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Test of the Boomerang: Happy Birthday, Phil!

Ben Wiser March 17, 2010 5

This week in Test of the Boomerang, Ben Wiser wishes a happy 70th birthday to Dead legend Phil Lesh

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Test of the Boomerang: Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Outtakes, Part Three

Ben Wiser July 15, 2009 0

The 2009 Dead made their last stand on July 4th at Rothbury. The second year of the Michigan festival was a rousing success and the Dead’s solid show was a definite highlight. While the

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Test of the Boomerang: Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Outtakes, Part Two

Ben Wiser May 27, 2009 5

The Dead wrapped up their 2009 tour with two solid shows back home at Shoreline Amphitheater and then an end-of-the-tour barn burner at The Gorge in Washington. The tour started a little ragged back

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Test of the Boomerang: Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Outtakes, Part One

Ben Wiser April 15, 2009 6

The Grateful Dead collection at the Live Music Archive contains not only thousands of Grateful Dead concerts, it also holds a good number of band rehearsal, soundcheck, and studio session recordings. As the latest

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Test of the Boomerang: Mostly Free Music

Ben Wiser November 5, 2008 3

Free Phil! Phil Lesh has just released a free Soundboard recording of the Phil Lesh and Friends concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, May 13th of this year. That was the first night

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