Dead to the World

Please note: the February 3 KPFA marathon will start an hour later than previously announced: 10 am pacific time. Ends at 1 am as usual, meaning I have an hour less on the air but an hour more to sleep before the big day! Stay tuned for more details. I’ll start a web page for … Read more

The Waybacks will perform live on the annual KPFA GD marathon Saturday, February 3. Set time TBA. Caroline Aiken is also expected to drop in for a set. More musical guests TBA. Stay tuned! nugs.net has signed on to simulcast the marathon for maximum global bandwidth!

Steve Silberman talks about the wonderful new David Crosby boxed set Voyage, for which he wrote the liner notes. Deja Vu Wooden Ships Renaissance Fair – David Crosby, Voyage Triad – The Byrds, Never Before Tamalpais High (At About 3) Kids and Dogs Rusty and Blue – David Crosby, Voyage Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ … Read more

Revolver montage from Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Cold Rain and Snow Lazy Lightning-> Supplication Scarlet Begonias-> Fire on the Mountain – Grateful Dead 12/27/77 Winterland, San Francisco Everything Was Right: The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ part 1 Brokedown Palace – Joan Osborne, Pretty Little Stranger Long Gone – Free Peoples, from Live from Berkeley: Performances … Read more

I just heard from KPFA that the annual GD marathon will take place Saturday, February 3, 9:00 am to 1:00 am Pacific time. I’m working on some live music, some special treats form the archives, and lots of cool premiums for those who give to the station. Details as they become known.

The Peter Rowan–Tony Rice Quartet (with Sharon Gilchrist on mandolin and vocals, Bryn Davies on bass and vocals) will play live on Dead to the World Wednesday, January 10, 9-10pm. They’re performing Thursday, January 11 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, along with David Bromberg and Angel Band.

Help on the Way-> Slipknot!-> Franklin’s Tower-> Dancin’ in the Streets Samson and Delilah – Grateful Dead 6/17/76 Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ Interview with Blair Jackson, author of Dead Gear: the Band’s Instruments, Sound Systems, and Recording Sessions from 1965 to 1995. Interview with Jim Lauderdale, recorded in my living room last night: Upside Down … Read more

Cold Rain and Snow Big River They Love Each Other Cassidy Tennessee Jed Looks Like Rain Row Jimmy The Music Never Stopped Scarlet Begonias Promised Land – Grateful Dead 6/17/76 Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ No Puedo Mas – Los Lobos, The Town and the City We Dance the Night Away – Chris Bramble, Laugh at … Read more

Sliding Delta Blues Contract I Don’t Know You Lonesome LA Cowboy Four Strong Winds Whatcha Gonna Do Dirty Business Peggy-O Louisiana Lady Lochinvar 15 Days Under the Hood Last Lonely Eagle Henry Sutter’s Mill Garden of Eden Whiskey Panama Red – New Riders of the Purple Sage live in the KPFA performance studio The Golden … Read more