A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Where I Come From Any Naked Eye-> Summertime Blues-> Any Naked Eye – David Nelson Band 6/20/09 Nelson Family Vineyards, Ukiah CA Jam-> The Other One-> It’s a Sin Jam-> Stella Blue – Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 2 no 3: Wall of Sound (6/18/74 Freedom Hall, Louisville KY) Basket of Singing Birds – Missy … Read more
I’m logging in from the Courtyard Marriott at Cleveland Hopkins Int’l Airport, but that’s not so strange. The strange part is that I ran into some fellow Bay Area musicians in the waiting area: Big Lou’s Polka Casserole – four of ’em, anyway (although none of ’em was the one I know best, pedal steel … Read more
Week of July 6, 2009 Part 1 29:52 Introduction Grateful Dead 7/19/74 Selland Arena, Fresno CA WEATHER REPORT PRELUDE-> WEATHER REPORT PART-> LET IT GROW-> ]AM-> SPANISH JAM-> Part 2 26:03 Grateful Dead 7/19/74 Selland Arena, Fresno CA EYES OF THE WORLD-> CHINA DOLL This is one of my favorite hours of 1974, which is … Read more
Tonight: an exclusive interview with Mark Karan and studio performance by Jemimah Puddleduck, both recorded yesterday (6/30/09) at John “JT” Thomas’ studio in Reseda CA. Here are some photos of the session from Alan Hess. Interview with Mark Karan, featuring these songs from Walk Through the Fire: Rock Your Papa Love in Vain Love Song … Read more
I’m going through Al‘s WELL posts as time permits, in between my real work ‘n’ stuff. He was a big Bruce Hornsby fan. Here are some of his remarks on the subject: gd.old.148.39: Alan Feldstein (fiddle) Wed 26 Aug 92 09:07 The Bruce/No Bruce question has, unfortunately, been answered by Bruce’s absence. For my ears, … Read more
Week of June 29, 2009 Part 1 24:49 Introduction Interview: David Nelson New Riders of the Purple Sage, Where I Come From WHERE I COME FROM (Radio edit) Interview: David Nelson New Riders of the Purple Sage, Where I Come From BARRACUDA MOON (Radio edit) Interview: David Nelson Bob Dylan, Together Through Life IT’S ALL … Read more
We went to Colorado in October 1996 to play Steve Gayle & Mary Carol Cabibi’s wedding. Steve lined up a gig for us at the Boulder Theater on October 4 to help pay our travel expenses. Great wedding, great gig. Here are some highlights: Scene of the Crime 3:34 Cassidy-> Black-Throated Wind 12:37 An American … Read more
I’m going through Al‘s posts in the WELL, my online hangout for the last 20+ years. Al was there for about ten of those years, and I am finding lots of fun stuff to post here. The first Dead tape I ever heard was in Al’s apartment – Cow Palace ’74, a couple of weeks … Read more
“Fifty Miles from the Past” – The Bobcats at San Francisco State 7/5/74 – guinea pigs for a recording class. Not sure who’s on this other than Al (acoustic guitar and vocal), me (electric guitar), and bassist Ernie Yoshioka. “See the Light” – Bobcats at SF State 7/5/74 again. As soon as I find the … Read more
Note: I am going through my archive in between my regular daily tasks, and I will post three more of Al’s songs from the Reptiles days ASAP. I mentioned earlier that my most recent contacts with Al Feldstein were emails he’d send after hearing “Tales from the Golden Road,” the talk show I co-host with … Read more