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Week of May 12, 2014

Part 1 19:50
Grateful Dead 2/8/86 Henry J Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland CA
IT’S ALL OVER NOW
BERTHA
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT

Part 2 35:19
Grateful Dead 2/8/86 Henry J Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland CA
MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP->
FRANKLIN’S TOWER
Talk
The Jerry Garcia Collection, vol 1: Legion of Mary
THAT’S A TOUCH I LIKE
Legion of Mary, Absolute Mary
EVERY WORD YOU SAY

Jesse Winchester was a great American songwriter who moved to Canada in the ’60s to avoid the draft, began his career there, and was able to tour in the States starting 1977 after President Jimmy Carter pardoned all the draft dodgers. Winchester died on April 11 at the age of 69. His songs were adopted by lots of other performers, notably (in my experience) Emmylou Harris. His own records are terrific, especially the first one, which was produced by Robbie Robertson. Jerry Garcia also covered another Jesse Winchester song, “Biloxi,” but that one has never been released.

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

The Jerry Garcia Family, bringing you the newly redesigned jerrygarcia.com, and the return of the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes in Boston, Wallingford, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Louis in May, and Red Rocks in August. Tour dates and ticket information can be found along with lots of other interesting stuff at the new jerrygarcia.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, an iconic theater that hosted the Grateful Dead 18 times during 1970-1971 alone. Dark Star Orchestra will uphold the Grateful Dead’s spirit and concert experience with a two-night run on May 16 and May 17. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

gratefuldates.com, where the music makes the match! gratedfuldates.com is a new interactive and informative webs community where Deadheads and other jam band fans can connect for friends, dates, or soul mates. You’ll also find the latest info on tours, festivals and face value ticket exchanges.

Week of May 5, 2014

Part 1 30:40
Grateful Dead 2/8/86 Henry J Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland CA
IKO IKO
LITTLE RED ROOSTER
FENNARIO
BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE
STAGGER LEE

Part 2 25:16
Interview: Bob Matthews
The Pond (unreleased studio demo)
RUNNIN’ OUTA
Interview: Bob Matthews
Jerry Garcia, Garcia
THE WHEEL

Here is the link to Bob Matthews’ Kickstarter project for The Pond’s tour.

Jerry Garcia’s 1972 solo album, Garcia, has just been reissued on audiophile vinyl.

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

The Jerry Garcia Family, bringing you the newly redesigned jerrygarcia.com, and the return of the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes in Boston, Wallingford, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Louis in May, and Red Rocks in August. Tour dates and ticket information can be found along with lots of other interesting stuff at the new jerrygarcia.com

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, an iconic theater that hosted the Grateful Dead 18 times during 1970-1971 alone. Dark Star Orchestra will uphold the Grateful Dead’s spirit and concert experience with a two-night run on May 16 and May 17. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

gratefuldates.com, where the music makes the match! gratedfuldates.com is a new interactive and informative webs community where Deadheads and other jam band fans can connect for friends, dates, or soul mates. You’ll also find the latest info on tours, festivals and face value ticket exchanges.

The Dark Star Jubilee May 23 to 25 at Legend Valley in Central Ohio featuring 3 nights of Dark Star Orchestra plus Yonder Mountain String Band, Galactic, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Keller Williams & More Than A Little, Devil Makes Three, The Wailers, Donna the Buffalo, Toubab Krewe, The Werks and many more.

Starting on May 24, The Grateful Dead Hour will air Saturday nights at 9:00 on WSYY-FM The Mountain 94.9 in Millinocket/Lincoln, Maine

Here is the current Grateful Dead Hour station list.

Week of April 28, 2014

Part 1 33:39
Bob Weir and Ratdog 3/8/14 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee WI
MY BROTHER ESAU
SUGAREE->
DEAL

Part 2 18:54
Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol 10 (12/12/69)
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND->
HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson, Back Around
CRAZY FINGERS

Looks like Dave’s Picks vol 10 is already sold out! I bought myself a subscription to this series – quarterly releases of complete shows from the archive, plus a bonus disc each year. Check it out here.

Recordings of this and other Ratdog shows are available at the shows and online from RatdogLive.com. Bob Weir and Ratdog have announced some summer tour dates, and Bobby has some other stuff going on, too. His schedule is here.

There’s a film making the festival rounds, titled The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir. I’m going to see it at the Pacific Film Archie in Berkeley on Tuesday. Here’s a piece about it in HuffPo

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. A thriving music community, The Capitol Theatre hosts live music entertainment, comedy, and nightlife. On May 16 and 17, Dark Star Orchestra delivers the spirit and essence of Grateful Dead with dedicated attention to detail. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia¹s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

The WELL, the pioneering social network with a Deadhead community that’s been sharing stories and information since 1986. There are thousands of conversations on other topics in the WELL, too, and no ads, no data mining, and no anonymous posts – just hearts, minds, and ideas. Grateful Dead Almanac editor Gary Lambert is also a longtime member. More information at well.com/dead