Category: Beacon Theatre

  • JGB’s First Gig in NYC – October 28, 1975 – Beacon Theatre (early show)

    LN jg1975-10-28.jgb.early-1.aud.135275.flac1644 Tape of the JGB’s first New York City gig, at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:30 PM has just emerged. Welcome to the world, tape, and thanks to all involved for making it so. It features Nicky explaining a time he couldn’t play the Bottom Line (8/18/75?) because he fell…

  • Jerry Garcia and John Scher

    Probably premature for me to post about this, since there’s probably tons to say and I haven’t really combed through, less still thought much about it. But just came across a little 1982 Billboard piece (1) documenting a big move by John Scher into NYC. According to the reporter, “The move ends a de facto…