It’s San Jose’s turn to honor the Grateful Dead in December

Now that Dead & Company’s wildly successful shows have ended at Golden Gate Park, it’s San Jose’s turn to honor the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead in December.

San Jose Rocks, a nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Santa Clara County’s role in music history, has put its celebration plans into high gear to commemorate the site of the band’s first show as the Grateful Dead on Dec. 4, 1965. The performance happened at an “acid test” party at a house on South Fifth Street in downtown San Jose. The house is no longer there, but in fitting irony, the building that happens to be on that site today is San Jose City Hall.

Dan Orloff, founder and executive director of San Jose Rocks, said initial design work is completed on a bronze plaque to commemorate the historic event, which city offici