Category: Palace Theater

  • 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…

  • LN jg1974-11-10.jgms.all.sbd.98704.flac1644

    Not much to report. The tape has got some issues, but as has been the case in the past, this show mostly doesn’t move me. update: A little tape archaeology. I seem to recall that this tape exists because it was Harvey Lubar’s birthday, and it was spun for him. Talking to him early in…

  • Maria ‘Shaking Her Substantial Booty’ at Waterbury’s ‘Decrepit Palace Theater’: JGB 11/23/77, Commander aud

    LN jg1977-11-23.jgb.all.aud-commander-berger.123904.flac1644 I have always had big love for this show. On this listen, the only song that really lights me up is TWLWMYD. (ed.: Blair Jackson points out Mission in the Rain, which is indeed stellar, deep and heartfelt. Good call.) Not sure if that’s because I am not in the mood, or this…