site for Hart and Gazzaley's Rhythm and the Brain project: http://gazzaleylab.ucsf.edu/gazzaley-hart-collaboration.html.

Mickey wasn't about to let the whole year pass, however, without getting out and making some music in front of live audiences at two major festivals. The first of these was the 2014 edition of Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, where Mickey took part in the annual "Superjam" performance, this year featuring a crazily eclectic cast of characters including Skrillex, Big Gigantic, Lauryn Hill, Mystikal, Janelle Monae, Robby Krieger, Damian Marley, members of Umphrey's McGee, Incubus and many others, covering a repertoire that ranged from James Brown to David Bowie to Bill Withers… and of course some good ol' Grateful Dead, in the form of a spirited rendition of "Fire On The Mountain."

Mickey was back onstage a little overa month later, this time reunited with his Rhythm Devil brother Bill Kreutzmann, in a two-gig collaboration with psychedelic jam-masters The Disco Biscuits: a warmup show in Washington, DC, followed by a late-night headlining set at the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT. The power of the groove that ensues anytime Mickey and Bill get together was undiminished as the band (Rhythm Biscuits? Disco Devils?) delivered a powerful set generously stocked with Grateful Dead classics, including "I Know You Rider," "Shakedown Street," "Eyes Of The World," "Viola Lee Blues" and more.

Bill Kreutzmann

Speaking of Bill Kreutzmann: in our last issue we reported that Bill had been out of musical commission for a while, recovering from a severe bout with tendinitis in his elbow. We're happy to report that