DUMBOTRIAlligatorTRINew York Times MagazineYou have both cited the Grateful Dead as an early influence. When did you initially get in the Grateful Dead’s music?BD:
SD:Do you have a favorite memory of seeing the Grateful Dead live, together or separately?BD:SD:Fallout From the Phil ZonenearIn terms of immediate influences, most National fans would probably point to Pavement, The Smiths or Joy Division before mentioning Phish and the Grateful Dead. As Deadheads with ties to the indie rock world, was there a time you felt the Dead and indie worlds started to co-exist?
You guys both attract geeks to your music.SD:When I interviewed Matt at Langerado he told the story of a time you “dragged” him to a Phish show at Deer Creek. Do you remember his reaction to the show?SD:BD:When it came to arrangements for the upcoming show with Bobby did you look to certain tapes or studio versions of songs or did you try to capture an overall period of the band?BD:SC:
You recently performed with Trey Anastasio at the Beacon Theatre. Did you take anything from that experience that you hope to apply to your upcoming show with Bob Weir?SD:BD:Can you talk about your own experiences with HeadCount and producing this? What is the importance of having these events and raising awareness of the political process?SD:BD:DMVIt’s a more direct experience rather than going to a bureaucratic building.
SD:Moving back to the Dead, I feel that many modern rock musicians cite the Dead’s early years as their favorite but the breadth of their work is often overlooked. What are your favorite periods?BD:SD:BD:SD:Can you talk a little about how you get the band together for this benefit?SD:
