Category: NY
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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…
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Alex Bennett interviews the Dead, September 16, 1970
Bennett, Alex, “Alex Bennett with the Grateful Dead. Interview broadcast on WMCA in New York City in 1970 [radio broadcast],” Grateful Dead Archive Online, accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.gdao.org/items/show/378659. Nothing here is verbatim, but hopefully this can provide some markers if anyone else wants to go check this out. A few things of interest. First,…
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Bob Coburn Interviews Jerry Garcia, November 8, 1982
Garcia, Jerry, 1942-1995, “Bob Coburn with Jerry Garcia. “Rockline” radio show, hosted by Bob Coburn, broadcast on November 8, 1982. Includes an interview and phone calls from listeners [radio broadcast],” Grateful Dead Archive Online, accessed August 2, 2015, http://www.gdao.org/items/show/378595. Garcia had two pretty good reasons to do a live national “Rockline” radio interview on Monday,…
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Where Were the GD on December 24, 1970?
My list of canceled Grateful Dead gigs shows Thursday, December 24, 1970 at City Center, New York, NY. Deadbase listed as canceled, with note “Not possible with Winterland the night before”. Two things. First, I think we are learning that they’d fly for a gig, so I am not 100% sure this is a safe…
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On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987
http://jerrygarcia.com/on-broadway-act-one-october-28th-1987/ buy it here- –> https://www.garciafamilyprovisions.com/product/JYCD57/jerry-garcia-band–on-broadway-act-one-102887-3-cd-set On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 We’re excited to announce the debut of On Broadway, a new archival series celebrating Jerry’s magical 13 night run at the historic Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City’s Broadway theater district. The first installment, On Broadway: Act One – October 28th,…
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Positively Garcia and the East Coast Deadhead
I. Howard Weiner’s Positively Garcia Howard Weiner‘s very enjoyable Positively Garcia (Weiner 2014) is like a better-written, more musical, less arcane version of my listening notes, great flashing insights on the same issues that occupy Corry, without the depth. That’s not a criticism, by the way: it is light in the sense of being quick…
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Jerry Garcia Band at The Chance, Poughkeepsie, June 4, 1983 late show
LN jg1983-06-04.jgb.late.aud-vita.78981.flac1644 update: lots of great photos from the EARLY show by Peter Hazou [dead link] 1983, like some other years, was best smack dab in the middle for the Jerry Garcia Band. The JGB’s May 31 show at the Roseland Ballroom on West 52nd Street in New York is one of the best of…
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Burnt to a Crisp on Long Island
LN jg1978-03-12.jgb.all.aud-unknown.82587.flac1644 Sunday, March 12, 1978, the Mystery Cats met up with all kinds of old friends for a party on Long Island. Corry’s got the goods on Hunter, Nelson, Marmaduke and Garcia all finding themselves together this night – it’s great stuff. See also my other posts from this tour: 3/10/78 interview 3/10/78 listening…
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LN jg1987-10-28.jgb.early.aud-koucky.80044.flac1644
Perfectly competent musicianship, but nothing here really lights me up. Good tape with lots of atmosphere. Jerry Garcia Band Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 205 W. 46th StreetNew York, NY 10036 October 28, 1987 (Wednesday) – Early Show – set II (electric) Koucky MAC shnid-80044 — set II + encore (9 tracks, 69:14)– — set II (8 tracks,…