For GarciaLive Volume 20 Cape Cod June 18th, 1982, the curators of the ongoing archival series wisely choose to change things up. In terms of cosmetics alone, the cover images are
The historical value equals the musical value on GarciaLive: Volume #19 Oakland Coliseum Arena October 31st, 1992.
Half a century after its original release, the Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 (released 11/5/72) remains a seminal inclusion in its discography. The nearly two hours of live recordings accurately capture the iconic band at a crucial juncture of its career, well into one of, if not the most, significant transitional phase of its thirty-year history.
While most people think of “Wolf” and “Tiger” when hearing about Jerry Garcia’s famous guitars that made that sweet tone, which built its own genre; however there is an earlier
It is entirely fitting Gary Lambert writes the essay within the twenty-four-page booklet accompanying the two CDs of GarciaLive Volume 18. The erudite writer/historian’s writing has the natural and unforced
Jerry Garcia must’ve been happy to just play music come fall of 1976. At least that would seem to be the case, judging from the seeming inexhaustible string of ideas
Carefully compiled and co-produced by chief archivist David Lemieux (who contributes an essay of fond remembrance), So Glad You Made It displays the same impeccable logic as its companion piece culled from 2011’s Europe '72: The Complete Recordings.
All hope isn’t lost for those hoping to attend The Great GoogaMooga festival this May.
Video of the Jerry Garcia Band’s entire show at the Worcester Centrum in 1991.
Jer and John cover a Lead Belly classic live at a 1986 concert.
