Category: Berkeley
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Keystone Berkeley’s Smitty
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Garcia Talks Locally, Fall 1972
Staska, Kathie, and George Mangrum. 1972. Rock Talk by KG: Jerry Garcia discusses Grateful Dead, albums. Hayward Daily Review, October 12, 1972, p. 42. It’s a marvel to study Garcia interviews over the years in all kinds of ways. The man could talk as knowledgeably, engagingly, expansively, and articulately as he played the guitar, which…
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Hilarious
“I realized that in the excitement of meeting Jerry Garcia I had pissed all over my white boots with alligator tips”
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Angels in the Balcony? JGB, March 27, 1982 Keystone
LN jg1982-03-27.jgb.all-1.aud-knudsen-GEMS.111727.flac1644 Gave this an anniversary listen today, and it pleasantly surprised me. There’s an awful lot of depth of feeling in this whole show. Sugaree is very good right off the bat, and in the first set only “After Midnight” does less than it might have; I blame the arrangements, which just feel too…
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Finders Keepers: JGMS with Jim Nelson on Drums, Keystone, October 5, 1974
LN jg1974-10-05.jgms.all.aud-falanga.8665.shn2flac I have no idea who Jim Nelson, the drummer, might be. There are some tempo issues all night long. I really like this period for JGMS. “La-La” and “Freedom Jazz Dance” are standouts to me. “Finders Keepers” is also pretty good. When these tapes came into the light, back before 9/11, they were…
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Ozzie and Johnny D
LN jg1979-10-07.jgb.all-2.aud-angus-hart.106528.flac1644 First night out for Ozzie Ahlers and John d’Fonseca (and hence, of JGB #11a). Sunday night is consistent with pattern of breaking in new guys on off-nights, but the Garcia fans don’t worry about work on Monday morning. Probably not surprisingly, this performance is not a world-beater. They are feeling each other out.…
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Nicky after JGB
Under the rock and jazz heading, you’ll see Terry and the Pirates, featuring John Cipollina and Nicky Hopkins playing the Longbranch Saloon in Berkeley on Friday January 2 and Saturday, January 3, 1976. I had never really picked this up before. After flaming out of JGB on New Year’s Eve 1975-1976, two days later Nicky…
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After Midnight: JGMS, November 3, 1973, Keystone, Berkeley
I just call this After Midnight. Tremendous. Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Keystone 2119 University Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 November 3, 1973 (Saturday) 123 minute soundboard -sSet I (7 tracks, 83:05)– s1t01. … After Midnight [7:26] (1) [2:48] s1t02. Expressway (To Your Heart) [10:59] -> s1t03. collective improvisation [15:50] -> s1t04. transition to Merl’s Tune…
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LN jg1983-01-13.jgb.all.aud-CC.xxxxxx.flac2448
Pretty perfunctory, on my part as a note-taker, as well as on the part of the band. First show of 1983. DeeDee and Jackie’s public debut. Jerry Garcia Band Keystone 2119 University AvenueBerkeley, CA 94704 January 13, 1983 (Thursday) 93 min CC aud –set I (6 tracks, 46:43)– s1t01. crowd and tuning [0:07] s1t02. How…
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GAMB: July 7, 1974, CXL’D?
So, these showed up on ebay a few months back. Poster advertising a “Freak Fair” from July 4-7, 1974 at Shorebird Park on the Berkeley Marina. The red-and-white line drawn poster features illustrations of a native American, a hot air balloon “Enterprise”, a geodesic dome, and mintrally-inspired freaks dancing. Listed attractions include jugglers, belly dancers,…