A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans Promised Land (April Fool!) Promised Land – Grateful Dead 4/1/80 Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ According to a caller, the “April Fool” lineup was: Jerry and Brent on drums, Phil on lead guitar, Bob on keyboards, Billy on bass, Mickey on rhythm guitar and vocal Scarlet Begonias-> Fire on the Mountain – Grateful Dead 5/23/82 Greek … Read more
Adam Perry quotes Gary Lambert and me in a thoughtful piece that takes apart the nasty story that recently ran in the Boulder Weekly. Is the Grateful Dead Screwing Over Its Fans?
The headline is somewhat unfortunate, but the story is a good one. Jack Stripling interviewed Gary Lambert and me about our hosting of Tales from the Golden Road on SiriusXM’s Grateful Dead Channel. Read it: UNGRATEFUL: As the long, strange trip nears its conclusion, two radio show hosts talk down disillusioned Deadheads. Tales from the … Read more
Week of March 30, 2015 Part 1 35:47 Grateful Dead 6/14/87 County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA ALTHEA FEEL LIKE A STRANGER MIGHT AS WELL Talk David Gans (unreleased) BROKEDOWN PALACE Grateful Dead, Spring 1990 (The Other One) (3/14/90) UNCLE JOHN’S BAND Part 2 19:38 Grateful Dead 6/14/87 County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA SCARLET BEGONIAS-> FIRE ON THE … Read more
Did the interview yesterday and it was posted this morning! We talked about my music, the Grateful Dead, “Fare Thee Well,” “Normal,” and other stuff. Thank you, Mike Finoia and Arron Friedman of Jamcast! Listen here.
Althea Feel Like a Stranger Might As Well ~ Scarlet Begonias-> Fire on the Mountain Playing in the Band-> Terrapin-> Drums-> Space-> Truckin’-> Wharf Rat-> Throwing Stones-> Not Fade Away ~ The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) – Grateful Dead 6/14/87 County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA
Week of March 23, 2015 Part 1 14:56 Grateful Dead, Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings (5/23/72) PLAYING IN THE BAND Part 2 39:26 Grateful Dead 6/14/87 County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA HELL IN A BUCKET-> SUGAREE TONS OF STEEL RAMBLE ON ROSE ME AND MY UNCLE-> MEXICALI BLUES Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this … Read more
Elisabeth Vandermei, aka Calico (Hog Farm) and Ruby (GDTS) June 4, 1935-March 18, 2015. Photo by David Gans (circa 2000) I was in the studio on March 19, recording “Brokedown Palace,” and when it came time to record the vocals I found myself thinking a lot about Calico, who passed away on the 18th. She … Read more
Hell in a Bucket-> Sugaree Tons of Steel Ramble On Rose Me and My Uncle-> Mexicali Blues – Grateful Dead 6/14/87 County Fairgrounds, Ventura CA (I’ll play more of this show next week) Huck’s Song – Rumpke Mountain Boys 3/14/15 St Louis MO Hippy Girl – Dirty River Ramblers, Ramble On Iowa Pot – Mike … Read more
Week of March 16, 2015 Part 1 17:13 Grateful Dead, Fillmore West 1969 (3/2/69) TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT Part 2 38:11 Bill Kreutzmann‘s Trypto Band 12/2/14 Zodiacs, Petaluma, CA ESTIMATED PROPHET-> ROCKY ROAD BLUES ~ RIPPLE-> OTHER ONE JAM-> DEAL Bill Kreutzmann’s Trypto Band was a one-off, last-minute gig at a newish venue in … Read more