Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1778
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: Our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of Juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools! Nutribullet.com The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York. Grateful Dead Co-founder Phil Lesh plays with members of Goose, Trey Anastasio Band, and Marcus King October 21-23, 28, 29, and 31. Dark Star Orchestra performs December 30 and New Year’s Eve! Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Celebrates their 10th anniversary at The Capitol Theatre January 27-29. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com The Jerry Garcia Family and Round Records, announcing GarciaLive Volume 19, showcasing Garcia’s return to the stage on Halloween ’92 with the Jerry Garcia Band. The 2-CD set and digital download will be released on Oct 28th and available now for pre-order at JerryGarcia.com
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1777
Week of October 10, 2022
Part 1 31:52
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Live in Colorado vol 2 (Third Man)
TERRAPIN STATION SUITE
New Riders of the Purple Sage, Lyceum 72 (Omnivore Recordings)
DIRTY BUSINESS
Part 2 23:54
Grateful Dead 9/12/87 Capital Centre, Landover MD
JUST LIKE TOM THUMB’S BLUES
HEY POCKY WAY
CASSIDY
MIGHT AS WELL
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of Juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!
The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York. Grateful Dead Co-founder Phil Lesh plays with members of Goose, Trey Anastasio Band, and Marcus King October 14-16, 21-23, 28, 29, and 31. Dark Star Orchestra performs December 30 and New Year’s Eve! Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Celebrates their 10th anniversary at The Capitol Theatre on January 27-29. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com
New link to GD Hour search engine
The GD Hour search page has moved to a new location. Great thanks to Michael Jacobs (@InstituteJerry) for this excellent tool!
New guitar day!
Yesterday was a big day for Rita and me. We went to Santa Cruz, to Rick Turner Guitars, where I picked up a new instrument and Rita met with our luthier friend, Zack Jones, to discuss the ukulele he is going to build for her.
My new guitar is a Renaissance RS-6 “Deuce,” similar to the one I have been playing since 2012 but without the MIDI pickup (which I have rarely used) and with a neck that is 1/16″ wider at the nut. Redwood top, sycamore back and sides, mahogany neck. Larry Robinson inlaid my logo at the 12th fret.
Rita has been deeply into the ukulele since we visited our friends Josh and Roberta in Kernville three years ago. They host a uke jam at the Pine Cone Inn every Tuesday. They sent Rita home with a uke, and a few months later she bought one of her own (and I returned the loaner on my next trip south). She has been taking lessons for a while now. It has been wonderful to hear her becoming a musician! And now she will have a ukulele built by a master, to her specifications.
Why did I buy a new guitar that is more or less identical to the one I already have?
I own a couple of normal electric guitars and two proper acoustic guitars, but none of them is capable of doing what the Renaissance does. The Ren is a hybrid guitar, combining “acoustic” and “electric” properties. I keep the blend control in the middle position, which allows me to build arrangements in real time with my looper: strumming lightly yields a more “acoustic” sound for the accompaniment (“rhythm guitar”), and when I want to (e.g.) play a solo I just dig in a little bit and it sounds more “electric.” Some of my loop pieces have as many as seven or eight layers, and the amazing tonal range of this guitar helps to keep things clear as the music becomes more dense.
I wanted to have a backup instrument in case something happens to one, and I also wanted to take advantage of some advances in the technology since I got my last Ren ten years ago.
The first song I played on the new guitar, down there in the shop, was “That’s Real Love,” a song I wrote for Rita around 20 years ago.
The new guitar made its debut Tuesday, October 4: Miss That Car, Norwegian Wood, Pancho and Lefty, Box of Rain, Do You Believe in Magic?->Here Comes Sunshine, Eleanor Rigby, Sovereign Soul, Summer by the Bay, If I Fell, High Guy, Silvio
I play a live set online every afternoon at 4pm PT
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With Zack Jones, production manager at Rick Turner Guitars. This guitar was built under his supervision!
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1776
Week of October 3, 2022
Part 1 25:31
Grateful Dead 2/21/73 Assembly Hall, Champaign-Urbana IL
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
CASEY JONES
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JOHNNY B GOODE
Planet Drum, In the Groove (Valley Entertainment)
KING CLAVE
Part 2 30:19
Grateful Dead 9/12/87 Capital Centre, Landover MD
HELL IN A BUCKET
LOSER
ME AND MY UNCLE->
BIG RIVER
RAMBLE ON ROSE
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of Juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!
The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York. Just Announced: Dark Star Orchestra plays a 2-night New Year’s Eve run on December 30 and 31! Grateful Dead Co-founder Phil Lesh plays with members of Goose, Trey Anastasio Band, and Marcus King October 14-16, 21-23, 28, 29, and 31. Hot Tuna plays acoustic and electric on December 2 and 3. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com
