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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1350

Week of August 4, 2014 Part 1 41:41 Grateful Dead 9/30/80 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco SPACE-> THE OTHER ONE-> BLACK PETER-> GOOD LOVIN’ ~ BROKEDOWN PALACE Part 2 13:51 Bruce Hornsby 11/6/98 Yoshi’s, Oakland CA TENNESSEE JED w/ Phil Lesh and Steve Kimock The fan site bruuuce.com has posted a collection of Hornsby’s GD covers. You can download the package for free but they’re asking that you make a donation to one of a selection of charities.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, a venue whose stage has been graced by everyone from Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, and Bob Dylan. Keeping the spirit of Grateful Dead alive! Garcia’s, the venue’s nightclub, hosts DeadCenter every Wednesday in August featuring Splintered Sunlight on August 6, Matt Turk & Friends on August 13, Half Step on August 20, and Dead On The Tracks on August 27. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1349

Week of July 28, 2014

Part 1 37:37
Grateful Dead 9/30/80 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
HE’S GONE->
ESTIMATED PROPHET->
DRUMS->
SPACE

Part 2 17:42
Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive vol. 4 (3/22/78)
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE
Butler-Bernstein and the Hot 9, Viper’s Drag
SOME IKO

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour cones this week from:

importrantrecords.com, announcing the release of Grey Folded, John Oswald’s plunderphonic masterpiece derived from hundreds of Grateful Dead performances of “Dark Star.” The triple-fold package includes Rob Bowman’s extensive liner notes with comments by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Robert Hunter. Gray Folded, encompassing 25 years of “Dark Star,” now available in audiophile vinyl from importrantrecords.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, an iconic venue that hosted Grateful Dead 18 times in 1970 and 1971. This year, legendary Irish rock band Black 47 launches their final year of touring; you can catch them on July 31 at Garcia’s, the venue’s nightclub, which features live music six nights a week. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1348

Week of July 21, 2014

Part 1 28:05
Grateful Dead, Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings (5/7/72)
DARK STAR
Grateful Dead/John Oswald, Gray Folded
TRANSITIVE AXIS (Radio Edit)

Part 2 27:36
Grateful Dead 9/30/80 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER->
FRANKLIN’S TOWER
SAMSON AND DELILAH

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

importrantrecords.com, announcing the release of Gray Folded, John Oswald’s plunderphonic masterpiece derived from hundreds of Grateful Dead performances of “Dark Star.” The triple-fold package includes Rob Bowman’s extensive liner notes with comments by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Robert Hunter. Gray Folded, encompassing 25 years of Dark Star, now available in audiophile vinyl from importrantrecords.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, a legendary theater that hosted almost every classic rock ‘n’ roll act in the late sixties and early seventies. Heavy-hitting alt-country rock bands Lucero and J. Roddy Walston & The Business perform on Friday, July 25. Live music is featured six nights a week at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

DG at Holleb Acres 7/3/14

Soundboard recording of my performance at Holleb Acres, a family compound near Racine WI, July 3, 2014.

Life Is a Jam->
Norwegian Wood
Stagger Lee
Stinky Stella’s Blues->
They Love Each Other->
Therapy Blues
Lazy River Road
Down to Eugene
Loser
In My Life
Quarter to Five (for Tina Loney)
Cassidy’s Cat
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Dawn’s Early Light->
Thunder Road->
Things We Said Today->
Save Us from the Saved->
Terrapin->
River and Drown->
Me and Bobby McGee
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Stella Blue
Keep Your Day Job
Brokedown Palace
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Sweet Baby James (with help from Howard Fisher)
Travelin’ Man
Ripple