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Extended Analysis

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73

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As much or more so than any previously released new release or archive package, the cover art of Grateful Dead's RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73 accurately (and vividly) reflects the nuances of the music behind the enticing graphics. In a pastel green and pink/orange color scheme of both matt and glossy finish, Masaki Koike's intricate designs hint at the dense subtleties the iconic band infuses into its chosen range of material during this approximately four-hour cull from the larger seventeen-CD ...

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Album Review

Bob Weir: Ace - 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2CD)

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Befitting its heady milestone date, the title of Bob Weir's initial solo album, Ace, carries multiple meanings. First of all, it was the Grateful Dead guitarist, vocalist & songwriter's nickname at the time of its gestation and completion (his bawdy persona as such mirrored in the ultra-suave pose on the inside photo as well as the risque cover art). More importantly, the album's name is also a reflection of the gambling lore so prevalent in songs of the ...

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Lyceum Theatre, London, England - 5/26/72

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The final night of any given tour can find the musicians excited at the prospects of jobs well-done throughout the prior road work or exhausted and lethargic from their previous labors. Fifty years ago, when the Grateful Dead's Europe '72 (Warner Bros., 1972) was released, the third LP of the set (conceived as such in part as fulfillment of their contract with the label), included material from the final show of the now mythic tour, clearly documenting how these psychedelic ...

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Album Review

Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 38: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 9/8/73

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For all the most practical of reasons, the Grateful Dead were never better in live performance than in 1973-1974. Those pertinent virtues of this iconic rock and roll band on stage are fully on display over the course of this three-CD edition of Dave's Picks, a clear depiction of the sweet spot between structured and open-ended playing, based on splendid songs, within which the group comfortably resided during this period. First off, the iconic band had a wealth ...

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Album Review

Grateful Dead: Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71)

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A cull from Listen to the River: St. Louis '71-'72-73 (Rhino, 2021), a twenty-disc box of Grateful Dead live recordings, Fox Theatre, St. Louis , MO 12/10/71 was prepared and configured like an exclusive standalone title. Headed by chief keeper of the vault, David Lemieux, the team of curators lavish a level of creativity and attention to detail upon this package that is a direct reflection of the musical skills these psychedelic warriors exhibit within this three-CD set.

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Album Review

Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)

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Grateful Dead, the second album of concert recordings released by the iconic band for Warner Brothers Records, resides squarely in the sweet spot between the expansive likes of its corollary, Live Dead (Warner Bros., 1969) and the economical studio recordings this group issued in between, Workingman's Dead (Warner Bros., 1970) and American Beauty (Warner Bros., 1970). Likewise, this 50th Anniversary Edition not only expands upon the original title, appearing remastered by engineer David Glasser to great effect (more full and ...

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Grateful Dead: American Beauty: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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If it's true the Grateful Dead epitomize the counter culture of the Sixties, it's also true the iconic group embraced the following decade on its very own terms, at least at the outset of the period. Workingman's Dead (Warner Bros., 1970) represents an authoritative and confident statement of artistic purpose, while its companion piece, American Beauty (Warner Bros., 1970), is an even more staunch and exquisite declaration of style, one based on folk and country roots almost diametrically opposed to ...

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Music Industry

Jerry Garcia Music Arts Launches Indie Record Label, Celebrates His Birthday

Jerry Garcia Music Arts Launches Indie Record Label, Celebrates His Birthday

Source: HypeBot

Jerry Garcia Music Arts LLC, a new mission-based music and arts entertainment services company, is commemorating the August 1st birthday of the late great Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia. To celebrate, the company is releasing a remastered live recording of “Ripple” from the acclaimed guitarist’s 1982 solo acoustic performance at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. The free single will be made available to fans via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Napster, MediaNet, VerveLife, Tidal, Gracenote, Shazam, and 7Digital. ...

Recording

"Keystone Companions/The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings" By Merl Saunders And Jerry Garcia In Four-cd Set From Fantasy Records

"Keystone Companions/The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings" By Merl Saunders And Jerry Garcia In Four-cd Set From Fantasy Records

Source: conqueroo

Deluxe four-CD box set, due September 25th, contains vintage photos, extensive liner notes and memorabilia Double vinyl LP reissue of the very first Saunders/Garcia album. Live at Keystone due to be released concurrently. BERKELEY, Calif. — Keystone Companions/The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings, recorded live on July 10 and 11, 1973 at the Keystone club in Berkeley, California, beautifully captures the magical musical friendship of keyboardist Merl Saunders and guitarist Jerry Garcia. The Fantasy Records lavish four-disc set, scheduled for September ...

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TV / Film

Jerry Garcia Doc in the Works

Jerry Garcia Doc in the Works

Source: JamBase

DOCUMENTARY TO BE BUILT AROUND 1987 INTERVIEW WITH GARCIA Music documentary filmmaker Malcolm Leo has announced plans to produce and direct a feature length documentary on Jerry Garcia. Personal manager John Hartmann will co-produce the project. Since the documentary is being created with full authorization and support from the family of Jerry Garcia, the ninety minute piece will blend an unprecedented amount of never before scene performances, documentary footage and rare home movies. Filmmaker Leo's credits include “This Is Elvis," ...

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TV / Film

The Grateful Dead Movie with Never-Before-Seen Jerry Garcia Interviews Returns to Theaters

The Grateful Dead Movie with Never-Before-Seen Jerry Garcia Interviews Returns to Theaters

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

The critically acclaimed cinematic concert rockumentary, The Grateful Dead Movie Event will take audiences back to the '70s for a one-night in-theater event on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Under the direction of the band's lead guitarist Jerry Garcia and co-directed by Leon Gast, these legendary 1974 concerts capture the Grateful Dead at the pinnacle of their psychedelic worldwide fame while documenting the Dead Head experience. During this NCM Fathom event, theater audiences will be the first ...

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Performance / Tour

The Wheel - A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia Concert

The Wheel - A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia Concert

Source: JamBase

LIVE AT THE FILLMORE ON DECEMBER 4 Set up in festive, intimate cabaret style with reserved seating on the floor, The Fillmore, with its beauty and iconic connection to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, sets the stage for The Wheel—A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia on December 4. There will be a pre-concert reception to enjoy hearty finger foods and beverages as you reconnect with friends and family. And, you'll receive a print of the event poster designed by ...

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Performance / Tour

Musical Friends of Jerry Garcia Come Together to Play His Music

Musical Friends of Jerry Garcia Come Together to Play His Music

Source: JamBase

LIVE AT THE FILLMORE ON DECEMBER 4; LIMITED NUMBER OF TIKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 31, 10:30 AM PST Set up in festive, intimate cabaret style with reserved seating on the floor, The Fillmore, with its beauty and iconic connection to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, sets the stage for The Wheel—A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia on December 4. There will be a pre-concert reception to enjoy hearty finger foods and beverages as you reconnect with friends and family. ...

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Recording

Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band: Unreleased Live Album and Reissue

Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band: Unreleased Live Album and Reissue

Source: JamBase

NEWLY REMASTERED AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL OUT NOVEMBER 16 Before the Grateful Dead, the Warlocks, and even Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Jerry Garcia played in the Black Mountain Boys, a band he formed in the early 1960s with the exceptionally talented Sandy Rothman and David Nelson. Together only a short time, they played the kind of bluegrass, country, gospel, and old-time music that swept through coffeehouses coast-to-coast in the post-Beat, pre-Beatles era that Garcia called: “the folk scare." The ...

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Event

Jerry Garcia Honored at Giants Game in San Francisco

Jerry Garcia Honored at Giants Game in San Francisco

Source: JamBase

The San Francisco Giants hosted a tribute to the late great Jerry Garcia during last night's game vs. the Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park in honor of the 15 year anniversary of the Grateful Dead guitarist's death.

The evening included many Dead-oriented activities, including the giveaway of Garcia Bobblehead dolls; the cover band Cryptical performing “Shakedown Street" and “Touch of Grey" before the game; Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Jeff Pehrson singing the National Anthem; and Billy Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart ...

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TV / Film

Jerry Garcia Film in Doubt

Jerry Garcia Film in Doubt

Source: JamBase

BIOPIC CALLED INTO QUESTION BY GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS

Jerry Garcia The future of the recently announced Jerry Garcia film is in doubt, as Grateful Dead Productions have announced they will not allow any Grateful Dead recordings to be used in the film, nor will they allow access to any members of the Garcia family.

A statement from Grateful Dead Productions reads, “We want to make clear that neither Grateful Dead Prods. nor the Jerry Garcia Family LLC are in any ...

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Jerry Garcia Film on the Way

Jerry Garcia Film on the Way

Source: JamBase

WHO SHOULD PLAY JERRY?

Jerry Garcia Variety is reporting that a Jerry Garcia film is in the works. Amir Bar-Lev, director of the documentaries The Tillman Story and My Kid Could Paint That, has signed on to direct a biopic focusing on Garcia's pre-Dead years. The film will reportedly be based on Dark Star, an oral history of Garcia's life written by Robert Greenfield. According to director Bar-Lev, the “daring script does justice to Garcia and steadfastly resists cliche." There ...

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