Category: Nick Gravenites
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What is the Opposite of a Bat Outta Hell? JGB at Keystone, September 10-12, 1976
I am not a huge fan of the syrupy tempos of 1976 JGB, the ultimate comfort band for Our Hero. There are some great sounding tapes, the occasional killer show (4/3/76b), and some spectacular specific songs (“Right Mighty High”, “Moonlight Mile”, “Who Was John” and others are some of my faves), but the overall vibe…
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San Francisco Sessions, 1967-1968
updated title 20160319 San Francisco Sessions Series San Francisco Sessions, 1967-1968 San Francisco Sessions, 1969 San Francisco Sessions, 1970 San Francisco Sessions, 1971 San Francisco Sessions, 1972 In the course of my research into Jerry Garcia’s musical life outside the Grateful Dead, I have gathered up, well, an awful lot of stuff. Sometimes I can’t…
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Garcia, Gravenites, Jules Broussard: ca. 1973, San Quentin Prison
**update: I have it in my mind that this never happened. I spoke with Nick the Greek once and seem to have come away with that idea** On 4/29/90, Garcia sat in with “Nick Gravenites and Animal Mind” for a Brian Wilson Defense Fund Benefit at the South of Market Cultural Center in San Francisco.…
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Possible Jerry Gig? October 15-16, 1971, Keystone Korner, SF, CA
So, here’s one that caught my eye. Nick the Greek, Merl, Tom Fogerty, Dave Getz (presumably) and John Kahn gigging at the Keystone Korner on a Friday-Saturday night in October, 1971 when Jerry is not known (to me) to have been otherwise occupied. Jerry and Merl were billed at the same place the weekend before.…