Gans gig update

Added a show in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque next Saturday… David Gans – “solo electric” except as noted Friday, February 12, 7pm: House concert in Placitas NM. Contact me for more info. Saturday, February 13, 8-11pm: Mountain High Bar, 12220 N. Hwy 14 (next door to Ribs BBQ), Cedar Crest NM. $5. 505-281-4227 … Read more

Garcia on “Dark Star”

This was posted on the eurotraders list today. It’s an excerpt from the interview book Garcia: A Signpost to New Space by Charles Reich and Jann Wenner: Reich: Well then if we wanted to talk about “Dark Star”, could you say anything about where it comes from? Garcia: You gotta remember that you and I … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1016

Week of February 8, 2010 Part 1 19:08 Introduction Jerry Garcia Band, Let It Rock (Keystone Berkeley Nov 1975) SITTING IN LIMBO FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Part 2 36:17 Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, Iowa City IA LOST SAILOR-> SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE-> EYES OF THE WORLD-> DRUMS

Dead to the World 2/3/10

Iko Iko-> Wizard’s Son Don’t Bogart That Joint Ghost Train Blues-> Penumbra Earl’s Girls ~ Moondance Jam-> Beat It on Down the Line – David Nelson Band 1/29/10 Akebono Theater, Pahoa HI Nice review/story about the DNB Hawaii tour: “A David Nelson Band concert is like going to a family reunion when only your favorite … Read more

Upcoming David Gans performances

Thursday, February 4, 9pm: "Dead Dreams" – DG joins Dave Stein & friends and members of Front Street for acoustic and electric Dead music at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA. Saturday, February 27, 8pm: The China Cats, David Gans, and Jeni Swerdlow’s DRUMMM at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. … Read more

Tonight on Dead to the World

Tonight on Dead to the World: One full set of the David Nelson Band from the band’s annual Hawaii tour, plus some live music from Bill Kreutzmann‘s trio (scheduled to play live on KPFA Feb 24) and a new studio EP of Grateful Dead songs by Jackie Greene. Dead to the World airs 8-10pm Pacific … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1115

Week of February 1, 2010 Part 1 33:14 Introduction Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, Iowa City IA IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES SHE’S ON THE ROAD AGAIN-> BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE STAGGER LEE I NEED A MIRACLE-> BERTHA Part 2 23:21 Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1114

Week of January 25, 2010 Part 1 15:27 Introduction Interview: The Starburst Commander Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rum Runners IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES Part 2 41:28 Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, Iowa City IA FEEL LIKE A STRANGER FRIEND OF THE DEVIL MINGLEWOOD BLUES TENNESSEE JED CASSIDY “Starburst … Read more

KPFA raises $130,000 for Haiti

KPFA RAISES $130,000 FOR HAITI SETS ALL-TIME FUNDRAISING RECORD (Berkeley, CA – January 20, 2009) Pacifica radio station KPFA in Berkeley, California is no stranger to on-air fundraising – it’s been running off listener donations since it debuted as the world’s first listener-sponsored radio station in 1949. But the response to KPFA’s one-day Haiti fundraiser … Read more