A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Tom Stack has donated five more copies of this rare poster for KPFA’s benefit. Were asking $100 for the poster, and Tom will pay for shipping. First five people to contact me (david@trufun.com) can have ’em. This picture was taken at Winterland Arena in San Francisco, California by the late Frank Moffett. Though originally booked … Read more
This photo of Jerry Garcia and Carlos Santana, by Michael Zagaris, is available in a limited edition for a donation of $500 to KPFA. Click here to get one (and see the other thank-you gifts, too).
Donate to KPFA online! Hosts: Tim Lynch and David Gans Streaming live: nugs.net gdradio.net kpfa.org SHAKEDOWN STREET-> PROMISED LAND THEY LOVE EACH OTHER MAMA TRIED-> MEXICALI BLUES LOSER-> LITTLE RED ROOSTER RAMBLE ON ROSE LET IT GROW – Grateful Dead 5/23/82 Greek Theater, Berkeley CA MY BROTHER ESAU – Bob Weir & Wolf Bros 2/12/21 … Read more
J.W. Harris received the book as a gift and sent these kind words (shared with his permission): “As I fully expected, I thoroughly enjoyed the read!! Moreso, however, I greatly respect and appreciate the task you set before yourselves in creating this work. As a former journalist, and now an all-too occasional freelance writer, I … Read more
Week of July 13, 2020 Part 1 33:32 Grateful Dead 9/9/91 Madison Square Garden, New York NY UNCLE JOHN’S BAND-> DRUMS-> SPACE Part 2 22:38 Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Bear’s Sonic Journals: Found in the Ozone (owsleystanleyfoundation.org) MAMA TRIED Grateful Dead 9/9/91 Madison Square Garden, New York NY THE LAST TIME-> MORNING … Read more
Photo by Ed Perlstein Producer Keith Olsen has died. Here is a partial transcript of the interview I did with him on August 9, 1977 at Sound City in Van Nuys CA, while he and Bob Weir were working on Heaven Help the Fool. [Talking about interview with San Francisco Chronicle’s Joel Selvin, which took … Read more
As of this morning, we have raised $11,104 – blasting past our goal of $10,000! Here’s the story, and you can of course still contribute! The marathon happens on Saturday, 9am-1am Pacific!
The annual KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon Saturday, February 15, 2020, 9am to 1am pacific time Hosts: Tim Lynch and David Gans Rare recordings, interviews, and a live performance by Achilles Wheel Trio Broadcast live all over northern California on KPFA (94.1 Berkeley CA, 97.5 FM Santa Cruz CA) and KFCF 88.1 Fresno CA Streaming … Read more
Last week on Tales from the Golden Road we had a caller asking about drumming – a topic about which this guitarist isn’t nearly as well-informed as I’d like. Later in the program we got a call from Dino English, one of Dark Star Orchestra‘s drummers, adding lots of useful information to the topic. And … Read more
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