David Gans

Smolin on Feldstein

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Our mutual friend Barry Smolin posted this on the WELL, upon learning of the death of Al Feldstein. Barry was kind enough to allow me to share it here. I’m devastated by this news. Al was my favorite show buddy, and we attended many astounding concerts together. The past few years he’s been very into … Read more

Alan Feldstein (1953-2009)

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(Al at the Hollywood Bowl July 21, 1974.) I just got a call from my old bandmate, Bob Nakamine, informing me that our old bandmate Al Feldstein died of a heart attack yesterday (6/21/09). He was cranky and opinionated and a thoroughly decent man. When I moved to Berkeley in 1973, my high school classmate … Read more

Exclusive Mark Karan performance on KPFA/GDH

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Because live music’s what it’s all about… Jemimah Puddleduck will celebrate the release of Mark Karan’s Walk Through the Fire by playing on David Gans’ Dead to the World show on KPFA on July 1st, 2009, from 8 pm to about 9:30 pm. You can hear the program live on kpfa.org; it … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1083

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Week of June 22, 2009 Part 1 42:24 Introduction Grateful Dead 11/8/87 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA DRUMS-> SPACE-> THE OTHER ONE-> STELLA BLUE-> LOVELIGHT Part 2 13:42 Grateful Dead 11/8/87 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA JUST LIKE TOM THUMB’S BLUES TOUCH OF GREY The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week … Read more

Dead to the World 6/17/09

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Tennessee Jed – Levon Helm, Electric Dirt Weather Report Suite-> Spanish Jam-> Jam-> Eyes of the World-> China Doll – Grateful Dead 7/19/74 Selland Arena, Fresno CA This is a show I attended. A friend of mine knew a guy on the crew, so we got into the building early. We watched Phil Lesh putting … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1082

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Week of June 15, 2009 Part 1 40:02 Introduction Grateful Dead 11/8/87 Henry J Kaiser, Oakland CA CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER-> LOOKS LIKE RAIN-> CRAZY FINGERS-> TRUCKIN’-> DRUMS Part 2 15:23 Interview: Tom Davis The Tom Davis Experience FREE ZONE THE DIFFERENCE Interview: Tom Davis The final installment of the Tom Davis … Read more

Dead to the World 6/10/09

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Pre-recorded interview with comedian Tom Davis; from an earlier post on this blog: Tom Davis has a new memoir, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss. I interviewed the Emmy-winning former Saturday Night Live writer/performer at my house a few weeks ago. You can hear an uncut version of that interview here (66 minutes). Tons of … Read more