Latest News

Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.

DG’s upcoming California gigs

Wednesday, January 9, 8pm: DG with Nate LaPointe (Cubensis) at the Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N Lake Ave, Altadena CA. $20./ Call (626) 798-6236 to reserve your seat! Thursday, January 10, 7pm: Piazza’s Pine Cone Inn, 13383 Sierra Way, Kernville CA. $20 Saturday, January 12: Jerry’s Middle Finger and DG at T-Bar Social Club, 2588 Highway 158, June Lake CA. Advance tickets here Wednesday, January 16, 8-10pm: Yerba Buena Orchestra at the Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax CA. Free! Yerba Buena Orchestra is a new band with Joe Burke and DG on guitar and vocals, Dave Jess on bass, Neil Hampton on drums, and Jeff Hobbs on a variety of instruments! More info at https://www.dgans.com/gigs.html

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1581

Week of January 7, 2019

Part 1 26:17
Grateful Dead 4/5/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER->
FRANKLIN’S TOWER
MINGLEWOOD

Part 2 28:32
Darol Anger, Emily Phelps & Friends, Music of Our People: Songs of the Roaring Sixties
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND
Steven Graves, How Long
SUGAREE
Joe Craven and the Sometimers, Garcia Songbook
HELP ON THE WAY->
SLIPKNOT!

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 and Garcia’s in Port Chester, New York. The Wood Brothers bring their cosmic Americana to The Cap on Thursday, January 24. Nominated for a 2019 Grammy in the Best Americana Album category, you might not be able to see them in an intimate setting like The Cap very long. And every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1580

Week of December 31, 2018

Part 1 28:59
Grateful Dead, Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: The Complete Recordings (Rhino) (6/24/73)
DARK STAR

Part 2 27:00
Good Old Boys Live: Drink Up and Go Home (Rock Beat)
DRINK UP AND GO HOME
Dead & Company 6/4/18 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati
NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE
Bob Weir & Wolf Bros 10/27/18 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque NM
JACK STRAW

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The Wood Brothers play their mix of blues, funk, jam, and folk-rock at The Cap on Thursday, Jan 24. And Deadheads can enjoy Grateful Dead night every Wednesday at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1579

Week of December 24, 2018

Part 1 41:03
Grateful Dead 11/4/79 Providence Civic Center
DRUMS->
SPACE->
THE OTHER ONE->
WHARF RAT->
AROUND AND AROUND

Part 2 14:25
Grateful Dead 11/4/79 Providence Civic Center
US BLUES
Good Old Boys Live: Drink Up and Go Home (Rock Beat)
LONESOME ROAD BLUES
Big Bill Broonzy, from Roots of Bob Dylan (Mojo)
GOIN’ DOWN THIS ROAD FEELIN’ BAD

Good Old Boys Live is a 2-disc set recorded in Santa Cruz, California in February of 1975. Bluegrass legend Frank Wakefield on mandolin, Jerry Garcia on banjo, David Nelson on guitar, Brantley Kearns on fiddle, and Pat Campbell on bass. John Cutler recorded it on Owsley Stanley’s Nagra 2-track deck, and Pat has had the reels all this time. So glad to hear this music! I’ll play more of it in the weeks to come. You can get your copy here.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. The Wood Brothers play their mix of blues, funk, jam, and folk-rock at The Cap on Thursday, Jan 24. And Deadheads can enjoy Grateful Dead night every Wednesday at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com


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.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1578

Week of December 17, 2018

Part 1 16:07
Might As Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead
MIGHT AS WELL
Voodoo Dead 11/9/18 Gothic Theater, Englewood CO
IF I HAD THE WORLD TO GIVE

Part 2 38:22
Grateful Dead 11/4/79 Providence Civic Center
ESTIMATED PROPHET->
HE’S GONE

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge and friends will bid farewell to 2018 at the Cap on December 27 and 29. Burbridge will be joined by Melvin Seals, Eric Krasno, John Kadlecik, Jay Lane, Weedie Braimah, and Jennifer Hartswick. Every Wednesday is Grateful Dead night at Garcia’s. Events, information, and ticketing at thecapitoltheatre.com.