Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1358
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, a iconic venue that hosted Grateful Dead 18 times in 1970 and ’71. Phil Lesh & Friends keep the spirit of Grateful Dead alive when the band plays five consecutive weekends at The Cap starting October 31. Live music is featured six nights a week at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1357
Week of September 22, 2014
Part 1 25:54
Jerry Garcia Band, Let It Rock
EDWARD, THE MAD SHIRT GRINDER
Interview: Bob Weir and Phil Lesh
Part 2 29:39
Grateful Dead, Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings (4/26/72)
TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT->
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN’ BAD
The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by:
Bohemian Ghosts, Dewey Paul Moffitt’s rollicking psychedelic memoir of a musician and promoter who began his career working for Bill Graham. Candid stories of your favorite jam bands from the Dead to the Allman Brothers, Blues Traveler, Widespread Panic and more. Bohemian Ghosts, available from Amazon and at bohemianbook.com.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, a venue that hosted Grateful Dead 18 times in 1970 and 71. Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle hit The Cap stage on September 26.? On September 27, The Cap goes retro with Turn Back The Cap: 1990s featuring The Bayside Tigers and special guests Mr. Belding from “Saved By The Bell,” Freedom Williams of C+C Music Factory, and DJ Suga Ray. Live music is featured six nights a week at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.
The Known Unknown: recording of 9/18/14
Our improv experiment has been evolving nicely, and this week we played our first gig under the band name The Known Unknown.
The complete show is on SoundCloud, in four segments: The Known Unknown 9/18/14 Monkey House, Berkeley CA
Phil Savell: guitar and vocals
David Gans: guitar
Zach Partain: bass
Tyler Watson: percussion
Bob Bralove: keyboard and vocals
Joe Balestreri opened the show with a solo set and sat in on acoustic guitar on a couple of the jams
Ira Marlowe joined us for two songs
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1356
Week of September 15, 2014
Part 1 31:50
Grateful Dead, So Many Roads (1965-1995)
DAYS BETWEEN
Rev Gary Davis, from The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead
SAMSON AND DELILAH
Grateful Dead, Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings (4/21/72)
MR CHARLIE
PLAYING IN THE BAND
Part 2 23:37
Disco Biscuits 7/31/14 9:30 Club, Washington DC
with Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart
EYES OF THE WORLD->
SPACE
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Live music is featured six nights a week at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. The Lawn Boys pay tribute to Phish September 10 and 17. Garcia’s DeadCenter regulars, Grateful Bro, perform an after-show set following Steely Dan on September 19 at The Capitol Theatre. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.?
And from Bohemian Ghosts, Dewey Paul Moffitt’s rollicking psychedelic memoir of a musician and promoter who began his career working for Bill Graham. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, celebrity, Rainbow Gatherings, biker gangs, hitchhiking, UFO sightings, festivals, and, finally, true love. Bohemian Ghosts, available from Amazon and at bohemianbook.com.
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1355
Week of September 8, 2014
Part 1 34:36
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead 8/1/14 Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT
ST STEPHEN->
THE ELEVEN->
CASEY JONES->
DEAL
Part 2 20:45
Grateful Dead, Spring 1990 (The Other One) (3/14/90)
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER
Grateful Dead 12/27/89 Oakland Coliseum Arena
JOHNNY B. GOODE
BLACK MUDDY RIVER
The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by:
Bohemian Ghosts, Dewey Paul Moffitt’s rollicking psychedelic memoir of a musician and promoter who began his career working for Bill Graham. Candid stories of your favorite jam bands from the Dead to the Allman Brothers, Blues Traveler, Widespread Panic and more. Bohemian Ghosts, available from Amazon and at bohemianbook.com.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Live music is featured six nights a week at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s, a tribute to the late Jerry Garcia. The Lawn Boys honor Phish by playing two nights on September 10 and 17. Celebrate keyboardist Steve Molitz’s birthday with jamtronica forefathers Particle on September 12. Grateful Dead cover band Crimson Rose holds their reunion show on September 13. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.