Week of March 1, 2010
Part 1 20:46
Introduction
David Nelson Band 1/29/10 Akebono Theater, Pahoa HI
BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE
Interview: DAVID NELSON re Jerry on Broadway
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City October 31, 1987
DIAMOND JOE
Interview: DAVID NELSON re “Diamond Joe”
Part 2 35:34
Grateful Dead 9/27/76 War Memorial, Rochester NY
IT’S ALL OVER NOW
LOSER
LAZY LIGHTNIN’->
SUPPLICATION
BROWN-EYED WOMEN
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED
First of all, thanks to all who listened and contributed to KPFA during the annual Grateful Dead marathon. We had a great time and raised around $23,000 for the station. Peter Rowan dropped by in the afternoon, guitar in hand, and David Nelson visited in the evening. You can hear those portions of the broadcast – plus an interview with author Jim Tuedio – on my blog . And you can make a donation to KPFA any time at http://www.kpfa.org
I have a busy weekend coming up, and a weird sleep schedule due to an early-morning start time (weather permitting) in San Rafael on Sunday.
Monday night I’ll be at the Freight with Rubber Souldiers, opening for Wake the Dead in a benefit for the Haiti relief efforts of Doctors without Borders. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
If you’re planning to come to the Marin Farmers’ Market Sunday morning, please check the weather before you head out; if it’s raining hard, I will have to stay home.
The summer festival season is starting to take shape. I’ll be scheduling other performances around the festivals, including house concerts. If you’re interested in hosting a house concert, please contact me.
And as always, please stay tuned to dgans.com/gigs.html for the latest.
P.S. I am getting ready to release a “digital single” – a song called “Life Is a Jam,” recorded in December with a GREAT band: Mookie Siegel (David Nelson Band) on keyboards; Mark Karan (Ratdog, Jemimah Puddleduck), guitar; Joe Kyle, Jr (The Waybacks), bass; Dave Brogan (ALO), drums; Zac Matthews (Hot Buttered Rum) and Bear Kittay, background vocals. We’ll be offering three takes, each with a unique jam at the end. Stay tuned.
P.P.S. East Bay residents, please be on the lookout for the Spring 2010 issue of Edible East Bay; I wrote and photographed a story on Blue Bottle Coffee (see page 20). You’ll also find articles there on two other local favorites: Barlovento Chocolates and the Taco Grill (located in the Fruitvale Public Market in Oakland). Readers elsewhere will find the text of my story here (and while we’re on the subject, extra special thanks to Leticia at the Taco Grill for providing lunch for the phone volunteers at KPFA on marathon day!).
Whew! Nuff said. Here are the gigs:
Saturday, February 27, 8 pm: The China Cats, David Gans, and Jeni Swerdlow’s DRUMMM at the Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA. $10
Sunday, February 28, 9 am to 1 pm: Marin Farmers’ Market at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael CA. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
Monday, March 1, 8pm: Wake the Dead and Rubber Souldiers play a benefit for Haiti relief at the Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley CA. Tickets are on sale now!
Saturday, March 6: Sutter Creek Theater, Sutter Creek CA. 916-425-0077. I will be leading a trio – myself plus Zac Matthews on mandolin and Mike Sugar on bass.
Thursday, April 8, 8:30am to 1pm: Marin Farmers’ Market at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael CA. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
Saturday, April 10, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers’ Market, at Splash Pad Park (Lake Park and Grand Avenues), Oakland. Free! Great organic produce, prepared foods, etc.
April 23-24: Shakori Hills Grass Roots Festival of Music and Dance, Silk Hope NC
Thursday, May 6, 8pm: The Curios, Michael Foley, and DG at the Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley.
May 28-30: Desert Rocks Music Festival, Moab UT
Wednesday, June 16, 4-8pm: Fairfax Farmers’ Market, in Bolinas Park, Fairfax CA
June 25-27: Full Moon Jam in June, Arizona Beach Lodge, Port Orford OR
July 2-5: Grateful Fest at Nelson Ledges Quarry Park in Nelson/Garrettsville OH
July 29-August 1: Gathering of the Vibes, Bridgeport CT
August 13-15: A Bear’s Picnic, Laurelton PA
September 9-12: Terrapin Hill Harvest Festival, Harrodsburg KY
Playing in the Band
Ramble On Rose – Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 3 no 2 (11/15/71 Austin TX)
Jam
Rhymes
Eyes of the World
Thunder
Sugaree
Chains of Life
Brown-Eyed Women – BK3 live in the KPFA performance studio
This program will be available in the KPFA archive until March 10
It’s a fund drive, so please make a contribution to KPFA by visiting the station’s web site.
Here is Peter Rowan‘s appearance on the February 20, 2010 KPFA marathon
And here is the interview with Jim Tuedio, co-editor (with Stan Spector) of The Grateful Dead in Concert: Essays on Live Improvisation
David Nelson:
Part 1 (13:43)
Part 2 (35:04)
Part 3 (31:13)
Part 4 (15:12)
Please contribute to the success of this program by making a donation to KPFA here.
Week of February 22, 2010
Part 1 15:44
Introduction
Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, Iowa City IA
IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE->
JOHNNY B. GOODE
Bob Weir, Ace
WALK IN THE SUNSHINE
Part 2 41:36
Grateful Dead 9/27/76 War Memorial, Rochester NY
PROMISED LAND
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER
EL PASO
DEAL
LOOKS LIKE RAIN
ROW JIMMY
Outro
Playlist is here.
David Gans celebrates his 25th anniversary in broadcasting with the annual 16-hour KPFA Grateful Dead fund-raising marathon Saturday, February 20, 9 am to 1 am Pacific time.
Broadcast live in northern California and webcast globally via nugs.net, gdradio.net, and kpfa.org, this year’s event will include visits from Peter Rowan and David Nelson. David will also offer sneak previews of two new Grateful Dead releases: Road Trips vol. 3 no. 2, a concert from 1971, and Crimson, White, and Indigo, a video and audio package featuring the complete Grateful Dead concert of July 7, 1989. The rest of the day will be filled with several complete unreleased Grateful Dead concerts and rarities from David’s quarter-century of exploring the wide musical world of the Grateful Dead.
“It’s been a great privilege and great fun to serve the music all these years,” says Gans, host of the nationally-syndicated Grateful Dead Hour and, on KPFA, a two-hour program called Dead to the World that airs Wednesdays at 8pm PT. “And KPFA is a treasure that must be nurtured.” Gans has hosted live performances in the KPFA studios by dozens of artist including Ratdog, Railroad Earth, Keller Williams, Hot Buttered Rum, Donna the Buffalo, Peter Rowan, Bill Kirchen, Wake the Dead, Dan Hicks, and countless others.
“If you love live music,” says Gans, “then you must support KPFA.” One of the many thank-you gifts to be offered to donors on Saturday is Live from Berkeley: Performances from KPFA’s Dead to the World, a compilation of tracks from shows that have originated in the KPFA studios.
The phone numbers to call with your pledge of support for KPFA are 510-848-5732 and 1-800-439-5732, or you can pledge online at kpfa.org. The playlist and program notes will be updated as the day progresses, right here on the Cloud Surfing blog.
Watch this page for info on the annual KPFA Grateful Dead marathon, scheduled for Saturday, February 20, 2010, 9 am to 1 am pacific time.
Week of February 15, 2010
Part 1 9:37
Introduction
Jackie Greene, The Grateful EP
SUGAREE
Part 2 46:48
Grateful Dead 8/10/82 U of I Field House, Iowa City IA
SPACE->
IKO IKO->
TRUCKIN’->
STELLA BLUE->
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
Jackie Greene’s Grateful EP is a free three-song download, with excellent studio recordings of “Sugaree,” “Brokedown Palace” and “New Speedway Boogie.”
DeadBase Returns! And we’re looking for a little help from our friends
We’re back! Or at least we’re thinking about it… By popular demand we are in the process of determining the feasibility of publishing a new edition of DeadBase and are looking for some help. While a totally revised DBXII is still a possibility for the future, right now we are considering putting out a reprint of DBXI with an appendix of corrections and additions to the setlists. While we are looking into the logistics of printing and distribution (can you say Amazon?) we are putting the word out to gather missing data.
That’s where you come in. We know that folks have found errors in the setlists since the last version of DeadBase came out in 1999, and we want to include a list of corrections in the new book. All proposed changes will be reviewed and evaluated, and contributors will be acknowledged in the new edition.
Please send corrections along with rationale / justification to: deadbasecorrections@comcast.net
Thank you!
Stu Nixon for DeadBase