Cloud Surfing

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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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.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!

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

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!

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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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!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from our Deadhead friends at Nutribullet, makers of juicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools!

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

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

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

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!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

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

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

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

Week of June 19, 2023

Part 1 24:30
Dead & Company 5/26/23 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas TX
LOST SAILOR->
SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE
Dave McMurray, Grateful Deadication vol 2 (Blue Note)
SCARLET BEGONIAS (featuring Oteil Burbridge)

Part 2 31:12
Dead & Company 5/26/23 Dos Equis Pavilion, Dallas TX
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
UNCLE JOHN’S BAND

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


Pasta Jay’s in Boulder, Colorado. Pasta Jay’s has been a gathering place for Deadheads in Colorado for more than 30 years, and it’s walking distance from Folsom Field! Pasta Jay’s, 1001 Pearl Street in Boulder.


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.

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

Week of June 12, 2023

Part 1 26:54
Dead & Company 5/19/23 The Forum, Inglewood CA
MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER

Part 2 29:00
Dead & Company 5/20/23 The Forum, Inglewood CA
BIRD SONG->
DON’T EASE ME IN

Dead & Company shows are available in a variety of audio and video formats (along with an immense library of other live music!) from nugs.net. And the band is on tour until mid-July, so you cna still catch a show in person or on video!

Support for the GD Hour comes this week from:

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.

Pasta Jay’s in Boulder, Colorado. Pasta Jay’s has been a gathering place for Deadheads in Colorado for more than 30 years, and it’s walking distance from Folsom Field! Pasta Jay’s, 1001 Pearl Street in Boulder.

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 coming June 30th and available for pre-order now at GarciaFamilyProvisions.com

Week of June 5, 2023

Part 1 25:57
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
BLACK PETER->
THROWING STONES->
NOT FADE AWAY

Part 2 29:38
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
US BLUES
Jerry Garcia and David Grisman, So What (Acoustic Disc)
SO WHAT (Take 1, 6/4/92)
Grateful Dead 5/13/73 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines
HE’S GONE

5/13/73 is one of five complete Grateful Dead concert recordings in the boxed set Here Comes Sunshine 1973, available now for pre-order at dead.net

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

The Rye Bread Music and Arts Festival, July 27 through 30 at the SCAT-a-COKE 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.

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

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. Have a Deadhead dad in your life? Section 119 has you covered for Fathers Day.  Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Week of May 29, 2023

Part 1 32:58
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
SHAKEDOWN STREET->
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
DEAR MR FANTASY

Part 2 21:44
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
DRUMS->
SPACE

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. Have a Deadhead dad in your life? Section 119 has you covered for Fathers Day. Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Week of May 22, 2023

Part 1 29:21
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
IKO IKO
CASSIDY
IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES
MINGLEWOOD

Part 2 25:47
Grateful Dead 6/14/84 Red Rocks, Morrison CO
BROWN EYED WOMEN
JACK STRAW->
KEEP YOUR DAY JOB
Grateful Dead 5/20/73 Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara
ROW JIMMY

May 20, 1973 is one of five complete shows from May and June of 1973 that will be released soon in the boxed set Here Comes Sunshine.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. Have a Deadhead dad in your life? Section 119 has you covered for Fathers Day. Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Week of May 15, 2023

Part 1 38:58
Grateful Dead 7/7/69 Piedmont Park, Atlanta
LOVELIGHT w/ Gregg and Duane Allman

Part 2 17:00
Grateful Dead 5/20/73 Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara
THE OTHER ONE
Bob Weir, Ace: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino)
MEXICALI BLUES

I included the 5/20/73 performance of “The Other One” because it’s going to be released soon! Here Comes Sunshine features five complete shows from May and June of 1973, and the 6/10/73 show is also being released separately on CD and vinyl.

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

The Hog Farm Hideaway, June 9th through 11th at beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California. Three nights of the String Cheese Incident, plus Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Papadosio, Keller Williams, and many more. Three stages, more than 30 bands, craft and food vendors, adult libations, an awesome kids-area, performance artists, a healing sanctuary, and more! Tickets are on sale now at hogfarmhideaway.com. that’s the Hog Farm Hideaway, June 9 through 11.

Section 119, offering licensed apparel featuring the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, and other music legends. Have a Deadhead dad in your life? Section 119 has you covered for Fathers Day. Lots more information at section119.com/gdh

Week of May 8, 2023

Part 1 28:32
Grateful Dead 7/7/69 Piedmont Park, Atlanta
DARK STAR

Part 2 26:50
Grateful Dead 7/7/69 Piedmont Park, Atlanta
ST. STEPHEN->
THE ELEVEN
Jerry Garcia, Garcia (aka Compliments) (Round Records)
LET IT ROCK

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

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

The Hog Farm Hideaway, June 9th through 11th at beautiful Black Oak Ranch in Laytonville, California. Three nights of the String Cheese Incident, plus Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Papadosio, Keller Williams, and many more. Three stages, more than 30 bands, craft and food vendors, adult libations, an awesome kids area, performance artists, a healing sanctuary, and more! Tickets are on sale now at hogfarmhideaway.com. That’s the Hog Farm Hideaway, June 9 through 11.