Grateful Dead

Born into a family of artists, it's no surprise that Dave's Picks 2022 Artist-In-Residence Matt J.

Artist Helen Kennedy is all about design for weirdos. Her intergalactic terrapins (well, they're terrapins to us), skateboarding grasshoppers, and skeletons living their very best (after)lifes made us smile, smile, smile and we're certain her designs for Dave's Picks will too.

Esteemed First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers gives us a glimpse into his illustrious career, the significance of the bent box, and how Woodstock broadened his cultural and musical scope in this edition of All In The Family.

Give us a glimpse into your history as an artist… when you got started, how you got started, what influenced you then, what now…

If you were looking for a miracle during the early days of the Grateful Dead, Sepp Donahower would have been a good man to know. In this edition of All In The Family, the concert promoter talks about taking a trip to Haight Street to book the band, the challenges of the Wall of Sound tour, and a few of his favorite moments "on the bus."

From building cabinets for the Wall Of Sound to snapping candid photos on tour, Richie Pechner turned out to be a real Renaissance man for the Grateful Dead. Find out what he learned on the road with Ramrod, which Dave's Picks made his list for "Desert Island Dead," and more in this edition of All In The Family.

When did you first spark interest in photography? What were some of the first photos you took?