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Week of June 13, 2016

Part 1 30:23
Dead & Company 5/23/16 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
ST. STEPHEN
HELL IN A BUCKET
COLD RAIN AND SNOW

Part 2 25:14
Dead & Company 5/23/16 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
LOOSE LUCY w/ Sammy Hagar
QUEEN JANE, APPROXIMATELY
BROWN-EYED WOMEN

I was there at the Fillmore for this show and I loved it! I am really impressed with John Mayer’s guitar playing and his grasp of how this music works. And he is inspiring great energy in his bandmates! Bassist Oteil Burbridge is a wonder, and Jeff Chimenti is his usual awesome, understated self on the keys.

They’re on the road right now! Tour dates and more info here.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Be Kind Gathering, July 21st through 24th at Terrapin Hill Farm in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Keller Williams, John Kadlecik Band, Rumpke Mountain Boys, David Gans, and many more. Information and tickets at bekindgathering.com

Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from coast to coast June 10 through July 30. Complete details and ticketing at www.deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead and Company, on tour starting June 10th.

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, celebrating the music of Frank Zappa at The Cap on Friday, July 8 with Dweezil Zappa Plays Frank Zappa. The music of Frank Zappa deserves a grand celebration, and The Cap plans on having one. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Week of June 6, 2016

Part 1 30:06
Grateful Dead, American Beauty (Rhino)
BOX OF RAIN
Talk
David Nelson Band 5/11/16 The Acoustic, Bridgeport CT
WHERE I COME FROM->
IMPRESSIONISTS TWO-STEP

Part 2 25:45
David Nelson Band 5/11/16 The Acoustic, Bridgeport CT
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL->
RAG MAMA RAG

“Box of Rain” is, of course, the opening track on the Grateful Dead’s classic 1970 album American Beauty. The electric guitar was not played by Jerry Garcia; that’s David Nelson, one of Jerry’s oldest friends and musical buds. They played folk and bluegrass together in the early 60s, took their first acid trip together, and collaborated professionally in the New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band. Nelson is still touring with the New Riders, and he also has a great ensemble called the David Nelson Band that doesn’t play nearly often enough for my taste.

This week’s show features highlights from the Nelson Band’s show in Bridgeport, Connecticut on May 11 of this year, starting with an amazing song that Nelson wrote with the Grateful Dead’s lyricist, Robert Hunter, followed by “The Impressionists Two-Step,” by Pop Wagner.

Enjoy!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Jerry Garcia Family, presenting the return of the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes this summer. Tour stops include Tanglewood, Red Rocks, Central Park & more. And announcing the next installment in the GarciaLive Series, coming June 24 on Round Records: GarciaLive Volume Six is Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, recorded July 5th, 1973. Complete tour dates and archival release info at JerryGarcia.com

Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from coast to coast June 10 through July 30. Complete details and ticketing at www.deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead and Company, on tour starting June 10th.

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. From the weird and wonderful imaginations of Sean Lennon and Les Claypool comes The Claypool Lennon Delirium, making their way to The Cap on Saturday, June 18. Their glorious freak stew of music is some of the most psychedelic new music of today. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Week of May 30, 2016

Part 1 12:30
Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, GarciaLive vol 6 (Round)
AFTER MIDNIGHT (7/5/73)

Part 2 42:24
Billy and the Kids w/ Eric Krasno 4/15/16 Wanee Festival, Live Oak FL
CASSIDY->
PLAYING IN THE BAND
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND
DEAL w/ Warren Haynes

“After Midnight” was written by JJ Cale and probably most famously recorded by Eric Clapton. But Jerry Garcia loved the song, too, and played it with various editions of his band between 1971 and 1983. This one is from GarciaLive volume 6, the new release from Round Records. It’s Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, with John Kahn on bass and Bill Vitt on drums, recorded July 5, 1973 at the Lion’s Share in San Anselmo, California. Listeners who started hearing Jerry and the Dead in the ’80s or ’90s might be surprised at the tiny venues these guys played back in the day, but that’s how it was here in the San Francisco area. GarciaLive volume 6 will be released on June 24, but you can preorder now at jerrygarcia.com.

Billy and the Kids is a very cool project featuring the Grateful Dead’s original drummer, Bill Kreutzmann, with Reed Mathis on bass, Aron Magner on keyboards, and Tom Hamilton on guitar. They performed at the Wanee Festival in Florida on April 15, with some help from Eric Krasno on guitar and a very special guest on the last song.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. On Saturday, June 11, The Fab Faux will capture the essence of the Beatles at The Cap. That’s the Fab Faux, Saturday 6/11 at the Cap. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from coast to coast June 10 through July 30. Complete details and ticketing at deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead and Company, on tour starting June 10th.

Week of May 23, 2016

Part 1 29:22
Interview with Peter Simon 1975
Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, GarciaLive volume 6
I SECOND THAT EMOTION (7/5/73)

Part 2 25:49
Interview: Peter Simon part 1
Talk
Interview: Peter Simon part 2
Miguel DeBraganza (unreleased)
SO MANY ROADS
Interview: Peter Simon part 3

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Jerry Garcia Family, presenting the return of the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes this summer. Tour stops include Tanglewood, Red Rocks, Central Park & more. And announcing the next installment in the GarciaLive Series, coming June 24 on Round Records: GarciaLive Volume Six is Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, recorded July 5th, 1973 . Complete tour dates and archival release info at JerryGarcia.com

Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from coast to coast June 10 through July 30. Complete details and ticketing at
www.deadandcompany.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. On Saturday, June 4, banjo master Bela Fleck reunites with the original Flecktones to showcase mind-blowing musical virtuosity. This is a rare opportunity to experience these great players together on stage. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.