A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
I haven’t talked to Bill to confirm this yet, but I am told they’re calling it THREE. It’s Bill Kreutzmann on drums, Oteil Burbridge on bass, and Scott Murawski on guitar. More news when I get it. This just in from my favorite festival: “We are so excited we can hardly contain ourselves! As longtime … Read more
Congratulations to Mike Altman and the Iron Springs Pub and Brewery in Fairfax CA. On Saturday, April 19, Sless’ Stimulating Stout won a Gold Medal at the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Dinner in San Diego. Sless’ Stimulating Stout: A symphony of grains creating a deep rich stout infused with a tincture of passionate herbs. … Read more
Thursday, April 17, was a tough day for middle-aged rock fans. We lost Danny Federici, keyboardist of the E Street Band for 40 years, and Chris Gaffney of the Hacienda Brothers, who was diagnosed with liver cancer just a few weeks ago. From the HelpGaff web site: His departure was quick and painless with the … Read more
Friday, April 18, 9pm til ?? – David Gans performs “solo electric” at the Old Western Saloon in the heart of Point Reyes Station, California. Admission is $5. The ride out there is breathtaking – come early! Saturday, April 19, 8pm: DG plays the Poster Room at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Hot Buttered Rum … Read more
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey From the History Channel web site: Plant Explorer Richard Evans Schulte’s discoveries of hallucinogenic plants revolutionized science and laid the foundation for the psychedelic sixties. Now his protégé, Wade Davis, follows in his footsteps to experience for himself the discoveries that Schultes brought to the western world. Watch native … Read more
Today’s broadcast of Tales from the Golden Road on Sirius was all about Winterland, the Dead’s home back in SF for most of the ’70s. I received this story online, and since I wasn’t able to get the author, Dwight Holmes, on the air in time, I got his permission to post it here. Winterland … Read more
Here’s an interview with Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes, who did some important work on both the new Winterland 1973 boxed set and Live at the Cow Palace: New Year’s Eve 1976. It’s a little under 19 minutes long, and a little under 13 megabytes.
This is a post I made on the loopers-delight mailing list, in a discussion about whether it’s a good idea to play for free and related matters: My wife is a schoolteacher. Talk about a profession that is undervalued in this society! (But she’s got a great health plan, which means we’re not on the … Read more
Gene Shalit: How do you play at that frantic volume and sustain any kind of rational mind? Jerry Garcia: It’s like a dog hanging its head out a car window. Shalit: You love it. Garcia: Yeah. – The Today Show (NBC-TV) 3/21/1981
I just got a message from Gary Lambert: Just had to file this li’l halftime report… Joining RatDog on “Catfish John” and “West L.A. Fadeaway:” BILL KIRCHEN!! If you don’t know who Bill Kirchen is, familiarize yourself! He is a master of “dieselbilly” guitar. Here’s a photo of Bill playing in the KPFA performance studio … Read more