Category: MA
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Morse Codes as Light, Sweet and Lyrical: JGB at the Worcester Centrum, November 13, 1991
LN jg1991-11-13.jgb.all.aud-mutterperl.81368.flac1644 I can’t believe this is my first write-up of a Fall ’91 show. I haven’t really dug into this tour the way I need to. It’s good. Jerry Garcia Band The Centrum 50 Foster St Worcester, MA 01608 November 13, 1991 (Wednesday) Mutterperl MAD flac1644 shnid-81368 — set I (8 tracks, 69:00)– s1t01.…
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No Sellout on Cape Cod: JGB, May 28, 1983
LN jg1983-05-28.jgb.all.aud-huston.141978.flac2496 I have a bunch of listening notes to catch up on, but I have been holding back maybe because I don’t find myself with much to say. Saturday night, May 28, 1983 at the Cape Cod Coliseum, JGB #15c lays down a characteristically strong show. It doesn’t knock my socks off like 5/31/83…
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A JGB drum solo by Bill Kreutzmann – Cape Cod Coliseum, June 18, 1982
LN jg1982-06-18.jgb.all.aud-craigl.138576.flac1644 For about a minute-twenty in “Don’t Let Go,” Billy K. solos. It’s a little surreal. I have historically loved this show, but nothing much jumps out at me on this listen. JERRY GARCIA BAND Cape Cod Coliseum White’s Path off Route 6 South Yarmouth, MA 02664 June 18, 1982 (Friday) – 8:30 PM…
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Two Pauls in Boston
LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early-1.aud-warburton.16461.shn2flac LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early.aud-alt.135968.flac1644 Garcia-Saunders, with Paul Humphrey drumming, Paul’s Mall in Boston, late 1974. What’s not to like? Jimmy Warburton‘s tape (shnid-16461) blew my mind when it came out – a revelation. We were still erroneously calling “Valdez In The Country” “Bossa Martin”, and wearing onions on our belts, which was the style at…
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The Roving Gambler: JGJK, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, February 2, 1986
Nine days after kicking off a lucrative little acoustic tour with the D.A.R. in D.C., Garcia and Kahn closed things off at the Orpheum in Boston. The main point of interest is “The Roving Gambler”, which makes its only known public appearance in the GOTS era (what some might call the Grateful Dead era) of…
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Deadlists, Deadbase, GD19691003
I understand that the Deadbase guys are making a 50th anniversary print edition. I doubt I’ll get it, because I already have Deadbase I, II, III and IX, and though they promise updates based on the wave of information that has emerged in the digital era (starting with Deadlists, and moving through LLD, LIA’s work,…
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Sole Star at Paul’s Mall
For the JGMS gigs November 12-13-14, 1974, Paul’s Mall in Boston, two shows a night booked by one Fred Taylor. MERL SAUNDERS AND JERRY GARCIA CONTRACT RIDER 3. MERL SAUNDERS & JERRY GARCIA shall receive 100% sole star billing in any and all advertising and publicity, including marquee … Does this mean that things should…
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Vassar’s Debut With Old And In The Way
Listing for “Old And In The Way” featuring Jerry Garcia, Richard Greene, David Grisman, John Kahn and Peter Rowan, Tuesday, June 5 at the Aquarius Theatre”, Boston Phoenix, May 29, 1973, p. 27. Mention for “Jerry Garcia, Richard Green [sic], ‘Old And In The Way’, June 5th, 8 PM at the Orpheum”, Boston Phoenix, June…
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UMass ‘Master of the Fretboard’: JGB, February 20, 1980 (late show)
LN jg1980-02-20.jgb.late.aud-Sony_23F-Nak_550.131018.flac2448 The Jerry Garcia Band (JGB #11a) played 22 shows in the 29 days of February 1980, warming up locally and then touring college and off-campus theaters, reportedly to help pay for the film rights to Kurt Vonnegut’s “Sirens of Titan”. I have all kinds of information about John and Jerry’s quest for those…
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Garcia and Kahn Sell Out: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, November 17, 1984
LN jg1984-11-17.jgjk.all.aud-drew-seaweed.110537.flac1644 Regular readers will know I have been exploring Garcia’s putative Rock Bottom period by listenings to tapes and more or less noting what I hear. Tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. I harbor considerable ex ante animus toward this tour – I have heard some first hand reports of its deep, dark,…