Week of November 26, 2007
Part 1 28:20
Grateful Dead 6/30/74 Civic Center, Springfield MA
DON’T EASE ME IN
BLACK-THROATED WIND
FENNARIO
JACK STRAW
LOSER
Part 2 27:35
Interview: Blair Jackson
Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol. 1 no. 1
SHAKEDOWN STREET
PASSENGER
Road Trips is a new series of releases that seems pretty promising to me! The first one is a compilation of highlights from the fall of 1979; future issues will include complete shows, for those who thin that’s the most important thing. I’m a big fan of the fall 1979 tour – Brent Mydland had found his footing as the band’s keyboardist after 6 months, and the Dead were opening songs up in unexpected places for nice, expansive jams.
Blair Jackson and David Lemieux are the producers.
Support for the Grateful Dead hour this week comes from:
Grateful Dead Productions, announcing the first of a new series of Grateful Dead live concert releases titled Road Trips. Each CD set will include a historical essay and rare photos along with carefully remastered music from the original recordings. Volume 1 number 1 spotlights the Dead’s fall 1979 tour of the east coast, with highlights from half a dozen shows plus a limited-edition bonus disc. Information, cover art, reviews and message board are online at dead.net
The Jam in the Dam music festival in Amsterdam, Holland March 16 thru 19 at the legendary Melkweg music hall, where the Grateful Dead played in 1981. Dark Star Orchestra, Umphrey’s McGee, the Disco Biscuits, Tea Leaf Green, Perpetual Groove, and Lotus. It’s an intimate festival in one of the great cities of the world. Information, video clips, reviews, message board and tickets are available at jaminthedam.com
eDeadshop.com, an online store offering t-shirts, hats, stickers, tye dyes, gifts and other rock and roll holiday gifts from such acts as the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Santana, & Pink Floyd. More information and complete product catalog can be found at eDeadshop.com.