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Week of March 4, 2019 Part 1 34:22 Grateful Dead 5/26/77 Baltimore Civic Center TERRAPIN STATION-> ESTIMATED PROPHET-> EYES OF THE WORLD Part 2 20:10 Good Old Boys Live: Drink Up and Go Home (Rock Beat) DEEP ELEM BLUES New Riders of the Purple Sage, Powerglide (Columbia Legacy) CONTRACT David Nelson Band 12/3118 River Theater, Guerneville CA WHERE I COME FROM Second half of the show focuses on David Nelson, who was a young picker in Palo Alto with Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter, and the rest in the early Sixties. Nelson started the New Riders of the Purple Sage with Garcia and John Dawson, and Jerry and David played together over the years in a great variety of styles and bands. Drink Up and Go Home is a two-disc live recording from February 1975, with Jerry on banjo. Bassist Pat Campbell has had the tapes all these years (recorded using Owsley Stanley’s legendary Nagra!), and the set came out a few months ago to very enthusiastic reviews. “Contract,” from the second NRPS album, is now a regular feature on performances by the Davids Nelson Band. NRPS bassist Dave Torbert wrote it and sang it. The DNB did it on New Year’s Eve – the show from which “Where I come From” was excerpted – and that inspired me to revisit the original recording. As for “Where I Come From,” that’s Robert Hunter’s lyric. I love this song!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from May 31 to July 6. Complete details and ticketing at deadandcompany.com. The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York. On Saturday, March 9, Melvin Seals & JGB sing sweet Jerry Garcia Band tunes at The Cap with trumpeter and vocalist Jennifer Hartswick of Trey Anastasio Band. Warming up the show is Star Kitchen featuring Marc Brownstein of The Disco Biscuits. Tickets are still available for March 14, Phil Lesh’s 79th Birthday with John Scofield, Jackie Greene, Grahame Lesh and John Molo. And every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com. The Jerry Garcia Family and Round Records, announcing Electric on the Eel – six discs containing three complete shows played in a wonderful location in the wilds of northern California. Recorded in 1987, 1989, and 1991, Electric on the Eel includes 45 tracks of peak JGB. Electric on the Eel will be available March 25 from jerrygarcia.com

Week of February 25, 2019

Part 1 30:42
Jerry Garcia Band, Electric on the Eel (Round Records)
EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE
Grateful Dead 5/26/77 Baltimore Civic Center
JACKAROE
NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES
BERTHA

Part 2 23:59
Grateful Dead 5/26/77 Baltimore Civic Center
SAMSON AND DELILAH
HIGH TIME
BIG RIVER

Electric on the Eel is a 6-C set comprising three complete JGB shows at French’s Camp in Piercy, CA: 8/29/87, 6/10/89, and 8/10/91. They’re taking pre-orders now.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Melvin Seals and JGB channel the spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band at The Cap on Saturday, March 9. And March 14, 15, and 16 will be Phil Lesh’s 79th Birthday Celebration with Benmont Tench, John Scofield, Jackie Greene, Grahame Lesh, John Molo, Luther Dickinson and Amy Helm. The Cap is Phil’s home away from home and they’re gonna give him a grand birthday celebration. Every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s, The Capitol Theatre’s venue-within-a-venue. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Week of February 18, 2019

Part 1 27:08
Grateful Dead 5/26/77 Baltimore Civic Center
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED
SUGAREE
MAMA TRIED

Part 2 28:48
Grateful Dead 5/26/77 Baltimore Civic Center
SUNRISE
DEAL
PASSENGER
BROWN-EYED WOMEN
LOOKS LIKE RAIN

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

Dead and Company – Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, John Mayer, Jeff Chimenti and Oteil Burbridge – on tour from May 31 to July 6. Complete details and ticketing at deadandcompany.com. That’s Dead and Company, on tour May 31 to July 6.

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Melvin Seals and JGB channel the spirit of the Jerry Garcia Band at The Cap on Saturday, March 9. And on March 14, 15, and 16 it’s Phil Lesh’s 79th Birthday Celebration with Benmont Tench, John Scofield, Jackie Greene, Grahame Lesh, John Molo, Luther Dickinson and Amy Helm. The Cap is Phil’s home away from home and they’re giving him a grand birthday celebration. Every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s, The Capitol Theatre’s venue-within-a-venue. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Week of February 11, 2019

Part 1 34:50
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros 11/8/18 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse NY
TWO DJINN
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER
DOWN BY THE RIVER (with Mikaela Davis, harp and vocals)
RIPPLE (with Mikaela Davis, harp and vocals)

Part 2 21:23
David Nelson Band 12/31/18 River Theater, Guerneville CA
DIRTY BUSINESS
Barton Hills Choir, Dead Songs vol 2
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York. On Saturday, February 23, Pink Talking Fish will take on Phish’s 1989 Junta album while intertwining Pink Floyd and Talking Heads songs throughout the setlist. Then on Friday, March 1, the soulful sounds of Big Head Todd and The Monsters join forces with swamp-rockers JJ Grey & Mofro for a co-headlining show. And every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.