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Solid Sound posted a photo on FB this morning showing some earth moving equipment "getting ready for Solid Sound at MASS MoCA: creating a bit more room for you by Joe's field." Wonder if ticket sales are up this year?

I blew off going to see Camper Van and Cracker at the Middle East because of the Pats/Ravens game (a/k/a AFC Championship game). Would have had a much better time at the Middle East.

Never saw Warren with a Strat, until he came on stage last week in New Orleans with the Mule and opened with Are You Experienced?

Low, on KEXP

I still have a promotional/collector's edition of Without A Net, still wrapped. I have no idea why I'm still holding onto it or haven't unwrapped it. I guess I thought it would become some sort of collector's item and worth something, though I doubt it, and wouldn't even know what to do with it anyway. But it's still sitting in my cabinet. I don't have any problem with GD/Rhino putting out these box sets. I don't buy all of them, but I've been very happy with the ones I have purchased, especially the Winterland '73 and '77 box sets. The only reason I bought the May '77 box is because I

Can't argue with that one!

Happy anniversary to my favorite May '77 show. This write up does it better justice than I ever could. I was fortunate to see 2 of the May shows, but not so fortunate to me at this barnburner. http://www.deadlistening.com/2010/03/1977-may-9-buffalo-ny.html

"Best show ever" pretty much impossible to determine. There are a number that could easily hold that moniker. I know this show took the number 1 slot in a fan poll (maybe multiple polls?). Cornell is a gem of a show, but I don't even give it the best show of that week award. That prize goes to the next night, May 9 in Buffalo. Cornell may have the best ever Scarlet>Fire.

There is an entire book on the equipment of the Grateful Dead. Probably my favorite of all the GD related books. And I'm not a musician or audio gear head. Don't forget the postage! Heck, let's start an old time WELL tree.

A print of the crowd photo at the 1:13 mark is hanging in my office. Love it every day.

Can someone help refresh my memory: is Sunday's schedule going later this year? I have a memory of both Tweedy's and Levon's sets ending around 4:00 or so. I have no memory of Sunday going to 7:00 in either of the previous SS's.

Just back home from JazzFest. Next up, Solid Sound. That certainly takes the sting out of the end of JazzFest!

Totally agree about that NFA opener. I dl'd this when they put it up, was blown away hearing that NFA for the first time. I remember thinking, " this is why they are the Grateful Dead!"

A little late, but last night The Meter Men at Republic in NOLA. Today, Black Keys, trombone Shorty and probably Meter Men again, all at Acura Stage at JazzFest. Tonight, Papa Grows Funk at Republic.

I watched the Lemieux video. I'm sold. Not that it would take much to sell me on a May '77 box. Especially one that includes 5/15, I was there for the first Aiko.

I think the Bralove thing is completely different. He was a tech guy, there to run the midi effects. Very different from having a second drummer offstage and hidden from view.

Seems strange since they played Saturday in AC and by all accounts Weir appeared fine and it was a good show. Maybe that ambien story wasn't true after all?

Really, there's a hidden backstage guitar player and drummer for the Stones? I definitely have an issue with it, and I don't see any substantive difference between hidden backstage musicians and a singer not singing live.

Too funny!!!

I watched the guy pretty closely as best as I could see. When he played, he had a drumstick in each hand and at least one cymbal, and he was playing along with the band. Whatever it was that he was hitting with those drumsticks was blocked from my view. But as I said, there was one song where the drum beat was pounding pretty good, and when they showed Mick on the screen he was playing with brushes. Draw your own conclusions, but it was clear to me that the drumming was being augmented by some hidden tech and the vast majority in the crowd had no ability to know that Mick wasn't responsibl

I've never heard of or seen this before. As I said, I think it's bogus. Bullshit. I'm not a huge Mac fan (one of the main reasons I went is that it now frees me up to see Los Lobos at JazzFest on Saturday since they are playing at the same time), but Mick Fleetwood's drumming (along with Buckingham's guitar) was always one of the draws. I can't believe how bogus I think this is. Have a freaking second drummer on stage. This is lip synching bullshit Mr. Heartbreak, I'm not aware of the Bob Welch story. Did they just toss him to the side of the road for Buckingham and Nicks? Bare Tre

I've been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks now. Fleetwood Mac were in Boston a couple of weeks ago and a buddy picked up a pair of good seats cheap on the day of, so I went with him. We were sitting in Club Section 109, above Lodge 22, which is about one section out in front of the stage on the Buckingham side. We were high enough that we could see the entire stage setup and everything behind the amps. Throughout the show there was a crew member guy behind Buckingham's stack of amps to the side of the drum riser who was clearly playing drum pads along with Mick Fleetwood on many s

Love that show, particularly Bill's rant at the end. Happy belated anniversary. To celebrate, I'm going to put this on!

I don't remember it raining during Wilco's Saturday night set. It poured and lightning before. It certainly rained during most of Friday night's set as we huddled under rain gear and umbrellas, the rain is heard loud and clear on the recording.

Glad to read that Weir was fine last night. Must Have Been the Ambien.