Grateful Dead Hour

Week of December 29, 2008 Part 1 31:17 Grateful Dead 6/22/74 Miami Jai-Alai CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER ME AND MY UNCLE SHIP OF FOOLS EL PASO Part 2 24:38 Ratdog 11/5/08 Warner Theater, Washington DC JAM-> DANCIN’ IN THE STREETS-> SHAKEDOWN STREET Ratdog’s live shows are available at their gigs (sign up … Read more

One of our guests on Tales from the Godlen Road today was Karen Hicks (krh on DeadNet Central), who was one of the people reponsible (along with her husband, Marc Francis, and Marc’s brother Scott) for the “XXX days since last SF Dark Star” that hung from the balcony at Winterland for several years. Thanks … Read more

Week of December 22, 2008 Part 1 28:15 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 2 no 1: MSG September 90 PICASSO MOON PLAYING IN THE BAND-> SHIP OF FOOLS-> PLAYING IN THE BAND Part 2 27:40 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 2 no 1: MSG September 90 UNCLE JOHN’S BAND (REPRISE)-> LET IT GROW-> JAM This … Read more

Zac Matthews, ace mandolin (etc) player who recently left Hot Buttered Rum, will join me for some free-form improvisation (and probably some actual songs, too) on Saturday, December 27 at the Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Avenue (at 65th Street) in Oakland. Showtime is 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Admission is free, but you have to buy … Read more

Just a quick shout-out to Terrapin Station in Buffalo NY to thank them for sponsoring the Grateful Dead Hour on WGRF. We’ve been on the air together for twenty years! Terrapin Station 1172 Hertel Avenue Buffalo NY 14216-2704 716-874-6677

Week of December 15, 2008 Part 1 20:03 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 2 no 1: MSG September 90 MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP TO LAY ME DOWN Part 2 36:22 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 2 no 1: MSG September 90 DARK STAR-> THROWING STONES-> TOUCH OF GREY The Grateful Dead played six shows at Madison Square … Read more