A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Dark Star -> St. Stephen -> The Eleven -> Death Don’t Have No Mercy – Grateful Dead 4/13/69 U of Colorado Ballroom, Boulder Stealin’ – Grateful Dead 7/30/66 Vancouver BC Excerpt from the film Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost On the Road Again The Rub (Ain’t It Crazy) Beat It on Down the Line – Mother McCree’s … Read more
The annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon is scheduled for Saturday, February 9, 9am to 1am Pacific Time. We’ll be webcasting via DeadNet, nugs.net, gdradio.net, and kpfa.org Many musical treats, of course, and a fine array of thank-you gifts including CDs, DVDs, books, and DeadNet Store gift cards. More info to come. Mark your calendars and … Read more
Donna Jean Finds Her Groove By John Metzger Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the enigmatic figure who danced and sang with the Grateful Dead for seven years after she boldly approached Jerry Garcia at a gig in the early 1970s, is starting over again with a vigorous attitude that has been spurred by her refreshing sense of … Read more
Just a reminder that we’re posting a show from the Grateful Dead Hour archives every Wednesday on DeadNet. This week it’s GD Hour #393, which features a one-of-a-kind collaboration between the Dead and the Airplane recorded September 7, 1969 at the Family Dog on the Great Highway in San Francisco. Enjoy!
Fri. Feb 1, 2008 State Theatre of Ithaca Ithaca, NY – BARACK THE VOTE: This is NOT a Donna the Buffalo show. It will be the Jeb Puryear Band, plus the Sim Redmond Band, Richie Stearns, Hank Roberts, Kevin Kinsella, Uniit, Crow Greenspun, Bethlehem Church Choir, special guest performance by Samite and more. This is … Read more
YouTube delivers the goods again!
Week of January 28, 2008 Part 1 20:59 Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show (DVD) BIG RIVER SING ME BACK HOME Excerpts from Johnny Cash radio special Part 2 35:56 Grateful Dead 4/21/86 Berkeley Community Theater GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD-> MORNING DEW-> AROUND AND AROUND-> NOT FADE AWAY DON’T EASE ME IN … Read more
This came up in an email conversation today, and I thought I’d post about it here, too. Beth Livingston’s Kind Veggie Burritos is still available, and she’s still donating her proceeds to the Rex Foundation. From the web site: Recipes for Deadheads, by Deadheads Heading into our Lucky 13th year, Kind Veggie Burritos has been … Read more
Here’s an article about the new Donna Jean and the Tricksters CD by Steve Terrell in the Santa Fe New Mexican I disagree with Terrell’s assessment of the new CD, but I enjoyed the article anyway. The official release date of Donna Jean and the Tricksters is next Tuesday. I’ll be featuring some tracks from … Read more
Touch of Grey Estimated Prophet-> Eyes of the World-> Jam-> Maybe You Know-> Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad-> Morning Dew-> Around and Around-> Not Fade Away Don’t Ease Me In – Grateful Dead 4/21/86 Berkeley Community Theater This is one of the most unusual second sets you’ll ever hear. The first odd thing you … Read more