"The Dead playing Shoreline is a bit like the circus coming to town. Even the post-Jerry Garcia editions of the band have come around often enough now to create a dependable ritual - thrills, spills, acrobats, high-wire acts and, always, plenty of clowns. But who would have expected the highlight of this year's version to be the drum solo with lady flame dancers straight out of Burning Man? Yowza." - Joel Selvin, SF Chronicle, 5-12-09