Photo credit: Bob Minkin
Dark Star Orchestra opened its two-night return to the Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley on Friday, July 31, with a guest-filled performance that brought together several generations of Bob Weir’s extended musical family for the first night of The Music Never Stops: A Rex Foundation Benefit & Tribute to Bob Weir.
Taking place on the eve of Jerry Garcia’s birthday and the beginning of the Days Between—the annual stretch from Garcia’s birth on August 1 to the anniversary of his passing on August 9—the weekend has been framed as a celebration of the Grateful Dead’s living legacy, Bay Area roots, and long-standing connection to community and philanthropy through the Rex Foundation…