Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1124
Week of April 5, 2010
Part 1 10:10
Introduction
Grateful Dead, Crimson, White, and Indigo (7/7/89)
STANDING ON THE MOON
Part 2 45:15
Interview: JIM TUEDIO
Grateful Dead 3/24/73 Spectrum, Philadelphia
JAM->
SPANISH JAM->
DARK STAR
From the Dead.Net page: “Crimson, White & Indigo, one DVD and three CDs of pure bliss captured July 7, 1989 at Philadelphia’s John F. Kennedy Stadium, features the crisp multiple-camera video and superb 24-track audio presented by predecessors Downhill From Here and Truckin’ Up To Buffalo.”
Jim Tuedio is co-editor (with Stan Spector) of an excellent new book, The Grateful Dead in Concert: Essays on Live Improvisation. I am one of the contributors, by the way: my song lyric “Who Killed Uncle John?” is included along with an introductory essay titled “All His Children Grew and Grew.”
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from the 6th annual Wanee Music Festival, April 16 & 17 at the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Featuring two nights of the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic, as well as sets from Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman & Jay Lane, Gov’t Mule, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, Stephen Stills, Dr. John, Hot Tuna, plus Bill Kreutzmann’s new project and over a dozen more. Tickets are available now at livenation.com or waneefestival.com.
Gans gigs: Bay Area this week, North Carolina this month, and more
Happy SPRINGTIME, everybody!
Below you will find a complete listing of confirmed gigs for the spring and summer. Coming right up are a Dead jam in San Francisco this Friday and two Bay Area farmers’ market gigs next week. More events are being planned and will be posted as they’re confirmed.
I’m always looking for house concert opportunities in the vicinity of the music festivals; if you’re interested in hosting one, please get in touch.
David Gans shows
Friday, April 2, 10pm: Dead Dreams (Dave Stein, David Gans, Jeff Faust, Mark Corsolini, and Ray Hauck) acoustic Dead night at the Connecticut Yankee, 100 Connnecticut Street, San Francisco. $10
Thursday, April 8, 8:30am to 1pm: Marin Farmers’ Market at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael CA. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
Saturday, April 10, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers’ Market, at Splash Pad Park (Lake Park and Grand Avenues), Oakland. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
Saturday, April 17, 8:30pm: DG opens for Mark Karan and Jemimah Puddleduck at the Mill Valley Masonic, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley CA
April 23-24: Shakori Hills Grass Roots Festival of Music and Dance, Silk Hope NC
Tuesday, April 27: DG and Friends @ Jay Sanders’ Mindtonic Music Series at Rocket Club, Asheville NC
Wednesday, April 28: Greensboro NC (tentative)
Thursday, April 29: DG and Friends at Mo Daddy’s, Asheville NC. $7
Friday, April 30: DG and Friends at the Reel House, Boone NC
Saturday, May 1: TBA
Thursday, May 6, 8pm: The Curios, Michael Foley, and DG at the Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley.
Friday, May 14: Rubber Souldiers at the Mill Valley Masonic, 19 Corte Madera Avenue, Mill Valley CA
Thursday, May 20: XTra Ticket and DG at the Sail Inn, Tempe AZ
Friday, May 21: Flagstaff AZ
Saturday, May 22: Mountain High Bar, Cedar Crest NM
May 28-30: Desert Rocks Music Festival, Moab UT
Wednesday, June 16, 4-8pm: Fairfax Farmers’ Market, in Bolinas Park, Fairfax CA. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
July 2-5: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Nelson/Garrettsville OH
July 29-August 1: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT
August 13-15: A Bear’s Picnic, Laurelton PA
September 9-12: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY
As always, more information on these performances at https://www.dgans.com
Limited edition promo CD of “Life Is a Jam”
The official digital release of “Life Is a Jam” is coming very soon! We had to press some promotional CDs to send to radio and press, so we made a few extra copies to sell at a premium price to help finance the release. Click here to get a copy of this promotional CD and support the music of David Gans. (There’s an option to request that the CD be autographed if you like.)
Life Is a Jam
words and music by David Gans
David Gans – guitar, vocal
Mark Karan – lead guitar
Mookie Siegel – keyboards
Joe Kyle, Jr. – bass
Dave Brogan – drums
Zac Matthews, Bear Kittay – background vocals
Recorded by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound, Piedmont CA
Drawing by Roy Schneider
This is a digital-only release (download info coming very soon). Each track is a different performance of the song, followed by a unique jam.
1. Life Is a Jam-> After Break ("A" side) 9:25
2. Life Is a Jam-> E Minor Jam ("B" side) 7:49
3. Life Is a Jam-> First Keeper ("Bonus track") 9:22
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1123
Week of March 29, 2010
Part 1 27:54
Introduction
Grateful Dead 8/16/87 Town Park, Telluride CO
MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP
LITTLE RED ROOSTER
IKO IKO
BEER BARREL POLKA
FAR FROM ME
Part 2 29:01
Grateful Dead 8/16/87 Town Park, Telluride CO
WEST LA FADEAWAY
WHEN I PAINT MY MASTERPIECE
BIG RAILROAD BLUES
PROMISED LAND
Railroad Earth 12/31/09 Aladdin Theater, Portland OR
CASEY JONES
“Casey Jones” is available as part of the Railroad Earth Retrospective. If you aren’t familiar with this great American band, please check ’em out.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from Grateful Dead Productions, announcing Road Trips volume 3 number 2, the complete concert of November 15, 1971 in Austin, Texas. This was Keith Godchaux’s first tour as the Dead’s keyboardist, and the show features a raft of new songs, too. Listening party, message board, and more at dead.net.