A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Week of February 12, 2018 Part 1 24:19 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX SPACE-> UNCLE JOHN’S BAND Part 2 31:12 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX ST. STEPHEN-> MORNING DEW ~ ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: Red Roses, Green … Read more
Week of February 5, 2018 Part 1 13:42 Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive vol 10 (Round Records) WAITING FOR A MIRACLE Mickey Hart, RAMU (Verve Forecast) INFINITE SPACE Part 2 42:10 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX DARK STAR-> THE OTHER ONE-> DRUMS The heart of the matter! Deep in the second set … Read more
“When David Gans apologized for a one-month delay in getting us his article about C. J. Hirschfield, due to a last-minute push to complete his latest recording, I put Drop The Bone at the top of my shopping list … and am very glad I did. The album consists of eleven songs that provide an … Read more
The Drop the Bone Bonus Disc is now available for download on bandcamp. Companion to Drop the Bone w/ two alternate takes, another jam with Holly Bowling, a demo of “Be Like Earl,” and radio edits of three songs. Summer by the Bay (Radio edit) Life Is a Jam (Radio edit) Pancho and Lefty (Radio … Read more
420radio streams the show Sundays at 8PM PT, Tuesdays at 7AM PT, and Thursdays at 3PM PT Here’s the current station list.
Week of January 29, 2018 Part 1 30:41 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX RAMBLE ON ROSE IF I HAD THE WORLD TO GIVE SUGAREE Part 2 24:26 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER Grateful Dead, American Beauty (Rhino) OPERATOR Support for … Read more
We’ve got a day off between Cleveland and Brooklyn, and we’ve decided to do a Facebook live concert from [undisclosed location] Tuesday at 8:30pm ET. It’s expensive to keep five big dudes and an overstuffed rented van on the road, so we’re doing this show to both share the joys of our our musical collaboration … Read more
Week of January 22, 2018 Part 1 37:55 Dead & Company 12/2/17 Frank Erwin Center, Austin TX JACK STRAW COLD RAIN AND SNOW MINGLEWOOD BLUES NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME Part 2 17:58 Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive vol 10 (5/20/90) TEARS OF RAGE STOP THAT TRAIN Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week … Read more
“As one of our leading authorities on the Grateful Dead, David Gans has long enlightened us on the history of that band. And in his own music, it’s mightily clear he’s taken valuable lessons from them: a love of improv, a deep respect for American vernacular music from folk to jazz, a loose-limbed joy in … Read more
Drop the Bone CD + bonus disc $20.00 USDCD only $15.00 USDBonus disc only $5.00 USD Drop the Bone is David Gans‘s new studio album of songs and improvisations, featuring Holly Bowling, Bob Bralove, J Raoul Brody, Jordan Feinstein, Terry Haggerty, Neil Hampton, John Hanes, Joe Kyle Jr., Robin Sylvester, Rubber Souldiers, Eric & Suzy … Read more