This April, Mickey Hart and Particle will come together to form Hyrda. Hydra will offer a mix of Hart originals, Particle songs and, most likely, reworked selections from the Grateful Dead catalogue. The group has also composed a series of new songs, including ‘Heart Of The Hydra,’ ‘Creature of Comfort’ and ‘The Glow.’ The quintets 14-date tour will kick off this spring on April 7th in Santa Cruz, CA. Hyrdas tour will also make stops in San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Denver, CO, Minneapolis, MN, Milwaukee, WI, Chicago, IL, St. Louis, MO, Covington, KY, Worcester, MA, New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC. To give listeners a taste of Hydras sound, a number of MP3s have been made available at www.hydra-music.com.