On February 5th, Bob Weir and the current incarnation of RatDog took the stage at Sweetwater Music Hall to a sold out crowd on a grateful rainy night in Mill Valley. On the edge of starting their cold ...

Longtime RatDog bassist Robin Sylvester passed away today. The news was first announced by former RatDog guitarist Mark Karan and later confirmed to Relix and Jambands.com. In a post Karan said, “I ...

Bob Weir is "rested, refreshed and ready to rock" according to the Dead's official Web site, and the guitarist/vocalist has slated a 2005 tour with his side project Ratdog. By Billboard Staff Bob Weir ...

Bob Weir and his band, RatDog, are doing an effective job of keeping the Grateful Dead's legacy alive, or at least, one side of his old band's legacy. The Dead had two main sides: There was the ...

The Bob Weir-fronted Ratdog and the String Cheese Incident will co-headline 15 summer shows, including two at Colorado's famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a pair at New York's Radio City Music Hall. By ...

As the clock struck 10am and Dyson’s first shift in almost exactly twelve months commenced, he at first admitted he was “a little rusty on my lonesome,” referring to the fact that partner-in-crime ...

No reason was given for the cancellations, which even include a 2015 destination event to be held in Jamaica. Weir, who began playing in jug band that evolved into the Grateful Dead as a 16-year-old, ...

Former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir is back on the road this summer with his eclectic side project, Ratdog. The band announced tour dates this morning, which included a stop in Upstate New York.

Since its early days as a duet comprising Bob Weir and self-styled acoustic bassist Rob Wasserman, Ratdog has experienced its share of musical evolution and personnel shuffling. Counting late Chuck ...

Members of Ratdog, from left: Jay Lane, Jeff Chimenti, Bob Weir, Robin Sylvester, Kenny Brooks and Mark Karan. The inspired, fluid guitar playing of RatDog’s Mark Karan may send chills up the spines ...

Ratdog, the band former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir founded as a duo the year Jerry Garcia died, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The group, formerly a blues band, has evolved into a ...

Tuesday evening's RatDog show at the 9:30 club was a "Sixth Sense" experience; it left you, like poor Haley Joel Osment, saying, "I see Dead people." Grateful Dead people, that is, drawn -- like those ...