Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Sycamore Slough String Band mention in SF Chronicle
Incidentally, the name of the Sycamore Slough String Band, David Gans’ Grateful Dead cover band, mentioned herein last week, was taken from “Lazy River Road,” a song written by Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia in 1993. Gans says he’d planned for the band to be called Tennessee Jedi, but when they recorded rehearsals and put up a YouTube video, a cry arose from the leader of a Pennsylvania band of that name. And so the Sycamore Slough String Band, which plays the Iron Springs Pub and Brewery in Fairfax on April 18, was born.We’ve got more gigs on the books: Thursday, March 15, 9 pm: Sycamore Slough String Band and Melody Walker at 19 Broadway, Fairfax CA. No cover! The more you drink, the more we get paid, but don’t overdo it. Thursday, April 12: Boris Garcia and Sycamore Slough String Band at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA Friday, April 13: Boris Garcia and Sycamore Slough String Band at Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, Felton CA Wednesday, April 18, 8pm: Sycamore Slough String Band at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax CA. No cover! Friday, April 27: Grandpa Banana’s Band and Sycamore Slough String Band at Aubergine After Dark, Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA. 707-827-3460
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1224
Week of March 5, 2012
Part 1 43:10
Grateful Dead 11/7/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
THAT’S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE->
TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT
Part 2 13:15
Kingfish
BIG IRON
Jerry Garcia, Garcia
SUGAREE
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Special thanks to Rockmitzvah
GD Hour back on the air in Santa Rosa CA
The Grateful Dead Hour is back on the air at Wine Country Radio, KRSH 95.9 Santa Rosa CA, Thursdays at 8pm
The complete station list is posted here.
Kind words for PLAYING IN THE BAND
“MrCompletely” posted this very sweet review of Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead on reddit, and I repost it here with his permission.
I still think Playing in the Band is the #1 best book about the Grateful Dead, for the specific reason that it evokes a kind of gut-level understanding of the band and the scene, presenting analysis within an evocative context. The fact that it uses other people’s words so much is one of its particular strengths, because it decenters the authorial voice, so to speak…by embracing multiple subjective viewpoints, it moves beyond the simpler subjective views (sometimes presented with a pretense of objectivity) that color all the other histories I’ve read. In other words I never felt that you were trying to push your own perspective, and in fact seemed to be trying to get out of the way, so to speak. It’s artfully presented as well, with very thoughtful juxtapositions of image, lyric, quote, and explanatory text. It’s really a nice piece of work and holds up extraordinarily well over time.
“Desert Wind, Rollin’ River” now available in high-res
David Gans and Eric Rawlins
Desert Wind, Rollin’ River
Acoustic duo (two guitars, two voices)
Recorded by Stephen Barncard
Now available in audiophile 94/24 from HDTracks!
MP3, FLAC (CD quality), and CD are available from festivalink
Travelin’ Man
I Wish It Would Rain
Waltzing Across Texas
Caroline
Cherokee Rider
Going Back to Georgia
Kilkelly
Jacqueline
Across the Great Divide
Leavin’ Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
Wheels
Until I Gain Control Again
Gulf Coast Highway
Listen
Green Eyes
Salisbury Plain
Our Lady of the Well
Wild Horse Valley
What’s Your Name?
Mixed by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound, Oakland CA
Mastered by Dave Glasser at Airshow Mastering, Boulder CO