Dead to the World

Playlists, program notes, and discussion of Dead to the World (Wednesdays 8-10pm on KPFA 94.1 Berkeley CA)

Sad news regarding the KPFA archive

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Memo from the KPFA music director: On Monday, the new licensing agreement between the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and SoundExchange about royalties for music on the web goes into effect. For this reason, we can no longer archive music shows for more than 14 days. As it is, we can tell from our web stats … Read more

Dead to the World 1/7/09

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Sugar Magnolia-> Uncle John’s Band-> Wharf Rat-> Good Lovin’-> Sugaree Scarlet Begonias-> jam-> Come Together-> Dark Star-> Not Fade Away – New Year Eve’s Band (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Jeff Chimenti, Steve Molitz, Kenny Brooks, John Molo, Jay Lane, Mark Karan, Jackie Greene, Barry Sless) 1/1/09 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco

Dead to the World 12/24/08

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Dark Star – Ladies and Gentlemen… The Grateful Dead (4-28-71 Fillmore East) Leftovers for Christmas? Well, sorta. I spent the last couple of weeks deep in Dark Star land, preparing for last Sunday’s 24-hour Dark Star marathon on the Sirius XM Grateful Dead Channel (Sirius 32, XM 57). Tonight, interspersed with some of my favorite … Read more

Cuckoo Bird

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From a post I made elsewhere about “The Cuckoo Bird,” which Peter Rowan sang with Boris Garcia on KPFA last week: …the set list for the Boris Garcia show is posted here along with a couple of nice photos and a link to the KPFA audio archive (for those who haven’t heard it yet). The … Read more

Dead to the World 11/26/08

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First hour: part 1 of Paul Ingles’ three-hour “White Album Listening Party.” Here’s a transcript of the program. I’ll play hours 2 and 3 on December 3 and 17, respectively. Promised Land-> Bertha-> Greatest Story Ever Told Deal Me and Bobby McGee Scarlet Begonias Jack Straw Loose Lucy Mexicali Blues Sugaree – Grateful Dead 6/22/74 … Read more

Dead to the World 11/19/08

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Democracy – Leonard Cohen, The Future Silverlined – Donna the Buffalo, Silverlined Family Picture – Donna the Buffalo, Positive Friction Temporary Misery – Donna the Buffalo, Silverlined Big River – Johnny Cash’s America soundtrack I Ain’t Marchin’ Any More – Jefferson Starship, Jefferson’s Tree of Liberty Save Us from the Saved – David Gans, The … Read more

Dead to the World 11/12/08

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jam-> Dancin’ in the Streets-> Shakedown Street – Ratdog 11/5/08 Warner Theatre, Washington DC That’s It for The Other One – Phil Lesh and Friends w/ Bob Weir 5/13/08 Warfield Theater, San Francisco Push Comes to Shove – Donna the Buffalo, Live from the American Ballroom Other Side – Boris Garcia, Once More into the … Read more

Dead to the World archives on KPFA

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Just a reminder that Dead to the World is permanently archived on KPFA’s web site. Last night’s show (11/5/08) was worth checking out: photographer Jay Blakesberg in the first hour, and Berkeley musical treasures Eric and Suzy Thompson in the second. Listen here. The first hour of October 29 was a salute to Merl Saunders, … Read more