Jun 29, 2012
Ahhh... summer's here for sure and as we head out of June and on to the 4th of July my mind couldn't help but be led back to that one-of-a-kind summer tour of 1985.. this week we'll sample one of those shows from that tour, this one from Saratoga Springs, NY, that took place on June 27th, 1985. As always on this tour a...
Jun 22, 2012
My mind was moved to her yesterday when someone asked my favorite "Summertime" songs - of course I thought of the one and only Janis. I get requests for this show from time to time, I did broadcast part of this back in April of '06 but that Deadpod no longer exists on the archive, so I felt it was high time to bring it...
Jun 15, 2012
This week's second set from June 14th, 1976 is in my opinion,
simply outstanding.
The songs are all strong and well played. Great set list, the High
Time and Music Never Stopped are very good, but from Crazy Fingers
on its flat-out cranked. Dancin' is wonderful, but the 14 minute
Slipknot is spine tingling. Hope you...
Jun 8, 2012
A nice contrast to last week's show from '77, this show comes to
us from just one year earlier, June 14th, 1976 at the Beacon in New
York. A very different, more jazzy and relaxed style for sure...
but I find it quite enjoyable. This one is a Betty board too so
that is always very nice to hear.
I removed a few of the...
Jun 1, 2012
A perfect way to see in the lovely month of June, this week's second set from the Baltimore Civic Arena, May 26th, 1977, is as fine a set of Grateful Dead music as one could hope to hear. Perhaps not an alltime 'classic' but certainly a wonderful companion to any worth while activity you could hope to accomplish in this...