A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Week of April 9, 2007 or later Part 1 30:19 Ratdog 2/14/07 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco FEEL LIKE A STRANGER Ratdog 2/18/07 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC THE GOLDEN ROAD-> ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER Part 2 26:01 Ratdog 2/11/07 House of Blues, Las Vegas NV HERE COMES SUNSHINE TERRAPIN FLYER Live sound by Mike McGinn; real-time … Read more
Two shows from my spring tour are available online: David Gans and Friends 3/23/07 Suwannee SpringFest, Live Oak FL https://www.archive.org/details/dgans2007-03-23.sbd.flac16 The friends are Ollabelle for the entire set, and we were joined by Jim Lauderdale for “Sin City.” Are You Ready For The Country Helpless Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Sin City (w/ Jim Lauderdale) … Read more
When I get off the road for a few weeks, I dig into the suitcase full of music I picked up at festivals and other stops along the way. And I also dig into the immense heap of CDs that arrive in the mail while I’m gone. Here, in no particular order, are some noteworthy … Read more
This just in from Doug Hagman: Subject: Press Release: GD’s Tom Constanten 4/20 You may have noticed over the past several months at Chicago’s best new music room; The Kinetic Playground, there’s been something special going on. Whether it has been Jerry Garcia Band’s Hammond B3 legend Melvin Seals or 60’s Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, the band … Read more
New CD, Twisted Love Songs, now available from CDBaby Desert of Love • Cassidy’s Cat-> San Rafael Swell • It’s Gonna Get Better • Prophet and Loss • Ran into God • Autumn Day • On Frozen Pond • These Apartments • Ship of Fools-> In Another World • Four Corners • Surely You Jest … Read more
thumbs up for gansito!, originally uploaded by ehoyer. My friend Emily snapped this photo in Mexico. I’ve been aware of these Mexican snack cakes since my band rehearsed in the Fruitvale district of Oakland 15 years ago and we’d find them in the bodegas. I’ve used “Gansito” as a nickname ever since.
Week of April 2, 2007 Part 1 36:34 Interview: David Lemieux Grateful Dead 12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena BIRD SONG Interview: David Lemieux Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial, Rochester NY SHAKEDOWN STREET Part 2 20:16 Interview: David Lemieux Grateful Dead 2/1/78 Uptown Theater, Chicago SUGAREE Interview: David Lemieux Peter Rowan and Tony Rice, Quartet SHADY GROVE … Read more
Paul Liberatore in the Marin Independent-Journal: Who’s Marin’s greatest guitar player?It may seem too obvious a selection, but my vote would have to go to Jerry Garcia. I’ll go even further and say that he was our greatest musician. Not only was he a distinctive lead player (you only have to hear a couple of … Read more
Keller Williams and Bob Weir & RatDog Announce Sumnmer Tour Bob Weir and RatDog and Keller Williams will cross the country this summer, sharing a stage both separately and together, making music and doing what they do best. The tour will begin in Atlanta on July 7th and end in Los Angeles on July 28th. … Read more
Playing in the Band-> Ship of Fools-> Playing in the Band jam-> Uncle John’s Band-> Let It Grow-> jam – Grateful Dead 9/19/90 Madison Square Garden, New York City Been All Around This World – Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, Been All Around This World A Night on Earth – Brave Combo, A Night on … Read more