When journalist Brian Anderson acquired a crumbling speaker monitor from the Grateful Dead’s legendary 1974 Wall of Sound via a Sotheby’s auction, it wasn’t just memorabilia he was after. The former ...

Every so often, a new twist on the concept of “the wall of sound” emerges, and each iteration seems to signal some raising of the technological bar. The first, and probably least known wall of sound ...

Picture yourself at a concert. If you’re standing by the soundboard, usually near the rear center of the venue, you’ll enjoy the best possible version of the band’s performance—what the “sound guy,” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The live experience of the Grateful Dead was ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Brian Anderson’s “Loud and Clear: The Grateful Dead’s Wall of ...