Grateful Dead Hour no. 1826

September 17th, 2023

Week of September 18, 2023

Part 1 34:55
Grateful Dead 9/20/74 Palais Des Sports, Paris France
TRUCKIN’->
EYES OF THE WORLD

Part 2 20:24
Dave McMurray, Grateful Deadication vol 2 (Blue Note)
BIRD SONG
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
ROW JIMMY (5/26/73)

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1825

September 10th, 2023

Week of September 11, 2023

Part 1 37:03
Grateful Dead 9/20/74 Palais Des Sports, Paris France
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER->
I KNOW YOU RIDER
BIG RIVER
BROWN-EYED WOMEN
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
BROKEDOWN PALACE

Part 2 18:51
Oteil Burbridge, Lovely View of Heaven (Floki Records)
STELLA BLUE
Dead & Company 7/2/23 Folsom Field, Boulder CO (nugs.net)
HIGH TIME

From Oteil Burbridge’s web page:
[Lovely View of Heaven] serves as a deeply personal journey for Burbridge, who uses the Garcia/Hunter catalog as a means of processing his own grief following the loss of his father, brother Kofi Burbridge, and mentor Col. Bruce Hampton.

Reflecting on that process, Oteil shares, “Looking back, I don’t feel like I was able to really process all the pain from these huge losses until I started working on these ballads. All these arrangements were written through many tears. And all the vocal tracks were recorded that way as well.”

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1824

September 3rd, 2023

Week of September 4, 2023

Part 1 23:25
Dead & Company 7/7/23 The Gorge, George WA
BIRD SONG
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
BERTHA (5/13/73)

Part 2 32:27
Grateful Dead 4/7/78 Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines FL
NOT FADE AWAY->
BLACK PETER->
PLAYING IN THE BAND
~
JOHNNY B GOODE

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1823

August 27th, 2023

Week of August 28, 2023

Part 1 21:24
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
EYES OF THE WORLD (6/9/73)
Dead & Company 7/3/23 Folsom Field, Boulder CO (nugs.net)
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER with Dave Matthews

Part 2 34:33
Grateful Dead 4/7/78 Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines FL
TERRAPIN->
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
DRUMS

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1822

August 20th, 2023

Week of August 21, 2023

Part 1 24:10
Grateful Dead 4/7/78 Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines FL
JACK STRAW
BOBBY’S POACHER STORY
SHIP OF FOOLS
GOOD LOVIN’

Part 2 31:30
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
PLAYING IN THE BAND (5/20/73)
Dead & Company 7/15/23 Oracle Park, San Francisco (nugs.net)
HELL IN A BUCKET

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1821

August 13th, 2023

Week of August 14, 2023

Part 1 39:55
Grateful Dead 4/7/78 Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines FL
MAMA TRIED->
MEXICALI BLUES
FENNARIO
MINGLEWOOD
LOSER
THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED

Part 2 15:48
Jerry Garcia home recording
EYES OF THE WORLD
Grateful Dead, Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings (Rhino)
TO LAY ME DOWN (11/9/73)

Here’s the story on the Jerry Garcia home demo:

In the spring of 2016, my wife and I paid a visit to Mountain Girl, Carolyn Garcia, at her home in Oregon. She sent me home with an unmarked reel of tape, to see if I could figure out what was on it. What I found was mind-blowing! It was a demo of six new Hunter-Garcia songs that Jerry made in his home studio – songs that were introduced to the world on February 9th, 1973. Three of those songs were recorded for Wake of the Flood, which was released in October of 1973, and the other three wound up on Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel a year later.

Jerry had a small studio behind the house, complete with a multitrack recorder, so he was able to rough these songs out on his own and present fairly well-developed arrangements to the Grateful Dead members, who of course adapted these parts to their own magical instrumental styles.

This is Jerry Garcia’s home demo of “Eyes of the World,” with Jerry singing, playing an acoustic guitar and, I think two keyboard parts. My mind was blown when I first heard this tape, and I have been waiting seven years for the rest of the world to get to hear it!

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1820

August 6th, 2023

Week of August 7, 2023

Part 1 32:09
Grateful Dead 4/7/78 Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines FL
PROMISED LAND
SUGAREE
CASSIDY
TENNESSEE JED

Part 2 22:58
Dead & Company 7/2/23 Folsom Field, Boulder CO
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Goose 7/4/23 Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park NJ
US BLUES
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
BIG RIVER (5/26/73)

This Dead & Company performance of “Fire on the Mountain” is unique: in addition to the usual lead vocal by bassist Oteil Burbridge, we were treated to a vocal performance by Mickey Hart! Mickey co-wrote the song with Robert hunter, and there is an unreleased studio recording from the mid-’70s that features Mickey singing! You can hear it here. The lyrics were pretty different, too. Mickey came down from the drum rider and sang his verse near the end of the song, just this one time.

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1819

July 30th, 2023

Week of July 31, 2023

Part 1 25:50
Dead & Company 7/16/23 Oracle Park, San Francisco
HELP ON THE WAY->
SLIPKNOT!->
FRANKLIN’S TOWER

Part 2 29:59
Dead & Company 7/16/23 Oracle Park, San Francisco
DAYS BETWEEN->
CUMBERLAND BLUES

All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions (Rhino)
THAT’S A TOUCH I LIKE

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1818

July 23rd, 2023

Week of July 24, 2023

Part 1 34:13
Dead & Company 7/1/23 Folsom Field, Boulder CO
ST STEPHEN
EYES OF THE WORLD

Part 2 21:27
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
TRUCKIN’ (5/13/73)
Joe Craven and the Sometimers, Garcia Songbook (Blender Logic)
GOMORRAH

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Gans gigs in the Bay Area

July 17th, 2023

Saturday, July 22 (2pm and 7pm shows): The Barton Hills Choir at the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. Gavin Tabone is bringing his nationally-renowned, Austin-based children’s singing group to Berkeley! They’ve released two albums of Grateful Dead songs! This program will feature Dead songs, and more! Jen Rund on bass, Neil Hampton on drums, DG on guitar.
Tickets for the 2:00 show
Tickets for the 7:00 show

Sunday, July 23: David Gans and Broken Angels at the Baltic Kiss, Point Richmond CA. DG, Lorna Kollmeyer, Myles Boisen, Joshua Raoul Brody, Joe Kyle Jr., and Jeff Hobbs!

Wednesday, July 26: DG, Joe Rut, and Dave Jess at Luigi’s Deli in Martinez CA. Dead tunes and more.

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1817

July 16th, 2023

Week of July 17, 2023

Part 1 26:48
Dead & Company 6/24/23 Fenway Park, Boston
DARK STAR/BIG RIVER JAM->
THE OTHER ONE JAM

Dead & Company 6/27/23 Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville IN
BIG RIVER->
DARK STAR

Interview: Bob Weir 7/11/23

Part 2 28:37
Interview: John Mayer 7/11/23
Dead & Company 7/1/23 Folsom Field, Boulder CO
SUGAR MAGNOLIA->
SCARLET BEGONIAS->
SUNSHINE DAYDREAM

Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
SUGAREE

Dead & Company recordings are available in a variety of audio and video formats from nugs.net This tour has been spectacular from start to finish!

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1816

July 9th, 2023

Week of July 10, 2023

Part 1 30:37
Grateful Dead 3/9/85 Berkeley Community Theater
SPACE->
THE OTHER ONE->
THE WHEEL->
SUGAR MAGNOLIA

Part 2 25:16
Grateful Dead 3/9/85 Berkeley Community Theater
IT’S ALL OVER NOW, BABY BLUE
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
HERE COMES SUNSHINE (5/20/73)
The Waybacks and Friends, One Way or Another (waybacks.com)
HIGH TIME

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1815

July 2nd, 2023

Week of July 3, 2023

Part 1 18:50
Grateful Dead 3/9/85 Berkeley Community Theater
LET IT GROW
Grateful Dead, Here Comes Sunshine 1973 (Rhino)
AROUND AND AROUND (5/26/73)

Part 2 32:29
Grateful Dead 3/9/85 Berkeley Community Theater
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER->
CUMBERLAND BLUES->
I NEED A MIRACLE->
EYES OF THE WORLD->

Charlie Miller has done some impressive work cleaning up some digital audio artifacts in this 3/9/85 recording!

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Our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!

The Jerry Garcia Family and Round Records, announcing GarciaLive vol. 20 showcasing the Jerry Garcia Band’s high-flying June 18th 1982 performance in Cape Cod. GarciaLive Vol. 20 is a 2-CD Set & digital download, available now at GarciaFamilyProvisions.com

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. All your summer tour gear in one place! Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1814

June 25th, 2023

Week of June 26, 2023

Part 1 38:22
Dead & Company 6/9/23 Wrigley Field, Chicago (nugs.net)
CRAZY FINGERS->
DANCING IN THE STREET

Dead & Company 6/10/23 Wrigley Field, Chicago (nugs.net)
TRUCKIN’->
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING

Part 2 17:42
Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive vol 20 (Round Records)
VALERIE
Dave McMurray, Grateful Deadication vol 2 (Blue Note)
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER

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The Rye Bread Music and Arts Festival, July 27 through 30 at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, just north of Albany, New York. Oteil and Friends, North Mississippi Allstars, Cool Cool Cool,  Duane Betts, Brown Eyed Women, and many more. Weekend passes are available now at ryebreadfest.com

The Jerry Garcia Family and Round Records, announcing GarciaLive vol. 20 showcasing the Jerry Garcia Band’s high-flying June 18th 1982 performance in Cape Cod. GarciaLive Vol. 20 is a 2-CD Set & digital download coming June 30th and available for pre-order now at GarciaFamilyProvisions.com

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. All your summer tour gear in one place! Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Today is my 1000th livestream

June 21st, 2023

Today I will play my 1000th online live show.

When my gigs started getting canceled in March of 2020, I decided to start playing a live set online every day. It’s been fun, and I’ve made some decent money doing it, and it led to my opening an online store that has also served me well. And along the way, I made a bunch of new friends!

Today’s set happens an hour early because I have another gig later. Please join me today (6/21/23) at 3pm Pacific, 6pm Eastern (I usually play at 4pm PT)

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Tip jar, CDs, signed books, t-shirts, and mugs: perfectible.net

Peter Hartlaub wrote about me in the San Francisco Chronicle: