New live “Shove” on tunes page

Had a sweet time at the Sleeping Lady in Fairfax CA last night. Lots of surprising jams, including the one at the end of “Shove in the Right Direction.” Enjoy! And please check out the other free downloads on the tunes page.

Auction update

Here’s where the bidding stands on the items being auctioned here for the February 19 KPFA Grateful Dead marathon: Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan $80 Photo of Jerry Garcia by Jon Sievert $350 “Jerry Garcia II” art print $300 for one, $350 for the other “Jerry Garcia I” … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1169

Week of February 14, 2011 Part 1 16:00 Furthur 12/31/10 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco VIOLA LEE BLUES-> THE GOLDEN ROAD Part 2 40:26 Furthur 12/31/10 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco WE LOVE YOU-> SUGAR MAGNOLIA-> THE WHEEL-> UNCLE JOHN’S BAND David Gans, The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best THE … Read more

Dead to the World 2/9/11

Guest DJs: Eric Samuels and Ethan Friedman Their wives won this for them in a charity auction at the Chabot School The Star-Spangled Banner – Garcia, Weir, and Welnick April 1993 Candlestick Park, San Francisco China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider-> Man Smart, Woman Smarter – Grateful Dead 4/19/87 Irvine Meadows Bertha-> Jack Straw … Read more

Hartman Envelope Filter – AUCTION IS CLOSED

Attention guitar players! Theo Hartman has donated three units of his excellent envelope filter, developed in consultation with Mark Karan (Ratdog, Jemimah Puddleduck). UPDATE: Mark Karan will autograph these units for the winning bidders! From the product information press release: Inspired by one of the great envelope filter pedals of the 1970’s and developed with … Read more

Bocanova – AUCTION IS CLOSED

THIS AUCTION IS CLOSED! One of our favorite Oakland restaurants, Bocanova, has donated a $100 gift certificate for our auction. Bocanova, located in Jack London Square at 55 Webster Street, Oakland, offers “Pan-American cuisine … the blending of culinary currents from Europe and the Americas while using the best and freshest local ingredients,” according to … Read more