David Gans

Email from KPFA LSB chair

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This is a letter from Margy Wilkinson, chair of KFPA’s local station board: Like you, the majority of the KPFA Local Station Board (the group known as SaveKPFA) is deeply unhappy at the abrupt, illogical and unnecessary changes at KPFA – beginning with the cancellation of the Morning Show. We see the station we love … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1179

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Week of April 25, 2011 Part 1 18:23 Furthur w/ Elvis Costello and Larry Campbell 3/27/11 Radio City Music Hall, New York City TENNESSEE JED FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Part 2 38:27 Furthur 3/13/11 Best Buy Theater, New York City VIOLA LEE BLUES-> CAUTION-> VIOLA LEE BLUES-> SHAKEDOWN STREET-> VIOLA LEE BLUES All Good Things: … Read more

Dead to the World 4/20/11

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Weather Report Suite Mississippi Halfstep-> Playing in the Band – Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 4 no 3 (11/21/73) Touch of Grey Walkin’ Blues Candyman Mama Tried-> Mexicali Blues West LA Fadeaway When I Paint My Masterpiece Bird Song Box of Rain – Grateful Dead 9/15/90 Madison Square Garden, NYC Facebook Blues – Antsy McClain … Read more

Gans gig update: Bay Area and beyond

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This week I’m playing three Northern Caifornia shows with Dedicated Maniacs: Thursday, April 14: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at the Aubergine After Dark, 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA Friday, April 15: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at Henflings, Ben Lomond CA Saturday, April 16, 9:00pm: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs open for Cryptical at the Starry Plough, … Read more

Dead to the World 4/13/11

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Attics of My Life – Furthur 3/27/11 Radio City Music Hall, NYC This Furthur show is available by download or on CD, along with (almost) all the other shows on the Furthur spring tour. Wavy Gravy stopped by to talk about his bicoastal 75th birthday benefit celebration: Saturday, May 14th at the Craneway Pavilion in … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1177

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Week of April 11, 2011 Part 1 18:48 Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL SUGAR MAGNOLIA ~ CASEY JONES JOHNNY B. GOODE Part 2 37:54 Elegy by Robert Hunter AN ANTHEM FOR THE BEAR Interview: Owsley Stanley (aka Bear) My 1991 interview with Bear was published in Conversations with the Dead, now available as … Read more

Dead to the World 4/6/11

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Tonight: a sneak preview of an amazing Dark Star from the upcoming boxed set Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings! Plus an interview with mastering engineer David Glasser. Also: some recent live music from Furthur, with very special guests including Elvis Costello! I’ll be playing this music back via a new ultra-high-fidelity computer music player called … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1176

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Week of April 4, 2011 Part 1 19:59 Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL RAMBLE ON ROSE CUMBERLAND BLUES Talk Johnny Cash, Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood BIG RIVER THE FROZEN LOGGER Part 2 35:32 Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL THAT’S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE-> DEAL Support for the … Read more