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The End of The Golden Road for This Dead Head… going local
The post Jerry live Grateful Dead shows have finally come to end for me. It was great for a while, but it is time to move on for me before my sentiments about the music become tainted. Disney Dead is not for me. Watching local Dead bands play at Nyack’s Maureen’s Jazz… Read more
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Reverend Chris and the Black Crowes Gospel Show on the Great South Bay of Long Island
It may be that being locked up during COVID created a gigantic pent-up demand for live music in my bones, but I must say The Black Crowes performance at Jones Beach on Friday, September 17, 2021 was absolutely magnificent… and just what the doctor ordered to cure my ills. The Robinson brothers (Chris and Rich)… Read more
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Via Chicago with Wilco
In 2015 during the Wilco set at the Gathering of Vibes festival in Bridgeport my oldest daughter learned (the hard way) about “riding the front rail” at a concert. Last Saturday (8-28-21) in Chicago, my middle daughter (Sidney) got her first dose of riding the front rail also at a Wilco show. With her… Read more
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RIP Charlie Watts + Rolling Stones Sirius Station
Since Charlie Watts died a few days ago there has been lots of great stories about him in the media. Paul McCartney’s heartfelt selfie video shared on Instagram was a nice nugget. I find these types of video messages a great way communicate… very fast and personal. Most of all, I am enjoying listening to… Read more
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Asbury Park Dive Bars, Tedeschi Trucks Revist Layla + Phish’s Sirius Station
Rarely does revisiting a classic album create something better. It’s really hard, but Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) fresh take on Eric Clapton/Derek and the Dominos’ Layla album (released in 1970) is truly masterful and showcases TTB at its best. There are 14 songs on the Layla album and TTB’s versions are either as good (amazing… Read more
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Cape Cod Sharks + The Ghosts of Lester Bangs and Hunter Thompson
A surprise gift book arrived at my doorstep on Father’s Day. Sent by dear Uncle Dave, Greil Marcus’ curated a collection of Lester Bangs stories titled “Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung’. It immediately became the top title on my 2021 Rock and Roll Beach Book Reading List, an annual tradition I so immensely enjoy completing. On… Read more
