Grateful Dead Hour no. 1297

Week of July 29, 2013 Part 1 21:35 Grateful Dead 3/18/88 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE MAN SMART WOMAN SMARTER SHIP OF FOOLS Part 2 34:22 Grateful Dead 3/18/88 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA UNCLE JOHN’S BAND-> DRUMS Anela Lauren, Harpin’ on the Dead THEY LOVE EACH OTHER Grateful Dead, … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1296

Week of July 22, 2013 Part 1 25:54 Grateful Dead 3/18/88 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA IKO IKO LITTLE RED ROOSTER BROWN-EYED WOMEN WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE Part 2 30:34 Grateful Dead 3/18/88 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA BIRD SONG THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Grateful Dead, May 1977 (5/12/77) SUNRISE Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive … Read more

Dead to the World 7/17/13

Iko Iko Little Red Rooster Brown-Eyed Women When I Paint My Masterpiece Bird Song The Music Never Stopped – Grateful Dead 3/18/88 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA Red Rocking Chair – Run Boy Run, So Sang the Whippoorwill Act Naturally – Drifter Sisters, Songs from a Smokey Barroom Ramble On Rose – Grateful Dead, Dave’s … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1295

Week of July 15, 2013 Part 1 27:34 Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena SPACE-> THE OTHER ONE-> WHARF RAT-> SUGAR MAGNOLIA Part 2 28:35 Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 7 (4/24/78) PASSENGER THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Grateful Dead, May 1977 (5/15/77) NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena IT’S ALL OVER NOW, … Read more

Dead to the World 7/10/13

Scarlet Begonias-> Fire on the Mountain – Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 7 (4/24/78 Normal IL) Heaven’s Not High – Mr Smolin, Heaven’s Not High Any Naked Eye – David Nelson Band 6/13/13 Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley Interview: Jason Crosby Bird Song – Bob Weir, Jason Crosby, Shana Morrison at TRI Studios Jason plays fiddle … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1294

Week of July 8, 2013 Part 1 19:37 Grateful Dead, May 1977 (5/13/77) THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Talk Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena THE MIGHTY QUINN (QUINN THE ESKIMO) SAMSON AND DELILAH Part 2 35:53 Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena HE’S GONE-> I NEED A MIRACLE-> CRAZY FINGERS-> DRUMS Support for the Grateful … Read more

Tour diary: new gear blues

I did my June tour with a malfunctioning looper. Not completely broken, just intermittent: not doing what it’s supposed to every time. I suspect a failing microswitch in the left pedal. As I said to my audience in more than one gig, “This is improvisation on a whole nother level.” Sometimes my loop started and … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1293

Week of July 1, 2013 Part 1 34:28 Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena GIMME SOME LOVIN’-> GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD WEST LA FADEAWAY MY BROTHER ESAU-> STAGGER LEE LITTLE RED ROOSTER Part 2 21:18 Grateful Dead 12/30/85 Oakland Coliseum Arena TENNESSEE JED-> LOOKS LIKE RAIN-> DON’T EASE ME IN Support for the Grateful Dead … Read more

Dead to the World 6/26/13

Turn On Your Lovelight – Bobby “Blue” Bland, from The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead Interview: Maria Muldaur Jug Band Music – Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band, Jug Band Music The Sheik of Araby – Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Garden of Joy The Diplomat – Maria Muldaur and Her Garden of … Read more