A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Playlists, program notes, and discussion of Dead to the World (Wednesdays 8-10pm on KPFA 94.1 Berkeley CA)
Interview with Jim Marshall by David Gans. San Francisco 11/4/78 In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Fillmore East The legendary photographer Jim Marshall died last week at the age of 74. MP3s of the 13 segments are posted here) Phone interview with Tim Carbone of The Contribution – … Read more
I’m spending my morning editing a November 1978 interview with Jim Marshall. I’ll broadcast it next Wednesday, March 31, starting at 8pm PDT on Dead to the World (KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley, streaming online at kpfa.or and kfcf.org).
Mississippi Halfstep-> Little Red Rooster Iko Iko Beer Barrel Polka Far from Me West LA Fadeaway When I Paint My Masterpiece Big Railroad Blues-> The Promised Land – Grateful Dead 8/16/87 Town Park, Telluride CO The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) – Furthur and Friends (Chris Robinson, lead vocal) 3/12/10 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San … Read more
Not Fade Away-> Happy Birthday-> Not Fade Away – Furthur and Friends 3/12/10 Bill Graham Civic Aud, SF (Phil Lesh’s birthday party) The 3/12 show is for sale via livedownloads, along with many more Furthur recordings. Brickshake #7 – Mutilaudio by David Gans Might as Well Samson and Delilah Help on the Way-> Slipknot!-> Drums-> … Read more
Big thanks to these kind souls who chipped in to buy new monitor speakers for the KPFA performance studio! Moonalice Marc Evans Paul Mosher Sandy Sonnenfelt Dario Birindelli Barbara Gabel R. David Guidry Hamlin Endicott Andy Cahn Classic Kicks, Inc. Jeff Mitchell Steve Golston Eric Eichorn Grateful Dread Design Daniel Frederick E.J. Service Jennifer Neal … Read more
Promised Land They Love Each Other El Paso Deal Looks Like Rain Row Jimmy It’s All Over Now Loser Lazy Lightnin’-> Supplication Brown-Eyed Women The Music Never Stopped – Grateful Dead 9/27/76 War Memorial, Rochester NY The Wheel – Railroad Earth, Retrospective I’ll Take a Melody – Jerry Garcia Band, Let It Rock (11/75 Keystone … Read more
“My mission,” says Gans, “is to put the Grateful Dead’s best foot forward every week and explore the roots and branches of that tree, keep people up to date on what they’re doing now, and go back to dig out the coolest stuff from the archives. There’s just no downside.” I am particularly fond of … Read more
Playing in the Band Ramble On Rose – Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 3 no 2 (11/15/71 Austin TX) Jam Rhymes Eyes of the World Thunder Sugaree Chains of Life Brown-Eyed Women – BK3 live in the KPFA performance studio This program will be available in the KPFA archive until March 10 It’s a fund … Read more
Here is Peter Rowan‘s appearance on the February 20, 2010 KPFA marathon And here is the interview with Jim Tuedio, co-editor (with Stan Spector) of The Grateful Dead in Concert: Essays on Live Improvisation David Nelson: Part 1 (13:43) Part 2 (35:04) Part 3 (31:13) Part 4 (15:12) Please contribute to the success of this … Read more
Watch this page for info on the annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon, scheduled for Saturday, February 20, 2010, 9 am to 1 am pacific time.