A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Playlist, program notes, and discussion of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Week of December 23, 2019 Part 1 8:49 Grateful Dead, Saint of Circumstance (Rhino) WALKIN’ BLUES Part 2 46:13 Grateful Dead 7/3/84 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO DRUMS-> SPACE-> THE WHEEL-> THROWING STONES-> NOT FADE AWAY ~ KEEP YOUR DAY JOB Yeah, I know: two consecutive shows with “Keep Your Day Job” as the encore. … Read more
Week of December 16, 2019 Part 1 42:07 Grateful Dead 7/3/84 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO SCARLET BEGONIAS-> TOUCH OF GREY-> FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN JAM-> DON’T NEED LOVE Part 2 13:39 Dead and Company 11/6/19 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: The … Read more
Week of December 9, 2019 Part 1 34:15 Grateful Dead 7/3/84 Starlight Theatre, Kansas City MO MY BROTHER ESAU LOSER LOOKS LIKE RAIN DEAL Part 2 21:24 Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive vol. 11 (Round Records) CATS UNDER THE STARS Grateful Dead, Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings (Rhino) ROW JIMMY (11/9/73) Support for the Grateful Dead … Read more
Week of December 2, 2019 Part 1 30:38 Grateful Dead 7/3/84 Starlight Theater, Kansas City MO ALABAMA GETAWAY-> PROMISED LAND CANDYMAN CASSIDY WEST LA FADEAWAY Part 2 25:57 Interview: Robert Hunter and David Gans 11/15/77 The “meaning” of “GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD” Bob Weir, Ace (Rhino) GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD Grateful Dead, Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: … Read more
Just got a note that KBCS Bellevue (Seattle) WA is dropping the GD Hour. The program director said, “This is a strategic decision. The station’s long-term focus is on developing locally created music content. The Grateful Dead Hour was the sole remaining syndicated show on our schedule. Although it is a very high quality program, … Read more
Week of November 25, 2019 Part 1 33:17 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City SPACE-> I NEED A MIRACLE-> CHINA DOLL-> AROUND AND AROUND-> GOOD LOVIN‘ Part 2 22:17 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City KEEP YOUR DAY JOB Fragile Thunder 10/1/19 Club Fox, Redwood City CA DAYS BETWEEN Jerry Garcia Band, Cats … Read more
Week of November 18, 2019 Part 1 26:38 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City PLAYING IN THE BAND-> DRUMS Part 2 29:22 Grateful Dead, Saint of Circumstance (Rhino) EYES OF THE WORLD New Riders of the Purple Sage, Where I Come From (Woodstock Records) WHERE I COME FROM Jerry Garcia Band, After Midnight: Keen … Read more
A note about the 9/2/85 show that is currently airing on the GD Hour: Many of the recordings from that era are plagued with “bass farts” – little pops that happened when Phil hit a volume peak. I used NoNoise™’s manual declicking scheme to remove a few hundred of them from the recording – and … Read more
Week of November 11, 2019 Part 1 24:59 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City MINGLEWOOD RAMBLE ON ROSE HELL IN A BUCKET Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Ryko) DRY DUSTY ROAD Part 2 30:03 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER-> MAN SMART, WOMAN … Read more
Week of November 4, 2019 Part 1 37:14 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City BERTHA-> GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD WEST LA FADEAWAY MAMA TRIED-> ME AND MY UNCLE STAGGER LEE-> IKO IKO Part 2 18:06 Grateful Dead, Ready or Not (Rhino) LAZY RIVER ROAD Grateful Dead, Saint of Circumstance (Rhino) SHIP OF FOOLS This … Read more