A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
My friend Angie Coiro is back on the air at San Francisco’s Green 960, weeknights 6-8pm Pacific. The Angie Coiro Show joins the station’s progressive talk lineup alongside Rachel Maddow, Stephanie Miller, Thom Hartmann, et al. Call in at 1.866.960.5753 or join the liveblog. Full disclosure: we’re friends and ongoing scrabble opponents. And Angie uses … Read more
Subject: MagMusic Update Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:22:34 -0400 From: Magnolia Music & Events Dear Festival Family, Suwannee Springfest 09 was simply the best! The music was in the air, and smiling faces were everywhere. Stay tuned for pics, reviews and music from the 13th Annual Suwannee Springfest. Many of you know that we did not increase ticket … Read more
Now available as a download or on CD: The American Beauty Project – Ollabelle and Friends 11/16/07 UMass Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA From the Festivalink web site: FestivaLink.net presents The American Beauty Project On Friday November 16th, 2007, a celebration of music from The Grateful Dead, The American Beauty Project was performed in its … Read more
jambands.com has an interview with Tim Carbone, who produced The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best and Boris Garcia‘s Once More Unto the Bliss. He’s also the fiddle and guitar player of Railroad Earth. Great read.
The Suwannee SpringFest is happening this weekend! Rubber Souldiers will perform Friday afternoon on the Amphitheater Stage, and again (under the guise of “David Gans and Friends”) Saturday evening in the Music Hall. Fellow Souldiers Chris and Lorin Rowan will do their wonderful duo thing, too. I perform solo Friday morning, 10 am on the … Read more
10/18/08 – house concert at Jim Roe’s.
Thanks to Rich Selleseth for putting this up. Torrent is hosted here. David Gans 3/3/09 Sawbucks, Las Vegas NV Thanks to the Las Vegas Jam Band Society San Rafael Swell-> Birthday Tripper-> I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight Ship of Fools-> In Another World Like a Dog-> Terrapin-> River and Drown Who Killed Uncle John? ~ … Read more
A fan’s notes. Excerpt: There only two camps as far as the Grateful Dead were concerned. You either loved em or you hated them. Hip journo’s and most of Camden Town had an affection for their Kesey/Keroac credentials but Ritchie Blackmore took a different view. Wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with ‘‘if the Grateful Dead can … Read more
I had to bow out of my Saturday afternoon gig at Iron Springs tomorrow (Saturday 3/14) due to a nasty cold. I can barely talk, let alone sing. It’s a big day in Fairfax, California: the Fairfax Brewfest. I’m sorry to be missing it. From the Iron Springs site: March 14, 2009 is the date … Read more
I’m reading Tom Davis‘s memoir, Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss. I’m about half way through, and enjoying it immensely. Tons of Grateful Dead references and stories in it, including a wonderful description of the 2/9/73 show at Stanford’s Maples Pavilion with its sprung floor. I am interviewing Tom next week for the GD Hour, … Read more