Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Bob Weir at Club Front Nov 1981
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1472
Week of December 5, 2016
Part 1 37:37
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
SPACE->
THE OTHER ONE->
STELLA BLUE->
AROUND AND AROUND->
JOHNNY B GOODE
Part 2 18:56
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
KEEP YOUR DAY JOB
Chocolate Coffee Pot (Perfectible)
CASSIDY’S CAT
Hart Valley Drifters, Folk Time (Round Records)
PIG IN A PEN
Folk Time is a 1962 recording of a band that included Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, David Nelson, and two musicians who did not go on to the same level of fame that those three attained. It’s a wonderful document. Jerry was 20! Hunter was the bass player in this ensemble. His greatest fame has been as the lyricist of the Grateful Dead (and for Nelson, Jim Lauderdale, Little Feat, and other collaborators). Nelson, of course, went on to lead the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the David Nelson Band.
Chocolate Coffee Pot is a new CD of studio improvisations. Ratdog bassist Robin Sylvester is the hand-down MVP of these sessions, which also included Jim Brighton and me (David Gans) on guitar, Neil Hampton on drums, Jeff Hobbs on violin and sax (though not on this week’s selection), and Jordan Feinstein on keyboards. “Cassidy’s Cat” is a fantasia on Grateful Dead melodies and grooves; all the other selections on the record were created spontaneously in the studio by the musicians.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Love Some Tea – grown and harvested naturally in Northern Thailand by the Hmong Hilltribe people. These plantation-free teas are flavored by hand, with all natural ingredients. Love Some Tea is sustainable hand-grown tea, and all the founders are Deadheads.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. After already crushing a sold-out show at The Cap this year, Vermont’s Twiddle returns for a two-night run, December 16 and December 17. On New Year’s Eve, one of the most exciting bands on the scene, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, will ring in 2017 at The Cap. Events, Information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.
ConcertMats.com will turn your favorite ticket stub or memorabilia into a door mat, coffee mug, blanket, and more. Something for live music fans to think about for the gift-giving season!
The new documentary Orange Sunshine, the untold story of The Brotherhood of Eternal Love – who once were the largest distributor of psychedelics in the world. Orange Sunshine is available on iTunes and other digital platforms. Trailer and more information at orangesunshinemovie.com
New “single”: “Pancho and Lefty”
I took delivery of my new acoustic guitar by Mario DeSio a few days ago. I brought it into the studio this week, with Jeff Hobbs on cello and Joe Kyle, Jr on bass, to record one of my all-time favorite songs: Townes Van Zandt‘s “Pancho and Lefty.” We did a nice jam at the end, too.
I posted it on Bandcamp as a “pay what you want” item. You can have it for free, or you can contribute any dollar amount you like. I spent $700 on the recording (paying the musicians and the studio), and I would like to recover that amount if possible. All proceeds will be invested in more recording! I think of this as the first track of a “covers” project I hope to call David Gans Murders the Classics.
Thank you for listening, and please share the link!
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1471
Week of November 28, 2016
Part 1 23:37
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
HELL IN A BUCKET->
SHIP OF FOOLS
Talk
Holly Bowling, Better Left Unsung (RPF)
CASSIDY
Part 2 32:23
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
FAR FROM ME->
HE’S GONE->
JAM (without Jerry)->
DRUMS
I am really impressed with Holly Bowling‘s double CD of Grateful Dead songs! I will be featuring more of it in the weeks to come.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Love Some Tea – grown and harvested naturally in Northern Thailand by the Hmong Hilltribe people. These plantation-free teas are flavored by hand, with all natural ingredients. Love Some Tea is sustainable hand-grown tea, and all the founders are Deadheads.
ConcertMats.com will turn your favorite ticket stub or memorabilia into a door mat, coffee mug, blanket, and more. Something for live music fans to think about for the gift-giving season.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. ’Tis the season to ring in the holidays on Saturday, December 3 with moe. at The Capitol Theatre for the Famoe.ly Holiday Concert. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.
The new documentary Orange Sunshine, the untold story of The Brotherhood of Eternal Love – who once were the largest distributor of psychedelics in the world. Orange Sunshine is available on iTunes and other digital platforms. Trailer and more information at orangesunshinemovie.com
Jarnow on Chocolate Coffee Pot
Chocolate Coffee Pot: “New conversations starting in the dialect of the Grateful Dead and proceeding into something like the secret language of twins, or in this case perhaps quadruplets.” – Jesse Jarnow, WFMU DJ and author of Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America
