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Week of September 10, 2012 Part 1 22:16 Move Me Brightly, A Celebration of Jerry’s 70th Birthday 8/3/12 TRI Studios, San Rafael CA THE WHEEL-> CUMBERLAND BLUES FRIEND OF THE DEVIL Part 2 33:41 Grateful Dead 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, New York City SHAKEDOWN STREET-> MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER-> TERRAPIN

Week of September 3, 2012

Part 1 22:31
Grateful Dead 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, New York City
CANDYMAN
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
BIRD SONG

Part 2 33:35
Jerry Garcia Band 6/1/81 The Stone, Berkeley CA
DEAL->
TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Mickey Hart Band, Mysterium Tremendum
TIME NEVER ENDS
Melody Walker, Gold Rush Goddess
GOLD RUSH GODDESS

jerrygarcia.com is springing back to life, and a new release from the Jerry Garcia Band archive is in the works. They posted the 6/1/81 “Deal” as a free download, and they sent over an extra bit for me to play on the radio. Enjoy – and please get over to jerrygarcia.com to see what’s brewing.

The Mickey Hart Band is adding more dates. I missed ’em by a day at the Dark Star Jubilee, but I heard great reports about an impromptu drum circle with all of Mickey’s band, members of Dark Star Orchestra, and lots of fans when the weather knocked out the main stage. I saw the MHB at the Gathering of the Vibes and I recommend ’em most highly! Tour dates are posted here.

Melody Walker is a fine young singer-songwriter from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her partner, Jacob Groopman, is a brilliant guitarist and mandolinist, and they sing beautifully together. I’ve been really impressed with the live performances I’ve seen by the pair; their original material is first-rate, and they do some wonderful covers (including Paul Simon’s “Graceland” and a couple of Grateful Dead favorites). They’re going out on a national tour, and I hope you’ll check them out when they pass through your neck of the woods.

Week of August 27, 2012

Part 1 24:36
Grateful Dead 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, New York City
HELL IN A BUCKET
SUGAREE
WALKIN’ BLUES

Part 2 30:04
Interview: David Lemieux
Grateful Dead, Spring 1990 (3/26/90)
GIMME SOME LOVIN’->
MORNING DEW

Spring 1990 is a limited-edition boxed set with six complete shows and part of 3/24/90. It’s shipping now. Still a few copies available, I hear.