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  • In Case of Emergency, Break Glass: JGB at Keystone, March 22, 1984

      LN jg1984-03-22.jgb.all.aud-corley.22191.shn2flac Over the years, I thought that maybe February ’82 was my least favorite JGB month, supplying a “warmish-dampish-Motel-6-towel feeling, without the hygiene”, the drugs starting to really take their toll, not so much terrible as just vaguely gross. Well, it has come to my attention that March 1984 is pretty bad, too. I…

  • 42

    Regular reader Dr. Jeff once asked that I post listening notes for Jerry’s 42nd birthday show at the Stone, 8/1/84. I have dutifully done so, some years later, and have just about nothing to report. Jerrybase tells me that he hadn’t opened a second set w How Sweet in over three years, so there is…

  • How about the Mouth on that Beast? JGB at the Stone, February 2, 1980, as recorded by Bad Bob Menke

    LN jg1980-02-02.jgb.all.aud-menke-motb-0038.105635.flac1644 I recently revisited an old favorite, 2/17/80, and surprised myself by not noting anything about the “After Midnight -> Eleanor Rigby -> After Midnight” medley, to say nothing of an old favorite of another kind, “Positively 4th Street”. I have vowed to revisit these. Someone was also extolling old favorite 3/8/80 on its recent…

  • Donny’s Debut: JGB at the Warfield, February 4, 1994

    LN jg1994-02-04.jgb.all.aud-vasseur.146010.flac1644 Friday, February 4, 1994 through Sunday, February 6, 1994 are super interesting, for reasons that may not be independent. The amazing drummer David Kemper was let go at some point between the end of the fall ’93 tour and the first night of this run, for reasons that seem unclear even to him. After…

  • Rocks, Bottles, and a Tired-Sounding Jerry: JGB at the Warfield, February 27, 1993

    Apparently 12 people were arrested after this Saturday night show, allegedly for throwing rocks and bottles at police. Ten months earlier had seen unrest in the area, not necessarily caused by Jerry’s kids, but related instead to acquittal of the cops in their trial for beating Rodney King in LA. No idea what might have…

  • Valerie Needs a Bath, ’cause she is GRUNGY: JGB at Keystone Palo Alto, February 26, 1983

    I have a stack of listening notes that don’t really say much, but I do like to post them just to keep track. 2/26/83: nice tape, good performance, nothing that absolutely slays me, except that “Valerie” absolutely KILLED in this period. I know the esteemed David Minches favors the 3/5/83 version, which I have revisited…

  • Does anybody know how to reach Matt Kelly?

    I am hoping to find dates for the 1973 Record Plant session work, with Jerry, that ended up on Wing And A Prayer. Email me if you have email for him, or point him here. TIA!

  • ’88 Bridge Benefit is Good

    A lot of good material at the Bridge Benefit, 12/4/88 in the Oakland Coliseum Arena. It’s not like 15-20 minutes was very demanding, but Garcia sounds much more enthusiastic belting out the backing vocals here on “Wang Dang Doodle”, and giving “Friend Of The Devil” a sprightly run-through, than he did on either of the…

  • You Know What’s Crazy? I Have Never Listening-Noted a Garcia-Grisman Gig

    So I will do the January 12–13, 1994 Warfield shows together. The performances are delightful, and I don’t have tons of comments at that level. They play a number of rarities which had been relatively recently released on Not For Kids Only (Acoustic Disc ACD 9, 1993), and I am a huge fan of that record,…

  • Firing On All Cylinders: JGB at the SF Civic, December 22, 1990

    LN jg1990-12-22.jgb.all.aud-stucco-gems.149794.flac1648 When you say something sucked, or point to some darkness, you are scandal-mongering. When you rave, your are homer-fanboying. In all cases it’s subjective. But, fuck it – it’s my blog, and these are my impressions, and if you want to compare notes put ’em in comments or somewhere’s else I can find ’em!…