A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Here’s a permanent archive of the 9/9/15 Dead to the World program with Starfinder Stanley, John Meyer, Ron Wickersham, et al. It’s all about the amazing genius of Owsley Stanley. The Foundation is looking for donations to preserve the the archive of Bear’s sonic journals.” You can help!
My Kickstarter campaign for It’s a Hand-Me-Down has met its goal! It’s a Hand-Me-Down is a studio CD of my “solo electric” interpretations of Grateful Dead songs. Set for release on November 24, right after my book (with Blair Jackson) This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead is … Read more
Proposed cover design by Harry Choron I have launched a Kickstarter campaign to complete and release It’s a Hand-Me-Down, a studio CD of my “solo electric” interpretations of Grateful Dead songs. Sample tracks: Wharf Rat Deal The campaign will be active until September 19. There are various levels of participation (starting at $5) with various … Read more
We had a great time saluting One from the Vault at the original venue on the 40th anniversary of the show! Here is a link to the video archive on moonalice.com Here is a link to a “matrix” (audience and soundboard mix) recording by Michael Zelner Here is a link to the torrent version of … Read more
Here is a link to the video archive of the amazing salute to One from the Vault that we did at the Great American Music Hall on August 13, the 40th anniversary of the original Grateful Dead performance. House band: Mark Karan, guitar and vocals James Nash, guitar and vocals David Gans, guitar and Vocals … Read more
The backdrop from the 1975 show will be in the house in 2015! August 13 2015/1975: A celebration of 40 years since the Grateful Dead’s legendary “One From The Vault” performance @ GAMH This special evening features Mark Karan, Robin Sylvester, James Nash, Neil Hampton, David Gans, Totally Dead (Will McCosker – drums, Dave Gantenbein … Read more
Interview by Sarah Borque: Tales From David Gans: Profiling The Musician And Grateful Dead Expert “Figure out who you are. Be that self to the max. Trust your instincts. Be kind to people. Don’t expect people to be kind to you, but be kind to people anyway. Do your best work as often as you … Read more
Ralph Milite posted this clip of Garrin Benfield and me playing together at the end of our joint show at Brook Falls Farm in Stillwater NJ on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 And here’s another song from our encore.
I took “Be Like Earl” on the road and changed it enough that I decided to re-record it. Here’s a link to the new version. I have spent $425 on the two recordings. The BandCamp track is free to listen to, with a “pay what you want” (including $0) option for downloading. So if you … Read more
My second visit to Holleb Acres in Racine, Wisconsin, performing for a great group of Hollebs and their friends! Here’s a link to the soundboard recording, posted by my friend Connor Holleb, who brought me into his family circle. Dawn’s Early Light-> Thunder Road Deal Pancho and Lefty Ripple-> Ship of Fools-> In another World … Read more