Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
DG, Ralph Roddenbery & Swami Gone Bananas
Ralph Roddenbery, David Gans, Jerry Sorn, Brian Ashley Jones, Gary Dreyfuss. Photo by Jim Roe
Jim Roe posted this set I played in Atlanta with Ralph Roddenbery and Swami Gone Bananas last Thursday night, July 20, at Andrews Upstairs in Atlanta. (MP3s for streaming and download). 1. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere 2. Sitting in Limbo 3. This Very Day 4. Friend of the Devil 5. Monkey See, Monkey Do 6. Willin’ 7. For What It’s Worth 8. That’s Gonna Leave a Mark Ralph Roddenbery – guitar, vocals David Gans – guitar, vocals Brian Ashley Jones – guitar, vocals J.R. Hawkins – drums Jerry Sorn – bass Gary Dreyfuss – percussion AT822>Mobile USB>Dell D400>SoundForge 8.0>dBPowerAMP Taped by Jim Roe This was the second of three shows Ralph and I did together this week. Swami Gone Bananas is an Atlanta-based cover band that plays GD, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. I was not expecting to enjoy their music anywhere near as much as I did. Great to see see freaks in their 50s and 60s rocking out so hard – and even when we had FIVE guitars onstage at once, later in the evening (not recorded, I guess), everyone stayed out of each other’s way beautifully.
Grateful Dead Hour #931
Week of July 24, 2006
Part 1 30:09
Jerry Lawson w/ Vince Welnick et al.
HOME OF THE ANGELS
Interview: Jerry Lawson
Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead
SHIP OF FOOLS
Grateful Dead 9/16/90 Madison Square Garden, New York City
JAM
Part 2 27:11
The Valentines 2/14/95 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
IT’S A MAN’S WORLD
Interview: Tom Constanten
The Tubes, Love Bomb
THEME FROM A WOOLY PLACE
Interview: Vince Welnick 6/21/96
Interview: Michele Rundgren
The Tubes, The Completion Backward Principle
SUSHI GIRL
“It’s Gonna Get Better” 7/17/06
I posted a live version of “It’s Gonna Get Better,” recorded Monday, July 17 at the Thunderbird Cafe in Pittsburgh. Let me know how you like it.
Lyrics are posted here.
Grateful Dead Hour #930
Week of July 17, 2006
Part 1 28:00
Interview: Prairie Prince
The Beans (unreleased 1971 recording)
COME AND SEE ME
Interview: Prairie Prince
The Tubes
UP FROM THE DEEP
Interview: Prairie Prince
Grateful Dead 9/16/93 Madison Square Garden, New York City
THE DAYS BETWEEN
Part 2 28:50
Interview: Bob Weir
Grateful Dead 9/10/90 Spectrum, Philadelphia
FOOLISH HEART->
PROMISED LAND
Mickey Hart Band rehearsal 4/30/00
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
Report from the road
I sat in with Donna the Buffalo last night at the Master Musicians Festival in Somerset KY. I borrowed an electric guitar and amp. They brought me up for “In Another World-> Revolution,” and I shared a mic (and lead vocals) with Jeb.
It was a rough night for the band – hot, humid, and bug-ridden even after 10pm – but they sounded fine to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed riding in that big beautiful groove of theirs.
P.S. Walter Tunis called me a “highly innovative guitarist ” in the Lexington Herald-Leader yesterday!