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The lineup for the Suwannee SpringFest (March 27-30, 2008) has been posted. David Grisman Quintet Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Air Force Donna the Buffalo Railroad Earth Guy Clark Acoustic Syndicate Claire Lynch Band The Greencards The Waybacks Commander Cody Band The Infamous Stringdusters Jim Lauderdale The Lee Boys Blueground Undergrass Seth Walker Band … Read more

Here is a transcript of my December 19 interview with Mark Karan, with much gratitude to Ruth Allison for transcribing!

My friend Barry Smolin has an essay in today’s Los Angeles Times, remembering one of the teachers who insired him to become a teacher. In college, in grad school, in life, to this day, whenever something has to be written, I, like multitudes of Schoenman alumni, hear his voice talking about “clarity” and “organization” and … Read more

More good news from the newlywed Tom Donaldson in Pittsburgh: Holiday Greetings! TD and Karen here with great news! Grateful Dead Night is starting back up at a new location: the fabulous Thunderbird Cafe! Dead Night will be every Sunday night at 8:00 pm, starting Sunday 12/23. Everything you liked about it at the old … Read more

LOSER – Elvis Costello w/ Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods (Bill Kirchen and band) at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco 10/2007. Thanks to Steve Silberman for the link.

Hey MagMusic Family, The 2008 Suwannee Springfest lineup is very close to an initial announcement. But just to give you a little advance, we’re very pleased to announce that David Grisman will be joining us with his Quintet and he will also be participating in a mandolin workshop. There is lots more to come very, very … Read more

Here’s a nice short TV commercial from the Center for American Progress, all about PROgressives versus CONservatives.

Just a reminder that we’re posting a show from the Grateful Dead Hour archives on DeadNet every Wednesday. Today’s offering is GD Hour #500, a mixed bag of exclusives and firsts – including a reprise of Greatest Pump Song Ever Wrote, the first radio piece I ever produced, and the legendary Mickey Hart “rap” version … Read more

From Gary Lambert: The fabulous New Jersey radio station WFMU, via its equally fabulous blog, is having a “Rudy Remix” contest, in which listeners are invited to have at clips of Benito Giuliani’s countless repetitions of “September 11,” and turn them into audio art. My entry is now on the blog, and also here The … Read more