Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Minkin pix of 12/13/08 Rex benefit
Build a mandolin in four days!
This is the guy who made my amazing Renaissance guitar. I also own one of his electric guitars. From Mandolin Cafe:
Build a Mandolin In Four Days with Rick Turner
The Crucible, a non-profit educational facility that fosters a collaboration of the Arts, Industry and Community, is proud to present a “Build a Mandolin In Four Days” workshop with veteran luthier Rick Turner.
The class consists of four sessions held Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on January 31, February 1, 7, 8.
In four days, participants will build a flat top and back mandolin patterned after the Gibson Army/Navy model of 1918 using techniques both old and new. The mandolins are built with fine tone woods: western red cedar for tops, maple or other hardwoods for the backs and sides, rosewood for fingerboards, and mahogany for the necks.
Registration info
The Crucible
Rick Turner’s Renaissance Guitars
Ham Jam 1/3/09
From Tim Lynch:
This week on the KPIG-AM Saturday Ham Jam (1/3/09) we’ll have Hot Buttered Rum live at 1pm. The Bourgeois Gypsies join us for a set at 1:40pm, while our old friend Ramblin’ Jack Elliot will be in to play and chat at 2:20pm.
Not a bad way to start 2009!
The Saturday Ham Jam is heard exclusively over the air in the San Francisco Bay Area on KPIG-AM, 1510-AM, from 1pm-3pm, every Saturday.
Tune in, turn on and PIG out!
Next week: Eric McFadden and more…
12/31/08 set list
Phil & Friends
jam->
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)->
The Wheel->
Eyes of the World->
Don’t Let Me Down->
The Eleven->
Slipknot!->
Elevator->
Franklin’s Tower
Trio – Bob, Phil, Jay (?)
Me and My Uncle
El Paso
Tomorrow Never Knows
Maggie’s Farm->
Dark Star jam->
Cassidy
Ratdog
Mississippi Halfstep->
Jus’ Like Mama Said->
Playing in the Band->
A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
The Other One->
Stuff
Standing on the Moon
At a Siding->
Terrapin Flyer->
Terrapin->
I Know You Rider
New Year Eve’s Band (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Jeff Chimenti, Steve Molitz, Kenny Brooks, John Molo, Jay Lane, Mark Karan, Jackie Greene, Barry Sless):
Sugar Magnolia->
Uncle John’s Band->
Wharf Rat (without Jeff, Kenny & Jay)->
Good Lovin’ (without Jay)->
Sugaree (without Bob & John)
Scarlet Begonias (without Jeff & John; Jackie on drums)->
Space (without Jay; Jackie on drums)->
Come Together (without Jay & Steve; Jackie on drums)->
Dark Star->
Not Fade Away
Donor Rap / Intros
US Blues
Ripple
The Dead will tour in Spring 2009
The Dead (Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti) will tour in 2009.
April 12 Greensboro NC Greensboro Coliseum
April 14 Washington DC Verizon Center
April 15 Charlottesville VA John Paul Jones Arena
April 17 Albany NY Times Union Center
April 18 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 19 Worcester MA DCU Center
April 21 Buffalo NY HSBC Arena
April 22 Wilkes-Barre PA Wachovia Arena @ Casey Plaza
April 24 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum
April 25 New York NY Madison Square Garden
April 26 Hartford CT XL Center
April 28 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center
April 29 E. Rutherford NJ IZOD Center
May 1 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 2 Philadelphia PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 5 Chicago IL All State Arena
May 7 Denver CO Pepsi Center
May 9 Los Angeles CA The Forum
May 10 Mountain View CA Shoreline Amphitheater