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)
Note: a podcast version of this broadcast, in 9 segments, is available for download. Golden Days-> Stella Blue – Missing Man Formation 7/6/96 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco White Punks on Dope – Tubes World Tour Interview with Vince by Gary Lambert 2/13/92 jam w/ Branford Marsalis – Grateful Dead 12/31/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena Phone interview … Read more
The lineup of friends and bandmates for tonight’s Vince Welnick tribute is growing. So far I have Prairie Prince, Michael Cotten, and Michele Rundgren of the Tubes; Todd Rundgren; Bob Weir; Robin Sylvester; Steve Kimock; Jerry Lawson of the Persuasions; and Tom Constanten. Again, the tribute will air from 8pm til midnight pacific time on … Read more
Larry Kelp has graciously given up his show “Sing Out” so I can go til midnight with tonight’s Vince tribute. I’ve got a lot of Vince’s friends and colleagues lined up to call in: Prairie Prince, Michael Cotten, Todd Rundgren, Michele Rundgren, Bob Weir, Steve Kimock, Robin Sylvester, Tom Constanten, and maybe a surprise or … Read more
Reminder: the Vince Welnick tribute will be broadcast next Wednesday, June 14. Golden Days – Vince Welnick & Missing Man Formation Sugaree Passenger Ramble on Rose Looks Like Rain Stagger Lee I Need a Miracle – Grateful Dead 10/21/78 Winterland, San Francisco Hot Buttered Rum live in the KPFA performance studio: Jack Mormon Mother Guns … Read more
I have live music (Hot Buttered Rum) scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, so I’m going to wait until June 14 to do a tribute to Vince on Dead to the World. That will give me some time to go through the interviews and live music I’ve got in my stash, too. Stephen Barncard called today. … Read more
Bill Graham introduces Mickey and Billy Mickey and Billy introduce Hamza el-Din Hamza plays two songs Ollin Arrageed-> Promised Land Sugaree – Grateful Dead 10/21/78 Winterland, San Francisco Bob Weir and Mark Karan in the KPFA studio Interview with Mickey Hart and Ram Rod 3/3/83 (click here for additional audio from this interview; text transcript … Read more
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Hello, friends and listeners – This is another of my periodic requests for direct support from the people who listen to the GD Hour. The business is reasonably stable, on what I’d characterize as a very gradual downslope over the last few years. But we’ve had a couple of financial hits recently – I had … Read more
Fund-raiser – please pledge your support! 510-848-5732, or 1-800-439-5732, or online at kpfa.org Loser – Dave Alvin, West of the West The Restless Consumer – Neil Young, Living with War Play This Keller on Keller – Keller Williams, from Jam in the Dam Goof Balls Dupree’s Diamond Blues – Keller and the Keels, Grass Interview … Read more
The KPFA fund-raiser started today (May 9), and continues through the end of the month. This affects Dead to the World, of course, and here’s some info on what we have in store: Wednesday, May 10, 8-10pm: Phone interview with Keller Williams, regarding the CD Grass by Keller and the Keels and the Jam in … Read more