A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Today’s archival GD Hour post is program #301, featuring an interview with David Grisman, some unreleased live Garcia-Grisman, and samples of what was then a brand new release on David’s Acoustic Disc label: Tone Poems, a collection of duets with Tony Rice played on vintage instruments. We post a new program from the GD Hour … Read more
I’m going to Chicago Thursday 9/20 to join Tom Constanten, Terrapin Flyer and a bunch of musicians who met on DeadNet Central for a all-night jam. We’re going to do it again on Friday, September 21. There’s an article about it by Lilli Kuzma in the Pioneer Local: The third “DeadNet Jam” will be held … Read more
Seen on I-280 en route to the Richard Thompson concert: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Steve Goodman 4/30/83, originally uploaded by dgans. From now until September 19 I am conducting an online interview with Clay Eals, the author of Steve Goodman: Facing the Music, a thorough, warm, and engrossing biography of a great American musician. Goodman was well-known and much beloved in the music world I was coming up in … Read more
Week of September 10, 2007 Part 1 13:48 Bob Weir, Ace GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD PLAYING IN THE BAND Part 2 42:37 Grateful Dead 5/30/69 Springer’s Inn, Portland OR ST. STEPHEN-> THE ELEVEN-> LOVELIGHT The intro to “St Stephen” goes on for FIVE MINUTES before they start singing. Jerry must have broken another string just … Read more
Found a reference to this John Cowan rant on rec.music.gdead. August 4, 2007 “JAM BAND†ManiFESTo A.K.A “Set List! (Don’t let Jerry down!) 1. Tribute to Phish- Perform one song with a stupid title. Play for @ least 22 minutes. Noodle a lot, playing white, limp-dick solos over fake afro-grooves. (Don’t forget – At least … Read more
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Twisted Love Songs gets three and a half (out of five) stars from The Music Box. From the review by Douglas Heselgrave: There simply aren’t enough people these days with the guts to pick up their guitar and jump alone and unencumbered into the fray, filling the void with music. David Gans is pursuing an … Read more
Erik Yates & Sharon Gilchrist, originally uploaded by dgans. As promised, here is a photo of Erik Yates and Sharon Gilchrist following their live performance on Dead to the World
Dennis McNally reads from On the Road She’s On the Road Again Mexicali Blues When I Paint My Masterpiece He’s Gone-> The Other One w/ Dennis McNally – Ratdog 8/12/07 Boarding House Park, Lowell MA From a report on the event by Gary Lambert, posted on DeadNet: No one who was there will soon forget … Read more