Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
SF Chronicle review of TIAADWD
If form should occasionally follow function, you could hardly ask for a more ideal configuration for a retelling of the Grateful Dead’s story than an oral history, which is, after all, the jam band of biographical formats. (With apologies to any fans who find the J-word patronizing.) It’s a veritable “Dark Star” about a group of … well, at least occasionally dark stars. “This Is All a Dream” does not shrink from the nightmare side of the band, concentrated in the early ’90s, culminating in a “tour from hell” that shortly preceded Jerry Garcia’s death. But what stands out is how long the better part of the dream effectively lasted, with 25 good years out of a three-decade existence being a not-bad run of luck for a group that was officially rudderless.Please read the whole review here!
“It’s a Hand-Me-Down” online sources
David Gans: It’s a Hand-Me-Down (2015) PERF-14
An album of “solo electric” interpretations of songs by the Grateful Dead.
Available on Festivalink, Bandcamp, CDBaby, iTunes, etc. CDs also available by mail.
Tracks: Stagger Lee, Lazy River Road, Ship of Fools-> Loser, Looks Like Rain, Wharf Rat, Stella Blue, Black Peter-> New Speedway Boogie, Deal, Terrapin Station, Attics of My Life, Brokedown Palace
BROADCASTERS: “FCC-Clean” edit of “Wharf Rat” here
“Wharf Rat” for broadcasters
We mixed a version of “Wharf Rat” without the “f-word,” for radio programmers who would like to play the song.
You can download it here. And if you’re a radio broadcaster who would like to hear the rest of It’s a Hand-Me-Down, drop me a note and I’ll hook you up.
“It’s a Hand-Me-Down” on Bandcamp
It’s a Hand-Me-Down is now available for download via Bandcamp.
“It’s a Hand-Me-Down” on Festivalink
My new CD of Grateful Dead songs, It’s a Hand-Me-Down, is now available in MP3 and FLAC from FESTIVALINK.
