A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Week of May 21, 2007 Part 1 31:10 Bob Weir, Ace (work tape) CASSIDY Interview: Bob Weir Grateful Dead 7/13/76 Orpheum Theater, San Francisco CASSIDY Austin Lounge Lizards, The Drugs I Need THE DRUGS I NEED Infamous Stringdusters, Fork in the Road TRAGIC LIFE Boris Garcia, Mother’s Finest SHE’S STILL LAUGHING Caroline Aiken, Live Bait … Read more
Another day, another sunset, originally uploaded by dgans. I’m on vacation in Hawaii, and as luck would have it, KKCR is doing their fund drive right now so I have an opportunity to assist. I’ll be on the air with Jackie Row and Dove (plus possible surprise guests) from 6pm until probably around 10pm Hawaiian … Read more
Mickey Sussman heard me say on KPFA that I was coming to Kauai, so he sent me an email inviting me to visit him in his shop, Anahola Stringed Instruments. I called for directions, and he advised me that he was deep in “Jurassic Park” country. The last half mile was quite a ride! A … Read more
My friend Paul Hoffman first alerted me to this news story: Google Inc.’s YouTube unit was sued by David Grisman, a mandolin player who once performed with the Grateful Dead, over what he says are unauthorized postings of his music Paul added: I’m on Grisman’s side on this one. Google can’t pretend to be a … Read more
Lady Ipo blesses the KKCR (Hanalei, Kaua’i) fund drive as it opens at 10am on Monday. As luck would have it, my Hawaiian vacation coincides with KKCR‘s fund drive, and I’ll be assisting on Saturday evening (May 19) from 6-10pm Hawaiian time. That’s 9 pm to 1 am Pacific, Midnight to 4 am Eastern. KKCR … Read more
Surprise!, originally uploaded by dgans. Well be posting photos from our Hawaiian vacation here: www.flickr.com/photos/tags/halemakai07/
Week of May 14, 2007 Part 1 26:01 Grateful Dead 9/19/90 Madison Square Garden, New York City STELLA BLUE-> AROUND AND AROUND ~ THE MIGHTY QUINN Part 2 29:24 Interview: Lee Johnson, with excerpts from Dead Symphony no. 6: ST. STEPHEN CHINA DOLL DEAD OVERTURE SUGAR MAGNOLIA BLUES FOR ALLAH STELLA BLUE The Grateful Dead … Read more
One of the greatest experiences of my musical life was co-producing Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, a CD that is (I am very sorry to say) out of print at the moment. There’s a studio diary with photos and links here. I also had a wonderful time in early 2003 playing a … Read more
Not sure where this came from. It’s posted on the String Cheese web site. Charlie Miller sent me the link.
It’s a fund-raiser! You can pledge online at kpfa.org, or call 1-800-439-5732 or 510-848-5732 US Blues – Bob Weir and Ratdog 3/19/07 Ram’s Head Live, Baltimore MD with Mookie Siegel, keyboards St. Stephen – Lee Johnson/Russian National Orchestra, Dead Symphony Uncle John’s Band – Grateful Dead, Workingman’s Dead Interview with David Dodd, editor of The … Read more