Dead Show/podcast for 02/29/08

This week I have an excellent show from 1989 for your listening pleasure - we'll be hearing the first part of August 6th, 1989 from Cal Expo. The show starts with a 'Let the Good Times Roll' that the band ends perfectly and rolls into 'Feel Like a Stranger' and then Franklin's Tower.. A very interesting and well played start to a wonderful show. I really enjoy this first part of the show - highlighted by Garcia's singing on Ramble on Rose and a great version of Birdsong. I've included the magnificent Scarlet->Fire that opens the 2nd set..

Grateful Dead Cal Expo Amphitheatre Sacramento, CA
8/6/89 - Sunday
One Good Times [3:55] ; Feel Like A Stranger [7:39] ~ Franklin's Tower [7:51] ; Walkin' Blues [6:09] ; Ramble On Rose [7:45] ; When I Paint My Masterpiece [5:04] % Bird Song [11:59]
Two Scarlet Begonias [8:50] > Fire On The Mountain [12:37]

As always you can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod022908.mp3

Be well - enjoy - and Thanks for your support!!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/22/08

This week I'd had a request for some '68 Dead, and just happened to have just gotten this remastered beauty. This is quite an amazing recording for a 40 year old show, even more amazing is how accomplished the band sounds when I think of how young they were. I think the power of this music, especially in the second set, is really amazing..

Grateful Dead Carousel Ballroom San Francisco, CA
Date 2/14/68 - Wednesday
One Morning Dew [#6:24] % Good Morning Little Schoolgirl [#12:26] % Dark Star [#4:10] > China Cat Sunflower [4:06] > The Eleven [5:09] > Turn On Your Lovelight [9:01] ; (1) [0:05]
Two (2) Cryptical Envelopment [1:42] > The Other One [3:06] > Cryptical Envelopment [3:58] > New Potato Caboose [8:37] > Born Cross-Eyed [2:46] > Spanish Jam [11:59]; [3:14]; Alligator [3:17] > Drums [2:27] > (3) Alligator [7:#56] > Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) [10:40] > Feedback [5:24]
Encore (4) In The Midnight Hour [9:#51]

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod022208.mp3

Thanks so much for your support during our pledge drive!!
Hope you enjoy the show!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/15/08

Hope all of you had a wonderful Valentine's Day! This week we'll finish listening to the conclusion of the fabulous show from 6/10/73, Washington D.C.

The highlight of this week's show of course is the entire, unusual third set, featuring members of the Allman Brothers Band and Merle Saunders. This includes a smoking That's All Right, Mama and some huge guitar licks from Dicky Betts on Not Fade Away.

Grateful Dead
RFK Stadium Washington, DC 6/10/73 - Sunday

Wharf Rat [8:21] > Truckin' [7:01] ; Sugar Magnolia [9:18]
Three [49:20] ; It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry [7:22] ; That's All Right, Mama [13:45] ; The Promised Land [4:07] ; Not Fade Away [11:08] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [11:11] > Drums [6:22] > Not Fade Away [3:40] ; Johnny B. Goode [2:35]

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod021508.mp3

I want to thank all of you who contributed to the Deadpod's pledge drive last week. I really appreciate your support!
You can still contribute if you'd like - just click on the 'Contribute Now' button on the right side of the main blog page. I still have some premiums available - there are these *wonderful* live Ratdog shows:
Aragon Ballroom Chicago IL 7/19/07
Casino Ballroom Hampton Beach NH 10/27/07
North Fork Theatre Westbury NY 10/31/07
House of Blues Myrtle Beach SC 11/10/07
Florida Theater Jacksonville FL 11/14/07

I also have several copies of the new Donna Jean and the Tricksters cd.. Honestly I don't know if I'll have any of the new GD Road Trips V.2 cd - I'm waiting to receive these from Rhino....

THANKS


Hope you enjoy the show!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/08/08

This week is a very special Deadpod, as it marks the start of our Winter pledge drive for our community radio station, KOPN 89.5 FM as well as for the Deadpod. Musically, we'll continue where we left off last week - we'll be listening to most of the second set from RFK Stadium, June 10th, 1973. This is truly classic Grateful Dead - Eyes of the World into Stella Blue, a Big River, Here Comes Sunshine and a great Dark Star are some of the highlights of this fantastic set..
In the second part of the Deadpod I talk to Gary McKinney, musician, and author of a new novel, Slipknot, a murder mystery whose main character, Sheriff Gavin Pruitt, is a Deadhead. The novel explores his philosophy -influcenced by the band of course, and a classic confrontation of self interest verses the environment..
Best of all I have ten copies of Slipknot to send out to anyone interested in reading this great novel who makes a contribution to the Deadpod of $20 or more. Just drop me a note and I'll gladly send you a copy - this is a really fun read and I know you'll enjoy it.. (You can find Slipknot on Amazon.com or at http://Kearneystreetbooks.com)




Other premiums for this drive include five copies of Donna Jean and the Tricksters new cd,

and five concert CDs from Ratdog's summer tour.. I'm also hoping to get at least five copies of the brand new GD cd, Road Trips vol. 2 which features performances from the fall of 1977. If you're interested in these as a premium for your contribution of $50 or more just drop me a note and I'll let you know what I have available..

I really count on and value your contributions and want to thank you in advance for your consideration and your support..

Grateful Dead RFK Stadium Washington, DC 6/10/73 - Sunday
Two: Eyes Of The World [21:17] > Stella Blue [8:10] ; Big River [4:#03] ; Here Comes Sunshine [10:32] ; Around And Around [4:59] ; Dark Star [25:43] > He's Gone [14:07

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod020808.mp3

I hope you enjoy the show..... be well friends!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/01/08

This week we have a new release of a classic Dead show, this one from the start of the summer of 1973. This week we'll listen to the first set, which as you can see from the setlist below contains plenty of surprises for a first set! Besides the very unusual opening Morning Dew, it contains the last version of 'Wave that Flag' before this song morphs into US Blues. I think you'll agree that Garcia is in fine voice on this show and I'm confident you'll enjoy yourself as you listen!

Grateful Dead RFK Stadium Washington, DC 6/10/73 - Sunday
One Morning Dew [11:10] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:11] ; Ramble On Rose [6:24] ; Jack Straw [3:43] ; Wave That Flag [5:37] ; Looks Like Rain [7:29] ; Box Of Rain [4:58] ; They Love Each Other [4:37] ; The Race Is On [2:56] ; Row Jimmy [9:07] ; El Paso [4:22] ; Bird Song [11:58] ; Playing In The Band [17:04]

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod020108.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 01/25/08

This week we'll listen to the second set from the first of the fine 'From Egypt with Love' concerts - October 17th, 1978.
A wonderfully well played set - I really enjoy the space, actually and of course, Jerry's "If I Had the World to Give".. Enjoy

Grateful Dead Winterland Arena San Francisco, CA 10/17/78 - Tuesday

Scarlet Begonias [9:35] > Fire On The Mountain [10:50] ; Estimated Prophet [11:45] > Eyes Of The World [13:#37] > Drums [11:52] > Space [8:49] > If I Had The World To Give [7:07] > Around And Around [9:10]
Encore U.S. Blues [4:46#]

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod012508.mp3


Be well and thanks for your support!!

Dead Show/podcast for 01/18/08

This week's Deadpod has two parts - first off, a great first set from a legendary show - 10/17/78, the first of the "From Egypt with Love" shows marking the band's return from the famous tour of Egypt to Winterland.. This week we'll hear the first set, including a wonderful Jack Straw closer.. I hope you'll enjoy it..
The second part is an interview I recorded with Donna Jean (Godchaux) McKay last week. We discuss Donna's new cd: "Donna Jean & the Tricksters" as well as Jerry and the Grateful Dead... I hope you enjoy it!

Grateful Dead Winterland Arena San Francisco, CA
Date 10/17/78 - Tuesday
One The Promised Land [4:15] ; Friend Of The Devil [7:59] ; Mama Tried [2:31] > Mexicali Blues [3:31] ; Tennessee Jed [8:15] ; I Need A Miracle [6:21] ; Stagger Lee [5:50] ; Jack Straw [6:25]

During interview: "All I Gotta Say" - from "Donna Jean & The Tricksters" and
"I'll Be With Thee" - Jerry Garcia Band , 3/18/78 Warner Theater Washington DC

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod011808.mp3

Donna Jean & The Tricksters website is here:
http://www.donnajeanandthetricksters.com/

Her new cd will be released on Jan 29th, you can pre-order it here:
http://www.amazon.com/Donna-Jean-Tricksters/dp/B0010V4TRI/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1200658744&sr=8-1

As always thanks for listening and for your kind support!




http://www.donnajeanandthetricksters.com/

Dead Show/podcast for 1/11/08

Hello again Friends!!
This week I have a wonderful show from 1970 to share with you.. its full of energy and life and you can just feel how happy the boys are to be playing on this one..
I especially enjoy the Mason's Children->Black Peter... just check out Jerry's singing on this one!!!

Here's the setlist:
Grateful Dead Golden Hall - San Diego Community Concourse San Diego, CA
Date 1/10/70 - Saturday

One [85:55 +] [0:59 "Clear the fuckin aisles"] ; China Cat Sunflower [3:02] > Jam [3:10] > I Know You Rider [4:23] ; [2:10] ; Me And My Uncle [3:11] ; [0:18] ; Dire Wolf [4:16] ; [0:55] ; Hard To Handle [5:13] ; [0:12] % Casey Jones [4:20] ; [0:15] ; Mason's Children [4:25] > Black Peter [9:06] ; [0:06] % Good Lovin' [1:51] > Drums [3:26] > Good Lovin' [4:03] ; [0:13] ; Cold Rain And Snow [5:08] ; [0:34] ; Turn On Your Lovelight [25:37] ;

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod011108.mp3

Thanks so much for your comments, your support, and your love of this music which makes doing this podcast such a joy :)

Dead Show/podcast for 01/04/08

Happy New Year everyone! While I was looking through the collection for some requested music from Reconstruction, I came across this gem which I thought I should share with you as the first show of the new year.. This comes to us from 1975, and I really enjoy the sound on this even though it *is* an audience front of board recording.. I hope you enjoy it too....

Legion of Mary, 5/22/1975 Keystone, Berkeley CA
set one: Tore Up Over You, Little Sunflower, I Feel Like Dynamite, Every Word You Say, Mystery Train
set two: He Ain't Give You None, Boogie On Reggae Woman, When I Die, Going, Going Gone, (I'm A) Road Runner

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod010408.mp3

I hope you enjoy it and as always thanks for your support!!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/28/07

Another year has come and gone, and I just want to thank all of you for listening and picking up the Deadpod and of course for your kind support..

This week, a nice second set from a 1982 post-Christmas show, that I hope you enjoy.. I especially enjoyed the Scarlett->Fire ;)

Grateful Dead Oakland Auditorium Oakland, CA 12/27/82 - Monday

Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain > Playing In The Band > Drums > Space > The Wheel > The Other One > Black Peter > Sugar Magnolia
Encore U.S. Blues

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod122807.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 12/21/07

My annual Christmas show always showcases some acoustic music and this year is no different.. Here's the playlist:

"Oh Come All Ye Grateful Dead-Heads" -Bob Rivers Comedy Corp, Twisted Christmas

Truckin' - Grateful Dead, Fillmore East, 9/20/70

The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band 10-28-87 Lunt-Fontanne Theater N.Y.C., NY Early Show - Acoustic Set
Deep Elem Blues
I'm Troubled
Spike Driver Blues
Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing On The Corner)
Short Life Of Trouble
If I Lose
I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie
Drifting Too Far From The Shore
Ragged But Right

Jerry Garcia & John Kahn, Oct 16, 1985 The Catalyst Club, Santa Cruz CA

She Belongs To Me
Jack-A-Roe
Oh, Babe It Ain't No Lie

note: I probably shouldn't have included this second Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie..I just screwed up.. sorry!

Grateful Dead – Fillmore East – September 20, 1970
Uncle John's Band
Deep Elem Blues
Friend Of The Devil
Big Railroad Blues
Dark Hollow
Ripple
To Lay Me Down
Rosalie McFall
Cumberland Blues

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, 12/8/91, Warfield Theater SF,CA
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen jam

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod122107.mp3

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/14/07

This week a Christmas time show in its entirety for your enjoyment.. This show features a well played first set highlighted perhaps by Phil's "Tom Thumb" and a great Bird Song.. The second set features a wonderful Iko, Iko to open (with Clarence Clemmons on sax) leading into a great Playin'->Crazy Fingers->Uncle John's Band.. The double encore is also quite satisfying.

Grateful Dead Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena Oakland, CA
12/27/89 - Wednesday
One Cold Rain And Snow [5:52] ; Greatest Story Ever Told [4:06] ; Never Trust A Woman [5:54] ; Althea [6:58] ; Me And My Uncle [3:01] > Big River [4:41] ; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues [4:11] % Bird Song [12:45] ; The Promised Land [4:19]
Two Iko Iko [7:43] ; Playing In The Band [13:11] > Crazy Fingers [8:22] > Uncle John's Band [8:40] > Drums [11:#05] > Space [8:20] > The Wheel [5:01] > I Need A Miracle [3:49] > Morning Dew [11:41]
Encore Johnny B. Goode [3:49] ; Black Muddy River [5:55]

I hope you enjoy the two and a half hour podcast this week... I'll try to bring you at least one of these complete shows every month, depending on the state of the disk usage on the deadpod ;)

As always you can hear the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod121407.mp3

Enjoy and be well friends.. as always thanks for your support!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/07/07

This week a fun Jerry Garcia Band show for your enjoyment. This is one of my favorite Jerry band incarnations with John Kahn on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and vocals and Ron Tutt on drums. This second set is all that I have from this show, but while it may not be pristine quality it is quite enjoyable to listen to and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do..

Jerry Garcia Band, Keystone Berkeley, CA 11/8/75 set 2
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Let It Rock
Friend Of The Devil
Sitting In Limbo
Lady Sleeps
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Let's Spend The Night Together >
Edward

As always thanks for your support!

As always you can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod120707.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 11/30/07

This week I'm playing a really interesting show from May 7th, 1984 from the Hult Center in Eugene Oregon. There's a lot of wonderful Brent and Phil in this recording .. so watch the volume and save your ears! :)

Grateful Dead
Silva Hall, Hult Center, Eugene, OR 05/07/1984
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Estimated Prophet > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > The Wheel > Throwing Stones > Not Fade Away
Encore It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod113007.mp3

I hope you enjoy the show, and as always thank so much for your support and your comments..

Dead Show/podcast for 11/23/07

I sure hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday! I came across this gem while I was thinking of what to play this week - as you know I enjoy playing acoustic music around the holidays and so I hope you'll enjoy this Jerry Garcia/John Kahn show as much as I do..

Jerry Garcia and John Kahn
4-21-1982 Beacon Theater, New York, NY - Late Show
Set 1 (47 minutes)
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Stagger Lee Dire Wolf
Valerie Run For The Roses I've Been All Around This World
Friend Of The Devil Deep Elem Blues
Set 2 (41 minutes)
Jack-A-Roe Sing Me Back Home Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie Gomorrah
Going, Going, Gone Ripple Reuben And Cherise
Encore (7 minutes)
Goodnight Irene (1)
Notes Dr. John opened. Guests (1) Dr. John (piano)

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod112307.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 11/16/07

This week we will finish listening to the 2nd set of the Grateful Dead's historic 10/16/74 performance at Winterland in San Francisco. This is a very jamming, almost experimental piece of music as the band really explores some different spaces, especially on songs like Eyes of the World. I hope you'll enjoy it..

Grateful Dead Winterland
San Francisco, CA 10/16/74
Wharf Rat > Space >Eyes Of The World; Big River; Ship Of Fools ; Truckin' >
GDTRFB> Uncle John's Band ;Johnny B. Goode
Encore U.S. Blues

As always you can hear this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod111607.mp3

I'm thankful for your support and hope you and yours have a wonderful Thanksgiving..

Dead Show/podcast for 11/09/07

This week a new soundboard release of the first of the five "retirement" shows from the Winterland from October of 1974. These justly famous shows were of course immortalized on "The Grateful Dead Movie" but deserve to be enjoyed individually as much as possible. Phil's spectacular playing more than makes up for Donna's occasional off-key wailing ;).

Grateful Dead Winterland Arena San Francisco, CA 10/16/74 - Wednesday
Mexicali Blues ; It Must Have Been The Roses ; Beat It On Down The Line ; Scarlet Begonias ; Me And Bobby McGee ; Tennessee Jed ; Cumberland Blues ; Row Jimmy; Playing In The Band

This segment is what exists in soundboard format of the first set. I am very glad you enjoyed last week's complete show. I'll do it again - but am not sure that I could do so every week.. but keep your eyes open we'll do it again soon!

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod110907.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 11/02/07

This week I'm trying something crazy - this week's Deadpod is an entire, complete show from 1976. This is a *huge* file folks, and I hope that you are all able to listen to this and enjoy this really unique show. I'm doing this as a favor to one of the friends of the Deadpod who is running in this weekend's NYC Marathon, and hoped to get to hear a complete show. I've also had requests for a mid-70s show and a 'help->slip->Franklin's'.. well this show has an epic Franklin's so I really hope that all of you have the time and bandwidth to hear it all.. Thanks for your understanding and we'll see how this one goes - I couldn't possibly post something this large every week, but what the hell, let's see how it goes!! And Best of luck to you David, and anyone else in the Marathon!

Grateful Dead
Venue Community War Memorial Auditorium Rochester, NY
Date 9/27/76 - Monday
One The Promised Land [3:58] % They Love Each Other [6:53] % El Paso [3:59] % Deal [4:32] % Looks Like Rain [7:48] % Row Jimmy [9:33] % It's All Over Now [5:28] % Loser [7:39] % Lazy Lightnin' [2:42] > Supplication [5:03] % Brown Eyed Women [4:35] % The Music Never Stopped [6:11]
Two Might As Well [5:59] % Samson And Delilah [6:38] % Help On The Way [4:54] > Slipknot! [7:33] > Drums [5:50] > The Other One [9:55] > Wharf Rat [10:39] > Slipknot! [2:21] > Franklin's Tower [17:32] > Around And Around [7:01]
Encore U.S. Blues [5:43]

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod110207.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for10/26/07

This week we continue with this marvelous show from May 25th, 1972 in London.
We get the last two songs of the first set - including a great Brokedown Palace, then we get what exists of the second set. I'm a sucker for a great Pigpen tune and Chinatown Shuffle sure sounds good to me... Lucky for all of us there's a fabulous Uncle John's->Wharf Rat->Dark Star that survived in tact..

I also wanted to thank everyone once again who contributed to the fall pledge drive.. You folks are SO great! thanks so much!

Grateful Dead Strand Lyceum London, England
Date 5/25/72 - Thursday
from set one: Brokedown Palace ; Casey Jones
Two Me And My Uncle ; Big Railroad Blues [3:25] ; Chinatown Shuffle [2:37] ; Ramble On Rose [6:16] ; Uncle John's Band [8:00] > Jam [1:50] > Wharf Rat [9:#45] > Dark Star [29:#59] > Sugar Magnolia [7:33]



As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod102607.mp3

Dead Show/podcast for 10/19/07

It's not every week that I'm able to bring you such a classic yet unreleased show - this is from the justly famous Eurpoean tour of 1972 - from the Strand Lyceum in London England this is a tape that has just found the light of day. I think its an appropriate way to thank all of you who contributed to the show during the recent pledge drive. I can't thank you enough for your support..
If you would like to support the Deadpod - just click on the 'make a donation' button on the right hand side of the blog..

Grateful Dead Strand Lyceum London, England
5/25/72 - Thursday
One The Promised Land ; Brown Eyed Women ; Big Boss Man ; Black Throated Wind ; Tennessee Jed ; Mr. Charlie ; Jack Straw ; China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider ; Me And Bobby McGee ; Good Lovin' ; Playing In The Band

As always you can listen to the Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod101907.mp3

Again thanks for your support... and enjoy !