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Gans gig update: Bay Area and beyond

This week I’m playing three Northern Caifornia shows with Dedicated Maniacs:

Thursday, April 14: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at the Aubergine After Dark, 755 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol CA
Friday, April 15: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs at Henflings, Ben Lomond CA
Saturday, April 16, 9:00pm: DG w/ Dedicated Maniacs open for Cryptical at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. $12.

Thursday, April 21, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10
Thursday, April 28: Rubber Souldiers at Iron Springs Pub and Brewery, Fairfax CA
Saturday, April 30: private party, Merced CA

May 27-29: Desert Rocks Music Festival, Moab UT

Saturday, June 4: Rubber Souldiers at Southern Pacific Smokehouse, Novato CA
Thursday, June 9, 9pm: Rubber Souldiers and Galen Kipar at the Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10
Saturday, June 18, 2pm: Rubber Souldiers at the Marin Art Festival, San Rafael CA
Saturday, June 25: Rubber Souldiers at Children’s Fairyland, Oakland CA

July 1-2: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, Nelson-Garrettsville OH

Wednesday, July 20: “House” concert at Neverdun Farm, Arundel ME. Email msimo@gwi.net or call 207-423-3242 for reservation. Suggested donation $10

July 21-24: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT

July 29-30: Alaska! Details TBA.

August 12-13: A Bear’s Picnic, Laurelton PA
Sunday, August 14: House concert, Wellsville OH

September 8-11: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY

Friday, September 23: Private event in Santa Fe NM
Monday, September 26: House concert in Bicknell UT
Saturday, October 1: House concert at “Club Meg,” Missoula MT Details TBA
Sunday, October 2: House concert in Ovando MT. Details TBA

My performance schedule is posted at dgans.com/gigs.html – new gigs are being added all the time.

As always, I’m in the market for house concert opportunities. If you see an open spot on my schedule in your general vicinity, let’s try to make something happen! And remember: word of mouth is a gigantic part of musicians’ promotion and publicity these days, so if you like my music, please spread the word about my gigs and recordings.

My CDs are available at cdbaby.com/all/dgans
More info and links at dgans.com/gigs.html

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1177

Week of April 11, 2011

Part 1 18:48
Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
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CASEY JONES
JOHNNY B. GOODE

Part 2 37:54
Elegy by Robert Hunter
AN ANTHEM FOR THE BEAR
Interview: Owsley Stanley (aka Bear)

My 1991 interview with Bear was published in Conversations with the Dead, now available as an ebook.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1176

Week of April 4, 2011

Part 1 19:59
Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL
RAMBLE ON ROSE
CUMBERLAND BLUES

Talk
Johnny Cash, Bootleg, Volume 2: From Memphis to Hollywood
BIG RIVER
THE FROZEN LOGGER

Part 2 35:32
Grateful Dead 10/22/71 Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL
THAT’S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE->
DEAL

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from the movie The Music Never Stopped, based on a true story about how the Grateful Dead’s music helped a fan learn how to communicate again after suffering a brain injury. Featuring music by The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, the Music Never Stopped is in movie theaters nationwide. More information at themusicneverstopped-movie.com.

And from Rhino Records and NCM Fathom, announcing a special screening of the legendary Grateful Dead Movie on April 20th in 500 theaters nationwide. This showing will include never-before-seen interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. Information and a list of theaters for the 4/20 showing of the Grateful Dead Movie here.