Dead Show/podcast for 3/19/10

Sometimes events happen that push me to pick out a show for the Deadpod that I hadn't been thinking about at all.. such happened this week - first the newest "Road Trips" Release - Nov. 15, 1971 from Austin Texas arrived in my mailbox - I don't often gush over these but this is a good one! At about the same time a series of new releases on the tape collecting scene from legendary collector Charlie Miller - including this beauty from a legendary night at the Fillmore East in New York City, April 27th 1971. While this night is best known for the second set we'll hear next week (when the boys are joined on stage by the Beach Boys) - this first set has some mighty fine playing on it - including what is arguably the best "Hard To Handle" you'll find..

Grateful Dead
April 27, 1971
Fillmore East, New York City, NY

set 1:
1. Truckin', 10:54
2. Mama Tried, 3:14
3. Bertha, 6:33
4. Things Won't Be The Same, 4:38
5. Cumberland Blues, 6:29
6. Bobby McGee, 6:25
7. Loser, 6:51
8. Hard To Handle, 9:53
9. China > Rider, 10:44
10. Casey Jones,6:54 (end set)


you can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod031910.mp3

As always thanks for your support !

Dead Show/podcast for 3/12/10

Hello Friends! This week more from the wonderful show that took place on March 5th 1972 at Winterland - this second set features a great Pigpen Good Lovin' and a wonderful Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad-Not Fade Away combo.. I've rounded out the hour with a couple tracks from a sweet Legion of Mary show that took place in 1975 at the Bottom Line in NYC.. hope you enjoy it..

Grateful Dead - March 5, 1972
Winterland - San Francisco, CA

Good Lovin'
Not Fade Away->
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad->
Not Fade Away

e: One More Saturday Night

Legion of Mary
the Bottom Line, NYC., NY
4/9/75

Think
I Second that Emotion

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod031210.mp3

Thanks for listening !!
Happy Spring!

Dead Show/podcast for 3/5/10

This week's Deadpod features a wonderful show that happened on this date 38 years ago.. March 5, 1972 at Winterland in San Franscisco CA. While there are a few tape splices on this overall I think while this is not a pristine recording that's its quite listenable and the band is in fine fine form. Keith is new to the lineup and a great addition at this point (and listen for Wavy Gravy at the start of China Cat).. and of course its great to listen to Pigpen as well..

We'll play the second set next week........

Grateful Dead - March 5, 1972
Winterland - San Francisco, CA

Bertha
Black Throated Wind
Mr. Charlie
Sugaree
Greatest Story Ever Told
Next Time You See Me
Tennessee Jed
Jack Straw
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider
Mexicali Blues
You Win Again
El Paso
Casey Jones

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod030510.mp3

As always my most sincere thanks for your support.. be well my friends!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/26/2010

This week, bowing to listener requests ;) I've decided to bring you some Furthur - this comes to us from their New Year's Eve show in San Francisco CA, 12/31/09 - I decided to bring you some of the 2nd set then part of the jam after Midnight... this is a fine example of this new outfit and of course its great to hear these classic Dead songs with new life breathed into them.. Furthur is on tour of course right now, and I hope that you can catch one of their shows now, or this summer when they've already started booking dates...

The Band:

Bob Weir
Guitar and Vocals

Phil Lesh
Bass Guitar and Vocals

Sunshine Becker
Vocals

Jeff Chimenti
Keyboards

Zoe Ellis
Vocals

John Kadlecik
Guitar and Vocals

Jay Lane
Percussion

Joe Russo
Drums

12/31/09 Bill Graham Auditorium, San Francisco CA

Time >
Uncle John's Band
After Midnight
III: Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion >
Let It Grow >
Cryptical Envelopment >
Born Cross-Eyed >
The Other One >
Cryptical Envelopment

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod022610.mp3

I hope you enjoy the show! and thanks for your support.

Dead Show/podcast for 02/19/2010

This week's Deadpod features the second set of this classic show from the Spring of 1990, appropriately enough I suppose, from Canada, given the Olympics and all :)
Brent really shines on this set, as is very apparent in the Scarlet->Fire transition and in the soulful Hey Jude... Jerry favors us with the very last version of 'Believe It Or Not'.. all in all a wonderful set of music...

Grateful Dead 3/22/90
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario Canada

Set2

Scarlet Begonias >>
Fire On The Mountain
Samson & Delilah
Believe It Or Not
Truckin' >>
Drums >>
Space/Jam >>
The Other One >>
Hey Jude >>
Sugar Magnolia

Encore
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod021910.mp3

My sincere thanks for your support my friends, be well.

Dead Show/podcast for 2/12/10

This week's Deadpod features one of the truly stellar shows from the exceptional Spring of 1990 tour, by listener request. This week we'll hear the first set - the band is really listening to each other and plays a very tight enjoyable set of music:

Grateful Dead 3/22/90
Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario Canada

set 1:
Feel Like A Stranger
West L.A. Fadeaway
Easy to Love You
Beat It On Down the Line
It Must Have Been The Roses
The Last Time
Picasso Moon
Don't Ease Me In

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod021210.mp3

My apologies for the earlier mistaken Deadpod post - I trust you'll enjoy this fabulous show, and thanks as always for your support!

Dead Show/podcast for 02/05/2010

This week I'm going to bring you the entire second set from this legendary show that took place on December 6th, 1973 in Cleveland Ohio. My first show, I had no idea what I was witnessing - but of course I'm sure it permanently altered my DNA :) This second set features one of the greatest versions of 'Here Come Sunshine' and of course, a legendary Dark Star. The length of this Deadpod is substantially longer than usual, but the music is so substantial that I know its well worth the investment ...

Grateful Dead - December 6, 1973
Public Hall - Cleveland, OH

set 2:
Ramble On Rose
Me And My Uncle
Here Comes Sunshine
Big River
Dark Star ->
Eyes Of The World ->
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia

I hope that you find this music as magical as I do, I think it represents the band at one of the apexes of their history....

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod020510.mp3


Thank you for your support, my friends..

Dead Show/podcast for 01/29/2010

This week's Deadpod features, yes, another show from 1973.. but speaking of *this* show as 'another show from 73' strikes me as a sacrilege simply because not only was this show, my baptism to the Grateful Dead, its one of their all-time classics, in my opinion.
While its true that your brains won't be melted until the Dark Star in the second set, the first set which we will play this week, features plenty of 'Good Old' Grateful Dead to get your blood flowin' during these cold Winter days....

Grateful Dead - December 6, 1973
Public Hall - Cleveland, OH
Set 1:
Bertha
Mexicali Blues
Loser
Black Throated Wind
They Love Each Other
Beat It On Down The Line
Deal
El Paso
Row Jimmy
Greatest Story Ever Told
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider
Around And Around

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod012910.mp3

I hope you enjoy it as much as I always have!! thanks for picking us up, and for your support..

Dead Show/podcast for 1/22/10

This week marked the 75th birthday of one of the most pivotal characters in the history of the Grateful Dead, Owsley Stanley.
It would certainly not be an exaggeration to claim that the Grateful Dead would not have been without his help and involvement - nor even to say that the world is a much different place because of all he has done..
Jamie Waddell over at Lossless legs released this music, recorded by Bear himself, to mark the occasion and I felt it a noteworthy moment and wanted to share it with you..

This is a beautiful show, nicely recorded (there are spots with quite a lot of reverb) and not every song was recorded.. we have what Bear decided to record... but I do think you'll enjoy it..

**HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAR**

Grateful Dead
Greek Theatre
Berkeley California
June 20th 1986

Set One
01. In The Midnight Hour
02. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
03. El Paso
04. West L.A. Fadeaway
05. Me And My Uncle ->
06. Mexicali Blues
07. Candyman
08. Let It Grow

Set Two
09. Uncle John's Band ->
10. Playing In The Band ->
11. Comes A Time ->
[ Drums ->
Space ->
I Need A Miracle -> ] <---missing 12. Black Peter ->
13. Around And Around ->
14. Good Lovin'

MISSING: Encore- Mighty Quinn

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod012210.mp3


My thanks for your support - be well my friends..

Dead Show/podcast for 01/15/2010

This week - the second part of this fabulous recording of Jerry Garcia and Merle Saunders during the salad days of 1973 - July 10th at the Keystone in Berkeley CA.
I don't have alot to say about this - let you ears enjoy the genius displayed and lose yourself in this fabulous recording...

the notes for this recording state: "I'm not sure on the lineage but I've thought alot about it. It's obviously a multitrack mixdown(gaps between tunes). Some of the JGB stuff from the Debbie Stash are masters(like 6-6-73!!). My best guess of the 7-10-73 is Multitracks(Bob and Betty Ampex MM110)>2 track mixdown MR>R @ 7 1/2 ips.(WB)>DVD. That's what I think it is esp. being a 7 1/2 ips. reel and the dynamics(nice!!). It was probably "working reels" for the original album that Jerry had maybe that he was picking tunes from"

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
July 10 1973
The Keystone
Berkeley, California

part 2:
I Second That Emotion
Someday Baby
Merl's Tunes
It's No Use
Positively 4th Street
Encore: How Sweet It Is

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod011510.mp3

thanks for picking us up, and for your support!

Dead Show/podcast for 1/8/10

Perhaps it seems that I've played more than my usual share of Garcia recently - but this newly released gem demands to be heard.. This is (probably) a multi-track recording with the legendary Merle Saunders at the Keystone in Berkeley CA, July 10, 1973.
This is a truly wonderful recording, and if you're a fan of Jerry/Merle then you'll really enjoy this week's and next week's show (when I play the rest of this show)...
Not only does this week's set feature the very first 'The Harder They Come' performance, every song is really a treat, in my opinion....

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
July 10 1973
The Keystone
Berkeley, California

Hi-Heel Sneakers
Finders Keepers
The Harder They Come **first version by Garcia
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
It's Too Late
My Funny Valentine
Mystery Train

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod010810.mp3

Enjoy the show, and thanks as always for your support..............

Dead Show/podcast for 01/01/2010

Happy New Year!

I hope you have a wonderful New Year!!!
Today I decided that I would finish playing the excellent 2nd set from 3/24/86 that I started 2 weeks ago, rather than bring you a New Year's Eve show - in my opinion this is a fine second set that I'm sure you will enjoy!! It contains the very last Lost Sailor->Saint of Circumstance, and an outstanding Morning Dew - I know, there's no Sugar Magnolia, but the Midnight Hour Encore is a keeper!

Grateful Dead
March 24, 1986
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Mississippi Half Step>
Women Are Smarter
High Time
*Lost Sailor >
Saint Of Circumstance>
Drumz>
Space>
Morning Dew
Crowd and Tuning
Encore: Midnight Hour


You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod010110.mp3

Thanks for picking us up this week and for your kind support during 2009 - I'm hoping we can keep on rolling in 2010!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/25/09

Merry Christmas!

I have always had a tradition of bringing you acoustic music on the holidays and I see no reason not to continue that this year - I've come across some really special music to share with you this year and I hope it fills you with peace and love and joy this year.

This is a rare, solo Jerry show - it speaks for itself -

Jerry Garcia
4-10-1982 - Late
Capitol Theater
Passaic, NJ

Jack-A-Roe
Going, Going, Gone
Dire Wolf
Gomorrah
Run For The Roses
Friend Of The Devil
Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie
Rosalie McFall
Sing Me Back Home
Deep Elem Blues
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Ballad Of Casey Jones
China Doll >
Ripple

E: Reuben And Cherise

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod122509.mp3


Peace and love to all of you - may this Christmas find you surrounded by those you love, bathed in the light of peace.
--the Professor

Dead Show/podcast for 12/18/09

This week's Deadpod has two unusual occurances - first a show from 1986 - a year I usually find quite depressing and an audience tape to boot! I think when you give this show a listen you'll understand why I decided to ignore my prejudices and post this classic show! This one starts with a smokin' Alabama Getaway into Greatest Story.. there's a *fine* Dire Wolf and I was always a fan of Brother Esau.. the rest of the set is very well played as well, and closes with the second Box of Rain in a week after having not been played since '73.. the crowd goes predictably wild.. :)

I hope you enjoy the performance..

Grateful Dead
the Spectrum, Philadelphia PA
3/24/86 Monday

Alabama Getaway [4:33] > Greatest Story Ever Told [4:00] ; Dire Wolf [3:06] ; Little Red Rooster [7:57] ; Brown Eyed Women [4:57] ; My Brother Esau [4:36] ; Ramble On Rose [6:52] ; El Paso [5:11] ; Box Of Rain [4:59]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod121809.mp3

Have a great week - as always many thanks for your kind support !

Dead Show/podcast for 12/11/09

This week's Deadpod starts with one of my all-time favorite Shakedown Streets - this one really blows the doors off the place then seques into a fine Samson & Delilah..After a sweet Ship of Fools we're treated to a great ride on the Terrapin Express!! This set seems a real precursor of the fine shows to follow in 1980 and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.. the double encore, Alabama Getaway into Promised Land, shows me the band had a great time this night as well!

Grateful Dead - December 11, 1979
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS
Set 2:
Tuning
Shakedown Street ->
Samson & Delilah
Ship of Fools
Terrapin Station ->
Lost Sailor
Saint Jam ->
Saint Of Circumstance ->
Estimated Jam ->
Drums ->
Not Fade Away ->
Black Peter ->
Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
Alabama Getaway ->
The Promised Land

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod121109.mp3

Please note - I inadvertently omitted the 'Saint of Circumstance' from the published Deadpod -a corrected version is now in place.. my appologies!


Thank you all for your kind wishes and words of comfort last week, much appreciated..

Be well and stay warm !! as it looks like ol' man Winter has made his first real appearance!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/4/09

This week's Deadpod features a show that I've always enjoyed, although the recordings that were previously available of it were all flawed in various ways (off pitch, and Jerry was always low in the mix).. this new release from Charlie Miller fixes many of these problems and I think you'll really enjoy the energy the band shows throughout the show....

Grateful Dead - December 11, 1979
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall - Kansas City, KS
Tuning
Jack Straw
Loser
Me & My Uncle ->
Big River
Althea
Easy to Love You ->
Minglewood Blues
China Cat Sunflower ->
I Know You Rider


You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod120409.mp3

I just found out that my good friend - Brian Heath - "the Captain" lost his battle with cancer this week.. Brian knew more about the Dead than I ever will and I'll always remember his kind heart and his big smile.. Sleep in the stars my brother...

Dead Show/podcast for 11/27/09

Here's hoping you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I always like bringing you some great acoustic music over the holidays and this year is no different - I managed to pull out this recording from my collection - it features a favorite lineup of mine, the Jerry Garcia Accoustic Band and the famous Lunt-Fontainne theater in New York City..
The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band consisted of:

• Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
• David Nelson - guitar, vocals
• Sandy Rothman - mandolin, dobro, banjo, vocals
• John Kahn - bass
• Kenny Kosek - fiddle
• David Kemper - drums

I think you'll enjoy the sound on this recording and I hope the music brings a smile and helps you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Wednesday 10/28/87, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, NY
Early Show
- Set 1 - Acoustic -
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

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod112709.mp3


As always I'm most grateful for your support - be well my friends!

Dead Show/podcast for 11/20/09

This week I'm doing something I don't usually do - and that is rather than play this complete show over two weeks I decided to play you the real heart of this show this week - (not saying I can't be persuaded to play the rest of this... :) partly because its Thanksgiving and I have something in mind for next week :)
Be that as it may - this piece of music, from the second set of 11/17/73 is simply astounding. It represents a true pinacle of the outstanding musicianship that the band achieved during this landmark year. I challange any fan of the band to not be moved by this remarkable piece of music - clearly when they play like this I am firmly convinced that their music is for the ages...

Grateful Dead
11/17/73
Pauley Pavillion, U.C.L.A.
Los Angeles, CA

From Set 2:
Playing In The Band >
Uncle John's Band >
Morning Dew >
Uncle John's Band >
Playing In The Band
Stella Blue
El Paso
Eyes Of The World >
Sugar Magnolia


You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod112009.mp3


Our next Deadpod will be after Thanksgiving - so I want to wish you all a very very special and happy Thanksgiving. I'm so very grateful for your support and all the kind words and wishes you send me all year long!!!
I'll have a special Thanksgiving Deadpod for you next week...

Dead Show/podcast for 11/13/09

This week's Dead show is more than just a classic 1977 show - its that for sure - and its much more than the first time we get an Eyes of the World going into an Estimated Prophet - although this show is the first time that happens too.. its the kind of magical, rocking, charging life affirming and soul-baring music that makes me fall in love with the Grateful Dead over and over again..

There's plenty to love in this set - the fine Samson->Cold rain starts the set perfectly.. the Playin' in the band builds and builds and then explodes into the Eyes of the World that is played at a real breakneck pace. While I'm not often a fan of Eyes played this way, Jerry's almost maniacal energy on this version can't fail but bring you up out of your feet - its almost 'hummingbird' like in the way he makes that guitar flitter and sing.. followed by a good Estimated, but then Phil drops the hammer and the band goes into a short, but intense, Other One...
after drums.. the band slowly builds into an Aiko, Aiko that is surprisingly slow-paced, but the band then drops into a classic 1977 Stella Blue, then a playin' reprise to end the set..
The encore tells us the band has had as much fun as we have...

Grateful Dead
Cotterell Gym, Reid Athletic Center, Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
11-4-77
Set II:
"Meet The Jones Gang" [2:36]
Samson & Delilah -> [7:22]
Cold Rain & Snow [8:30]
Playing in the Band -> [12:52]
Eyes of the World -> [12:50]
Estimated Prophet -> [11:40]
The Other One ->[4:57]
Drums -> [3:17]
Iko Iko -> [10:05]
Stella Blue ->[12:12]
Playing in the Band [7:04]

Encore:
Johnny B. Goode [5:06]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod111309.mp3

Special thanks to our friends at Keeley Electronics for their kind equipment donation!!

Hope you enjoy the show, and thanks as always for your kind support.

Dead Show/podcast for 11/06/09

I must say that my listeners are simply the best ! I received an simply perfect request this week for the show we're going to start listening to this week as I was casting about in my mind trying to decide what to play... and what a show it is. This show not only shows the band in a period of transition from their slower tempo early '77 style of playing to the more uptempo arrangements of 1978 but its simply one of the best shows of the entire year. The first set which we'll listen to this week, not only blasts out of the gates with a fabulous Bertha->Good Lovin' , but keeps up a most memorable and high energy performance on every tune. Not to be missed, the set closing Let It Grow is truly outstanding, and really shows the unique ability of the band to fire off in all directions yet to find the 'one' and bring us all back into harmony and love.. whew.. a great set and the second set from next week is even better.....

Grateful Dead
Cotterell Gym, Reid Athletic Center, Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
11-4-77
Set I:
Bertha -> [7:52]
Good Lovin' [6:32]
Brown-Eyed Women [6:07]
Cassidy [5:19]
It Must Have Been the Roses [7:31]
Sunrise [4:34]
New Minglewood Blues [5:51]
Dupree's Diamond Blues [6:25]
Let It Grow [14:11]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/deadshow/deadpod110609.mp3

thanks for listening - and enjoy the show!