1969 June 14 - Monterey Performing Arts Center
GRATEFUL DEADSaturday, June 14, 1969Monterey Performing Arts Center - Monterey, CASoundboard RecordingMost all Deadheads are familiar with the 1969 “Live Dead” album. To a certain degree, this record represents a watershed moment in the band’s history, showcasing the true “live performance” magic of the Grateful Dead captured on vinyl. Not only does it possess quite possibly the highest
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1976 June 14 - Beacon Theater
GRATEFUL DEADMonday, June 14, 1976Beacon Theater – New York, NYSoundboard RecordingJust as picking a show from the early 80’s can present a daunting task when it comes to knowing which way to turn first, June 1976 is like a microcosm of the same problem. The Grateful Dead played a lot of shows marking the inaugural run in the band’s return to the road as a touring act in '76. It seems that
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1971 July 02 - Fillmore West
GRATEFUL DEADNEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGEFriday, July 2, 1971Fillmore West – San Francisco, CASoundboard (FM) RecordingThere’s something wonderfully enjoyable about great 1971 Dead shows. The band was so comfortable by now that its entire concert experience could be equally appealing for its lovely folk-rock good times song delivery, as well as for the band’s ability to reach the psychedel
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Under Eternity Blue
Early on, while introducing this blog, I referenced a period of a few years just before being inspired to start this project where I had stepped completely away from Grateful Dead music. That was no small feat, let me tell you, because I had been listening to a nearly steady diet of the Grateful Dead and its associated close circle projects for a long, long time. Oh, I had plenty of other musi...
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1982 September 5 - US Festival
GRATEFUL DEADSeptember 5, 1982US Festival, Glen Helen Regional Park – Devore, CAAudience Recording It’s hard to explain the pleasure I get from this show. Something draws me in despite the fact that much of this show gives off the tell tale signs of a tape I wouldn’t gravitate to, nor listen to more than one time. However, when I step back a bit, I see this show as a wonderful example of ma
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