A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Great piece on the Dead and the Deadheads by Nick Paumgarten in the 11/26/12 issue of The New Yorker. No two shows were the same, although many were similar. Even on good nights, they might stink it up for a stretch, and on bad ones they could suddenly catch fire—a trapdoor springs open. Then, there … Read more
On July 26, curator Howard Kramer and I did an electronic press tour of TV and radio shows from the Grateful Dead exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great fun!
Promised Land Mississippi Halfstep The Race Is On Wave That Flag Jack Straw Sugaree Mexicali Blues Box of Rain Row Jimmy Beat It on Down the Line Brown-Eyed Women El Paso China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Looks Like Rain Don’t Ease Me In Playing in the Band – Grateful Dead 3/26/73 Civic … Read more
“MrCompletely” posted this very sweet review of Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead on reddit, and I repost it here with his permission. I still think Playing in the Band is the #1 best book about the Grateful Dead, for the specific reason that it evokes a kind … Read more
Jerry Garcia 10/16/89 Brendan Byrne Arena – photo by Bob Minkin 8.5×11 giclée print, signed by the photographer. Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $100. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing bids! Proceeds go to KPFA
This is the current status of all open auctions. Please click on each line to visit the individual posts, look at the items, and place your bids! Or use this tag to call them all up at once. Auctions close on February 1. Place your bid in the comments section of the post containing the … Read more
The Attics of Our Lives: Posters and Art of the Grateful Dead Archive This 225-page book documents the special one-night-only preview exhibit of the Grateful Dead Archive held Nov. 5, 2011, at McHenry Library, UC Santa Cruz. Written by Grateful Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether, the book documents the rich history of Grateful Dead poster art … Read more
UPDATE form Steven Marcus 1/30/12: “I will also be including one of my Grateful Dead Productions Business cards, and unused ticket to one of the Europe 1990 shows, an original printing of Robert Hunters Elegy for Jerry that he recited at Jerry’s funeral (there were two printings the first one high quality paper and the … Read more
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman – photo by Jon Sievert 11×14, designed to be mounted on a 16×20 matt. Certificate of authenticity included. Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $100. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing … Read more
Bill Kreutzmann, 1985 – photo by Rosie McGee Auction begins now and ends at noon PST on Wednesday, February 1. Bidding begins at $100. Bid by posting in the comments section below, and please keep coming back to top competing bids! Proceeds go to KPFA