A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans I walked into the Main Street Coffee Works in White Haven, Pennsylvania. I used the bathroom on my way in and then went to the counter to inspect the menu. Facing into the seating area was a TV set tuned to Fox News. First of all: why is there a goddamn TV set in a … Read more
Week of August 9, 2010 Part 1 19:17 Rhythm Devils 7/15/10 (rehearsal) SO MANY ROADS Interview: Andy Hess Rhythm Devils 7/15/10 (rehearsal) JACKAROE Part 2 37:03 Interview: Keller Williams Rhythm Devils 7/15/10 (rehearsal) NEXT DIMENSION Interview: Davy Knowles Rhythm Devils 7/15/10 (rehearsal) SHIP OF FOOLS Kuli Loach, Loach WHAT CAN I SAY?
Week of August 2, 2010 Part 1 32:52 Grateful Dead 10/21/83 Centrum, Worcester MA UNCLE JOHN’S BAND-> PLAYING IN THE BAND-> DRUMS Part 2 23:03 Interview: Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart Rhythm Devils 7/15/10 (rehearsal) VOODOO ZOMBIES First of a two-part encounter with the Rhythm Devils, featuring Grateful Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. … Read more
Greetings from Bridgeport, Connecticut! I just drove in from Pennsylvania and I’m about to head down to Seaside Park to join the Gathering of the Vibes. Here’s what I listened to on today’s long drive: Los Lobos, Tin Can Trust Lindsey Horner, Undiscovered Country Jim Page and the Spokes, Ghost Bikes Eric Thompson, Kleptograss Nicki … Read more
Grateful Dead Records just announced the release of a high-quality vinyl boxed set of the first five Grateful Dead (studio) albums. In honor of that announcement, here’s an excerpt of a March 2010 interview with Betty Cantor-Jackson, talking about an album that isn’t in this set because it was reissued on high-quality vinyl a while … Read more
Week of July 26, 2010 Part 1 24:22 Grateful Dead 10/21/83 Centrum, Worcester MA MY BROTHER ESAU BIG RAILROAD BLUES-> PROMISED LAND Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Dead to the Core NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE Part 2 31:25 Grateful Dead 10/21/83 Centrum, Worcester MA SCARLET BEGONIAS-> FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in … Read more
I picked up a couple of sets of Jim Dunlop guitar strings at a music store in Petaluma last fall and fell in love with them immediately! They got in tune and stayed in tune, and they sounded great for several hours of intense playing. I mentioned this fact to Henry Kaiser, and he put … Read more
NOTE: This program is available for streaming in the KPFA archives until August 4. Tonight: interviews and rehearsal music from the Rhythm Devils, who are currently on tour and will be for the rest of the summer. We’ll talk with Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, guitarists Davy Knowles and Keller Williams, and bassist Andy Hess … Read more
I was transferring some old reels today and found my very first recording session, made in my family’s living room in San Jose in May of 1970. I was 15 years old. So please be kind when you listen! Ecology Blues
The “A” side of “Life Is a Jam” is now available for download at CDBaby for a mere 99 cents. Check it out, please! David Gans – guitar and vocals Mark Karan – lead guitar Mookie Siegel – keyboards Joe Kyle, Jr. – bass Dave Brogan – drums The song includes a unique jam. There … Read more