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Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.

Free-form in Berkeley tonight; S3B heads east; “Desert Wind” CD release

TONIGHT! Friday, April 25, 7:30pm: Free-Form Fridays! Pure (more or less) improv with DG and Phil Savell on guitar, Zach Partain on bass, and Neil Hampton on percussion. Garrin Benfield opens and joins the jam. $10-20 sliding scale. Monkey House Theater, 1628 University Avenue, Berkeley. Reservations strongly recommended! reservations@monkeyhousetheater.com And then I head east for a couple of firsts: A solo gig in Dallas (my first Texas date!), and the first eastern tour by the Sycamore Slough String Band. Friday, May 2, 9:30 pm: Poor David’s Pub, 1313 South Lamar Street, Dallas TX. Benefit for KNON. Doors open at 8. Advance tickets: knon.org/events/david-gans-poor-davids-pub Sunday, May 4: Sycamore Slough String Band at the Third Annual Spring Pickin’ Bluegrass Festival, Blain PA Monday, May 5: House concert with DG and David Thom, Ellwood City PA (north of Pittsburgh). Potluck at 6, music 7-10pm. $10-20 sliding scale. Email me for info/reservations. Tuesday, May 6: House concert with DG and David Thom, Hopwood PA (south of Pittsburgh). Potluck at 6, music at 7. Email me for info/reservations. $10-20 sliding scale Wednesday, May 7: House concert with the Sycamore Slough String Band. Lansdowne PA. Potluck at 6, music at 7. Email me for info/reservations. Thursday, May 8: Sycamore Slough String Band with Matt Turk and Friends at Garcia’s at the Capitol, Port Chester NY. Details and ticket info TBA. Friday, May 9: Sycamore Slough String Band at Franklin’s Tower, Albany NY Saturday, May 10, 7:30pm: The Folk Project Special Concerts presents Sycamore Slough String Band plus Dave Kleiner and Liz Pagan. Morristown Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. More info and advance tickets: https://www.folkproject.org/sp_events/sp_event.php?id=20140510 Sunday, May 11, 7:30 pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, 1110 N 3rd St, Harrisburg PA I’ll save the rest of the gig listing for a future message, because I want to tell you about a new(ish) CD: DAVID GANS AND ERIC RAWLINS: DESERT WIND, ROLLIN’ RIVER This release has been available for download (Festivalink and HDTracks) for a while, but now it’s available on CD from this link: https://www.dgans.com/discography/desertwind.html This a studio recording of Americana type songs (including several originals) with my dear friend Eric Rawlins. We’ve been singing together, mostly at private gatherings, for more than 20 years. Nineteen songs! Originals by Eric and me, plus favorites by Nanci Griffith, Rodney Crowell, Gram Parsons, Jackson Browne, Kate Wolf, and others. 1. Travelin’ Man 2. I Wish It Would Rain 3. Waltzing Across Texas (hear it here) 4. Caroline 5. Cherokee Rider 6. Going Back to Georgia 7. Kilkelly 8. Jacqueline (here it here) 9. Across the Great Divide 10. Leavin’ Louisiana in the Broad Daylight 11. Wheels 12. Until I Gain Control Again 13. Gulf Coast Highway 14. Listen?15. Green Eyes 16. Salisbury Plain 17. Our Lady of the Well 18. Wild Horse Valley 19. What’s Your Name? The recording was done in my living room by the great Stephen Barncard, who recorded “American Beauty” and David Crosby’s “If I Could Only Remember My Name…”) It’s available in FLAC, MP3, and CD on demand from Festivalink and in audiophile (96/24) from HDTracks More info on these and other releases at https://www.dgans.com/discography/ * If you want to be removed from this list, please send email to david@trufun.com and I’ll take care of it ASAP.
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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1335

Week of April 21, 2014

Part 1 32:09
Bob Weir and Ratdog 3/8/14 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee WI
JAM->
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
COLD RAIN AND SNOW->
I NEED A MIRACLE

Part 2 24:04
Bob Weir and Ratdog 3/8/14 Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee WI
ASHES AND GLASS
BROWN-EYED WOMEN

This and other Ratdog live shows are available (CD and download) from ratdoglive.com.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes from:

The Dark Star Jubilee May 23 to 25 at Legend Valley in Central Ohio/ 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. Complete festival details and tickets are available at www.darkstarJubilee.com.

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 1, The Word, featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph, and North Mississippi Allstars perform gospel-jam. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1334

Week of April 14, 2014

Part 1 30:35
Grateful Dead 7/14/90 Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro MA
I NEED A MIRACLE->
GOIN’ DOWN THE ROAD FEELING BAD->
THROWING STONES->
LOVELIGHT

Part 2 24:41
Grateful Dead 7/14/90 Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro MA
THE LAST TIME->
I BID YOU GOOD NIGHT
Grateful Dead, Hampton ’79 (Record Store Day vinyl release)
ESTIMATED PROPHET

Record Store Day is Saturday, April 19. Hampton ’79 is the Dead’s entry, a limited-edition 2-LP set recorded 5/4/79. It’s available (along with lots of other cool specials form other artists) only at your local independent record store. See www.recordstoreday.com for more info.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes from:

The Dark Star Jubilee May 23 to 25 at Legend Valley in Central Ohio. Three 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. Complete festival details and tickets are available at www.darkstarJubilee.com.

The legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The Capitol Theatre features national acts, hot local bands, and is a step away from the Metro-North Railroad. Folk-blues singer Amos Lee Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song Tour hits on Saturday, April 19. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1333

Week of April 7, 2014

Part 1 28:38
Accident of Birth
VICTIM OR THE CRIME
Rumpke Mountain Boys 3/20/14 Suwannee SpringFest, Live Oak FL
TIGER ROSE
Talk
Grateful Dead 7/14/90 Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro MA
CRAZY FINGERS->
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND

Part 2 26:54
Grateful Dead 7/14/90 Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro MA
DRUMS->
SPACE->
I WILL TAKE YOU HOME

Steve Hurlburt co-created this version of “Victim” and the video for the Dead Covers Project.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Legendary Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Magic breathes in the walls when Phil Lesh & Friends perform on April 9-12, and The Word, featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph, and North Mississippi Allstars on May 1. Live music is featured six nights a weeks at the venue’s nightclub, Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com

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