Category: 1970

  • Harpur College NRPS set

    “Enough about the Dead, how was the New Riders’ set?” – one guy, once Any Deadhead worth her salt knows the Harpur College gig from May 2, 1970. It’s a monster, one of the Dead’s best, and long-circulating from FM tapes; it has blown a lot of minds. I don’t remember hearing much about the…

  • New to The List

    I’ll be posting some new-to-The-List dates ad seriatim. JGMS: Wednesday, December 9, 1970, Matrix San Francisco Chronicle, December 9, 1970, p. 62.  JGMS: Wednesday, January 6, 1971, Matrix Wasserman, John L. 1971. A Talent Bigger Than Her Name. San Francisco Chronicle, January 6, 1971, p. 38. NRPS: Monday, January 11, 1971, Lion’s Share JGMS: Tuesday,…

  • JGMS: December 9, 1970, The Matrix

    Just another one for The List: Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends (JGMS), Matrix, 3138 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA, 94123. Source: San Francisco Chronicle, December 9, 1970, p. 62.

  • When Jerry Met Freddie: NRPS, Wednesday, November 25, 1970: Keystone Korner

    New Riders of the Purple Sage Keystone Korner 750 Vallejo Street San Francisco, CA 94133 November 25, 1970 (Wednesday) Listing for NRPS at Keystone Korner, 750 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, November 25, 1970. Source: “Opening Today,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 1970, p. 35. “Finds” are fun, and here’s one: New Riders of…

  • Merl Saunders, October 19, 1970

    Found this interesting. One thing I think we have learned is that, perhaps contrary to assumptions over the years, Garcia came home to the Bay Area whenever there were a few days between GD shows when they were on tour. At least, that’s how I read the evidence from ca. 1970. As a result, the…

  • From Family Dog to Friends and Relations, 1970-1971

    http://www.chickenonaunicycle.com/FD%20Shows.htm Does anyone know the story of the end of the Family Dog, and the re-emergence of 660 Great Highway as Friends and Relations Hall? I am sure it’s out there, but I don’t recall seeing it and I know nothing other than what I see in the listings. I am presently going through some…

  • GD: August 30, 1970, “Calebration”

    I always loved the “Calebration” thing dated 8/30/70. My favorite Candyman, a really great Easy Wind. There’s also video out and about that gives a very rare glimpse of the GD of this period (though, I do wonder if that QMS video has made it into the world?). But, I think the set we know…

  • New Riders of the Purple Sage and Acoustic Grateful Dead: Lion’s Share, San Anselmo, July 30-August 1, 1970

    (This is an updated version of an earlier post, “GD/NRPS19700731-19700801: Lion’s Share, San Anselmo, CA, 4/20/2011.) Some time back, I reported listings for “New Riders of the Purple Sage & Grateful Dead, Lion’s Share, 9 pm” for both July 31, 1970 and August 1, 1970, in the calendar section of the Berkeley Tribe. Here’s the…

  • An Evening With the Gratetul Dead

    edited 20110502 am LN jg1970-05-01.gd.all-126mins.sbd-miller.95683.flac1644 It is presently “commonly known” that the “An Evening With The Grateful Dead” show concept / set format debuted in Alfred, NY on Friday, May 1, 1970 [Jerrybase | shnid-95683 | archive.org]. McNally (2002, 366) narrates things this way, Deadlists’ entry presents the show in conventional AEWTGD form, and so…

  • LN jg1970-09-20.nrps.all.sbd-reynolds.97866.flac1644

    Program cover for An Evening With the Grateful Dead; Featuring The New Riders of the Purple Sage; Joe’s Lights. Fillmore East, September 17-20, 1970. Already the September 17-20, 1970 GD-NRPS run was the New Riders’ third trip to Bill Graham’s Fillmore East in the “An Evening With The Grateful Dead” format. On May 15 they…