, along with Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge…

Jamming on Jam Cruise 2015

Almost a decade has passed since I last joined Jam Cruise for a week at sea. But it was worth the wait because Jam Cruise 2015 was totally over the top. I loved spending time with old friends like Col.…

Weedist interview: The Green Thumb & Purple Haze

Weedist, a community of cannabis connoisseurs, just published an interview by Rae Lland with creators Oteil Burbridge and LeVar Carter discussing The Adventures of The Green Thumb and Purple Haze. “When I heard about The Adventures of The Green Thumb…

Oteil Visits the Fodera Shop in Brooklyn

While in NYC last week, I went to see Vinny and Joey at the Fodera shop in Brooklyn. It’s always a special experience for me and I couldn’t be more grateful to them for all of their support through the…

An Interview with Jack Casady – Backstage at Wanee Festival 2013

Last year at Wanee I had the chance to interview three legendary bassists. Bakithi Kumalo, Jack Casady and Rocco Prestia. Hopefully you enjoyed the… Read More

To my friend, Galadrielle Allman

It’s 1am Monday, March 31st and I have just finished reading Galadrielle's book: Please Be With Me: A Song For My Father, Duane Allman. Read More

Recording with King Edward Antoine

A producer from San Francisco named Brian Brinkerhoff, whom I’ve worked with on various recording sessions over the last few years, called one day and asked me if I'd ever heard of a bluesman named King Edward; Read…

Weed superhero comic launches online.

What if nature had its own superheroes? What if they came in the form of marijuana-humanoid, telepathic metamorphic twins? Find out in the new ongoing comic book series, The Adventures of The Green Thumb & Purple Haze, launching digitally at…