Fate Music

  • The New Alphabet: ABCD GD

    Here is a list of the Betty/Rex Grateful Dead recordings gathered together and returned to the Grateful Dead Vault in November 2016 by the ABCD group. 1971 – 35 REELS*- 1 REEL 10-19-71; + 1 REEL 12-2-71*= 35 REELS DELIVERED*   • 02-18-71 Portchester NY, 2 x 7” REELS ¼ trk 7.5ips Complete • 02-19-71…

  • Feel Your Oats, and Race Back to Eat Them: JGB opening for Frank Zappa, UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois Chicago, August 18, 1984

    Last night of the August ’84 tour, which was really strong, amazingly strong given the shape Garcia was in. Zappa headlined the ads, but Garcia played second. Not much to write home about, except, on the theme of “oats”. 1) Garcia is feeling them in the big guitar tunes CUTS, GOOMLW and Deal. Man –…

  • What It Is All About: Jerry Band Monday at the Keystone, August 16, 1976

    I love love love the mid-1976 versions of “After Midnight”, with Donna seconding on “what it is all about”. (Happy 73rd birthday to DJG the day of this post, BTW!) I also like the “Stop That Train”s from this era, both imprinted on my brain from some tape I played the hell out of. This…

  • Studio Sessions at Jerrybase

    We have pushed a lot of new studio sessions (a subset of “private” musical activities” which also include rehearsals, private events, etc.) to Jerrybase. They appear in blue in your search results. There is lots of info here that you didn’t know. For example, take a look at 1978, and see a few jazz standards…

  • I don’t do a lot of Weir talk

    But man, I do love this guy. We are such fortunate fans to have such smart and literate artists in our lives! Quote from a recent interview about his songwriting, which I recommend. One bigger point, one smaller point. I take the dream seriously. That’s all I can say. They’re very real. It’s not just…

  • Jerrybase Is Live!

    https://www.jerrybase.com/ m0thra and I have been working hard for several weeks to bring together Jerrybase. Check it out. Visit the About page for email addresses to which to send feature requests, bug reports, data issues, etc. We have lots more planned, but this is the beginning. Thanks especially to the faithful readers, commenters, collaborators, and…

  • Kenny Kosek

    Has anyone ever pinned down the dates on which Kenny Kosek performed with JGAB on Broadway? I know he came out west for the Warfield and Wiltern gigs, but I have never pinned down when he was and was not present at the Lunt-Fontanne.

  • Updated Bibliography

    I have updated the JGMF Bibliography. It lives at the top-right of the blog, under JGMF Essentials.

  • Quicky: I think Reconstruction 6/13/79 at the River Theater in Guerneville should be dated 6/23/79

    update: I am now 100% certain that the correct date for this material is 6/23/79 The tape we have of the titular show comes from Alan Bershaw. Turns out he didn’t tape it, but circulating versions come from his copy. This is a 2nd copy, lineaged as follows: Nak 550 w/CP3 caps > MAC >…

  • They Really Are a Scree-um: Legion of Mary at Keystone, Thursday, May 22, 1975

    LN jg1975-05-22.lom.all.aud-menke-falanga-motb-0044.87156.flac2496 I just revisited 5/21/75, and it left me a little bit … whelmed. By contrast, at some point between downloading the files in 2011 and today, I listened to and noted the next night, and I *loved* it. The Bob Menke – Louis Falanga aud belongs in the freaking Smithsonian. This stands as…