A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans This just in: Saturday, July 12, 7:30 pm: Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Ave. (at 65th St.) Oakland, CA. David plays 7:30-8:30; Kurt Huget plays 8:30-9:30. Admission is free; you gotta buy some food and/or drink, tho. More DG performances at dgans.com/gigs.html
David Gans on the road this weekend: Thursday, July 3, 10pm: Casey’s, 136 N. Whittaker Street, New Buffalo MI. $5. 269-469-5800 Friday, July 4: Rhythmfest Revival at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Garrettsville OH. Mickey Hart Band, moe., George Clinton and P-Funk, many more. DG plays late-night after Mickey. Sunday, July 6, 8pm: Thunderbird Cafe, 4023 … Read more
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Two great ads promoting Republican “family values” – starring David Vitter and Larry Craig.
NEW YORK–June 30, 2008– SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead channel will launch a new weekly series of celebrity-hosted shows. The full-hour show will be hosted by various music icons, including Jimmy Buffett, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Warren Haynes of … Read more
Bob Weir interviewed in Motor Trend Magazine! Quick Stats: Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead Daily Driver: 2007 Lexus GS 450h (Bob’s rating: 8 on a scale of 1 to 10) Other car: 1963 Corvette Stingray roadster (rating: wants to be buried in it) Favorite road trip: San Francisco streets with Beat legend … Read more
Today’s “Tales from the Golden Road” is all about American beauty, the Dead’s classic 1970 studio album. Gary Lambert has extracted some audio from Anthem to Beauty, an excellent documentary by Jeremy Marre, and we will have recording engineer Stephen Barncard with us in my studio to tell some stories and take calls. We’re on … Read more
The gdhour.com web site has been without a webmaster for a while. My good friend and musical collaborator Eric Rawlins did us a favor and fixed the Dead to the World section so the 2007 logs are finally accessible. Thanks Eric!
We are about to lose our longtime Kansas Ciy affiliate. From local program host Rick Chael: As some would say, “All good things must come to an end.” I come to you today to let you know that the final airing of the Grateful Dead Hour on KKFI in Kansas City will be Friday July … Read more
Week of June 30, 2008 Part 1 31:50 Grateful Dead 2/26/77 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA TERRAPIN MINGLEWOOD THEY LOVE EACH OTHER ESTIMATED PROPHET Part 2 24:05 Grateful Dead 2/26/77 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA SUGAREE Donna Jean and the Tricksters (unreleased studio track) TILL THE MORNING COMES Donna the Buffalo, Silverlined BIGGIE K I … Read more