Week of March 17, 2025
Part 1 31:42
Grateful Dead 12/21/78 The Summit, Houston TX
JACK STRAW
DIRE WOLF
CASSIDY
STAGGER LEE
MAMA TRIED->
MEXICALI BLUES
Part 2 24:15
Grateful Brass 3/1/25 KPFA Performance Studio, Berkeley CA
STELLA BLUE
Grateful Dead, Blues for Allah (Grateful Dead)
CRAZY FINGERS
Silver (Arista)
MUSICIAN (IT’S NOT AN EASY LIFE)
Brent Mydland was a member of Silver before joining the Bob Weir Band in 1978 (which of course led to his joining the Grateful Dead in ’79). The band made one album for Arista Records in 1976; “Musician” is a Mydland composition and the opening song on the band’s eponymous album.
Grateful Brass is led by Adam Theis, trombonist in the Wolf Pack. The band played a wonderful live set during the annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon.