A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans photo by Tim Wright. This year’s MagnoliaFest was my best one ever, and one of the highest high points for me was being invited to sing a song with Peter Rowan and Tony Rice on the mainstage Sunday (Vassar Clements Day). This is one of Tim Wright’s images from the weekend; what you don’t see … Read more
Scarlet Begonias-> Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad-> Not Fade Away jam – Grateful Dead 4/29/77 Palladium, New York City Lonesome LA Cowboy Last Lonely Eagle – New Riders of the Purple Sage 10/20/06 MagnoliaFest, Live Oak FL Stella Blue -Willie Nelson, Songbird Mountains of the Moon – Lore Constantine, Piano Impressions Sound of a … Read more
One of the highest highlights of my October tour was sitting in with Donna the Buffalo in their closing set at MagnoliaFest on Sunday 10/22. We did “Positive Friction” – give it a listen! UPDATE 11/3/06: I just replaced the audience recoridng with a soundboard recording. Photo by Paul Israel
We’re back on the air in Virginia! It’s a new station called The Planet that broadcasts in two cities: WZZI 101.5 in Roanoke VA and WZZU 97.9 in Lynchburg VA, both broadcasting at 11:00 Sunday nights. Started October 22 – sorry I was late getting the news up!
From phillesh.net: Message from Phil on 10.26.2006 What do I have in common with Rudy Giuliani, John Kerry, Bob Dole, Joe Torre, Nelson Mandela, Sean Connery, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito of Japan, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell, Quincy Jones, Roger Moore, Sydney Poitier, and Robert De Niro? Like them, and along with thousands of … Read more
Those of you who contribute to KPFA during our fund-raisers have received ballots for the Local Station Board election. It is really important that you vote, because there is much at stake. Of particular interest to DTTW listeners is the desire on the part of many LSB candidates to eliminate music programming. I have consulted … Read more
San Rafael Swell – DG and Satoshi Ueda 10/13/06 Eddie’s Attic, Decatur GA River and Drown – DG and Mark van Allen 10/13/06 Eddie’s Attic, Decatur GA Vassar’s Dream – DG and Joe Craven 10/14/06 Melting Point, Athens GA Videos shot by Nancy Lewis-Pegel
Week of October 30, 2006 Part 1 26:39 Grateful Dead 3/30/83 Warfield Theater, San Francisco IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES MINGLEWOOD CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER Part 2 28:11 The Very Best of Jerry Garcia CATFISH JOHN RIPPLE Grateful Dead 3/30/83 Warfield Theater, San Francisco TOUCH OF GREY MY BROTHER ESAU MIGHT … Read more
I’ve been a fan of Stew‘s music since my friend and colleague Barry Smolin turned me on to The Negro Problem a decade ago. The man is a true genius of pop music, funny and smart and full of sharp observations of humanity. All of Stew’s and The Negro Problem’s CDs are worth seeking out, … Read more
The Rex Foundation web site has a big story on Tule Elk Park Child Development Center in San Francisco, where my wife is a teacher. Rita is interviewed, along with the site manager and other colleagues. It’s a wonderful story about a wonderful school. We are grateful to the Rex Foundation for its assistance over … Read more