El Picador

August 1st, 1992. Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. Jerry Garcia Band. It was Jerry's 50th birthday and the first time I had seen JGB in 3 years. The energy around the venue was high for Jerry's birthday and I was there with my then wife, who had seen the Dead numerous times but never JGB. We nestled in at the front of the lawn with our blanket and made ourselves cozy. I asked my wife what she wanted to hear that night and she said "wonderful World", which was her favorite song. I laughed and, unfamiliar with Jerry's setlists for the previous couple years, told her there was no way they were going

Standing outside a Banyan show in Long Beach having a smoke (back when I used to smoke) and Stephen Perkins came out to bring his kit in and ran into some friends who were standing out there with me. They started talking and lit a joint. I joined the conversation after taking a hit off the joint Perk had passed to me. Later, after the show, I was at the bar ordering a drink and Nels walked up. I bought him a shot and we chatted for a bit. I mentioned that I had seen him play with Wilco earlier that spring at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa and he spoke at length about how special the experience was f

Arrived early for an Autumn Defense show at some coffee house in San Diego in 2005 - like four hours early. The coffee shop and the actual venue were essentially separate from one another by a wall - a different door/entrance, etc. I was sitting with my brother, flipping through a local weekly entertainment paper and saw that Alex Degrassi was playing somewhere nearby. I got up from our table (we were the only patrons) and went to ask the guy pouring espresso for directions but he hadn't a clue as to where the venue was where Alex was playing (it was a church). I turned around and saw two fami

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

Love me some Barry Glassberg. I wonder what ever happened to that guy.

This is the best record I've heard so far this year. Has some similarities to Sea Change but better, imo.

Turn on: Supposedly Turn off: Supposebly

Tragic indeed. Such a talent. My heart goes out to his family and those close to him.

Most but not all... "What ever you do... take care of your shoes"

I am aware of this strange rule. But I feel that, like Amour in 2012, Blue is the Warmest Color deserves not only a nomination for Best Foreign Language film, but for Best Picture. Likewise, the performances by both Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux were as good if not better than anything I've seen all year and both were overlooked for best actress nods.

Blue is the Warmest Color was, in my opinion, the best film of 2013. It's a shame (but not surprising) that the film and it's cast received no love from the academy.

NMH - King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2-3

I was going to suggest 10/27/79 for a great Brent show but really all of fall '79 is hot. Also, Spring '90 was a hot year for Brent. He and Jer were so in sync every night. As was the entire band.

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I believe that's a typo. It should be 12/6/73 Road Trips Vol. 4 "2011 Bonus Disc" 1. Greatest Story Ever Told (5:42) 2. China Cat Sunflower > (9:18) 3. I Know You Rider (5:31) 4. Dark Star > (43:33) 5. Eyes of the World (14:03)

Yeah, good show. Like Lammy said, the Stagger Lee has always stood out in the first set to my ears. I used to listen to this tape on repeat (in other words set one was stuck in my tape deck) and I always remembered this. And I agree with you about DSO. I saw them for the first time back in 2008 and have seen them about 10 times since. The only show of their's that was almost slightly disappointing to me was when they played 5/8/77 a few years back at House of Blues in San Diego. The rest have been incredible. I have somehow been lucky enough to get all 70s or original setlists, including thr

The Scarlet > Fire on this disc is great, too...from 12/31/77.

Listening right now. I love Easy Wind and this one is the tits. Favorite Pigpen song.

I saw 5/19/89 at Irvine Meadows. Something in the water that night made Melvin Seals look larger than usual...and his body had a bright glow around it and was pulsating with each note. Jerry, Kahn, and the ladies' faces were skeletons.

12 Years old, boy: Iron Maiden Rush .

The Besnard Lakes Elephant Stone Both bands were good. Its too bad there were only like 20 people in the room at any one time, including members of the two other bands that were playing and their friends. On occasions like this, which seem to happen more frequently of late, it can feel like watching a rehearsal more than a full on performance. I can only imagine the feeling of having to get on stage and perform the *same* songs and playing more out of obligation than desire. I found myself imagining what The Besnard Lakes performance, with the lights and the smoke machines and the tripped ou

Golden shower of hits?

..and another one at The Omni on 3-31-94 to close the show. I enjoyed 3rd row that night.

It was all about the Standing on the Moon in Eugene in '93.