Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
New station: WEOS Geneva NY
Review of “Twisted Love Songs”
Eric Levy posted a review of Twisted Love Songs on the CD’s page at CDBaby.com. An excerpt:
All of the songs themselves are wonderful…. But the high point of the album is the extraordinary instrumentals, and my favorite of those is Cassidy’s Cat, a brilliant combining of repeated riffs from three Grateful Dead songs (Cassidy, China Cat Sunflower, and Bird Song). The album is a joy start to finish, and another must-own from an under-appreciated artist.
And while we’re at it, here is the full text of Ken Herrick’s review from the Twisted Love Songs page:
To me, it’s really hard to understand why David’s CDs are so hard to find. (except for CD Baby). He’s a really good and interesting guitar player, writes good distinctive songs & covers other nice stuff & with his radio show has a built in audience. This, to me is his best effort so far.
You can sample the tracks at CDBaby, and if you don’t want to buy the whole CD you can download individual tracks from CDBaby’s partners, including the iTunes Music Store.
Another online radio station joins the team
Homegrown Radio New Jersey will air the GD Hour Fridays at 6:00 pm Eastern Time starting this week.
Rex benefit at the Fillmore 10/4
I just got invited to play between Dark Star Orchestra sets at the Black Tie Dye Ball Thursday, October 4 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. It’s a benefit for the Rex Foundation. Reception etc. start at 5:30; showtime is 8pm. More info here.
This show is part of DSO’s Rex Caravan Tour – a dollar from every ticket sold on the tour (aside form the Black Tie Dye Ball, which is all for Rex) goes to the Rex Foundation.
I chatted with DSO drummer Rob Koritz about the Rex Caravan Tour a couple of weeks ago. Listen here.
Grateful Dead Hour #992
Week of September 24, 2007
Part 1 38:14
Grateful Dead 5/1/70 Alfred College, Alfred NY
HARD TO HANDLE
THAT’S IT FOR THE OTHER ONE
HIGH TIME
Part 2 18:41
Grateful Dead 5/1/70 Alfred College, Alfred NY
TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT
The Grateful Dead Hour is made possible in part this week by:
MagnoliaFest, a festival of American roots music October 25th through 28th at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, just across the Georgia line. Toots & The Maytals, Railroad Earth, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Airforce, Col Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance, David Gans, and many many more. Information is available at 904-249-7990 and magmusic.com, where you will also find information on Music Farmers, a documentary about MagnoliaFest, now available on DVD.
The Echo Project, October 12-14 outside of Atlanta – three nights of camping and music from Phil Lesh & Friends, The Flaming Lips, moe., Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Tea Leaf Green & dozens of others.
Eagle Rock Entertainment, presenting the DVD Ralph J. Gleason Presents A Night at the Family Dog featuring previously unreleased video footage of the Grateful Dead, Santana and Jefferson Airplane from a February 1970 performance in San Francisco. The historic performance has been remixed into 5.1 surround sound and features a show-ending super jam with members of all three bands. Available now where DVDs are sold and at eaglerockent.com
Rhino Records, presenting Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970, a four-CD chronicle of the San Francisco Sound with tracks from all the major icons of the era and some worthy gems you probably never heard, presented in a 120-page coffee table-style book with essays, notes, and rare photos. Information and audio samples of Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 are available at rhino.com