A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Thursday, April 17, was a tough day for middle-aged rock fans. We lost Danny Federici, keyboardist of the E Street Band for 40 years, and Chris Gaffney of the Hacienda Brothers, who was diagnosed with liver cancer just a few weeks ago. From the HelpGaff web site: His departure was quick and painless with the … Read more
Week of April 21, 2008 Part 1 22:31 Grateful Dead, Infrared Roses APOLLO AT THE RITZ CROWD SCULPTURE Mickey Hart’s Mystery Box ONLY THE STRANGE REMAIN Mickey Hart, Supralingua INDOSCRUB Part 2 34:24 Grateful Dead 8/5/89 Cal Expo, Sacramento CA STUCK INSIDE OF MOBILE WITH THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN ROW JIMMY LET IT GROW More … Read more
Friday, April 18, 9pm til ?? – David Gans performs “solo electric” at the Old Western Saloon in the heart of Point Reyes Station, California. Admission is $5. The ride out there is breathtaking – come early! Saturday, April 19, 8pm: DG plays the Poster Room at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Hot Buttered Rum … Read more
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey From the History Channel web site: Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schulte’s discoveries of hallucinogenic plants revolutionized science and laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties. Now his protégé, Wade Davis, follows in his footsteps to experience for himself the discoveries that Schultes brought to the western world. Watch native … Read more
Hey Pocky Way-> Playing in the Band-> I Know You Rider-> Terrapin Station-> Drums-> Space-> Standing on the Moon-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away ~ US Blues – Grateful Dead 8/5/89 Cal Expo, Sacramento CA Easy Wind – Grateful Dead 12/31/70 Winterland, San Francisco Sittin’ on Top of the World – The Missing Moonlighters – … Read more
The Grateful Dead Hour will air on Project 101.5 FM in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fridays at 7pm starting this Friday, April 18.
I’m on my way out to beautiful West Marin with my wife for a couple of days. Point Reyes National Seashore! It’s a lovely spot. The picture at the top of this blog was taken out there. This evening I’m going to visit KWMR in Point Reyes Station to play a little music and help … Read more
Today’s broadcast of Tales from the Golden Road on Sirius was all about Winterland, the Dead’s home back in SF for most of the ’70s. I received this story online, and since I wasn’t able to get the author, Dwight Holmes, on the air in time, I got his permission to post it here. Winterland … Read more
Week of April 14, 2008 Part 1 30:51 The Waybacks with Bob Weir 12/15/07 Warfield Theater, San Francisco ST. STEPHEN The Waybacks, Loaded SAVANNAH CONJUGAL VISIT BLACK CAT THE RIVER Part 2 25:29 Grateful Dead 8/5/89 Cal Expo, Sacramento CA ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT COLD RAIN AND SNOW WE CAN RUN STAGGER LEE The Weirbacks, … Read more
Here’s an interview with Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes, who did some important work on both the new Winterland 1973 boxed set and Live at the Cow Palace: New Year’s Eve 1976. It’s a little under 19 minutes long, and a little under 13 megabytes.