A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Here is the address I delivered to the first session of “MUS 49 — Psychedelia and Groove: The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead,” a class I am teaching for Stanford Continuing Studies. I wanted to call this class DID IT MATTER? DOES IT NOW? The answer is “Yes, and… yes!” Please think of … Read more
I have signed on to teach a Grateful Dead class for Stanford Continuing Studies. It’ll be six Monday evenings, starting in mid-January (skipping one week in February). You can find out more, and/or sign up for the class, here: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/gratefuldead The sessions will be recorded, and students will be able to watch later. This will … Read more
Today I will play my 1000th online live show. When my gigs started getting canceled in March of 2020, I decided to start playing a live set online every day. It’s been fun, and I’ve made some decent money doing it, and it led to my opening an online store that has also served me … Read more
Joe Craven, David Gans, Lorna Kollmeyer, Jeff Hobbs, Joe Kyle, Jr and special guest Mookie Siegel – telling the story in our own voice! Sunday 4/16. Doors at 6, show at 6:30 Art House Gallery and Cultural Center 2905 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley Tickets are available here Click here to hear our new studio recording of … Read more
With certain exceptions, I am still playing a live set online every afternoon! 4-5pm PT daily: YouTube Twitter Facebook Streamstock Tip jar, CDs, signed books, t-shirts, and mugs: perfectible.net These performances are archived online. Here is a page with the setlists, and there’s a link to the video on most of the entries. And here … Read more
Joe Rut and me in my living room Friday, January 6, 2023. I heard lots of songs I had never heard before, and I was blown away! He is an amazing songwriter. Pickle and Taco (Ringo and Percy) Down to Eugene What She Had Tattooed Across Her Heart High Guy Gaslight Blues Therapy Blues The … Read more
This is from my dear friend G Brown, who runs the Colorado Music Experience. They’re planning to commemorate the Dead’s performance at Folsom Field (Boulder CO) on September 3, 1972, and they would love to hear from anybody who was there! Colorado Music Experience is looking for any anecdotes or memories from people who attended … Read more
Here is my live show from Christmas Day. Some people can’t or won’t go to FB, so I posted this for another friend and thought I’d share it here. David Gans 12/25/21 live from Oakland (Dropbox link) Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da-> Forever Young Forever The Town That Still Believes in Magic The Times, They Are A-Changin’ You’ve … Read more
We need to raise $100,000 to help Robin Sylvester deal with ongoing health issues! Click this link to read the story! You can make a contribution here.
The San Francisco Audiophile Society asked me to interview John Curl about his work on the Grateful Dead’s sound systems over the years. The conversation took place via Zoom on Saturday, April 3, 2021. SFAS posted the video here. This was actually my second interview with Curl for SFAS. The first one, on October 20, … Read more