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Dead Therapy - Warlocks at the Spaceship
Morning, Freaks!!
I write today with a little bit of a heavy heart. We lost a very important person to my personal Dead community Thursday in Gerry Reid. Gerry was in a pile up on I-40 last week, went into the hospital, and unfortunately was unable to recover. Not only was Gerry a kind soul, but he had a tremendous impact (even if I never told him) on my lifestyle today. Gerry was the first person to ever introduce me to the music of the Grateful Dead….which turned into twenty years of sharing a love of this music, like he did with me, meeting wonderful people from around the world, and being part of a lifestyle that has made huge changes in the way I see the universe around me. Never a day passes that I don’t listen to the music of the Grateful Dead in some form. I owe that to him. Those that know me well, know that I view death a little different from most. Sure, I’m sad to lose someone that is important to me, but I have always believed that death is an important part of life, part of the circle of existence. Remembering the good times seems so much better. I guess what I’m trying to say is that death can really be a celebration of life.
Coincidentally, I wrote this about the Reid brothers a while back and it randomly showed up in the in The Butter Room que this week. Take some time to read it, if you want:
http://thebutterroom.com/post/422118722/dead-therapy-rfk-6-20-92
Today is one of those CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, and so is this show, so today I leave you with the warlocks at the spaceship:
10-09-89 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. (Mon)
1: Stranger, Built To Last, Rooster, Ramble On, We Can Run, Jack A Roe, Memphis Blues, Row Jimmy, Music
2: Playin> Uncle John> Playin> Dark Star> Drumz> Death Don’t> Mr. Fantasy> Hey Jude Finale> Throwing Stones> Good Lovin E: Attics
“Stranger” appears on “Without A Net” - last “Dark Star”: 07-13-84 [359] - last “Attics”: 10-28-72 [1082] - Show billed as “Formerly The Warlocks”
All of my friends come to see me last night,
I was laying in my bed and dying.
Annie Bonneau from St. Angel say the weather down there so fine.
Just then the wind came squalling through the dark,
But who can the weather command?
Just want to have a little peace to die,
And a friend or two I love at hand.
Fever roll up to a hundred and five.
Roll on up, gonna roll back down.
One more day I find myself alive,
Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.
See here how everything led up to this day,
And it’s just like any other day that’s ever been.
Sun going up and then the sun going down.
Shine through my window and my friends they come around,
Come around, come around.
The people might know, but the people don’t care,
That a man can be as poor as me.
Take a look at poor Peter, he’s lying in pain,
Now let’s come run and see, run and see,
Run and see, run, run and see, and see.You guys mean everything to me. Wherever this weekend finds you, may it be safe and exactly what you were looking for.
Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.
m-
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Dead Therapy - Miami Pop Fest 12.29.68
Morning, Freaks!!
I hope your day starts off with a massive bang of positivity!!!! I know mine has. Work and life are running full bore right now, like a GATDAMN PONTIAC GTO !!!!! That’s my preface and apology for not being as attentive to Dead Friday(Therapy) as I have been in the past. Things are busy as hell right now, and I will continue to bang out Dead Therapy’s as best I can on a regular basis. You may find that they may not always be a Friday morning thing from now on, but I promise, promise, promise that I will try to keep on a weekly schedule. It was easy when we were in that sucky ass economy of the past 2 years. Things appear to be moving again, and time is of the essence on some other projects. Enough about that.
I’ve never really challenged you guys with Early Dead (’65-’69). In my humble opinion, it is an acquired taste. It is the sickest and most psychedelic. It’s a super-electric fuzzy lightning bolt of raw musical power, especially when the band unharnesses the heat of a jam and lets it run. Cap’n Trips. There was a nasty new sound coming off our west coast. The Grateful Dead weren’t the only ones, or the most popular ones working within this new realm. Sometimes I get really caught up in the new kids on the block because it’s so easily accessible, and forget about the granpappys and grandmammys of the genre. Lately, I’ve been going back and listening to the bands that frequented Ken Kesey’s Acid Tests. I encourage you guys to do the same. Throw one of these in the 8 track player and give it a whirl…the Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, Quicksilver, the Steve Miller Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Country Joe and the Fish, Butterfield Blues Band. Get over the recording quality and listen to what’s really going on. Some of these bands have taken me to interesting new places in my head that I didn’t even know existed. Basically, the Acid Tests were just big parties put on by Ken and the Merry Pranksters…most everything there was experimental….LSD was legal, so that’s fun…there was musical experimentation by the San Fransisco bands at the time. Short 3 minute fast songs were turning into 45 minute musical explorations, often leaving their loose structures, only to come back and dive in again. Earth…outer space….earth….outer space…earth…outer space…PLUTO!!! There were all types of other freakiness, oddities, pranksterness, fantastic visual arts, open sexuality. NOW THAT’S A PARTY!!! God Bless ‘em!! I don’t know if I would’ve lived through late ‘60s San Fran had I been there.
Here’s some era-specific stuff for your aural pleasure…..
The music in today’s excerpt, you might actually find to be post-lunch stuff, rather than first cup of coffee Dead. Jerry is absolutely sick and on fire, and very, very angry sounding. His sound is ELECTRIC. In parts it’s an intense firefight between Phil, Bill , and Jerry…and it’s really damn good. Prepare to space your head, and don’t be afraid to hit pause if you need a quick break to gather yourself, because this shit’s fire.
Show Notes: JUST LISTEN!!!
http://www.archive.org/details/gd68-12-29.sbd.cotsman.5425.sbeok.shnf
12-29-68 Gulfstream Park Racetrack, Hallandale, Fl. (Sun)
Lovelight, Dark Star> St. Stephen> The Eleven> Cryptical> Drums> Other One> Cryptical> Feedback> We Bid You Goodnight
Wishing my friend, Randy, a very happy birthday…Little Buddy, I hope it’s your best ever!
You guys mean everything to me. Wherever this weekend finds you, may it be safe and exactly what you were looking for.
Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.
m-
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Dead Therapy - MSG 9.4.79
Morning, Freaks!!
Well, what’s going on y’all? Some things have changed, and I will be sending out Dead Therapy to only you folks that respond that you want it. I will continue to launch it to the Orangesunshine list and the boys of The Butter Room. It will also post to The Butter Room website. I’m a little technologically inept as my good friends know, so I’m going to do my best to set it up in a distro list. For those of you that are not in one of those two groups , and would still like to receive my distorted thoughts, please email me direct and I’ll make sure to get you in the mix and are added to the list. For those of you that don’t have interest, no worries and no hurt feelings. The Grateful Dead are an acquired taste, kind of like monkey brains and sea urchin.
Well enough about that…on a gangster tip, the most important sporting event of the year is upon us this weekend, SUPER BOWL XLIV. Kind of cool how those last three roman numerals fit together, huh? I’m not sure if I’m really gonna pick a team this year. Of course, I’d like to see the Saints win, because they’ve kind of been America’s underdogs, and they might deserve it this year. Brees is slinging some serious heat. Either way, it will be a battle of some nasty quarterbacks, Peyton is a friggin’ surgeon. You may not like him, but you got to respect him. He’s a bad, bad bitch.
I wanted to pick a show today that was on the theme of the week, but archive is having a couple issues. I could only get to one show, yep, one show, and I had to back door into it. Lucky for all of us, it’s bangin’! The Boys loved playing NYC…you can just hear the energy in their playing.
Show Notes: No real show notes for today, but it is kind of nice to have a LLR in today’s Dead Friday…seems pretty fitting for most of the east coast folks. Looks Like Rain is a gorgeous song and probably one of my favorite Bobby tunes. It’s either a heart wrencher or an optimistic view of the future, depending on where in the world you are at the time you hear it. A good friend of mine said, “Why do you like that song so much it’s so sad?” it just goes back to wherever I’ve been in life, highs/lows, the Dead are a constant, and everybody finds meaning in their music individually. Either way, it’s one of Bobby’s best. The He’s Gone (I’ve always loves the intro in this song, it’s like a little shuffle, and superb in this version.) -> Wharf Rat is perfect for a liquid sunshine day like today. It really sets its own mood and is so warm and comforting in the middle of this set, and as I sit in my office. Then, BOOM!!! Shakedown as an encore to throw us out into the New York City streets. The afterparty begins!~
I really hope you enjoy this show…I like it for today. It brought a smile to my face. : )
www.archive.org/details/gd79-09-04.sbd.clugston.9452.sbeok.shnf
09-04-79 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (Tue)
1: Jack Straw, Sugaree, Me & My Uncle> Big River, Candyman, Minglewood, Tennessee Jed, Sailor> Saint> Deal
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, L. L. Rain, He’s Gone> Drumz> Wharf Rat> Around E: Shakedown
You guys mean everything to me. Wherever this weekend finds you, may it be safe and exactly what you were looking for.
Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.
m-
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Vic Chesnutt and Widespread Panic
Dave Schools Basement
It’s a sad day in Panic history. Tonight, we lost a very important family member in Vic Chesnutt. Vic was one of the good ones. I have many personal memories of him with Panic and as a solo musician. Talking to him at shows, the way he would hold a conversation with you, look at you, look away, look at you, look away. He was always very humble about his music, but one thing I will always remember him saying was, I’ve been doing this a long time. Vic, RIP, my friend, your music will live on. I hope you are in a place where there is no pain. m-
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Head’s Up, Y’all!! JoJo’s coming to town.
Missing Cats features the duo of John “JoJo” Hermann, longtime keyboardist for Widespread Panic, and Sherman Ewing,
the New York City-based singer/songwriter who, with acoustic guitar in hand, has toured with Jojo since 2006.
Their collaboration has led to the debut tour of the newly formed Missing Cats as they prepare to enter the studio to record their first album.
With only an acoustic upright piano and acoustic guitar on stage, Hermann and Ewing combine the sounds of New Orleans boogie-woogie
piano with their newly written songs, along with man songs from Hermann’s solo albums with the Smiling Assassins…
For more information on JoJo and the MIssing Cats or to access a press photo please visit the link below:
http://www.pgamusic.com/Artist.aspx?ArtistID=24
Jojo Solo: September 2009
Missing Cats Tour Dates
Sep 15 The ArtsCenter Carrboro, NC
Sep 16 The Soapbox Wilmington, NC
Sep 17 Pour House Charleston, SC
Sep 18 The Melting Point Athens, GA
Sep 19 The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC
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Rebirtha - Widespread Panic
06.28.02 - Red Rocks, Morrison, CO
Today marks the anniversary of Mikey Houser’s death. The “silent genius” had a huge impact on my life personally, and I’m sure many of you, too. He was confident, without ego, kind-hearted and genuine. His goal wasn’t to be the frontman lead guitar player for Widespread Panic. He was just the humble guy who sat in a chair, fan blowing in his hair, melting faces with a volume pedal.
This vid is from the the Red Rocks shows in ‘02, which was also my last run with Mikey on lead. He would play only a few more shows with his buddies and pass a couple months later. We all knew Mikey was sick and in pain, but still laying out every inch of his positive energy for us. Watch as JB walks over (around 2:40) and hangs out with his best friend.
I will forever miss the “lingering lead”. R.I.P. dear friend.
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Water to Wine - The Grapes
10.04.08 - Rehearsal Space, Somewhere in Atlanta, Georgia
I had forgotten how great this band was until Wick’s recent post of The Grapes covering The Dead’s Viola Lee Blues. The Grapes were another one of those bands that had pretty good success following in the success of The Grateful Dead. I remember them rotating dates and opening slots with Widespread Panic a lot in the early days.
Great guitarists, tight jamming and songwriting. Check out this show off archive, particularly set 2. www.archive.org/details/grapes1993-01-15.shnf
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Dead Friday
Posted in honor of the anniversary of Brent Mydland’s death 19 years ago today …(July 26th, 1990). R.I.P. my friend.
Morning, Freaks!
I’d like to give a heartfelt welcome to the boys of The Butter Room this morning. I’ve added you to the distro list for this one time trial. Dead Fridays is a little therapy session that I send out on Friday mornings, mainly for my own therapy. It doesn’t matter where I’ve been in life, the Dead have always been a constant. When I’ve been on top of the world, they were there. When I hit the bottom, they were there. When things were in line and perfect, they were there. Through heartbreaks, struggles, and confusion, they were there. Maybe they’re a bunch of guys who play instruments, maybe they’re a celebration of life. If this isn’t your thing, kindly mash delete.
Based on last night’s poker game debacle, I probably should’ve found a show with this segue: Deal>Loser. I suck at poker and need to take up another hobby. Instead, for some reason I picked this one.
This was one of my first tapes. It’s funny how memories are so tied to music. My sophomore year of college was a time of new experiences. It was my first time living away from home, my transition from college/80’s brit rock to music of ‘60s San Fran, my first time tripping on psychedelics, and my first “girlfriend”. This girl used to snap, and I would be on the bus out to her place. I think they were some sort of off campus school owned apartments, and I’d have to catch a bus from my dorm. I’d get on the bus with my long hair and tie dyed shirt, and throw the second set XL-II 90 tape of this show into my walkman (fuck you , it was the 80’s). My tape didn’t have the first 3 songs on it, it would start MSWS>He’s Gone and I would get dropped off at the corner near her house as it was going into Other One. I cannot even tell you how many times I listened to that combo that fall. I thought I was so in love with this girl. I didn’t know she was everybody else’s girl, too. So naïve…isn’t living and learning awesome? Marnie, if you’re out there somewhere, I hope you drive your Porsche into a ditch…just kidding/not really.
First set doesn’t have a whole lot to say, although it’s tight and heartfelt. The front porch bluesy slide in Down in the Bottom>Superstitious is an interesting addition and is pulled off nicely. The real love comes in Looks Like Rain and Bobby represents in his Op corduroy nut huggers. Also, notice the interesting train combo of Tons of Steel, Big RR.
Second set is distant and spacey. All of the transitions are weird. Jerry’s kind of on his own trip, and everybody else just follows along in support. He’s Gone is simply amazing and by far my favorite ever. It’s not like the others. Listen specifically to Jerry’s first solo and the way he slides the notes and phrasing around. It’s like he’s telling a story. Granted it’s undeniably mid-80’s in style. In fact, the whole show is signature mid – 80’s…you can feel the pain and depth in Jerry’s playing and singing. His health was so questionable at the time, and you can hear it in his playing. Harmonies are tight all the way through on this great and often overlooked show.
04-14-85 Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, Ca. (Sun)
1: Touch> Bucket> Sugaree> Bottom> Superstitious, B. E. Women, Tons Of Steel, Big RxR Blues, L. L. Rain> Don’t Ease
2: Miracle> China Cat> I Know You Rider, Woman Smarter> He’s Gone> Drumz>Space >Mr. Fantasy> Other One> Wharf Rat> Sugar Magnolia E: Gloria
Enjoy! And thanks for coming with me to therapy today.
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Ah Mary - Grace Potter and The Nocturnals May.07 - The Troubador, Los Angeles, CA Just cause I think she’s hot as fire! If you made a triangle with one point being Bonnie Raitt, one point being Edie Brickell, and one point being Alanis Morrissette, Grace would drop right in the middle.
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Peaches En Regailia - Zappa Plays Zappa
I’m fully committed to the Forecastle Festival in Louisville in July. Over the next few weeks I’m going to be posting some live stuff of the bands that I’m looking forward to checking out starting with this one.
Back when I was in college, I lived on this farm outside of Richmond, VA. My roomates were two guitar majors and both were outstanding players, and very devoted members to the Congregation of Frank Zappa. I can not tell you how many times I was forced to listen to the You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore series. It used to grate my nerves hearing FZ talk-a-song, but there was no doubt he was a phenomenal composer, that surrounded himself with great players.
Also around this time, I was getting heavily into this new band out of Vermont called Phish. Maybe some of you have heard of them. And alas, they were covering this. All a sudden I was all about it.
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Scarlet Begonias - Dangermuffin
06.06.08 - The Pour House, Charleston, SC
Just like in all of your towns across the nation, we have our little Thursday night post work happy hour thingy here in Columbia. After a stellar dinner celebration at Blue Cactus (Korean Mexican joint), we went down the block for the festivities and weekly tension breaker. This week’s band was Dangermuffin, out of Folly Beach, SC (Charleston). As would be expected, they’re like a lot of beach bands, only about 40 times more inventive. They lay down a lot of Marley and Sublime feeling stuff (and great originals), and it’s clear that they have been playing together for a long time. They’re a tight unit. Check them out in Relix mag. this month - they are on the insert disc, and a band you should know about.
They also play Scarlet like no other cover of it I’ve ever heard. Check out their Pink Floyd “Breathe”, too. It’s hot.
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Yarn - The Living Room Sessions v.1 - Columbia, SC 05.02.09
In a strange series of events last Saturday, my buddy Grayson solicited the band Yarn to play a late night impromptu jam session at Adam B and Wildcat’s house. This was the perfect cap to the day’s celebration in honor of our friend Dana making to the quarter century mark. The late nighter came directly on the heals of quadruple bill of front porch bluegrass and back porch Americana at Sudworks Taphouse in Columbia.
It’s no secret to my friends that this type of music is one of my favorites. What I love most about it is that it’s so unadulterated. It’s musician, instrument, and microphone. Not a bunch of lights and effects. There nothing to hide behind, except your own talent. When I think of the Americana genre, I have never thought of New York City. I think of corn and wheat, I think of fishing cabins and camp creeks, I think of the heartland and middle america. I don’t think NYC. Things have changed…now when I think of this genre, I think of the New York band Yarn.
The six of them and the fifteen or so of us packed like sardines into the living room. Yarn allowed us to come with them on a quick musical journey. They didn’t seem fatigued at all, even after all the road time, shows the previous night and the earlier one tonight. They humored us by letting us sing along and barefoot clog to their tunes and traditional Grateful Dead favorites. We passed around the brown liquor and many grabbed any spare percussion instrument they could find laying around and tried to keep in time. It’s a little bit foggy, but I think somebody might have even gotten a lesson on stand up bass.
Yarn is a great band. Unique and organic, an unpretentious melting pot of bluegrass, jazz, crooner, swing and honkeytonk. They remind me a little bit of a current Whiskeytown wrapped around a core of Railroad Earth. Their musical chops are obvious, but not overstated. On this night, I was a little amazed that Blake still could belt it out on vocals, but his last note of the evening sounded as strong as his first many hours before. I urge you guys to pick up their album, Empty Pockets, especially if you’re into “newgrass”. Andrew Hendryx absolutely lays it down on the mandi.
Note to Yarn: Boys, next time do yourself a favor and put out a tip jar. Scattered and smothered at the waffle house taste ten times better when it’s paid for with free (bonus) money. Hopefully, you guys had as much fun as we did. I’m a little scared to hear how that thing came out with those floor mics.
Note to You: Check them out here www.yarnmusic.net
Note to Grayson: Thank you for a real good time!
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