A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Dennis Cook reviews The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best in jamabase: Though the title suggests Captain Beefheartian oddity, this is in fact a very lovely, fairly pure folk-rock album, and perhaps David Gans finest recorded hour to date…. Gans has quietly grown & grown as a singer-songwriter in his own right, and … Read more
“…an artful collection of low-key, nicely produced songs that meander refreshingly like a backwoods brook.” – Nick Hutchinson, Associated Content
From Lynn Richter, by way of John Bergan at Grateful Graphics. I was there on 5/26/73, too. Great show.
Amazing. An 8-minute interview with Paul and George by Hilly Rose of KCBS in San Francisco.
From jezebelmusic: Excerpt: The lyrics are generally optimistic, somewhat somber, and all about the good advice, a bowl of chicken soup. For example, the track titles “Shove in the Right Direction†and “It’s Gonna Get Better†speak for themselves. Though the album is predominately a positive message, some songs present a sense of cynicism. “Save … Read more
Greetings! Today I am hitting the road, bound for Oregon, in my brand new Honda Fit. This car is tiny on the outside, huge on the inside, gets great gas mileage and is classified as an “ultra low emissions vehicle,” and it has a working sound system. I just hope it’s not snowing in the … Read more
John Kelly posted this on his blog and also on the Grateful Dead Hour mailing list. I repost it here with his permission. Dear Phish, Bruuuuuuuce, what’s left of the Dead, et al.: Â In the last month, you have all announced that you’re graciously going to come to town or somewhere within driving distance … Read more
Week of February 9, 2009 Part 1 30:35 New Year’s Eve Band 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco CA GOOD LOVIN’-> SUGAREE Bob Weir, Heaven Help the Fool EASY TO SLIP SALT LAKE CITY Part 2 25:50 New Year’s Eve Band 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco CA SCARLET BEGONIAS-> JAM-> COME TOGETHER … Read more
Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead I haven’t seen the book yet, but it looks intriguing. And here’s the blurb from Dennis McNally: “The hardest part of being the Grateful Dead’s publicist was convincing the media that Dead Heads were diverse, thoughtful, and not infrequently accomplished. If I’d just had a … Read more
I just got word that KPFA will receive $276.62 from the DeadNet store – that’s 10% of all Dick’s Picks sales on the day of the KPFA Marathon. Thanks to all who chose that day to stock up on live Grateful Dead CDs and help KPFA out at the same time! And thanks to Jason … Read more