Grateful Dead Dawn of the Dead The Grateful Dead and the Rise of the San Francisco Underground (2012)

In the mid1960s a new twist on contemporary rock music emerged out of San Francisco Known as psychedelia it was pioneered by a closeknit community of local bands who merged traditional American forms such as folk country blues and rock amp roll with new sounds often developed under the influence of psychedelic drugs Bound up with the social and cultural changes for which San Francisco was also the focal point it was a combination that made for a radical reimaging of youth culture This film traces the movements events and sounds of those heady days and traces the story of the definitive band of the psychedelic age The Grateful Dead Giving time too for the involvement of Friscos other lead players such as Big Brother amp The Holding Company Jefferson Airplane The Charlatans and Quicksilver Messenger Service