A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Bobby called in to KPFA last night during the Grateful Dead marathon. We talked about the February 4 Deadheads for Obama show, and about the importance of participating in the political system – and Bob told one brief but fascinating story about two pieces of music. Here’s an MP3 of the conversation. It’s a little … Read more
I just learned about this on DeadNet Central. I think the author is Noah Weiner. A quick look reveals a thoughtful author. Take a peek! Grateful Dead Listening Guide
This list is evolving and probably incomplete. More names will be added as the day goes on and the memory sends messages to the mind. Grateful Dead Productions/Rhino Records: Peter McQuaid, Matt Abels, Jason Spitz, Analise Dubner, Ben Trask, Jonathan Lane, Carmie Casal, Jason Turner, Mary Eisenhart, Molly Thrash John Whalen/gdradio.net Brad Serling/nugs.net KPFA: Michael … Read more
This message came from the Folk Alliance Western Region mailing list, by way of Bruce Hayden. If you don’t know who Utah Phillips is, educate yourself – the man is a national treasure. And check out his collaborations with Ani DiFranco, too. From: Steve Baker [program director of KVMR Nevada City CA] Sent: Friday, February … Read more
Reminder: tomorrow is the annual KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon. Please pass this info along to your communities everywhere! Saturday, February 9, 2008, 9 am to 1 am pacific time It’ll be webcast via DeadNet and nugs.net and gdradio.net and of course kpfa.org – tune in if you can, and please spread the word! Pledge … Read more
DeadNet will stream the entire KPFA marathon on Saturday! GDP and DeadNet have kindly offered several gifts to listeners who support KPFA on that day: $50 gift cards for the DeadNet store Road Trips vol 1 no 2 – October 1977 highlights 10% of all sales of Dick’s Picks during the marathon will be donated … Read more
Wow! Found his over on DeadNet: Jerry and Bob w/ Los Lobos singing “This Land Is Your Land”!
Grateful Dead Hour #58, originally broadcast the week of October 23, 1989, is up on DeadNet for your streaming pleasure. This episode includes a powerful Scarlet Begonias-> Touch of Grey-> Fire on the Mountain from 7/13/84 at the Greek, plus an excerpt from Phil Lesh’s Rex Radio show in which the Ralph J Gleason Award … Read more
Email sent out today by John Bergan at Grateful Graphics (who will be donating several hundred dollars’ worth ofgift certificates to the KPFA marathon this Saturday, btw): Grateful Graphics Gazette Volume 4, Issue 1 For the first time in the history of this newsletter, we must put out an EXTRA edition cause that is what … Read more
Rich Simon’s report on yesterday’s press conference and show. I don’t know how “much sought-after” the Deadhead vote really is, but what the hey. I hope every Deadhead votes, regardless of who they vote for. Democracy works best when everybody participates.