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"Danny's Live Dead" - Curating Chemistry and Community with Danny Luehring

"Danny's Live Dead" - Curating Chemistry and Community with Danny Luehring

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 In this episode of Tales From The Green Room - mixed with joyous reflection, levity, and emotion - drummer extraordinaire Danny Luehring discusses the origins and evolution of Danny's Live Dead, a weekly Grateful Dead show hosted by him every Wednesday at Peri’s Tavern in Fairfax, California. Danny shares insights into how the show started after the closure of Phil Lesh's beloved Terrapin Crossroads, the challenges and rewards of curating a rotating lineup of musicians, and the significance of community and chemistry in live music. The hosts delve into Danny's musical background, memorable moments from his performances at Terrapin with his band, San Geronimo, and his first time playing with Phil Lesh, as he lauds the lasting impact of the Terrapin era. The conversation highlights the magic of live music, the depth of the Grateful Dead's influence, and Danny's future aspirations for his musical endeavors.HIGHLIGHTSYou see all the people that you know are ready for it and that trust you. That’s the chemistry, too. I mean, chemistry, community…all those things. You can just line it up just right. And every night's different, but, my thing is I want it to be fucking amazing every night!I think music is a dimension. I don't know how else to explain it. Music is such a unit, like a dimension…the way it affects people, in general, like a blanket, on people, it just makes me feel like it's gotta be bigger than we think. And the Dead is probably one of the things that really got me thinking about that.My dad played guitar and I wanted to be a guitar player. So, for my fifth birthday he bought me an electric guitar and I remember it was at a costume party and I was dressed as a Denver Bronco and I put this thing on, and I broke the high string and it snapped back and hit me. And I thought it shocked me. 'cause it was an electric guitar. I mean, I was five. I was just like, oh my God. Drumsticks, please!Terrapin for me was something that a hundred percent changed my direction in life. I wasn't a Deadhead.I literally knew like two Dead songs. The first time I played at Terrapin I just kind of had to learn under fire. It is not like I didn't know who the Dead were, and they were obviously on my radar, I just wasn't, I wasn't ready until I I was in those circumstances. And then just in that… I don't know, it's hard to explain what happened. ~Danny LuehringLINKSDanny’s Live DeadSan Geronimo BandPeri’s TavernDanny’s Live Dead Presents GD60! After Parties The Balboa - August 1, 2, 3, 2025https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/SHOWSDanny’s Live Dead Presents GD60! After Parties - Balboa Theater3630 Balboa St., San FranciscoAugust 1, 2, 3, 2025 - 10:30PMTerrapin Road Shows Forest Meadows Amphitheatre - San Rafael, CA - July 18 (w/San Geronimo), 19, 20, (w/ Danny Luehring) 2025 SOLD OUTTruckee Amphitheater - Truckee, CA August 17, 2025 - TICKETSMUSICTiny Television (band) - "Carolina"MoniterLizard YouTube Channelhttps://youtu.be/_hOXYKLpXIg?si=ETYYfw_0HJ9pytloSan Geronimo @ Terrapin Crossroads on 10/9/14 ~ "Hear the Sound"Eric Finkelman YouTube Channelhttps://youtu.be/9JmG2vyzNJE?si=IOLjqKvmZ1I8YbJYDanny’s Live Dead” - Garrett Deloian, Grahame Lesh, Brian Rashap & Danny Luehring "Bird Song," Papermill Creek Saloon, 4/10/24Dreamlion YouTube Channelhttps://youtu.be/fgT17eMOkSs?si=BnFWE9-L0lUYn9HgGrahame Lesh and Alex KofordJupiter and MercuryJan. 20, 2024 HopMonk Tavern Novatohttps://youtu.be/ddSVxM9O8G0?si=GEJmVG-J2stAfJW1
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