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)
Greatest Story Ever Told Deal Mr. Charlie Black Throated Wind China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider Mexicali Blues Tennessee Jed The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion) Me and Bobby McGee Loser Big Boss Man Jack Straw Big Railroad Blues Looks Like Rain Casey Jones – Grateful Dead March 22, 1972 Academy of Music, New … Read more
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
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
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
Interview with Wavy Gravy, talking about upcoming benefits for Camp Winnarainbow and SEVA Deja Vu – David Crosby/Graham Nash Live Willie and the Hand Jive He’s Gone-> Cut and Run-> The Wheel Estimated Prophet-> Rocky Road Blues Ripple-> Other One Jam-> Deal – Bill Kreutzmann’s Trypto Band 12/2/14 Zodiacs, Petaluma CA
Bidding ended at noon Pacific time. Any bids placed after that time will be disregarded. I have a radio show to do this afternoon. I will get all the auctions sorted out and send emails this evening. If you won an auction, here’s what you do: Option 1: Use PayPal to send the appropriate amount … Read more
Here’s the playlist for today’s Grateful Dead marathon And here’s a link to the auctions!
CURRENT BIDS for the KPFA auction Last update 11:59pm PST Sat 1/31 DO NOT POST BIDS HERE! – post in the comments section of each item. Photo by Jim Marshall (Jerry Garcia and Eric Clapton): $500 Jerry Garcia Bobblehead: $180 Postcards of the Hanging w/ bonus disc: $90 Photo by Jim Marshall (Phil Lesh on … Read more
The annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon is Saturday, January 31, 2015, 9am to 1am Pacific time. Broadcast live on KPFA 94.1 fm in Berkeley and streaming online at kpfa.org, nugs.net, and gdradio.net Hosts: David Gans and Tim Lynch Rare unreleased Grateful Dead (and related) music! Bill Kreutzmann’s Trypto Band Live music by the T Sisters … Read more
Our friends at the audiophile music company Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab have donated several copies of Workingman’s Dead on hybrid CD and 180-gram 45rpm vinyl. The CD will play on regular CD players (and sounds awesome!) as well as SACD players. More info here. VINYL IS SOLD OUT! THANK YOU!! The vinyl is a 2-disc … Read more