Deadology
Join author, Howard Weiner, as he explores the diverse musical universe of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia. Howard draws upon his many years of touring with the Grateful Dead to analyze their best shows and jams, as well as sharing his personal tales from the road, Deadology will also provide a touch of Dylan, and other artists influential to the Dead.
Dylan and the Dead JFK Stadium Part Two: Days of Miracle and Wonder
A thorough dive into the Dylan Dead set with Matt Wells...A major crossroads for both Dylan and the Grateful Dead
Dylan and the Grateful Dead 7-10-87 Philly: Part One
Dylan Dead chat with Matt Wells....Iko, Starw, Sugaree shredding...A celebratory vibe fills the air...Tight explosive playing dominates one long set as the Dead get ready to back Dylan
Grateful Dead 9-20-70 Fillmore East: Acoustic, Electric, Podcast
Doug Schmell joins us....Acoustic fantasy draft, perhaps the best Dead acoustic set ever....Raw psychedelic energy throughout set two....Major versions of China Cat, Easy Wind, Sugar Magnolia, and Not Fade Away
Grateful Dead 8-24-72 Berkley Podcast
Doug Schmell is back for a deep dive into an essential 1972 Grateful Dead performance.,,Set two is sublime, a set for the ages.
Jerry Garcia Band 5-28-83: A GOAT from Cape Cod
Garcia Gone Wild. The last four songs of this show are the greatest versions you will ever hear.
Grateful Dead 7-18-76 San Francisco: Happy 50th Anniversary
with Doug Schmell: A wild night with the Grateful Dead in the Orpheum Theatre....The opening set flows with easy virtuosity from the Half Step opener through The Music Never Stopped closer. Set two: So many roads masterfully connecting, the Dead's masterpiece loop--transition paradise...enjoy the audio highlights and commentary
Grateful Dead 6-24-83 Madison....Oh mercy
Doug Schmell is back....Shakedown lightning to open...Top notch Dirty Dead throughout set one. Layers of an insane Deal gem...Help Slip Frank...A never ending DEW jam, Garcia's resilient and Brilliant...Layers
Grateful Dead 6-11-76 Boston Music Hall: 50th Anniversary Podcast
Ode to the The NY Knicks, champs again after a 53-year drought...Scuba snorkeling with Jerry during Scarlet....Sly Stone inspired Dancin' in the Streets....Blast off to the epic Sugaree era....Sugar Mag into Eyes instrumental from heaven
Grateful Dead 5-23-72 London: 54th Anniversary Podcast
Epic Dead!!! with Doug Schmell
Grateful Dead 5-9-77 Buffalo Podcast
Tales of Jerry's Tiger...Help on the Way after an immortal night in Ithaca...Monumental performances of Big River and Music Never Stopped,,,A relaxed vibe to set two...A Comes a Time to Die 4
Legend's Den Vol. 1: Discussing Karen Carpenter with Randy L. Schmidt
Introducing a new author's series on books about legendary Musicians...Our first guest is Randy Schmidt, author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter....This will be a bi-monthly writer's series...More deep dives into the Grateful Dead next week
Grateful Dead 4-19-82 Baltimore: The Raven Podcast
Last show of an awesome tour! Phil's Raven Space pays tribute to Edgar Allen Poe. Killer set two with perhaps the best Estimated ever.
Grateful Dead 4-12-82 Nassau Coliseum: 44th Anniversary Podcast
GD tapers Doug and Larry join the podcast to discuss the band's outstanding show in April 12, 1982. It's another gem from a tour that gave us a plethora of pristine, succinct, and super-hot performances.
Grateful Dead 3-28-73 Springfield Annoversary Podcast
Doug Schmell joins us to rave about another epic 1973 Grateful Dead masterpiece
Jerry Garcia's Soul Town
Jerry in all his Soulful glory. Inspired by the songs of Smokey's Soul Town, Sirius/XM
Grateful Dead 2-26-81 Chicago: A Masterpiece to kick off the year
Smokin' early on in Althea...you construct the set list....Music Never Stopped with Jerry's improbable leads....Rider shredding...post He's gone improv...Album of the Week: A Song for You
Grateful Dead 2-17-79 Oakland: Keith and Donna's Farewell
An era comes to an end...Garcia shreds Greatest Story opener....Looks Like Rain tears....Supplication sizzles...Exceptional Terrapin...Wheel into Shakedown inside a Playin' loop...One of the top shows of 1979
Grateful Dead 4-25-71 Fillmore East
Doug Schmell joins us to discuss the opening night of the Grateful Dead's final run in the Fillmore East....Outstanding performances of Hard to Handle and Morning Dew highlight this underrated gem...a consistent and seamless performance featuring several new additions to the band's repertoire...
Bob Weir Tribute: GD 10-16-81 Amsterdam
Bob Weir's journey from youngest member of the Grateful Dead to American Musical Master...Featured show on Weir's 34th Birthday, 10-16-81 Amsterdam...The Grateful Dead's last acoustic set...Breakout versions of Hully Gully, Gloria, and Love Light...RIP Bobby, thanks for sixty years of loving inspiration.
Grateful Dead 11-7-71 Harding Theatre Podcast
Doug Schmell joins us to discuss the best show of 1971...Freddy King tribute...Tennessee Jed hand grenade....A Bobby McGee gem...The Other One!!!...A marathon of Robert Hunter classics....
Grateful Dead Jack Straw Extravaganza
RIP Donna Jean and Jack DeJohnette...Highlights of greatest Jack Straws ever, History and analysis of the all mighty Jack Straw. Mind-blowing Sraws galore, all in one in podcast. 3=
Grateful Dead 9-21-82 Madison Square Garden: Please Welcome Back to New York
Playin/Fingers disorientation for NYC followed by an Uncle River hoedown...What a four-song opener...Looks Like Rain gold....The Eyes tease....a glorious night for Jerry ballads
Grateful Dead 9-11-73 William and Mary: Anniversary Podcast
Happy Birthday Mickey...9/11 Love and Theft NYC reflections...Doug Schmell joins the podcast...Feelin Groovy...Horns or no horns...The big three to close D Star/Morning Dew/ Sugar Magnolia
Grateful Dead 8-31-80 Landover: 45th Annivwesary of an Underrated Gem
Blazing opening set, the band is as fired up as the raucous crowd...Dead excel during a typical set. and then they blow the roof of the joint and stop time in its tracks during set two with a sensational pre-Drums...Exceptional versions of Sail0r/Saint and Comes a Time/Truckin
Days Between Special: Five Masterpiece Jerry Garcia Jams
Thirty years later, the legacy of Jerry and the Dead grows exponentially...Five immortal instrumentals jams from Madison Square Garden, Alpine Valley, Hartford, Giants Stadium, and Brendan Byrne Arena...Slipknot! Let it Grow...Morning Dew...etc.
Grateful Dead 7-31-74 Dillon Stadium, Hartford Podcast
A day before Jerry Garcia's 32nd birthday, the Grateful Dead perform three epic sets--four hours in length...Doug Schmell joins me to discuss the brilliance behind this magnificent show.
Grateful Dead 7-31-74 Dillon Stadium, Hartford Podcast
The day before Jerry's 32nd birthday, the Dead deliver four epic hours of music...Doug Schmell is back to rave about this performance....Brilliant Half Step...China Cat boils...The Wall of Sound!
Grateful Dead 10-6-77 Arizona State U.: The Missing Show
The year 1977 is complete. This is the only show I didn't write about in my book,Grateful Dead 1977. The recording is now available. Thank you Charlie Miller!...Cool Jed and Straw...The embodiment if 1977 power, a wild Music Never Stopped to close the set....Garcia is playing possum again during Eyes...Legendary FOTD for the Sun Devils of Arizona State.,,UJB gold in the encore slot
Grateful Dead 7-13-85 Ventura: 40th Anniversary of the 20th Anniversary Tour
One More Saturday Night/ Fire Opener, That's a show! The genius of Garcia, three well-crafted peaks in one instrumental....Desirable selections all night...Comes a Time stops time in its tracks...This was also the 40th anniversary of Live Aid...Thoughts on performances by Dire Straits, Clapton, and Dylan.
The Garcia Project and Legion of Mary 7-4-75: 50th Anniversary
Mik Bondy joins us to discuss The Garcia Project's upcoming Days Between Tour, and the evolution of the band through the years...On July 4, 1975 Jerry Garcia rocks the Great American Music Hall with astounding performances---Audio highlights from this legendary show.
The Garcia Project and Legion of Mary 7-4-75: 50th Anniversary
Discussion with Mik Bondy about the Garcia Project's upcoming Days Between Tour, and the history of the band...There were fireworks galore as Jerry Garcia had a performance for the ages on July 4, 1975 in the Great American Music Hall...The greatest Dylan cover ever...Audio highlights
Grateful Dead 6-22-73 Vancouver, Podcast
Doug Schmell joins us to discuss this four-hour spectacular from Vancouver...A smoking China Cat highlights a Never Ending opening set...A massive, distinctive, Truckin' Other One explores all possibilities...Sugar Magnolia is a creative master blaster to end set two...1973 Gold!
Grateful Dead 4-22 + 23 1983 New Haven: Underrated Gems Vol. 4
RIP Sly and Brian...Jamfest kicks off 4-22: Stranger Bird Song...C.C. Madness...Help on the Way and Slipknot for all...The Fire Puke scare....Grateful Dead give it their all in New Haven, no short cuts, just extra effort....
Garcia/ Kahn @ Oregon State Prison 1982: May 5 Folklore/ June 5 Reality
A tribute to an all-time Garcia acoustic show...This recording was mislabeled as 5-5-82 for decades...Prime Garcia vocals and guitar picking...Brilliant performances of three major Garcia/ Hunter classics: Friend of the Devil, Ripple. and Reuben and Cerise...
Grateful Dead 4-4-85 Providence: 40th Anniversary Podcast
Alabama > Straw brilliance for starters...Debut of She Belongs to Me....Awesome LSD to end the set, Jerry rips Saint and Deal...First Crazy Fingers in 18 months...A hyper runaway version of GDTRFB...Jerry in Beast Mode all night....
Grateful Dead 2-26-77 Swing Auditorium: 1977 Madness Beckons
Betty Boards,,,Let my inspiration flow...the debut of Terrapin and Estimated...First set dominated by second set tunes...Help/ Slipknot!/ Franklin's = insanity....A grand opening show for a magnificent year....
Jerry Garcia Band 6-17-82 New Haven: The night after Music Mountain
A Sugaree Master Class for openers...Jerry's Soul Town...The hottest Valerie ever...Scorching Tangled Up in Blue...Weir and friends join JGB for a memorable double encore
Jerry Garcia Band 2-11-81 Palladium, NYC: Second best JGB show?
A JGB show for the ages...The Melvin Seals factor in Mississippi Moon and Harder They Come...Awesome versions of Mission in the Rain, Deal, Sugaree, and Simple Twist of Fate...Jerry's guitar weeps Prudence tears for John Lennon....Jerry gives it his all for New York City
Grateful Dead 1-22-78: Close Encounters of the Psychadelic Kind
Doug Schmell joins the podcast to explore this iconic performance...Ripping renditions of T Jed, J Straw, and Music Never Stopped...The infamous Close Encounters jam is tucked between The Other One and St. Stephen...This is a show for the ages
Grateful Dead 3-29-90 Nassau Coliseum: The Branford Show
A Complete Unknown, review of the marvelous Dylan movie...Branford joins the Dead for Birdsong...Immaculate improvisation in the first instrumental of Eyes...38 minutes of Dark Star magic...Knockin' on Heaven's Door just like so many times before
