Doug Schmell joins us to discuss this epic three-set extravaganza...The Wall of Sound comes to Iowa...The King of all China Cats...The awesome Eyes into Big River, and the sensational post Truckin' jam

A lively discussion of an immortal JGB show with Perry Paletta, and we reminisce about returning to the Music Mountain stage on the 40th anniversary of the show. Garcia was en fuegp! Prime Garcia on guitar and vocals...And the came the torrential rains and a hot set from Bobby and the Midnights. Relive the majesty of Music Mountain!

The shocking news...Walton, Wooden, UCLA, and the Grateful Dead...NCAA Championships... Foot injuries...An NBA Championship for Portland...More foot issues...From Wooden's Pyramid to the Egyptian Pyramids with the Dead...Clippers Blues....A Last Hurrah with Bird and Boston...Broadcaster's Paradise...Fare You Well Bill

A Grateful tribute to Bob Dylan on his 83rd birthday. These are the ten greatest performances of Dylan songs featuring Jerry Garcia. Audio highlights from all ten selections.

Epic 77 shows...St. Louis, all-time great Dancin' in the Street and the first Estimated Eyes...The Dead storm into Alabama for their first show there and play a two hour opening set that concludes with a major presentation of Scarlet > Fire, and my god, that masterful Sugar Magnolia encore! Enjoy

A Playin' in the Band mind-melt opens this epic show...Doug Schmell joins us again for some enthusiastic commentary. A huge night for Pig Pen, and possibly the greatest Dark Star of them all followed by a blockbuster Sugar Mag...After we run through the monster second set, Doug and I rank the five best shows of Europe 72...Enjoy!

A legendary four night run with Miles Davis opening up for the Grateful Dead in the Fillmore West. Thank you Bill Graham. The Miles show on 4-10-70 was recorded and released as a double album, Black Beauty. The April 12 Dead show features a batch of new tunes as well as monster versions of Dancin in the Street, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, and Viola Lee Blues.

High times with the Dead on April 20 1983 in Providence, and April 20 1984 in Philadelphia. Two of the best shows of the decade. Awesome performances of Let it Grow, Scarlet Fire, Estimated Eyes, Morning Dews, etc....