A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Week of March 19, 2012 Part 1 31:55 Grateful Dead March 26, 1973 Civic Center, Baltimore MD PROMISED LAND MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP THE RACE IS ON WAVE THAT FLAG JACK STRAW SUGAREE Part 2 21:44 Grateful Dead March 26, 1973 Civic Center, Baltimore MD MEXICALI BLUES BOX OF RAIN ROW JIMMY BEAT IT ON DOWN THE … Read more
The second clip from SSSB‘s download/CD release First Rehearsals: “Jackaroe.” We didn’t have any performance footage, so I went with the Internet’s favorite subject for the visuals: kittens!
Week of March 12, 2012 Part 1 35:22 Mickey Hart Band January 2012 GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD-> I BID YOU GOOD NIGHT SUPERSONIC-> THE OTHER ONE Part 2 20:09 7 Walkers with Steve Kimock, January 2012 Jam Cruise BIRD SONG Big Bill Broonzy GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD The Mickey Hart Band … Read more
In Leah Garchik’s column today: Incidentally, the name of the Sycamore Slough String Band, David Gans’ Grateful Dead cover band, mentioned herein last week, was taken from “Lazy River Road,” a song written by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia in 1993. Gans says he’d planned for the band to be called Tennessee Jedi, but when … Read more
Week of March 5, 2012 Part 1 43:10 Grateful Dead 11/7/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco THAT’S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE-> TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT Part 2 13:15 Kingfish BIG IRON Jerry Garcia, Garcia SUGAREE Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from the Wanee Music Festival, April 19-21 at the Spirit of … Read more
The Grateful Dead Hour is back on the air at Wine Country Radio, KRSH 95.9 Santa Rosa CA, Thursdays at 8pm The complete station list is posted here.
“MrCompletely” posted this very sweet review of Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead on reddit, and I repost it here with his permission. I still think Playing in the Band is the #1 best book about the Grateful Dead, for the specific reason that it evokes a kind … Read more
David Gans and Eric Rawlins Desert Wind, Rollin’ River Acoustic duo (two guitars, two voices) Recorded by Stephen Barncard Now available in audiophile 94/24 from HDTracks! MP3, FLAC (CD quality), and CD are available from festivalink Travelin’ Man I Wish It Would Rain Waltzing Across Texas Caroline Cherokee Rider Going Back to Georgia Kilkelly Jacqueline … Read more
Week of February 27, 2012 Part 1 26:35 Grateful Dead 11/7/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco DARK STAR-> UNCLE JOHN’S BAND-> DARK STAR Part 2 29:05 David Nelson Band 2/17/12 142 Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley CA GONE HOME BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE Bob Weir, Heaven Help the Fool HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL Grateful Dead, … Read more
KONG Monster Rock will broadcast the GD Hour Saturdays and Sundays noon to 1pm (Pacific time) starting this weekend!