@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-22 21:44:32
40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead in wisconsin, their 2nd of 2 nights at alpine valley. early summer ’85, show #5.
soundboard: http://archive.org/details/gd1985-06-
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-22 21:44:32
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-21 20:28:41
40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead open their summer ’85 tour on a rainy evening at alpine valley in wisconsin.
sometimes distorted soundboard: https://archive.org/details/gd85-06-21
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-17 22:38:43
50 years ago today, the #GratefulDead at winterland for the bob fried memorial boogie, still officially masquerading as jerry garcia & friends. tonight it's the dead with mickey hart (still a guest) on 2nd drums. ned lagin set to join, but doesn’t. keith godchaux on rhodes. 2 short satisfying sets.
partial soundboard:
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-17 01:44:41
40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead in #berkeley, finishing 3 20th anniversary tour-opening shows, with a big song revival. 3pm start. early summer ’85, show 3.
soundboard:
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-15 02:34:24
40 years ago tonight, the #GratefulDead begin their summer, opening 3 anniversary gigs in #berkeley under a “20 years so far...” banner. action packed & fun all around.
soundboard:
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-09 22:49:37
50 years ago today, the #GratefulDead work on “blues for allah” at ace’s. 2 long segments usually labeled as “6/7” with one central overlapping jam, but recordist steve brown’s production notes & tape box don’t have the band at ace’s that saturday & i suspect a “9” was misread as a "7" at some point. almost certainly the correct week, though, as they prep for the 6/17 bob fri…
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-05 23:45:48
50 years ago today, the #GratefulDead at ace’s in mill valley, with the 1st rehearsals of “help on the way/slipknot!”
part 1: https://archive.org/details/gd1975-06-
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-04 23:52:28
50 years ago today, the #GratefulDead work on new material at bobby weir’s home studio in mill valley. today, dialing in the groove of FRANKLIN’S TOWER: https://archive.org/details/gd1…
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-06-03 21:44:27
50 years ago today, a #GratefulDead “blues for allah” writing session at bob weir’s home studio, stretched over 2 (questionably dated) tape pieces.
tape 1, tracks 1-8: https://arch…
@bourgwick@heads.social2025-05-30 17:06:54
out today: the #GratefulDead's new 60-CD "enjoying the ride" box. i wrote a ton of liner notes for this, including mini-essays about all the shows & venues, tour lore, & many maps. play with an interactive map: https://tmns.dead.n…
