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Week of November 21, 2016

Part 1 20:37
Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 20 (12/9/81)
US BLUES
(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION
Wake the Dead, Deal
DARK STAR->
MAIDS OF MICHELSTOWN->
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING

Part 2 35:36
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
ME AND MY UNCLE->
MEXICALI BLUES
DUPREE’S DIAMOND BLUES
CASSIDY
WEST LA FADEAWAY
MIGHT AS WELL

Wake the Dead is a northern California band that’s closing in on two decades of charming Celtic-flavored interpretations of Grateful Dead and other favorites. Deal is their fourth album.

The new Dave’s Picks may already be sold out. Now is the time to sign up for the 2017 subscription, which will get you four complete concerts plus a bonus disc.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

St Martin’s Press, announcing the publication of Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III by the renowned oral historian Robert Greenfield. Bear, by Robert Greenfield, available in bookstores everywhere.

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 – concertmats.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Twiddle returns to The Cap, with RAQ on December 16 and with Madaila on December 17. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

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.

Week of November 14, 2016

Part 1 24:20
Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 20 (12/9/81)
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER->
I KNOW YOU RIDER
Bob Weir 10/16/16 Capitol Theater, Port Chester NY
GONESVILLE
Hart Valley Drifters, Folk Time
SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Part 2 31:12
Grateful Dead 4/16/84 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester NY
SHAKEDOWN STREET
LITTLE RED ROOSTER
FENNARIO

The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by:

St Martin’s Press, announcing the November 15 publication of Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III by the renowned oral historian Robert Greenfield. Bear, by Robert Greenfield, available November 15 in bookstores everywhere.


The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. On Wednesday, November 23, The Complete Last Waltz takes The Cap stage in honor of the 40th anniversary of The Band’s amazing event, with members of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Ween, Guster, and many more. On November 25 and 27, Ween brings psychedelic rock madness to The Cap. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

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.

Week of November 7, 2016

Part 1 31:24
Dead and Company 6/21/16 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs NY
HERE COMES SUNSHINE
Dead and Company 6/25/16 Citi Field, New York NY
ALTHEA
Dead and Company 7/29/16 Toyota Amphitheater, Wheatland CA
EASY WIND

Part 2 23:23
Dead and Company 7/22/16 Moda Center, Portland OR
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER
Dead and Company 7/10/16 Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy WI
RIPPLE

This week’s program features some highlights from the summer tour of Dead and Company, selected by Brad Serling. Brad founded nugs.net in 1997, and over these last 19 years it has evolved into the leading source for official live music from some of the largest touring artists in the world, including Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and of course Dead ad Company and other Dead-related musical enterprises. nugs.net offers downloads, CDs, webcasts, and subscription streaming services. Brad Serling hosts a weekly radio show on SiriusXM Jam On featuring fresh items from the nugs.net catalog. The company also meets our couch-touring needs with regular webcasts on nugs.tv. AND, Brad plays an hour of great recent concert video in a show called  “nugs.net Live Stash” Sundays at 9 on MTV Live.

All the shows from the Dead & Company summer 2016 tour are available in various formats from livedead.co

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Saturday, November 19, The Cap presents a night of psychedelic rock with Chris Robinson Brotherhood. The band released their 4th studio album in July, Any Way You Love, We Know How You Feel. Events, Information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

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.

Wake the Dead, the Bay Area band announcing the release of their fourth CD of Celtic reimaginings of songs of the Grateful Dead and the Summer of Love. Deal by Wake the Dead is available from CDBaby and from www.wakethedead.org