A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Down Home Music needs our support. The store has been a cultural institution since 1976; Chris Strachwitz has been producing non-commercial roots music on Arhoolie since 1959. Down Home is currently on the endangered species list, soon to become extinct w/out our continued customer support. Open house: Discuss ways to save the store 9/5/09, 2pm, … Read more
Posted by Chuck Charlton in a conversation on the WELL, and posted here with his permission: “The death penalty does not exist to punish the guilty. It exists to aggrandize the egos of the penalizors. Correlation between legality and result are irrelevant.” Chuck made this statement in a discussion of : Expert says fire for … Read more
My friend Doug McKechnie sent me this in response to my message about losing my friend Al, and I thought I’d share it here: “To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false … Read more
Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, John Kadlecik, Jeff Chimenti, Jay Lane, Joe Russo. This should be interesting!
I interviewed Les Paul in 1976 at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco, where he demonstrated the “Les Paulverizer,” a prototype looping device! I’m out at Pt Reyes for the day, but over the weekend I will dig out the recording a post a clip.
I have to miss it this year because it’s my wife’s birthday, but y’all should go! 4th Annual Bear’s Picnic August 14th – August 16 Weekend long music and camping festival featuring Steve Kimock & Crazy Engine with special guest Melvin Seals, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Stir Fried, The Kind Buds, The Spikedrivers, … Read more
Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie will be showing in New York and LA starting this Friday! We will be screening at the IFC Center and the ArcLight Hollywood Theater from August 14th to 20th as part of Docuweeks, a program that qualifies us for the Academy Award! See the film that Indiewire called “Perfectly … Read more
Henry Kaiser left a copy of Ultraviolet Licorice on my doorstep while I was at the ball game yesterday. I love the title – seems to me it’s derived from Bob Bralove‘s Infrared Roses and Jerry Garcia’s oft-quoted statement that the Grateful Dead is like licorice – you either love it or you don’t. Michael … Read more
From Suzy Thompson: I got the email below tonight from Mike’s wife, Alexia. Mike went home from the hospital to be with family and receive hospice care a bit more than a week ago. He was a dear friend and a mentor to both me and Eric; each of us met him during our teenage … Read more
This blog has just expanded! My first blog was called playback, started at the behest (and with the great assistance) of my good friend Christian Crumlish. I more or less abandoned it when I started this one. Recently xian informed me that the free server we were using would no longer be available. Rather than … Read more