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Cratedigger: Grateful Dead, “Workingman’s Dead”
In 1970, the Dead threw the music world a curveball. Workingman's Dead was a complete musical departure for the band, and among their new fans was Ken Shane
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Happy Birthday, Phil!
This week in Test of the Boomerang, Ben Wiser wishes a happy 70th birthday to Dead legend Phil Lesh
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Tom Constanten and Friends, “The Tarot Outtakes”
In the spring of 1971, Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, along with the band Touchstone, produced and performed the music for an off-broadway show at the Circle in the Square in New York City.
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Outtakes, Part Three
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
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Soundchecks, Rehearsals and Outtakes, Part One
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
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hola Amigos! I know it’s been a while since I last rapped at you, but with being a new dad and all, I’ve been busier than a one-armed bass player. No disrespect to any
Read More »Test of the Boomerang: Mostly Free Music
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
Read More »Test of the Boomerang II: Dead Opens for Santa Claus; Clowns Open for Dead
“I would like to thank everybody here for coming, thank you to the clowns for their nice entertainment. They were quite good. Thank you…” Grateful Dead 12/6/80 Mill Valley Recreation Center, Mill Valley, CA
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