Category: Sonoma County

  • Bear Tracks and Bear Drops in the Bear Republic

    “Slewfoot” was a great selection for the Dead’s Santa Rosa shows June 27-28, 1969: “Bear tracks” in the Bear Republic. date venue city state 6/11/69  California Hall  San Francisco  CA  6/21/69a  Fillmore East  New York  NY  6/27/69  Veterans Auditorium  Santa Rosa  CA  6/28/69  Veterans Auditorium  Santa Rosa  CA  7/3/69  Reed’s Ranch  Colorado Springs  CO  7/4/69 …

  • Garcia’s Penultimate Sonoma County Gig, and a Great ‘Don’t Let Go’

    LN jg1988-02-05.jgb.all.aud-CC.121594.flac2448 My favorite year of the canonical Jerry Garcia Band, i.e., what I mean when I say The Jerry Garcia Band, i.e., Garcia-Kahn-Seals-Kemper-Jones-LaBranch. Jerry’s penultimate show in Sonoma County. Top-three version of “Don’t Let Go“, along with the next night (2/6/88) and 5/19/89 in Irvine. some of my favorite Garcia music of all time.…