Dead to the World 9/19/07

Donna Jean and the Tricksters live in the KPFA performance studio: No Better Way All I Gotta Say So Hard Candyman American Beauty Farewell Jack Hoodoo Me and Kettle Joe Moments Away Loose Lucy Weight of the World Reno Let Me Sing Your Blues Away Going to Florence Take a look at Sue Weiand’s photos … Read more

“Best of Johnny Cash TV Show” DVD

Just got a two-DVD compilation from Legacy Recordings, The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971. Four hours of gold! Bob Dylan, Marty Robbins, Carl Perkins, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Linda Ronstadt, Derek and the Dominos, Glen Campbell, Ray … Read more

Railroad Earth in the Bay Area 10/7

Railroad Earth on the West Coast! Thursday – OCT 4th – KEY CLUB – WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hot Buttered Rum supports) Friday – OCT 5th – BELLY UP TAVERN – SOLANA BEACH, CA (Hot Buttered Rum supports) Sunday (day) – OCT 7th – HARDLY STRICTLY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL – Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park – … Read more

GD/Starbucks logo

Somebody made this up – it’s not really being used by either entity – but since Starbucks is selling a Grateful Dead compilation called Eternally Grateful, the portmanteau seemed inevitable. Thanks to Ihor for the pointer.

Grateful Dead Hour #991

Week of September 17, 2007 Part 1 33:49 Grateful Dead 5/1/70 Alfred College, Alfred NY MONKEY AND THE ENGINEER CANDYMAN ME AND MY UNCLE MAMA TRIED THE RACE IS ON WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE JORDAN Part 2 22:36 Big Bill Broonzy, from The Roots of Bob Dylan GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ … Read more

Donna Jean and the Tricksters on KPFA 9/19

Donna Jean and the Tricksters will perform live on Dead to the World next Wednesday, September 19, 8-10pm Pacific time. They’ll have the whole two-hour time slot, though we may take a short break somewhere in there. Thanks in advance to Tony Ferro, who volunteers his time to engineer these live broadcasts for the love … Read more

Debuting a new song this Saturday

I’m performing on Sedge Thomson’s West Coast Live this Saturday, two songs in the two-hour show that airs 10am to noon PDT. It’s on KALW 91.7 in the Bay Area and on other stations as well (see station list). Because they’re broadcasting from the Ferry Building farmers’ market in San Francisco, I was asked to … Read more

Dead to the World 9/12/07

The Monkey and the Engineer Candyman Me and My Uncle Mama Tried The Race Is On Wake Up Little Susie New Speedway Boogie Jordan Uncle John’s Band Not Fade Away Hard to Handle That’s It for The Other One High Time Lovelight – Grateful Dead 5/1/70 Alfred College, Alfred NY The day before the legendary … Read more