Positively Garcia

http://visionsofdylan.blogspot.com/2014/07/positively-garcia-howard-weiners-new.html

Jamming in the shadows
of the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band thrilled devoted fans for three
decades with an alchemist’s brew of blues, rock, jazz, and gospel, as well as Motown
and Dylan covers. Positively Garcia is
the story of the rise of the Jerry Garcia Band from their early California club
gigs through the band’s glory days in the early ‘80s. Author and Garcia
aficionado Howard Weiner ranks JGB’s greatest shows, and explores the sublime
solos and transcendent moments from those performances in essays that are
accompanied by rare concert photos. JGB left behind an unprecedented trail of sonic
inspiration, yet this rich musical legacy is largely unheralded. The chronicles
of Positively Garcia shine a new
light on an intimate and essential slice of Garcia’s prolific career. In the
second part of this book, Weiner—a veteran of sixty
JGB shows—recalls all the joys and madness associated
with extreme touring. For Weiner, pursuing JGB was all business, and he took it
very personally. 

Sounds interesting. Looking forward to it!