An Interview with Matt Hirschy of Equality NC: To Play Or Not To Play?

By Andy Bernstein on June 6, 2016

Many many bands elected to boycott North Carolina in protest of the controversial HB2 law that – among other things – stops transgender people from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Dead & Company, however elected to move forward with their June 10th, Charlotte, NY show, and use the to raise awareness and…

Getting the Best Seats for Dead & Co, Dixie Chicks, TTB

By Andy Bernstein on May 27, 2016

At HeadCount we are blessed with some musical friends who support us every way they can. They host our voter registration drives, take cool photos, appear in PSAs. Sometimes they even join us on conference calls with our volunteers. Another way they get behind our work is throwing us the best seats in the house for…

An Interview with Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation

By Andy Bernstein on April 27, 2016

Twenty years ago, Washington, D.C- residents Rob Garza and Eric Hilton teamed up to form Thievery Corporation – a genre-bending, mind-twisting collective that mixed hip-hop, World Beat and dance music into a hypnotic soup of memorable songs and an unmatched live stage show. In the two decades since, they’ve never been shy about their decidedly…

What Makes the LOCKN’ Guitars So LEGENDARY?

By Andy Bernstein on September 7, 2015

At the very first Lockn’ Music Festival in 2013, most of the artists on the bill signed a couple of guitars, for charity. The guitars came out of the box as ordinary axes – base model Les Paul’s from the Gibson subbrand Epiphone. But as musician after musical etched their names on the guitar bodies, these instruments started to…

Absentee and Confidential Maximum Bids Accepted for Silent Auction  

By Andy Bernstein on July 3, 2015

The information in this blog was amended following the July 4th Grateful Dead concert. All times listed below subject to change.  Due to overwhelming interest in the Participation Row Silent auction – especially the signed D’Angelico Fare Thee Well guitar played by Bob Weir on stage – HeadCount has amended the auction procedure to allow…

Fare Thee Well Interview Series: Allen St. Pierre of NORML

By Andy Bernstein on June 30, 2015

With The Grateful Dead’s 50th Anniversary shows approaching, and HeadCount organizing a “Participation Row” non-profit village at the shows, we are running a series of interviews with key people from non-profits and various social good initiatives tied to the Grateful Dead. Today, we talk to cannabis activist Allen St. Pierre. Click here to view other interviews in the…

Weir Plays Participation Row Guitar on Stage

By Andy Bernstein on June 29, 2015

The first two shows of Fare Thee Well were epic in every regard. It began with every fan getting a rose on the first night, and then getting treated to a double rainbow! The second night was even more special for all of us at HeadCount and the charities of Participation Row (the non-profit village…

HeadCount and FireChat Go Off-The-Grid

By Andy Bernstein on December 18, 2014

HeadCount is teaming up with FireChat, an app from Open Garden that lets anyone communicate even when cell service and wifi are down.

Disappointed by Youth Voter Turnout? Take Another Look

By Andy Bernstein on November 20, 2014

Youth voter turnout actually increased in 2014, despite overall turnout hitting its lowest level in 72 years.

The Facts About “Dropoff Voters”

By Andy Bernstein on September 3, 2014

Do you vote in the Presidential Election, but not again for another four years? You’re not alone.