(BackBeat Books/Hal Leonard Publishing)
There may not be a single music magazine that has impacted its genre more than Relix has impacted jam bands. Relix: The Book recounts how and why, encapsulating the magazine's first 30 years and bringing full-circle the world it helped to create.
Relix started in 1974 as a way to connect Grateful Dead fans, becoming a unique music and culture magazine. Today, it remains the only publication of its kind. As The Book unfolds, so does the story of one the most colorful bands and subsequent cultures in music history - the Grateful Dead and the Deadheads.
The current jam band evolution was born in the pages of Relix. As Phish, Blues Traveler, Gov’t Mule, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band. String Cheese Incident, .moe and many others took their places alongside veteran artists like the Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers and Hot Tuna, the music scene grew to encompass not only the classic rock-era baby boomers, but also their children and grandchildren.
In Relix: The Book - The Grateful Dead Experience, the genre's long strange trip is told through editorials, interviews, articles, art, comics and photos, with long-time Relix owner and publisher Toni Brown weaving the story together with her narrative and recollections.
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