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)
It’s KPFA’s 60th birthday! Please help keep it going. Midnight raving-> Not Fade Away – Grateful Dead 12/31/90 broadcast on KPFA w/ Ken Nordine, Bari Scott, David Gans, Jack Ellis, Dan Healy The Music Never Stopped Shakedown Street-> All Along the Watchtower-> Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) Cosmic Charlie New Potato Caboose Phil’s organ … Read more
Bird Song Ripple Good Night Irene – Jerry Garcia and John Kahn 2/28/86 (new Pure Jerry release) Live in the KPFA performance studio: Lifehouse – a rock opera by Pete Townshend Interpretation by Mushroom: Patti Spiglanin as Roger Daltrey; Erik Pearson as Pege Townshend; Josh Pollock as Pete Townshend; Pat Thomas as Keith Moon; Ned … Read more
Promised Land – Grateful Dead 4/1/80 Capitol Theater, Passic NJ The famous “April Fool!” performance in which the band members traded instruments: (per DeadBase) Bob Weir, keyboards and vocals; Brent Mydland and Jerry Garcia, drums; Bill Kreutzmann, bass and vocals; Mickey Hart, rhythm guitar, Phil Lesh, lead guitar. Estimated Prophet-> Playing in the Band-> Terrapin … Read more
Walkin’ One and Only – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks, Striking It Rich Interview with Dan Hicks. Tangled Tales comes out next Tuesday (March 24) on Surfdog Records. Tangled Tales – Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, Tangled Tales The Diplomat Who Are You? Song for My Father – Dan Hicks live in the … Read more
Guest co-host: Andy Gadiel, founder of jambase and Andy Gadiel’s Phish Page Slave to the Traffic Light – Phish (aka The White Tape) Lizards – Phish 12/31/95 Madison Square Garden, New York City Halley’s Comet – Phish 3/14/93 Western State College Gym, Gunnison CO Daniel Saw the Stone – Phish 8/14/93 World Music Theater, Tinley … Read more
Andy Gadiel, founder of JamBase.com and Andy Gadiel’s Phish Page, will be guest DJing a very special Phish Reunion Tribute on KPFA’s Dead to the World with David Gans this Wednesday, February 18th from 8-10pm PST. Join us as we’ll be digging deep into the Phish catalog of live and recorded material spanning their entire … Read more
I just got word that KPFA will receive $276.62 from the DeadNet store – that’s 10% of all Dick’s Picks sales on the day of the KPFA Marathon. Thanks to all who chose that day to stock up on live Grateful Dead CDs and help KPFA out at the same time! And thanks to Jason … Read more
The January 31 KPFA marathon playlist is posted here. Thanks to all who contributed to KPFA, hung out in the chat room, came to the station to take pledges – and those who weren’t able to give to KPFA but listened to the music and contributed to the vibe. You can still contribute to KPFA, … Read more
Me and My Uncle El Paso Tomorrow Never Knows Maggie’s Farm> Dark Star Jam-> Cassidy – Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, John Molo 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco Standing on the Moon-> At a Siding-> Terrapin Flyer-> Terrapin-> I Know You Rider – Bob Weir and Ratdog 12/31/08 Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco
St. Stephen (movement II) – Lee Johnson, Dead Symphony no. 6 Phone interview with Lee Johnson, composer of the Dead Symphony If I Had the World to Give (movement VIII) – Lee Johnson, Dead Symphony no. 6 The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion) Don’t Let Me Down – Phil Lesh and Friends 12/31/08 Bill Graham … Read more