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Week of September 25, 2017 Part 1 28:20 Dead & Company 6/1/17 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA TERRAPIN STATION-> DARK STAR Bob Dylan, World Gone Wrong (Columbia) STACK A LEE Part 2 27:27 Grateful Dead 8/15/71 Berkeley Community Theater BIG RAILROAD BLUES PLAYING IN THE BAND MR. CHARLIE CUMBERLAND BLUES SUGAREE Starting in on the complete unreleased soundboard recording of August 15, 1971, Grateful Dead at the Berkeley Community Theater. The BCT is a 3500-seat sit-down theater, not an arena nor s ballroom with a dance floor. That made me happy at the time because I wanted to sit attentively and watch the musicians. But there was plenty of dancing in the aisles! This is a very powerful Grateful Dead here, the original five guys – Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan. Pigpen was still delivering strong vocal performances, but he wasn’t really adding much on the keyboards. This show takes place a couple of months before Keith Godchaux joins the band on piano, and you can sorta feel the niche opening up for a new voice in the songs and in the jams. We’ll talk more about the music over the next few weeks. This first segment is all short songs, with the somewhat unusual choice of “Big Railroad Blues” to open. It’s 8/15/71. Enjoy!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour November 12 through December 8. Complete details and ticketing at www.deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead and Company, on tour from November 12 through December 8. The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Umphrey’s McGee return to The Cap for 2 nights, October 20th and 21st. It’ll be a psychedelic sea of mesmerizing light shows and shredding guitars. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

We knew this was coming. The new owners are taking over at WNKU, and all their current programming – including the GD Hour – will cease after this week.

Damn.

Cincinnati-area listeners, is there another radio station that might be interested?

You still have Ramblin’ Rob’s Greatest Story Ever Told, Thursdays 8-10pm on WAIF 88.3

Current station list is here.

Week of September 18, 2017

Part 1 25:08
Panel discussion 6/10/17 at Folsom Field, Boulder CO
Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart interviewed by G Brown
Gregg Allman, Southern Blood (Rounder)
BLACK MUDDY RIVER

Part 2 30:37
Grateful Dead 7/25/72 Paramount Theater, Portland OR
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
SING ME BACK HOME
NOT FADE AWAY->
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD->
NOT FADE AWAY

The June 10 panel discussion was the unveiling of an exhibit on the Grateful Dead in Colorado, now permanently installed at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame, located in the trading post at Red Rocks in Morrison CO. Take a look the next time you’re up there!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Umphrey’s McGee returns to The Cap for 2 nights on October 20th and 21st. Psychedelic light shows and shredding guitar solos will be in full effect. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Dead & Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour November 12 through December 8. Complete details and ticketing at deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead & Company, on tour from November 12 through December 8.

Week of September 11, 2017

Part 1 12:54
Dead & Company 5/27/17 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas NV
JACK STRAW

Part 2 42:39
Grateful Dead 7/25/72 Paramount Theater, Portland OR
THE OTHER ONE->
BASS SOLO->
THE OTHER ONE->
WHARF RAT

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Acclaimed alt-country rockers Drive-By Truckers will get rowdy at The Cap on Friday, October 6. Strand of Oaks opens with a special brand of indie Americana. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.