Dead Show/podcast for 4/11/25

 What a classic set list we have on this week's Deadpod. While this show took place back in 1991, none of the songs debuted later than 1972. Better yet, they are all played with joy and authority reminiscent of earlier periods in the band's history. 

The tight opening China>Rider portends a great second set, and we are not disappointed for following this we have a fine 'Looks Like Rain' highlighted by some Healy echo on Bobby's vocals, then Garcia leads the ensemble into a long and dreamy 'Dark Star. The Star goes seamlessly into an interesting drums and space but then returns before leading into a continuation of 'Playin' In the Band' from the previous evening. Jerry then brings out 'Black Peter' in the ballad spot and delivers a soulful rendition. The set closing 'Lovelight' brings the crowd one last chance to shake their bones. Jerry returns for a great encore choice: 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue'. 

 

Grateful Dead
1991-04-01
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC

Two     

China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Looks Like Rain
Dark Star [22:37] >
Drums [8:20] >
Space [9:46] >
Dark Star [1:16] >
Playing In The Band [3:28] >
Black Peter
Turn On Your Love Light

Encore     
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue  

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"You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last
But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast"

Dead Show/podcast for 4/4/25

An outstanding performance awaits on this week's Deadpod as we usher in the month of April with a memorable set from April Fools' Day, 1991 at Greensboro, North Carolina.

The band roars into a fantastic version of 'Jack Straw' and I for one, love the presence of Hornsby here and throughout the set. They dovetail into a nice version of 'Peggy-O' and Jerry is in fine form here. Bobby takes over for a rockin' version of 'It's All Over Now'; again Hornsby's contributions on the keyboard adds great effect. Jerry follows with a soulful 'Candyman' and Phil brings out 'Just LIke Tom Thumb's Blues' for the first time since Brent passed. They mesh wonderfully to bring us a fine version of 'Picasso Moon', then close the set with a magnificent 'Bird Song'

 

Grateful Dead
1991-04-01
Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC

Set 1:

Jack Straw >
Peggy-O
It's All Over Now
Candyman
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Picasso Moon
Bird Song 

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Dead Show/podcast for 3/28/25

This week we're happy to present the second set from the band's performance back on March 22, 1973 at Utica New York.

The set starts with a rockin' 'Big River' and then the early 'Wave That Flag' and 'Me & My Uncle' before getting down to business with a nice 'Here Comes Sunshine'. The heart of the set follows with long jazzy versions of  'Truckin', 'The Other One' and 'Eyes of the World'. 'China Doll' always offers a sweet soulful splashdown as they end the set with the 'Sugar Magnolia' 

There were apparently 2 encores, but we only have one on tape, 'One More Saturday Night', nevertheless there is a heaping measure of prime Grateful Dead here, and I hope you enjoy.. 

Grateful Dead
Utica Memorial Auditorium
Utica, NY 3/22/1973 - Thursday

Two     

Big River [4:20]
Wave That Flag [5:27]
Me And My Uncle [2:54]
Here Comes Sunshine [9:09]
Truckin' [13:56] >
The Other One [19:21] >
Eyes Of The World [15:01] >
China Doll [6:21]
Sugar Magnolia

Encore     
One More Saturday Night
Casey Jones (Missing) 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod032825.mp3  

May March go out like a lamb for you :) 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 3/21/25

At the risk of featuring too many sets from this period I decided to bring you this long, wonderful first set from March 22, 1973. While most of these songs don't feature stratospheric jams, they are quite well played in my opinion, and this set does include a truly beautiful 'Bird Song' and a great ending with 'China->Rider- >Playin' In the Band'

 

There are two sources used, the majority is provided by a Betty Cantor board, probably one that was in a group that suffered water damage and mold - the missing reel was probably thrown away.. The missing segment here, starting with 'China Cat' is from a Dick Latvala cassette. 

 

The fire marshall was apparently giving the band a hard time and threatening to shut the show down, which accounts for some of the warnings about keeping the aisle clear.. 

Grateful Dead

Utica Memorial Auditorium

Utica, NY 3/22/1973 - Thursday

One [1:43:22] 

The Promised Land [2:58] 

Sugaree [7:34] 

Mexicali Blues [3:23] 

They Love Each Other [5:09] 

Looks Like Rain [7:11] 

Deal [4:32] 

Beat It On Down The Line [3:07] 

Bird Song [11:26] 

Jack Straw [4:32] 

Box Of Rain [4:38] 

You Ain't Woman Enough [3:00] 

The Race Is On [2:54] 

Row Jimmy [7:44] 

El Paso [4:15] 

China Cat Sunflower [6:02] >

Jam [1:48] >

I Know You Rider [5:08] 

Playing In The Band [15:01] 

 

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod032125.mp3  

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Dead Show/podcast for 3/14/25

A roaring Scarlet>Fire leads off this week's Deadpod from the second set of the band's performance at the Rainbow Theater in London England on March 20, 1981. 

They keep up the momentum throughout, going into a nice Sailor>Saint, then slowing things down with a beautiful He's Gone.. the transition to Drums is worthy of note, as is the transition, led by Phil Lesh, into a rousing Truckin'  that leads off the post-drums segment. Wharf Rat is heartfelt and emotional, but they lead us back into some serious rockin' with Around and Around and Johnny B. Goode, not to mention a nice U.S. Blues encore. 

Grateful Dead
Rainbow Theatre
London, England 3/20/1981 - Friday     

Two     
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire On The Mountain >
Lost Sailor >
Saint Of Circumstance >
He's Gone >
Drums >
Space >
Truckin' >
Wharf Rat >
Around And Around >
Johnny B. Goode

Encore     
U.S. Blues  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod031425.mp3 

beware the Ides of March! :) 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 3/7/25

This week's Deadpod takes us across the pond to London, where the band kicked off their Spring European tour of 1981 on March 20 at the Rainbow Theater. 

They come out smoking on 'Feel Like A Stranger' and you know they were looking forward to this.. 'Friend of the Devil' which follows is played leisurely, they are in no hurry to get through this evening. 'C.C. Rider' follows with a bit of the blues.. This tape sounds wonderful, and all these tunes have a great treatment.. I'm a sucker for a great 'Loser' and this one doesn't disappoint, nor does 'Candyman'.. the set closing 'Deal' is incendiary.. 

 

Grateful Dead
Rainbow Theatre
London, England 3/20/1981 - Friday     

One
Feel Like A Stranger
Banter (Bobby's Joke)
Friend Of The Devil
C.C. Rider
Tuning
Althea
Tuning 2
Mama Tried >
Mexicali Blues
Loser
New New Minglewood Blues
Crowd
Candyman >
Looks Like Rain >
Deal

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/28/25

This week on the Deadpod we have the pleasure of listening to the second set from the band's performance on February 17, 1973 in St. Paul Minnesota.. 

This set begins with a nicely jammed out 'Truckin' followed by 'Row Jimmy' and appropriately, 'Big River'.. Donna follows with a 'You Ain't Woman Enough' but that leads us into the heart of this set, an exquisitely crafted trifecta of 'Here Comes Sunshine' into 'China Cat Sunflower' and 'I Know You Rider'.. you definitely need this one.. the rest of the set is more straight ahead rocking Dead, culminating in a 'Saturday Night' closer and a 'Casey Jones' encore.. watch for Weir's screeching in the 'Not Fade Away' reprise.. :)

 

Grateful Dead
St. Paul Auditorium
St. Paul, MN 2/17/1973 - Saturday

Two     

Truckin' [12:15]
Row Jimmy
Big River [4:16]
You Ain't Woman Enough
Here Comes Sunshine [7:52] >
China Cat Sunflower [7:52] >
I Know You Rider [4:07#]
Around And Around
Not Fade Away [4:12] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:#16] >
Not Fade Away [3:07]
One More Saturday Night

Encore     
Casey Jones [6:16]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod022825.mp3

Hope you enjoy the ride! 

Dead Show/podcast for 2/21/25

This week's Deadpod takes us back to the early days of 1973, this one was played in St. Paul Minnesota. This was when they were figuring out the wall of sound, and the first part of set 1 suffers from several sound issues as they try to dial in the mix, most notably in a bad start with a 'Promised Land' that suffers greatly. Don't let that scare you off from the rest of this long set. There is plenty of outstanding renditions here, especially from 'Loose Lucy' on culminating in an excellent 'Playin In the Band' to close the set. A surprise is to hear 'He's Gone' in the second slot here.. 

 

Grateful Dead
St. Paul Auditorium
St. Paul, MN 2/17/1973 - Saturday

One     

The Promised Land
He's Gone
Looks Like Rain
Box Of Rain
Wave That Flag [6:02]
Mexicali Blues
Bird Song
Beat It On Down The Line
Loose Lucy
Me And Bobby McGee
Stella Blue
El Paso
They Love Each Other [5:34]
Playing In The Band [15:16]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

 http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod022125.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/14/25

Happy Valentine's Everyone! 

This week on the Deadpod we conclude the band's performance from February 19, 1982 in San Diego CA. 

Again, this comes from an audience tape so while the fidelity isn't quite up to soundboard levels, it does give you a great sense of being there.. 

The pre-drums portion of the set is well played, with the highlight being a sweet Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance. The killer portion of this set comes as Drums ends, the band goes into a great Other One -- Phil really seems to be enjoying this one as he leads the charge throughout.. A sweet Stella Blue follows then an unusual ending as instead of Around and Around we get Man Smart, Woman Smarter into Johnny B. Goode not as the encore but as the set closer. The US Blues encore is a snappy ending to the enening.. 

Grateful Dead
Golden Hall - San Diego Community Concourse
San Diego, CA
2/19/1982 - Friday

Two     

Alabama Getaway [5:41] >
The Promised Land [4:09]
Ship Of Fools [7:39]
Lost Sailor [6:54] >
Saint Of Circumstance [6:44] >
Jam [5:13] >
Drums [10:55] >
Space [8:05] >
The Other One [10:33] >
Stella Blue [9:47] >
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [5:27] >
Johnny B. Goode [3:34]

Encore     
U.S. Blues [5:06]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/7/25

This week's Deadpod again features an audience recording - this time of the performance on February 19, 1982 in San Diego California.

This, the third performance of 1982 finds the boys finding their groove, with a hot opening 'Bertha', a great 'Dire Wolf' and of course 'Althea'. While the vocals are sometimes a little far back on this audience recording, you can't say the same for Garcia's guitar -it is outfront and I really enjoyed hearing him on this tape - I hope you enjoy it as well!

 

Grateful Dead
Golden Hall - San Diego Community Concourse
San Diego, CA
2/19/1982 - Friday
One
     
Bertha [6:53] >
Greatest Story Ever Told [3:49]  
Dire Wolf [3:24]  
Little Red Rooster [8:28]  
Brown Eyed Women [5:21]  
Cassidy [4:58]  
Candyman [6:22] > El Paso [#5:13]  
Althea [7:39]  
New Minglewood Blues [6:45] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod020725.mp3 

a nice way to remove yourself from the world for an hour.... 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/31/25

This week we continue with the second set from the band's performance at Shea's Theater in Buffalo, NY on January 20, 1979.

This set picks up steam just before drums with a powerful 'Other One' which gets picked up again after drums and space and leads into a rare (for the period) 'Dark Star' which has some wild explorations. The band rocks it out afterwards with a 'Not Fade Away' into 'Sugar Magnolia'. 

 No Donna at this show.

Grateful Dead
Shea's Theatre
Buffalo, NY 1/20/1979 - Saturday

Two     
I Need A Miracle [5:06] >
Bertha [6:53] >
Good Lovin' [7:07]
Loser [7:22]
Estimated Prophet [12:37] >
The Other One [8:19] >
Drums [10:#01] >
Space [2:14] >
The Other One [2:30] >
Dark Star [9:17] >
Not Fade Away [5:02] >
Sugar Magnolia [8:17]

Encore     
One More Saturday Night [4:41]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod013125.mp3 

There's a little more light every day :)

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Dead Show/podcast for 01/24/25

This week's Deadpod features a great audience recording of a fabulous show by the late Jerry Moore..this is from January 20, 1979 at Shea's Theater in Buffalo New York. 

I think this is a great first set... all of these are performed so very well. I especially love the tone of Garcia's work on 'Sugaree' and 'It's All Over Now'.. at times the vocals are a little low in the mix, but in the words of Mickey Hart - turn it up! :) The rest of this set is nothing to sneeze at either, especially the smoking hot 'Jack Straw' to close it out.. 

One note .. apparently the show started some 2 hours late ;)

 Grateful Dead
Shea's Theatre
Buffalo, NY 1/20/1979 - Saturday

One
    
The Promised Land [4:21]  
Sugaree [11:45]  
El Paso [4:10]  
Peggy-O [8:12]  
It's All Over Now [7:41]  
Jack-A-Roe [4:31]  
New Minglewood Blues [5:35]  
Stagger Lee [6:46]  
Jack Straw [5:32] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod012425.mp3 

I hope you enjoy it! and thanks for your kind support!!

Dead Show/podcast for 1/17/25

 This week's Deadpod features the second set from January 18, 1979 at Providence Rhode Island. 

This is a rather unique second set as there is no drums/space segment here, unique since the band started introducing them as a matter of course back in the spring of 1978. It would be the last show without one for a long time. It's a solid show, in my opinion, the highlight being a raucous 'Trucking' that even includes Phil singing, and a solid 'Other One'. 

Hope you enjoy it..

Grateful Dead
Providence Civic Center
Providence, RI  1/18/1979 - Thursday

Two     

I Need A Miracle [6:14] >
Bertha [6:58] >
Good Lovin' [6:41] >
From The Heart Of Me [3:45]
Ship Of Fools [8:04]
He's Gone [12:33] >
Truckin' [10:02] >
The Other One [11:#13] >
Wharf Rat [10:03] >
Around And Around [7:13]

Encore     
U.S. Blues [5:16]  

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod011725.mp3 

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Dead Show/podcast for 1/10/25

This week's Deadpod features one of the January shows in the Grateful Dead's history - this one from January 18, 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island.

This is a nice first set, energetic, especially for the time period (in a month Keith Godchaux would be leaving), and features some nice versions. I am especially fond of the 'Cassidy' here but there are several excellent tunes in this first set.

 

Grateful Dead
Providence Civic Center
Providence, RI  1/18/1979 - Thursday

One     

The Promised Land [4:22]  
They Love Each Other [7:31]  
Mama Tried [2:45] >
Mexicali Blues [4:10]  
Friend Of The Devil [8:10]  
Cassidy [4:50]  
Jack-A-Roe [4:38]  
Looks Like Rain [7:04]  
Ramble On Rose [8:15]  
New Minglewood Blues [5:29]  
Deal [6:47] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod011025.mp3 

Hope this finds you well and out of harm's way....

thank you for your kind support!

 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/3/25

 

 On this first Friday of 2025, we continue with the conclusion of the Grateful Dead's New Year's Eve concert from December 31, 1971 at Winterland in San Francisco. 

A long, fun if somewhat sloppy at times show, the enjoyment the band was having is evident throughout.. After a Bill Graham intro they go into Truckin' then Billy really goes off as they go into a Other One jam, then quite interestingly enough into Me & My Uncle before going back into The Other One.. Some other highlights here include the first ever version of Big River, and the last Pigpen version of 'The Same Thing' which the band would not bring back for 20 years... There is some great high energy jamming in the 2nd half of the set, which apparently went on until 3:45 AM.

 

Grateful Dead
Winterland Arena
San Francisco, CA
12/31/1971 - Friday

Two     

Truckin' [8:45] >
Drums [3:07] >
The Other One Jam [6:01] >
Me And My Uncle [2:50] >
The Other One [10:19]
Space [1:53] >
Black Peter [8:38]
Big River [3:32]
The Same Thing [7:22]
Ramble On Rose [5:45]
Sugar Magnolia [6:42]
Not Fade Away [6:09] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:08] >
Not Fade Away [3:00]

Encore     
Casey Jones [5:24]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod010325.mp3 

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Here's to a healthy and happy 2025!