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 March 11, 2013 Part 1 18:52 Grateful Dead 9/11/73 William and Mary Hall, Williamsburg VA WEATHER REPORT SUITE w/ Martin Fierro Part 2 37:20 Grateful Dead 9/11/73 William and Mary Hall, Williamsburg VA DARK STAR-> MORNING DEW The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by The Jerry Garcia Family … Read more
Week of March 4, 2013 Part 1 20:14 Mickey Hart Band JERSEY SHORE Talk Keller Williams, Keys (Rex Foundation benefit) ALTHEA Bob Weir, Ace LOOKS LIKE RAIN Part 2 35:25 Grateful Dead, City Hall, Newcastle, England, 4/11/72 THE OTHER ONE-> COMES A TIME Just a reminder that the individual shows from the Europe ’72 tour … Read more
Tonight will be the last airing of the Grateful Dead hour on KVSF-FM in Santa Fe NM. Beginning Thursday night March 7th, it will be heard on KBAC-FM 98.1 Thursdays from 10 pm to 11 pm. The updated station list is posted here.
Week of February 25, 2013 Part 1 17:13 Grateful Dead 2/8/70 Fillmore West, San Francisco ST STEPHEN-> NOT FADE AWAY-> ST STEPHEN Part 2 37:40 Grateful Dead 2/8/70 Fillmore West, San Francisco LOVELIGHT Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from the Wanee Music Festival, April 18-20 at the Spirit of the Suwanee … Read more
Week of February 18, 2013 Part 1 20:34 Bob Weir 12/15/12 Eureka CA FRIEND OF THE DEVIL with Jackie Greene BLACK THROATED WIND MONEY FOR GASOLINE Part 2 34:37 Grateful Dead 9/29/93 Boston Garden WAY TO GO HOME TERRAPIN-> JAM OUT OF TERRAPIN
Here’s another of a series of preview pieces for tomorrow’s KPFA marathon: More info Here. Saturda 2/23/13, 9am to 1 am PT, broadcast on KPFA 94.1 in northern California and KFCF 88/1 in Fresno, and webcast via gdradio, nugs.net, and kpfa.org
We’re pitching media all over the place to promote Saturday’s KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon. Jon Brooks at KQED had an interesting angle: he asked me to list “five Grateful Dead songs you should know.” I was, of course, happy to oblige.
Really nice interview with Dave Papuga on Grateful Web. Intended to promote the February 23 KPFA marathon, but we talked about a lot of stuff.
Week of February 11, 2013 Part 1 44:14 Grateful Dead 12/11/92 Oakland Coliseum Arena IKO IKO LOOKS LIKE RAIN EYES OF THE WORLD CORRINA Part 2 10:49 Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 6 (2/2/70) GOOD LOVIN’ LOVELIGHT-> NOT FADE AWAY-> LOVELIGHT
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