New-to-The-List from the Examiner, 1970-1972

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1. 

   Ross

   November 7, 2018

   Great job as ever. The February 4, 1971 date is interesting as I have a John Fahey listing for that evening and the next two nights. As such it would be interesting to check the Examiner for the 5th and 6th. Ross

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   Light Into Ashes

   November 8, 2018

   The Examiner on Feb. 5 lists John Fahey "tonight and tomorrow."

   The Examiner has scads of Matrix listings not included in the old Chicken on a Unicycle list, but there seems no easy way to get that updated.

   Anyway, Garcia & Saunders seem to have established a regular residency at the Matrix in winter '71, playing there on Jan 5-6, Jan 12-13, Feb 2-4, Feb 8-9, Feb 12-13, and March 2-3. Had it not been for Dead obligations now and then, Garcia might well have never left the premises!

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   Fate Music

   November 8, 2018

   I have been trying to track the new-to-The List Matrix listings for eventual Chicken update. This is primarily a public service announcement for Ross.

   The Examiner has been a rich source. My obsessiveness is pushing me to track how well Garcia was advertised, though it's often so redundant with other sources that I am finding it hard to find the motivation. The redundancy is both the pain and the point.

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4. 

   Light Into Ashes

   November 9, 2018

   Shall we leave the Matrix updates in your hands? I'd thought about going through the new Matrix listings, but didn't want to duplicate someone else's efforts.

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5. 

   Fate Music

   November 9, 2018

   No, please do them!

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6. 

   Fate Music

   November 9, 2018

   Happy to send you what I already have.

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7. 

   Light Into Ashes

   November 10, 2018

   OK, here goes: I compiled most of the Matrix listings in the Examiner. Of course the bands named might not always have played, so this list needs to be cross-checked with the Matrix ads and listings in other papers.
   In some months I wrote out the complete Examiner listings, but in others I only noted the bands not already on the Chicken Matrix list, when there were few differences. Pardon typos & changes in format!

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8. 

   Light Into Ashes

   November 10, 2018

   1965 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

   The Matrix ads each weekend are more reliable than the Examiner's show listings at this point. Some additions to the Chicken list:

   6 Oct 65, Wed – "George Cordova" was George Cordoba. Two listings state that he opened on the 6th, not the 5th.
   8-10 Oct 65, Fri-Sun – "The Sensational Jefferson Airplane" are also listed on the Charlatans/Cordoba ads.
   [10 Oct 65, Sun – Examiner listing has Jean Ball & the Charlatans, but their listings at this point are frequently unreliable or a week out of date.]
   13 Oct 65, Wed- – Larry Hankin opened on the 13th, not the 12th, per multiple listings. Multiple ads state "through Oct. 24."
   (Elwood article on Oct 15 says Cordoba will also play "a few more nights," and that "Jefferson Aeroplane" will join Hankin on the weekends. Last Cordoba/Hankin ad runs on the 15th.)
   17 Oct 65, Sun – Jean Ball, Jim Smith with Hankin (listing; repeated Oct 24)
   19 Oct 65, Tue – Jean Ball with Hankin (ad)
   22 Oct 65, Fri – Jefferson Airplane with Hankin (ad)
   23 Oct 65, Sat – Mystery Trend with Hankin (ad)
   24 Oct 65, Sun – last Hankin ad.
   26-27 Oct 65, Tue/Wed – Mystery Trend, Jean Ball (ad)
   28-30 Oct 65, Thu-Sat – Caco de Velho do Brazil (ad)
   31 Oct 65, Sun – Caco de Velho do Brazil, Jean Ball (ad – Examiner listing has Mystery Trend instead of Ball)
   5 Nov 65, Fri – Jefferson Airplane, Caco de Velho do Brazil (ad)
   7 Nov 65, Sun – Caco de Velho do Brazil, Mystery Trend (listing)
   11 Nov 65, Thu – King Pleasure, Jim Young Quartet, Peter Ind (solo jazz bassist) (ads) – King Pleasure through Nov 24.
   [Examiner listings repeat this lineup on Nov 14 & 21.]
   However, an Elwood article on Nov 17 states that King Pleasure never appeared: "Permits and licenses for the club now seem snarled and unattainable; the bill has been postponed."
   No more ads or listings until the end of December:
   29 Dec 65 – 1 Jan 66, Wed-Sat – "The Jefferson Airplane is back!" (ads)
   But did they play?

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9. 

   Light Into Ashes

   November 10, 2018

   1966 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

   This year, bands mostly weren't named in the Examiner's generic Matrix listings (which are often ludicrously incorrect), but in the Matrix ads that ran on Saturdays. A few that aren't on the Chicken list, from the ads:

   26 Feb 66, Sat – PH Phactor Jug Band "this weekend"
   2 Apr 66, Sat – Sopwith Camel ("three shows nightly"), Don Garrett, Robert Baker
   9 Apr 66, Sat – Wildflower, Don Garrett ("white country blues"), Robert Baker ("far out comic")
   16 Apr 66, Sat – Charlatans, Don Garrett
   30 Apr 66, Sat – Sopwith Camel, Don Garrett
   [1 May 66, Sun – "Lightning Hopkins closes tonight." – In the listings; probably an error.]
   7 May 66, Sat – Sopwith Camel, Don Garrett
   8 May 66, Sun – "Sopwith Camel closes today."
   10 May 66, Sat – Wildflower, Don Garrett ("opening a two-week engagement" – listing)
   14-15 May 66, Sat/Sun – ditto; also ad
   [After their run stopped, the Examiner's generic Matrix listing included Wildflower & Don Garrett on May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, June 19 & June 26!]
   21 May 66, Sat – Jay Walkers (ad)
   28 May 66, Sat – Wildflower (ad)
   4 June 66, Sat – Great Society, Solomon ("international guitarist") "opening tonight for a six-night engagement"
   [Country Joe played the Matrix in mid-July to the 17th; but the Examiner continued listing him on July 24 & 31.]
   30-31 July 66, Sat/Sun – Tom Northcott Trio (both ad & listing) – mistaken holdover from the week before?
   13-14 Aug 66, Sat/Sun – Little Walter (both ad & listing)
   20-21 Aug 66, Sat/Sun – Little Walter (both ad & listing)
   [The Wildflower had a run in late August to the 28th; but the Examiner continued listing them on Sept 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct 2 & 9 – "through tonight!"]
   7 Sep 66, Wed – Larry Hankin (comedian) joins Blues Project
   25 Oct 66, Tue – Jefferson Airplane & Jazz Ensemble "opening tonight"
   (Elwood's review of their show on Thursday Oct 27 also mentions comic Robert Baker, but does not mention the Only Alternative.)
   11/20/66 Gleason article mentions that Jazz Ensemble "has been appearing at the Matrix."
   2-4 Dec 66, Fri-Sun – Quicksilver Messenger Service (11/29 ad)
   But the 11/27/66 listing says, "Mance Lipscomb Friday through next Sunday." (Listing repeated Dec 4) So it might have been Lipscomb Dec 2-4.
   6-8 Dec 66, Tue-Thu – Moby Grape, Steve Mann (ad)

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10. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    1967

    The Matrix stopped running ads; the Examiner had some Matrix listings from Jan-April '67, but these were pretty poor and incomplete – a listing each Sunday would (usually) list the main bands of the coming week, and I didn't spot any big differences from the Chicken list.
    No Matrix listings after April '67, except for one notice:
    16 Oct 67 – "Circle Several" (a satirical revue)

    1968 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

    The Examiner did not list any shows at the Matrix until October, when listings resumed.

    5 Oct 68, Sat – "Pure Funk" with Jackson Ford
    8-10 Oct 68, Tue-Thu – Grateful Dead, Elvin Bishop
    11-12 Oct 68, Fri/Sat – Elvin Bishop, Marble Farm
    18-19 Oct 68, Fri/Sat – All Men Joy
    22-26 Oct 68, Tue-Sat – Steve Miller Band w/ Linn County Tue/Wed, Mint Tattoo Fri-Sun.
    29-30 Oct 68, Tue-Thu – Jerry Garcia, Crome Syrcus

    5-9 Nov 68, Tue-Sat – Sea Train w/ Elizabeth Tue-Thu, AB Skhy Fri-Sat
    8-9 Nov 68, Fri/Sat – Terry Dolan, Seapower (sic.) [Dolan must have replaced AB Skhy, who were playing at the Avalon]
    12-14 Nov 68, Tue-Thu – Santana, Dementia (a satirical comedy troupe – acts confirmed by review)
    15-16 Nov 68, Fri/Sat – David Blue, AB Skhy
    19-21 Nov 68, Tue-Thu – Mother Earth, Linn County
    22-23 Nov 68, Fri/Sat – Mother Earth, Dancing Food & Entertainment
    29-30 Nov 68, Fri/Sat – John Fahey, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

    3-5 Dec 68, Tue-Thu – Sandy Bull, Johnny Winter (listed as "Winter")
    6-7 Dec 68, Fri/Sat – Sandy Bull, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
    10-12 Dec 68, Tue-Thu – Mother Earth, Linn County
    17-19 Dec 68, Tue-Thu – Harvey Mandel, Terry Dolan

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11. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    BUT – these listings are contradicted on many dates by the Matrix's internal lists of accounts in these months, which JGMF has and should be more accurate than any ads or newspaper listings:

    MATRIX ACCOUNT LISTS, Sep 68-Jan 69

    Week of Sep 10-14 – Steve Miller
    Week of Sep 17-21 – Sea Train
    Week of Sep 24-28 – Sea Train
    (Other bands not listed, this is clearly incomplete. In October the accounts become more specific.)

    1-2 Oct 68 – Charlie Musselwhite
    4-5 Oct 68 – Harvey Mandel
    8-10 Oct 68 – Jerry Garcia & Friends
    11-12 Oct 68 – Marble Farm, John Kalb
    15-17 Oct 68 – Harvey Mandel, Mad River
    18-19 Oct 68 – Harvey Mandel, Allmen Joy
    22-25 Oct 68 – Steve Miller
    29-30 Oct 68 – Jerry Garcia
    (Second acts mostly not identified in October, but they did appear.)

    1-2 Nov 68 – Cold Blood, Dan Hicks
    5-7 Nov 68 – Sea Train, Dan Hicks (replacing Elizabeth)
    8-9 Nov 68 – Sea Train, Terry Nolan (replacing AB Skhy)
    12-14 Nov 68 – Santana, Dementia
    15-16 Nov 68 – David Blue, AB Skhy
    19-21 Nov 68 – Mother Earth, Linn County
    22-23 Nov 68 – Mother Earth, Dementia
    26-28 Nov 68 – Harvey Mandel, Dan Hicks
    29-30 Nov 68 – John Fahey, Dan Hicks

    3-5 Dec 68 – Lightnin' Hopkins, Winter
    6-7 Dec 68 – Sandy Bull, Dan Hicks
    10-12 Dec 68 – Mother Earth, Linn County
    13-14 Dec 68 – West, AB Skhy
    16 Dec 68 – Jam Session
    17 Dec 68 – Harvey Mandel, Jerry Garcia
    18 Dec 68 – Harvey Mandel, AB Skhy
    19 Dec 68 – Harvey Mandel, Sweet Linda Devine
    20 Dec 68 – Peter Albin, Sweet Linda Devine
    21 Dec 68 – Sweet Linda Devine
    23-24 Dec 68 – Jam Sessions
    26-28 Dec 68 – Sea Train, Terry Dolan
    30 Dec 68 – Jam Session

    2-4 Jan 69 – Jorma Kaukonen
    6 Jan 69 – Jam Session
    7-9 Jan 69 – Elvin Bishop
    10-11 Jan 69 – Sons of Champlin
    13 Jan 69 – Jam Session
    14-15 Jan 69 – Beautiful Day, Saloon Sinclair
    (accounts end)

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12. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    1969 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

    7-9 Jan 69, Tue-Thu – Elvin Bishop, Marble Farm
    10-11 Jan 69, Fri/Sat – Sons of Champlin, Ace of Cups
    14-16 Jan 69, Tue-Thu – It's a Beautiful Day, Salloom Sinclair, Mother Bear
    17-18 Jan 69, Fri/Sat – Sea Train, Initial Shock
    24-25 Jan 69, Fri/Sat – Albert Collins, Elvin Bishop
    27-30 Jan 69, Mon-Thu – Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Morning Glory

    4-6 Feb 69, Tue-Thu – Dancing Food & Entertainment, Cold Blood
    18-19 Feb 69, Tue/Wed – Jack Casady & Jorma Kaukonen, Michael Hinton & Weird Herald
    20-22 Feb 69, Thu-Sat – John Fahey, Initial Shock
    25-26 Feb 69, Tue/Wed – Mickey Hart & the Heartbeats, Frumious Bandersnatch
    28 Feb-1 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Albert Collins, Steve Aaberg

    4-6 Mar 69, Tue-Thu – Albert Collins, Spike Best
    7-8 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Ace of Cups, Cleanliness & Godliness Skiffle Band
    11-13 Mar 69, Tue-Thu – All Men Joy, Birth, Aum
    14-15 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Vince Guaraldi Quartet, Melting Pot
    18-20 Mar 69, Tue-Thu – Country Weather, AB Skhy
    21-22 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Elvin Bishop, Terry Dolan
    25-27 Mar 69, Tue-Thu – Linn County, Fourth Way
    28-29 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Rambling Jack Elliott, Bob Parsons

    [no listings in early April]
    15-17 Apr 69, Tue-Thu – It's a Beautiful Day, Congress of Wonders
    18-19 Mar 69, Fri/Sat – Dan Hicks' Hot Licks, Marvin Gardens, Dementia
    22-24 Apr 69, Tue-Thu – Kingdom Come, Styx River Ferry, Marvin Gardens
    25 Apr 69, Fri – Jesse Fuller, Paul Arnoldi
    26 Apr 69, Sat – Jesse Fuller, Dan Hicks
    29-30 Apr 69, Tue/Wed – Sons of Champlin, Joy of Cooking

    1 May 69, Thu – Linn County, Joy of Cooking
    2-3 May 69, Fri/Sat – Linn County, Mt. Rushmore
    6-8 May 69, Tue-Thu – Charlatans, Orion
    9-10 May 69, Fri/Sat – Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Parsons
    13-15 May 69, Tue-Thu – Earl Hooker, Willver Fields
    20-21 May 69, Tue/Wed – Jerry Garcia & Friends, San Paku
    22 May 69, Thu – Earl Hooker, San Paku
    27-28 May 69, Tue/Wed – Joy of Cooking, Cleanliness & Godliness Skiffle Band

    [many listings missing in this period]
    10-12 June 69, Tue-Thu – Sons of Champlin, Electric Band
    17-19 June 69, Tue-Thu – Charlie Musselwhite
    20-21 June 69, Fri/Sat – KC Douglas, Marvin Gardens

    1-3 July 69, Tue-Thu – Sons of Champlin
    4-5 July 69, Fri/Sat – Southern Comfort
    8-10 July 69, Tue-Thu – Earl Hooker
    22-24 July 69, Tue-Thu – Lonnie Mack
    29-31 July 69, Tue-Thu – Linn County, Terry Dolan

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13. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    (8/6/69 article: "A short time ago the [Matrix] owners happily revealed they had gotten on their financial feet… Then, two days ago, the entire sound system, dozens of irreplaceable tapes, microphones, etc., were stolen.")

    No Examiner Matrix listings in August '69. Thereafter the Examiner & Chicken listings mostly match, so I just noted the acts not on the Chicken list:

    9-10 Sep 69, Tue/Wed – Sanpaku, Ice
    30 Sep-2 Oct 69, Tue-Thu – Mendelbaum, Shag
    10-11 Oct, Fri/Sat – Canterbury Fair, Jesse Fuller
    [10/12/69 NRPS not listed]
    14-16 Oct, Tue-Thu – Sons of Champlin, Mendelbaum
    17-18 Oct 69, Fri/Sat – Joy of Cooking, Lamb
    21-23 Oct 69, Tue-Thu – Fourth Way, Linn County
    24-25 Oct 69, Fri/Sat – Flamin' Groovies, Canterbury Fair
    27 Oct 69, Mon – Jam session with Mendelbaum
    31 Oct-1 Nov 69, Fri/Sat – Shag, Driver
    6 Nov 69, Thu – Tarantula (extra day)
    24-26 Nov 69, Mon-Wed – Sanpaku, Mendelbaum
    [Actually the Velvet Underground played that week instead of Sanpaku. The Dec. 1 Examiner listed the Velvets & Charlie Cockey on Dec 1-3, which is also debatable.]
    4-6 Dec 69, Thu-Sat – Rhythm Dukes, Axunder
    9-10 Dec 69, Tue/Wed – Deviants, Mandelbaum
    11-13 Dec 69, Thu-Sat – Big Joe Williams, Joe Tate Desperate Skiffle Band
    16-18 Dec 69, Tue-Thu – Shag, Larry Hankin (comedian)
    19-20 Dec 69, Fri/Sat – Cleveland Wrecking Company, Larry Hankin
    22 Dec 69, Mon – Jam session w/ Elvin Bishop Group
    23-24 Dec 69, Tue/Wed – Gemini, Orion
    26-27 Dec, Fri/Sat – Sea Train, Jonathan Goodlife

    1970 – The Missing Mondays

    The Examiner almost never listed the Monday night jams in early 1970, with a couple exceptions.
    But in the spring, they started regularly listing Monday night jams with Jerry Garcia, Howard Wales & friends – listed on April 20, April 27, May 11, May 18, May 25, June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22. (But did Garcia actually show up at all those May dates?)
    June 29 has Terry Hagerty with Wales. (Garcia was in Canada.)
    The Examiner had few Matrix listings in July '70, and stopped listing Monday jams thereafter, except for these:
    Aug 24 – Wales/Garcia (the last Wales appearance)
    Sep 14 – Garcia & friends
    Sep 28 – Vince Guaraldi & friends
    Oct 19, Oct 26 – Garcia/Saunders & friends

    I suspect the Monday night jams continued, though, since they're mentioned in a couple later articles:
    12/9/70 Elwood, "Acoustical Festival Sound Idea" – says Garcia hosts "invitational rock nights" at the Matrix.
    2/7/71 Joel Selvin, "The Matrix Club and the Rise of Rock" – refers to Garcia/Saunders Monday night jam sessions as still ongoing.

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14. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    1970 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

    In early 1970 I just noted what was not on the Chicken list – some of these are alternate performer listings:

    6-7 Jan 70, Tue/Wed – Jerry Miller, Bill Champlin & friends
    13 Jan 70, Tue – Steel Mill (w/ Bruce Springsteen), Jonathan Goodlife (Elwood wrote that he was "overwhelmed" by Steel Mill's set & said Boz Scaggs would be absent all week)
    20-21 Jan 70, Tue/Wed – Sea Train
    22-24 Jan 70, Thu-Sat – Big Joe Williams, Stuart Little
    27-31 Jan 70, Tue-Sat – Boz Scaggs all week "with various supporting acts," Jonathan Goodlife on Fri-Sat

    10-11 Feb 70, Tue/Wed – Boz Scaggs (also with Steel Mill on Feb 12-14)
    17-19 Feb 70, Tue-Thu – Robert Savage Group w/ Commander Cody
    20-21 Feb 70, Fri/Sat – Boz Scaggs & Harvey Brooks
    23-24 Feb 70, Mon/Tue – Elvin Bishop Group
    25-28 Feb 70, Wed-Sat – Victoria w/ Sandy Bull (confirmed by review)

    3 Mar 70, Tue – Marvin Gardens
    9 Mar 70, Mon – jam session with Bill Champlin, Jerry Miller & the Rhythm Dukes
    10-14 Mar 70, Tue-Sat – Eric Ericson w/ John Lee Hooker all week
    31 Mar – 2 Apr 70, Tue-Thu – Cleveland Wrecking Company

    10-11 Apr 70, Fri/Sat – Juke Boy Bonner & Jesse Fuller
    14-16 Apr 70, Tue-Thu – Luther Allison Blues Band
    23-24 Apr 70, Thu-Fri – Boz Scaggs
    25 Apr 70, Sat – Aum

    5-6 May 70, Tue/Wed – Catfish
    7-9 May 70, Thu-Sat – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    12-14 May 70, Tue-Thu – AB Skye & Shag
    19-20 May 70, Tue/Wed – Linn County

    12-13 June 70, Fri/Sat – Sandy Bull
    16-18 June 70, Tue-Thu – Charlie Musselwhite
    19-20 June 70, Fri/Sat – Rig
    29 June 70, Mon – Howard Wales, Terry Hagerty & friends

    10-11 July 70, Fri/Sat – Charlie Musselwhite
    [No Matrix listings in Examiner for most of July. Most Aug/Sep listings are the same as on Chicken.]
    4-5 Aug 70, Tue/Wed – Albert Collins
    28-29 Aug 70 – Mimi Farina, not "Minni Ravina"
    17-19 Sep 70, Thu-Sat – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood

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15. 

    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    Full Examiner Matrix listings from Oct '70 onwards:

    1 Oct 70, Thu – John Lee Hooker
    2 Oct 70, Fri – John Lee Hooker
    3 Oct 70, Sat – John Lee Hooker
    6 Oct 70, Tue – Big Brother & the Holding Company
    7 Oct 70, Wed – Big Brother & the Holding Company
    8 Oct 70, Thu – Vince Guaraldi Trio
    9 Oct 70, Fri – Vince Guaraldi Trio
    10 Oct 70, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Trio
    13 Oct 70, Tue – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    14 Oct 70, Wed – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    15 Oct 70, Thu – James & the Good Brothers
    16 Oct 70, Fri – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    17 Oct 70, Sat – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    19 Oct 70, Mon – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends "rock jam"
    [no listings for Oct 20-21]
    22 Oct 70, Thu – Southwind
    23 Oct 70, Fri – Southwind
    24 Oct 70, Sat – Southwind
    26 Oct 70, Mon – Jerry Garcia & Friends "rock jam"
    27 Oct 70, Tue – Big Brother & the Holding Company
    28 Oct 70, Wed – Big Brother & the Holding Company
    29 Oct 70, Thu – Big Brother & the Holding Company
    30 Oct 70, Fri – Heavy Turbulence w/ Merl Saunders
    31 Oct 70, Sat – Heavy Turbulence w/ Merl Saunders

    3 Nov 70, Tue – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    4 Nov 70, Wed – Robert Savage Group
    5 Nov 70, Thu – Robert Savage Group
    6 Nov 70, Fri – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    7 Nov 70, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Quartet
    9 Nov 70, Mon – John Lee Hooker, Prince Lasha-Sonny Simmons Firebirds, Holy Smoke – KMPX Collective Benefit
    10 Nov 70, Tues – Norman Greenbaum
    11 Nov 70, Wed – Norman Greenbaum
    12 Nov 70, Thu – Norman Greenbaum
    13 Nov 70, Fri – Norman Greenbaum
    14 Nov 70, Sat – Norman Greenbaum
    17 Nov 70, Tue – John Lee Hooker
    18 Nov 70, Wed – John Lee Hooker
    19 Nov 70, Thu – AB Skhy
    20 Nov 70, Fri – Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    21 Nov 70, Sat – Ramblin' Jack Elliott
    24 Nov 70, Tue – John Lee Hooker
    25 Nov 70, Wed – John Lee Hooker
    27 Nov 70, Fri – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    28 Nov 70, Sat – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood

    1 Dec 70, Tue – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    2 Dec 70, Wed – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    3 Dec 70, Thu – Sandy Bull
    4 Dec 70, Fri – Sandy Bull
    5 Dec 70, Sat – Sandy Bull
    10 Dec 70, Thu – AB Skhy & Sundance
    11 Dec 70, Fri – Ab Skhy & Sundance
    12 Dec 70, Sat – John Lee Hooker
    15 Dec 70, Tue – Jerry Garcia & Friends
    16 Dec 70, Wed – Jerry Garcia & Friends
    17 Dec 70, Thu – Jerry Garcia & Friends
    18 Dec 70, Fri – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    19 Dec 70, Sat – Jerry Hahn Brotherhood
    26 Dec 70, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Quartet
    29 Dec 70, Tue – Freddie King
    30 Dec 70, Wed – Freddie King
    31 Dec 70, Thu – Freddie King

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    Light Into Ashes

    November 10, 2018

    1971 – EXAMINER MATRIX LISTINGS

    5 Jan 71, Tues – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    6 Jan 71, Wed – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    7 Jan 71, Thu – Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
    8 Jan 71, Fri – Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
    9 Jan 71, Sat – Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
    12 Jan 71, Tue – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    13 Jan 71, Wed – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    14 Jan 71, Thu – Tower of Power
    15 Jan 71, Fri – Robert Savage Group
    16 Jan 71, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Trio
    21 Jan 71, Thu – Denny Zeitlin, Jerry Hahn & Friends
    22 Jan 71, Fri – Denny Zeitlin, Jerry Hahn & Friends
    23 Jan 71, Sat – Denny Zeitlin, Jerry Hahn & Friends
    26 Jan 71, Tue – Charlie Musselwhite Band
    27 Jan 71, Wed – Charlie Musselwhite Band
    28 Jan 71, Thu – Charlie Musselwhite Band
    30 Jan 71, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Trio

    2 Feb 71, Tue – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    3 Feb 71, Wed – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    4 Feb 71, Thu – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    5 Feb 71, Fri – John Fahey
    6 Feb 71, Sat – John Fahey
    8 Feb 71, Mon – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    9 Feb 71, Tue – John Lee Hooker
    10 Feb 71, Wed – Boz Scaggs
    11 Feb 71, Thu – Boz Scaggs
    12 Feb 71, Fri – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    13 Feb 71, Sat – Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders & Friends
    15 Feb 71, Mon – Carlos Santana, Merl Saunders & Friends
    16 Feb 71, Tue – Larry Coryell Trio
    17 Feb 71, Wed – Larry Coryell Trio [also playing at Mandrake's this week]
    [18-20 Feb 71 – Ramblin' Jack Elliott not listed in Examiner]
    22 Feb 71, Mon – Carlos Santana, Merl Saunders & Friends
    23 Feb 71, Tue – Larry Coryell Trio
    24 Feb 71, Wed – Larry Coryell Trio
    25 Feb 71, Thu – Denny Zeitlin Trio w/ Jerry Hahn
    26 Feb 71, Fri – Denny Zeitlin Trio w/ Jerry Hahn
    27 Feb 71, Sat – Denny Zeitlin Trio w/ Jerry Hahn

    2 Mar 71, Tue – Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
    3 Mar 71, Wed – Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders
    4 Mar 71, Thu – John Lee Hooker
    6 Mar 71 – Matrix closing announced "due to fatigue and frustration"
    18 Mar 71 – Matrix to reopen
    24 Mar 71, Wed – Charles Musselwhite
    26 Mar 71, Fri – Mose Allison Trio
    27 Mar 71, Sat – Mose Allison Trio
    30 Mar 71, Tue – New Riders of the Purple Sage w/ Jerry Garcia

    1 Apr 71, Thu – Larry Coryell Trio
    2 Apr 71, Fri – Larry Coryell Trio
    3 Apr 71, Sat – Larry Coryell Trio
    6 Apr 71, Tue – Larry Coryell Trio
    9 Apr 71, Fri – Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band
    10 Apr 71, Sat – Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band
    14 Apr 71, Wed – Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band
    15 Apr 71, Thu – Denny Zeitlin Trio
    16 Apr 71, Fri – Denny Zeitlin Trio
    17 Apr 71, Sat – Denny Zeitlin Trio
    23 Apr 71, Fri – Vince Guaraldi Trio
    24 Apr 71, Sat – Vince Guaraldi Trio

    5 May 71, Wed – Jerry Hahn & Friends
    7 May 71, Fri – Billy Roberts
    8 May 71, Sat – Billy Roberts
    [11-12 May 71 – Garcia/Saunders shows not listed by Examiner]
    14 May 71, Fri – Jesse Fuller
    15 May 71, Sat – Jesse Fuller
    23 May 71 – Matrix closing announced

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    Fate Music

    March 3, 2019

    Good golly. I am through 1968 and into 1/69 in updating my spreadsheets for all this Matrix goodness, and still have plenty to do. Thanks again, LIA, for your great research!

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18. 

    Fate Music

    March 9, 2019

    OK, I have entered all of these. Thank you, LIA!

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19. 

    Light Into Ashes

    March 9, 2019

    At your service!
    The ultimate goal is to get the Chicken list updated, but that's out of my hands. It would also be complicated since many dates have conflicting info.

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20. 

    Fate Music

    March 10, 2019

    I will try to move that forward.

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21. 

    Fate Music

    August 3, 2019

    Another new Matrix entry: jam session on 3/24/69, per SFC 3/24/69 p45.

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    Fate Music

    August 3, 2019

    4/3/69 SFC p48 gives Sandy Bull and God's Country, which is contrary to current listing

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    Jerry’s Brokendown Palaces

    December 24, 2019

    Is this Garcia-related?
    JGMFSaturday, August 3, 2019 at 10:32:00 AM MDT
    Another new Matrix entry: jam session on 3/24/69, per SFC 3/24/69 p45.

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    Fate Music

    December 25, 2019

    Not that I know of. Here we were just rounding out the list of Matrix gigs.

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