David Gans

Dead Symphony in Walnut Creek

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Composer Lee Johnson addresses the audience at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, California as conductor Barry Jekowsky prepares to lead the California Symphony‘s second performance of Johnson’s Dead Symphony no. 6 Post-concert panekl discussion with (left to right) conductor Barry Jekowsky, David Gans, composer Lee Johnson, Dennis McNally.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1062

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Week of January 26, 2009 Part 1 12:48 Phil Lesh and Friends 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco THE GOLDEN ROAD (To Unlimited Devotion) DON’T LET ME DOWN Part 2 43:07 Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, John Molo 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco CA ME AND MY UNCLE EL PASO TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS … Read more

Rubber Souldiers in Berkeley tonight

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From today’s SF Chronicle: The Rubber Souldiers Revue Today @ Ashkenaz: They may not have mop tops, but these fab five musicians do know how to come together and carry the weight of reinterpreting the Beatles – without being just another cover band. Led by Oakland’s David Gans on guitar and vocals, Paul Knight on … Read more

Dead to the World 1/21/09

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Me and My Uncle El Paso Tomorrow Never Knows Maggie’s Farm> Dark Star Jam-> Cassidy – Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, John Molo 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco Standing on the Moon-> At a Siding-> Terrapin Flyer-> Terrapin-> I Know You Rider – Bob Weir and Ratdog 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco

Surf’s up!

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Amazing day on the beach in Ventura, California: the sky was clear, the surf was high, and the Santa Ana winds blew out from the shore, tousling the hair of these crisp waves. See all 8 photos.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1061

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Week of January 19, 2009 Part 1 28:32 Grateful Dead 7/13/89 RFK Stadium, Washington DC TO LAY ME DOWN LET IT GROW Railroad Earth, Amen Corner THE FORECAST Part 2 26:53 Bob Weir and Ratdog 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco CA STANDING ON THE MOON-> AT A SIDING-> TERRAPIN FLYER-> TERRAPIN-> I KNOW … Read more

Ham Jam update

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From host Tim Lynch. This is only for the San Francisco Bay Area, sorry to say! Ham Jam News for 1/17/09 Up first at 1pm, it’s slide guitar master Roy Rogers playing live in the City Sty. At 1:45 it‚s The Devil Makes Three, a trio putting out what j. poet describes as “a sound … Read more

Dead to the World 1/14/09

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St. Stephen (movement II) – Lee Johnson, Dead Symphony no. 6 Phone interview with Lee Johnson, composer of the Dead Symphony If I Had the World to Give (movement VIII) – Lee Johnson, Dead Symphony no. 6 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) Don’t Let Me Down – Phil Lesh and Friends 12/31/08 Bill Graham … Read more

Steve Kimock’s new band

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Steve Kimock Crazy Engine Steve Kimock will be hitting the road this spring with his new project Steve Kimock Crazy Engine. Exploring a new direction, Crazy Engine is a Steve Kimock project unlike any other. Pushing the boundaries of rock and roll, rhythm and blues, gospel and soul, the repertoire will include Kimock classics as … Read more