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Dead World Roundup

By Gary Lambert

Garden and (for the last time, as its scheduled for demoIf there was one word that characterized the past year, that was it: Change, lition) Philadelphias for good or ill, was in the air everywhere; Spectrum; a couple of gigs in New Political change, societal change, culturJersey with old al change and, more ominously, global friend Branford climate change and cataclysmic economic change (the latter of which had a good Marsalis providing many folks worrying about spare change). added inspiration; an amazing night at Change being the dominant constant in our corner of the Universe for more than four the L.A. Forum that decades, we here in DeadWorld felt right at Curtain call: Mickey, Bill, Phil, Bob, Warren and Jeff, feelin the love did considerable from the audience at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, damage to the nohome in the midst of the tumult. 5/10/09.PHOTO: JAY BLAKESbERG tion that Southern c The surviving members of the The band gave New York City a delec- Californians are too mellow those folks Grateful Dead and extended family were table taste of things to come with a breath- gave the New York and Philly crowds a run an integral part of the process of effecting less jaunt through the Big Apple on March for their money in the energy and enthusichange, through their active role in the his- 30th, with an event called Free The Dead! asm department! The musical results were toric campaign, election and inauguration (aka The Taxi Tour): three shows in dif- impressive, to say the least the groupof Barack Obama as 44th President of the ferent Manhattan venues in one day, all mind was in full effect and The Zone open United States. That activity in turn gave of them free of charge (with tickets given for business, with Warren and Jeff havimpetus to positive change on the musi- away online and through radio stations). ing no trouble at all jumping into the concal front, as Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill It started out with an acoustic afternoon versation with the Core Four. In fact, Mr. Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart (abetted show by Phil, Bob and Warren at the Angel Chimenti, who was a crucial participant by Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti) Orensanz Center, a beautiful 19th Century in the nightly sonic safaris with Bill and reconvened (as The Dead) to perform to- former synagogue-turned-arts-center on Mickey, was accorded a rare honor indeed gether for the rst time in ve years. In a the Lower East Side; then it was on to elec- induction, in a backstage ceremony in New continuation of a sequence of events that tric full-band fun at the Gramercy Theater York, into the ranks of the Rhythm Devils began with the Dead Heads for Obama (a cozy converted movie house); and nal- (complete with presentation of horns, cape benet in San Francisco in February 2008, ly the venerable Roseland Ballroom near and pitchfork)! the band played another fundraiser for the Times Square. It was a day those lucky c Democratic candidate in October the enough to attend wont soon forget. When the tour wrapped up at The Change Rocks show (with the Allman c Gorge in Quincy, WA on May 16th (with a Brothers Band) in the battleground state The big tour (just one show at one marathon show also featuring the Allman of Pennsylvania. Shortly thereafter came venue a day, thank you!) started for real on Brothers Band and the Doobie Brothers), the hoped-for announcement that The April 12th in Greensboro, NC, made its way there was a mutual feeling, among band Dead would do a full-on tour in the spring to many of the longtime Dead strongholds and audience alike, of a job well done and of 2009. in the Northeast, then hopped from the then some, and the members of The Dead c Midwest to the Rockies to the West Coast, save for a one-off show in July at the Before the tour began, The Dead had ending up in Washington state in mid-May. Rothbury Festival in Michigan returned the singular honor of performing for the The net result: 22 dates in all, over 150 to their individual endeavors and collaboPresident, Mrs. Obama and supporters at different songs played, countless minds rations. What the future portends for The the Mid-Atlantic States Ball, one of the blown. Among the high points were spec- Dead as a group is unknown, but this much largest inaugural celebrations, on January tacular shows at some of the most revered can be said: for that eeting precious pe20th, the day Mr. Obama took office. GD venues, including Madison Square riod they spent together this year, they did honor to a great legacy and, for all of us who

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were fortunate to share the experience, put the grateful back in the equation in no uncertain terms. c And speaking of those various individual endeavors Their usual spring tour activities supplanted by their leaders otherwise-engaged status, RatDog more than made up for lost time during the summer. The dog took to the road just after the 4th of July (the bands rst gigs since a sweet Caribbean idyll in January at the Grand Lido resort in Negril, Jamaica). Despite the layoff there were few signs of road rust, as the band hit the road full throttle. Tour highlights featured dates with such friends as moe. and Jackie Greene sharing the bill, and a performance (joined by special guest Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay) at one of the perennial favorites among summer music events, the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT. In the mix-and-match jamming spirit of the event, Bobby put in a little extra work of his own as a delightful drop-in with the Levon Helm Band. c One of the most gratifying elements of experiencing RatDog on tour in 2009 was the chance to observe the continued good health and creative revitalization of Mark Karan, whose recovery from cancer and return to peak musical form assisted immeasurably, he says, by all the love and good wishes sent his way by family, friends and fans is as moving and inspiring as it gets. Mark took advantage of some of his RatDog downtime to complete his long-awaited solo album Walk Through The Fire, about which youll nd more on page 5. And for all the latest info on Mark: markkaran.com c Also on the RatDog extracurricular front: Jay Lanes hip-hop/funk outt Band of Brotherz issued its rst album, Deadbeatz, Vol. 1. Its a startlingly fresh project that incorporates samples of classic Grateful Dead songs, transforming them into entirely new compositions. The Brotherz came to the East Coast while The Dead were on tour and played a series of
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Friends of the devil: Jeff gets his horns, cape and pitchfork from Mickey and Bill (with Mike Gordon hovering), Madison Square Garden, NYC, 4/25/09PHOTO: JAY BLAKESbERG

How does the song go?: The Dead running some tunes with Branford Marsalis in the rehearsal room at Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ, 4/29/09PHOTO: JAY BLAKESbERG

Home eld advantage: Playing one for the locals, at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, 5/10/09
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late-night gigs after the Dead shows, making lots of new fans along the way. You can join the ranks of those fans by visiting bandofbrotherz.org c Congratulations are due Mickey Hart, whose Global Drum Project (with Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo) took the Grammy Like ne wine Bob Weir joins Taj Mahal at a Award in the Best Contemporary World Rex Foundation benet, 6/11/09 at Silver Oaks Music album category. Mickey, Zakir, Cellar, Oakville, CA. More on Rex below in the Sikiru and Giovanni were previously part- Community Corner.PHOTO: RObERT MINKIN nered on the groundbreaking 1991 release guitarist Michael Hinton. For more inPlanet Drum, which won the very rst formation and to purchase the CD, visit Grammy ever awarded in that category. jimmcpherson.net Mickey, Zakir and Sikiru were part And for all the latest from Mickeys of a celebration of a more somber kind on world: mickeyhart.net September 9th, when they joined saxoc phonist Paul Winter for a beautiful per- Bill Kreutzmanns latest musical adformance at a memorial event in tribute venture, the BK3 , begun last year in partto the great broadcast journalist Walter nership with guitarist Scott Murawski Cronkite, who died on July 17th at the and bassist Oteil Burbridge, continued age of 92. Mickey, who enjoyed a long to evolve and, yes, change. Oteil, one of the friendship with the legendary CBS News busiest, most in-demand players anywhere, anchorman, was one of several speakers had to bow out of the project due to a few (including President Obama) who eulogized too many musical and personal obligations Mr. Cronkite, offering affectionate remem- hey, a guy has to go home sometime! But brances of their times together (which in- ready to jump in was another terric bass cluded several Grateful Dead shows. Thats player: James Hutch Hutchinson, right: Walter Cronkite was One Of Us!). probably best known for his long (and still Mickey also had a major hand in one ongoing) tenure in the band of Bonnie of the most poignant music releases of Raitt. Hutch has a well-deserved reputa2009: A Promise Kept, a posthumous tes- tion as a great in-the-pocket blues/R&B/ tament by talented Bay Area singer-song- rock n roll player, but hes also got deep writer Jim McPherson, who passed away roots in the Bay Area improv-rock scene, in 1985 at the far-too-young age of 40. The and only too happy to bust out of that pocket promise referred to in the title was a si- every now and again and stretch out. The lent pledge to McPherson from his wife BK3 provides a perfect opportunity to do Evy, to see the album to completion and so, and Hutch rose to the task with ease. The release. 24 years later, that promise has 3 became a 4 on its successful late-spring indeed been kept, and the music world is tour, when the multi-talented singer/songricher for it. The album was recorded at writer/guitarist/ddler/etc Tara Nevins, Harts barn at his former home in Novato, from the wonderful roots-rock band Donna CA, and featured a stellar cast of Northern The Buffalo joined the party. California talent, including, in addition to Bills also found time to get in Mickey on drums, the late Merl Saunders some enjoyable and productive time with on keyboards, Bobby Vega on bass, sing- the Mississippi-born, Louisiana-raised, er/multi-instrumentalist Vicki Randle, Texas-based guitarist/singer/songwriter harmonica ace Norton Buffalo and Papa Mali ( papamali.com)

For more on the BK3 (or 4) and other Kreutzmann news, check out Bills spiffy brand-new website: billkreutzmann.com c Need we tell you what was happening in the world of Donna Jean Godchaux MacKay? You got it change! After a couple of happy years with Donna Jean and the Tricksters, Donna went back to basics with a smaller, leaner, funkier band, now called simply the Donna Jean Godchaux Band. Staying on from the DJ/Tricksters period is the great guitarist/singer Jeff Mattson, joined by one of Jeffs old pals from the Zen Tricksters, drummer Joe Chirco, plus Donnas husband David MacKay on bass and Mark Adler on keyboards. The resulting sound is a bit closer to the Southern Soul feel that Donna grew to love as a child in the fabled music community of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but still leaves lots of room for the jamming that her Dead Head fans crave. Learn more at: donnajeangodchauxband.com c Appropriately, just as we were beginning this new print edition of the Almanac, change manifested itself yet again, with the announcement that Phil Lesh & Bob Weir were making plans for a new musical ven-

ture called FURTHUR, a melding of new and old friends featuring guitarist John Kadlecik (of the Dark Star Orchestra) and drummer Joe Russo (BeneventoRusso Duo), joining the familiar faces of RatDogs Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti. The combination of players deeply rooted in the traditions of Grateful Dead music and others relatively new to the scene offered the potential for some very intriguing creative chemistry indeed. Exciting previews of coming attractions turned up in the form of online videos from the groups rehearsals, and the high expectations were fully satised as the new combo made its debut with three wildly successful performances in September at Oaklands beautifully restored Fox Theatre. Summing up the shows, our correspondent Blair Jackson wrote (in detailed reviews you can read in full at dead. net): Whew. This band is for real. Keep an open mind. And dont miss em if they come to your town! And will they be coming to your town? Well, just as we were going to press, a batch of new dates were announced for December in the Northeast. You can get detailed info about these, and any fast-breaking news of more to come, at furthur.net

Further adventures: (Above) The new group (L-R: Chimenti, Lesh, Russo, Lane, Weir, Kadlecik) onstage during the triumphant debut weekend at the Oakland Fox; (Right) Feelin some love of their own.
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free food, freak-out counseling, peacekeeping and other assistance to the stranded and hungry hordes at the Woodstock festival 40 years ago this past summer; and perhaps most remarkably of all, his tireless work as co-founder/fundraiser/goodwill ambassador of the Seva Foundation, an organization dedicated for more than three decades to a philosophy of compassion in action, serving people around the world who are struggling for health, cultural survival and sustainable communities. The lm features rare archival footage of Wavy from all phases of his life, as well as recently lmed sequences of the man at work and play, plus rsthand testimony and music from such friends, colleagues and admirers as Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Ramblin Jack Elliot, Buffy Sainte-Marie and the band with whom Wavy was most closely associated over the years, the Grateful Dead. Saint Misbehavin has enjoyed successful theatrical engagements in New York and

Saint Misbehavin: The Wavy Gravy Movie is a hugely entertaining, moving and inspiring new documentary by lmmaker Michelle Esrick: a labor of love ten years in the making, tracing the amazing journey of Wavy Gravy the man, the clown, the ice cream avor from his days in the 1950s/early 60s as a poet/standup comic (then known as Hugh Romney) in Greenwich Village, opening shows for jazz icons including Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane and hanging out with such pals as Bob Dylan and Lenny Bruce; to his lifelong commitment to political and social activism; his role as patriarch of the rolling communal family known as the Hog Farm, which attained international renown for providing

Los Angeles, and is available for showings at colleges and lm festivals. To learn more about the lm and future opportunities to see this indispensable cultural document, visit rippleeffectlms.com Wavys own home in cyberspace: wavygravy.net And to learn how you can help the Seva Foundation continue its ongoing tradition of compassion in action: seva.org

arts, provide social and economic justice, preserve indigenous cultures, build strong communities and educate children and adults everywhere. Since the Grateful Dead ended its touring life in 1995, Rex has relied on the generosity and activism of you, the members of the Dead Head community and others who have joined the cause as the Foundation has broadened its focus and its outreach over the years. To continue your support of Rex, visit rexfoundation.org

In Memoriam:
The Rex Foundation was on the road again this past summer, making friends on the festival circuit, raising consciousness and needed funds for a variety of good causes. Since the Grateful Dead's rst Rex Benet in the spring of 1984, fans have made it possible for the Rex Foundation to grant $8.4 million to over 1,000 programs across the United States and internationally. The Rex Foundation grants support grassroots programs working in bold, innovative ways to secure a healthy environment, promote individuality in the

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(1922-2009) Master musician and educator; founder of the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA (recipient of the Rex Foundations 2008 Ralph J. Gleason Award).

John Marmaduke Dawson

(1945-2009) Singer/songwriter/guitarist; Co-founder of New Riders of the Purple Sage; co-writer (with Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter) of Friend of the Devil

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Autumn is here, and in the Grateful Dead world, that has traditionally meant a slew of new releases aimed at helping yall get through the cold winter months ahead. This year is no different; in fact youre gonna be bowled over by the amazing offerings weve got this season. And this is on top of all the great stuff weve already released earlier in the year. More on that in moment, but lets get right to the new stuff!

Winterland Ju ne 1977: The Complete Recordings

Box set? Yeah, we got your box set right here, buddy! Weve gotten such an overwhelmingly favorable reaction to our box sets covering entire show runsincluding Fillmore West 1969 and Winterland 1973that were gonna make a habit of this! Which brings us to our latest release: the nine-CD set Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings. Did you say 77?! you sputter with a combination of amazement and sheer joy. Best year ever? Well, thats a matter of opinion, of course, but yes, 77 it is, and not any ol 77, but the spring of 77specically June 7-9the end of a tour that is justiably one of the most famous and revered in the bands history. Fresh off recording their Terrapin Station album and completing the Grateful Dead Movie, the Dead were in great form all spring as they hit the road to hone some of their new material, including Terrapin, Estimated Prophet, Passenger and Fire on the Mountain (which wouldnt be recorded until the following year). It was a year lled with superb versions of all those tunes, as well epic readings of everything FRONT SIDE from Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklins Tower to St. Stephen and Not Fade Away. All of those tunes, and so much more are available on this truly spectacular box. Why, the Help-SlipFrank alone covers more than 31 minFRONT SIDE WINTERLAND, JUNE , CD ONE
GRATEFUL DEAD WINTERLAND JUNE 1977 DISCS 13 1. BERTHA 2. JACK STRAW 3. TENNESSEE JED 4. LOOKS LIKE RAIN 5. PEGGY-O 6. FUNICULI FUNICU LA 7. EL PASO 8. FRIEND OF THE DEVIL 9. THE MUSIC
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The latest installment in our popular ways potent pair of Alabama Getaway > Road Trips series, now entering its third Greatest Story Ever Told, turns deep and big year (and ninth release overall) is introspective with Playing in the Band bound to become a favorite. Road Trips and Terrapin, and then later turns into a Vol. 3, No. 1 is the complete show from non-stop party with Uncle Johns Band, December 28, 1979, part of the sparkling I Need A Miracle, Bertha and Good run that has already given us the excelLovin. If youre not wiped out after that, lent Dicks Picks: Vol. 5 (from 12/26/79). the double-encore will waste youCasey Youll recall that these year-end concerts, Jones and Saturday Night! The limited held at the Oakland Auditorium because Winterland had closed down for good the previous New Years Eve, were the rst holiday shows featuring new keyboardist Brent Mydland, who joined the band in April 1979. The new lineup had been gaining momentum with each passing tour since that spring, and by December was truly hitting its stride. It helped, too, that the band was in the midst of recording their Go to Heaven album, so they were really playing together a lot during Road Trips Vol. 3, No. 1 , available for order now! this period. This 12/28/79 concert edition Bonus Disc were sending out with is a blast: a super high-energy rock and roll this one (if you order promptly) is a winshow that also has its share of spacey jams ner from beginning to end, too. It includes and exploratory passages. The rst set inthe heart of the second set from 12/30/79, cludes ne versions of Sugaree, High including a fantastic Scarlet Begonias > Time (rare enough that it always felt like Fire on the Mountain, which then goes a treat!) and The Music Never Stopped, into a surprise Let It Grow. while the second set opens with the al-

utes! Add to that a great Scarlet > Fire, Good Lovin, Morning Dew, The Other Oneyou name it, its probably here, and played magnicently. And if it aint here, maybe its on the special Bonus Disc you will receive if you order the box soon: In this case its been culled from a show thats not even in general circulation among traders, the 5/12/77 concert from the magical Auditorium Theater in Chicago, including Dancing in the Street, Terrapin, Playing in the Band, Comes A Time, and more. As was the case with our previous Complete Recordings boxes, Winterland 77 comes in a trippy, beautifully designed package that includes a fat booklet containing vintage photos from the ol arena, a wonderful essay by Rolling Stone senior writer David Fricke, plus a couple of mementos youre sure to enjoy. For the full song lists and more, go to dead.net, of course!

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1. SCARLET BEGON IAS> 2. FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN> 3. GOOD LOVIN 4. CANDYMAN 5. ESTIMATED PROPHET> 6. HES GONE> 7. DRUMS

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NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES SUGAREE MEXICALI BLUES ROW JIMMY PASSENGER SUNRISE BROWN-EYED WOMEN ITS ALL OVER NOW JACK-A-ROE LAZY LIGHTNING> SUPPLICATION BERTHA> GOOD LOVIN RAMBLE ON ROSE ESTIMATED PROPHET> EYES OF THE WORLD> DRUMS

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1. THE OTHER ONE> 2. WHARF RAT> 3. NOT FADE AWAY> 4. GOIN DOWN THE ROAD

Jerry Garcia Band Let it Roc k

Meanwhile on the suddenly busy Jerry ceptional instrumental track Edward. Garcia front, were happy to announce The sound on these discs is impeccable: a third 2009 release: Let It Rock: Jerry They were mixed from 16-track master Garcia Band 1975 is 2-CD set recorded tapes by Jeffrey Norman, who has mixed November 17 and 18, 1975 at the Keystone and mastered countless Dead-related Berkeley, featuring the very rst version projects through the years. The clarity of of the Jerry Garcia Band, with the magnicent British pianist Nicky Hopkins, drummer Ron Tutt and ol reliablebassist John Kahn. This marks the first-ever full release of material from the brief but fruitful GarciaHopkins union (August through December 75), and it shows the group at its best, rolling though a broad range of styles, from the churning opener, Let It Rock, to Dead favorites like Sugaree, They Jerry Garcia, Let It Rock , 2-CD set available for order now! Love Each Other and a lively Friend of the Devil, to boppin R&B the vocals and instruments is absolutely Tore Up Over You, Roadrunnera stunning; its a must for Jerry freaks (and doesnt that include all of us?)! 19-minute workout on the Stones Lets Spend the Night Together, and Nickys ex-

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5. JOHNNY B. GOODE 6. BROKEDOWN PALACE

Photo: BRUCE POLONSKY

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take, fate and faithfaith in our footsteps. We werent following anything but our own footsteps. We learned to trust ourselves and each other. I learned that both from the LSD and from the experience of leaving home and jumping into that huge scene. It all amounted to an ability to think on our feet. I asked Weir if he believed if that all could have happened in the beginning, on stage, without the anything-goes gasoline of acid. He smiled. I have no doubt we would have developed that stuff anyway, Weir replied. I dont know if wed have gotten so POLONSKY Photo: BRUCE thick and fast into completely crazy improvisation as we did without the use of LSD. But, he quickly added, even when the newborn Dead played at communal-trip events like the 196566 Acid Tests, we werent a concert band. We were a dance band. Our job, Weir said proudly, was to find the beat and get people dancing. ****** That is what happens, again and again, in this box of paradise and circus. This was not quite the Dead that Weir described in 2007. McKernan died in 1973 from hard living and a worn-out liver at the age of 27. Keith and Donna Godchaux husband and wife, on keyboards and vocalswere in their fifth year with the band and had triggered subtle lasting changes in the music through Keiths jazzy inflec6

UPTOWN TOODELOO 2. JACK STRAW 3. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER 4. CASSIDY 5. SUNRISE 6. DEAL 7. LOOKS LIKE RAIN 8. LOSER 9. THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED

SAMSON AND DELILAH FUNICULI FUNICULA HELP ON THE WAY> SLIPKNOT!> FRANKLINS TOWER

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P.O. Box 150300, San Rafael, HDCD and High Definition CA 94915. Printed in U.S.A. Compatible Digital are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, Patent No. 5,479,168.

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All songs Ice Nine Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP) except where noted. All selections are previously unreleased.

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FOR MORE INfO, TRACK LISTINGS AND ORDERING INfO, GO TO: WWW.DEAD.NET/ALMANAC
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There were many other cool releases in 2009 that you may or may not be familiar with, so let us take a moment to either educate you or remind you!
There were three other Road Trips releases in 09, each as different from each other as Dark Star is from Mama Tried. In the winter, Road Trips Vol. 2, No. 2 presented the full February 14, 1968 Valentines Day show from the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco, mixed down from the original 8-track tapes (or, in lease have long been esteemed by serious collectors6/16/74 from the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, of all places; and 6/18/74 from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. (Just goes to show you the magic has always revealed itself in the strangest of places) The Des Moines selections include one of those great, loping 74 versions of China Cat > I Know You Rider and a 29-minute Playing in the Band that takes you flyin and tumblin every which way; and the Kentucky disc contains Eyes of the World into China Doll, plus a mind-blowing sequence coming out of Weather Report Suite that touches down at The Other One, Its a Sin and Stella Blue, with many indescribable vista points along the way. Fast forward another 19 years for our summer Road Trips excursion, Vol. 2, No. 4, featuring the best from May 26-27, 1993

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the groove with the 19-minute Sugaree that followsShake it! There are plenty of 70s faves in the rst set (Jack Straw, Passenger, Candyman) and then the second set ranges from Samson to Estimated to Playing in the Band to Terrapin, and, on the back end, Wharf Rat, a killer Not Fade Away and more. Can you own too much 77? Absolutely not; this is yet another indispensible winner! Dipping back to the Garcia side of the tracks, there were two other disparate releases earlier this year. The eighth installment in the
But wait, its not just archival music thats been coming out this year and ying off the warehouse shelves. There are also a few releases of new music you should know about by Dead Family members: This past summer, Grateful Dead compadres New Riders of the Purple Sage put out their rst album of new

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some cases, pulled from the best available 2-track sources). This legendary show, which no less an authority than Phil Lesh once proclaimed his favorite show, captures the Dead as they were owering into true psychedelic beastsMickey had been in the band nearly half a year at this point, and a combination of relentless rehearsal and a new dedication to original songwriting was taking the music in fascinating and bizarre new directions. This show contains early versions of such then-unrecorded gems as Dark Star, China Cat Sunower, The Eleven, and Lovelight, as well as ery takes on all the songs that would appear on Anthem of the Sun in a few monthsindeed, bits from the this show even turn up in the live-studio mashup that album became, and the second set/ disc here features the entire album played in order! Talk about a smoking crater this is the primal ooze at its core! For Road Trips Vol. 2, No. 3 , we jump forward six years to the summer of 74

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ever-popular Pure Jerry series marked the rst release of acoustic music from Jerry and John Kahn, a complete show from the intimate Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, February 28, 1986. This is the duo up close and personalit practically sounds like youre onstage with them! The song selection and performances are both outstandingit includes such tunes as Little Sadie, Friend of the Devil, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Run for the Roses and, probably the highlight of the whole disc, a high-ying Bird Song. Denitely a feelgood disc. And this past summer the Pure Jerry series took a trip in Mr. Peabodys WayBack machine for Bay Area 1978, a dynamite two-disc set drawn from four

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at Cal Expo Amphitheatre in Sacramento, one of the cooler venues frequented by the band. This is considered one of the best of the bands latter-day runs, and its easy to see why: The Playing in the Band on Disc One is surely one of the best post-70s versions, a twisting, constantly mutating jamming journey; it is satisfyingly nished (reprised) on Disc Two. Theres an emotional Box of Rain, a gnarly Victim or the Crime, a lilting Crazy Fingers, a funkied Shakedown all sorts of neat stuff that will surprise those Heads who might be casually dismissive of 90s Dead, and delight those who have fond memories of some of the excellent shows that were played in that era. Another major Grateful Dead release in 2009 was To Terrapin: Hartford 77, a beautifully packaged 3-CD set encompassing every note played by the band at the Hartford Civic Center on May 28, 1977 yep, another jewel from the spring of 77! This one kicks off in style with Bertha > Good Lovin and then really gets into

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Northern California shows, featuring the band with Jerry, John, Keith and Donna, drummer Buzz Buchanan and occasional guest Maria Muldaur. This set shows the group at its jammiest on way extended versions of Lonesome and a Long Way From Home and Dont Let Go, but also the beautiful power of the Jerry-DonnaMaria vocal trio on numbers like The Way You Do the Things You Do, Ill Be With Thee, and what nearly everyone agrees is the best version of Paul McCartneys Let Me Roll It the group ever played. Toss in standouts such as Mission in the Rain and Mystery Train, among others, and youve got a set with tons of vitality and variety. This one is a great companion to the Pure Jerry Warner Theatre March 18, 1978 release from a few years ago. You can learn more about every project on these pages simply by going to dead.net. Andsurprise, surpriseonce there, youll also to be able to use your handy mouse to click through and buy any (or all!) that strike you. Theres lots of good listenin on these pages and also a promise of lots more to come!

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material in 20 years, Where I Come From. Led by original guitarist David Nelson, the current Riders group also includes pedal steel player Buddy Cage (from their classic early 70s lineup), longtime Hot Tuna rhythm guitarist Michael Falzarano, bassist Ronnie Penque and drummer Johnny Markowski. The album features seven ne new tunes co-written by Nelson and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, as well as strong contributions from the others. This version of the Riders is maybe a bit more rockin and jammy than the original band, but youll nd that their new music ts nicely with the groups long, distinguished tradition. A really solid effort. RatDog lead guitarist Mark Karan had been striving to cut a solo album for many years, but it was a serious bout of cancer a couple of years ago, followed by his miraculous recovery, that nally pushed him to complete this dream project, titled Walk Through the Fire. The album collects a number of excellent original tunes Mark has written through the years, along with an eclectic selection of covers, including Randy Newmans Think Its Gonna Rain, Joe Jacksons Fools In Love, the Robert Johnson blues Love in Vain, the Deads Easy Wind, and a song you might not know but should denitely hear: Susan Shellers Memphis Radio. Mark sings and plays all manner of acoustic and electric axes on the disc, and hes helped out by an illustrious bunch of very musical friends, including Bonnie Raitt bassist Hutch Hutchinson, keyboardists such as Mike Finnigan and Little Feats Bill Payne, and rst-rate vocalists like Chris and Lorin Rowan, The Persuasions, Jackie and Gloria from the JGB and Delaney Bramlett. Mark denitely shows musical sides of himself you probably didnt know he had. Last, but certainly not least, is the latest project from former Grateful Dead electronics/MIDI/programming guru Bob Bralove called Ultraviolet Licorice. Bob was an important and inuential member of the Deads crew beginning in the late 80s. It was Bralove who put together the trippy GD Drums-andSpace live album Infrared Roses. Since his days with the Dead, hes shown himself to be a very imaginative and creative musician, working both with others (such as his duo with ex-GD keyboardist Tom Constanten, known as Dose Hermanos) and alone (as shown on his 2007 project Stories in Black and White). The keyboardists new CD is a collaboration with avant-guitarist Henry Kaiser, and as you might expect from two master free-form improvisers, the tunes on this CD are all over the map stylistically, ranging from abstract expressions to lovely melodic musings, using both electric and acoustic instruments. Denitely music for the mind and soul.

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