Grateful Dead Hour no. 1166

Week of January 24, 2011 Part 1 38:10 Intro Grateful Dead 8/6/74 Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City NJ PLAYING IN THE BAND-> SCARLET BEGONIAS-> PLAYING IN THE BAND ID Part 2 14:01 Intro Interview: Jody Stecher Joseph Spence and the Pinder Family I BID YOU GOOD NIGHT Interview: Jody Stecher Outro

Gans gig spam – first of 2011!

Hello and Happy New Year! I started 2011 on the high seas! Jam Cruise 9 was a great party, in the best possible sense of the word: amazing music going at all hours, a comfortable and quiet bedroom just a few feet away at all times (I got MORE sleep than usual on board – … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1165

Week of January 17, 2011 Part 1 15:34 Open Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (10/19/74) EYES OF THE WORLD ID Part 2 38:56 Intro Interview by Rich Mahan: DAVID NELSON “The Log Cabin Boys” 11/23/86 ROSALIE McFALL COLD JORDAN Interview by Rich Mahan: DAVID NELSON Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Ragged But Right TWO SOLDIERS Interview by … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1164

Week of January 10, 2011 Part 1 39:09 Grateful Dead 10/10/82 Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto CA NOT FADE AWAY-> BLACK PETER-> SUGAR MAGNOLIA ~ (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION-> IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE Part 2 15:39 Galen Kipar Project, The Scenic Route HOW I’VE CHANGED The Decemberists (B side of “January Hymn” single) … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1163

Week of January 3, 2011 Part 1 23:52 New Riders of the Purple Sage, Where I Come From WHERE I COME FROM 7 Walkers EVANGELINE Bob Dylan, Together Through Life IT’S ALL GOOD Part 2 30:58 Grateful Dead 10/10/82 Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto CA DRUMS-> SPACE-> THE WHEEL-> THROWING STONES The three songs that constitute … Read more

Dead to the World 12/29/10 with Jody Stecher

This show will be available in the KPFA archive until January 12, 2011. Listen here. My guest for the full two hours: musician and musicologist Jody Stecher. From Wikipedia: David Bromberg once said, “Jody Stecher was basically my teacher. He opened my ears to more beautiful music than anyone else ever did… more than I … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1162

Week of December 27, 2010 Part 1 13:03 7 Walkers 7 WALKERS HEY BO DIDDLE Part 2 42:16 Grateful Dead 10/10/82 Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto CA PLAYING IN THE BAND-> CRAZY FINGERS-> LOST SAILOR-> SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE-> TOUCH OF GREY I don’t do year-end “best of” lists, but if I did, 7 Walkers would be … Read more