A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Week of June 6, 2016 Part 1 30:06 Grateful Dead, American Beauty (Rhino) BOX OF RAIN Talk David Nelson Band 5/11/16 The Acoustic, Bridgeport CT WHERE I COME FROM-> IMPRESSIONISTS TWO-STEP Part 2 25:45 David Nelson Band 5/11/16 The Acoustic, Bridgeport CT FRIEND OF THE DEVIL-> RAG MAMA RAG “Box of Rain” is, of course, … Read more
Week of May 30, 2016 Part 1 12:30 Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, GarciaLive vol 6 (Round) AFTER MIDNIGHT (7/5/73) Part 2 42:24 Billy and the Kids w/ Eric Krasno 4/15/16 Wanee Festival, Live Oak FL CASSIDY-> PLAYING IN THE BAND UNCLE JOHN’S BAND DEAL w/ Warren Haynes “After Midnight” was written by JJ Cale … Read more
Week of May 23, 2016 Part 1 29:22 Interview with Peter Simon 1975 Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, GarciaLive volume 6 I SECOND THAT EMOTION (7/5/73) Part 2 25:49 Interview: Peter Simon part 1 Talk Interview: Peter Simon part 2 Miguel DeBraganza (unreleased) SO MANY ROADS Interview: Peter Simon part 3 Support for … Read more
Matt Mays directed this video of “Brokedown Palace,” from my CD It’s a Hand-Me-Down. While David Gans is well known for his Grateful Dead reportage, his own musical career typically focuses on his well-crafted original material. However last year, as the Dead celebrated their 50th anniversary, Gans released It’s a Hand-Me-Down, which presents songs from … Read more
Join the Berkeley Public Library Foundation on June 2, 2016 at 7:00pm for a special gathering hosted by noted authors and chroniclers of the Grateful Dead, Peter Richardson and David Gans. Richardson, an American Studies professor at San Francisco State University and author of No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead, will … Read more
Week of May 16, 2016 Part 1 25:14 Billy and the Kids 4/9/16 Warfield Theater, San Francisco FEEL LIKE A STRANGER Grateful Dead, July 1978: The Complete Recordings (Rhino) IT’S ALL OVER NOW (7/5/78) Part 2 29:40 Interview with Peter Simon 1975 Jerry Garcia part 1 Grateful Dead, Workingman’s Dead EASY WIND Interview with Peter … Read more
Week of May 9, 2016 Part 1 28:37 Interview with Peter Simon 1975 Jerry Garcia part 1 Grateful Dead, 30 Trips Around the Sun (Rhino) TRUCKIN’ (9/28/75) Part 2 26:51 Interview with Peter Simon 1975 Jerry Garcia part 2 The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack (Rhino) GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD Interview with Peter Simon … Read more
This Is Why You Should Turn On Your Lovelight with David Gans Shows are Wednesday, May 4 (with the Broken Angels) and Wednesday, May 11 (solo, with special guest Garrin Benfield). Both shows start at 8. I’ll be signing books and CDs before and after the show. More gigs and more info here.
Week of May 2, 2016 Part 1 37:21 Grateful Dead 9/16/91 Madison Square Garden, NYC SPACE-> GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD-> ATTICS OF MY LIFE-> GOOD LOVIN’ Part 2 17:57 Grateful Dead 9/16/91 Madison Square Garden, NYC JOHNNY B. GOODE Grateful Dead, July 1978: The Complete Recordings (Rhino) BLACK PETER Support for the Grateful … Read more
With the support of The State Room, the GD Hour returns to the air in Salt Lake City this week! KRCL 90.9 will broadcast the Grateful Dead Hour Sundays at 6pm, starting May 1, 2016! Please spread the word, and please make sure the club and the station know you like this by supporting both … Read more