Phil Lesh and Elliott Carter

Counterstream Radio Anniversary Special Event: Elliott Carter and Phil Lesh Curious how Elliott Carter, one of our most venerable composers of music for the concert hall, and Phil Lesh, best known as the bass player for the Grateful Dead, ever crossed paths? Though you might not ordinarily connect these two composers, there are some surprising … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour #1015

Week of March 3, 2008 Part 1 30:15 Deadheads for Obama 2/4/08 Warfield Theater, San Francisco PLAYING IN THE BAND-> BROWN-EYED WOMEN MINGLEWOOD BLUES Part 2 27:10 Deadheads for Obama 2/4/08 Warfield Theater, San Francisco DEAL SUGAREE Bob Weir, guitar and vocals; Phil Lesh, bass and vocals; Mickey Hart, drums and vocals; John Molo, drums; … Read more

Passing Strange on Broadway

See the post I made when Passing Strange was playing in Berkeley a while back. Passing Strange just opened on Broadway! Stew and Heidi were interviewed on Fresh Air today. I’ll be in New York at the end of April. Can’t wait to see it! Update: The New York Times loves it!

Grateful Dead Hour #1014

Week of February 25, 2008 Part 1 43:26 Grateful Dead 10/21/72 Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN TRUCKIN’-> THE OTHER ONE-> MORNING DEW Part 2 13:29 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol. 1 no. 2: October ’77 LET IT GROW The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by: Grateful Dead Productions, announcing the second … Read more

Quote of the Day

“Make art! Make art!” – Glen Hansard, receiving (along with co-writer/co-star Markéta Irglová) the Academy Award for best song, “Falling Slowly.” See the movie, Once. Trust me on this.