Sunday, February 12, 2012

New Riders of the Purple Sage at Peninsula School 5/12/70 and 5/28/71

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Peninsula School is a progressive, private K-12 school located in Menlo Park, California. Founded in 1925,   Peninsula is located i...
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Monday, November 7, 2011

The Grateful Dead visit the Old West - Harding Theatre 11/7/71

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I thought I would take the opportunity of the 40 th anniversary of this show to reflect on the first time I saw the ‘new’ Grateful Dead. Af...
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Monday, October 31, 2011

Frost 1970 - Country Joe and Quicksilver

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Greg Dewey and Country Joe Frost 4/26/70 Photo: M. Parrish By 1970, the first generation of San Francisco bands had begun to experience...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

2/22/70 Delaney and Bonnie and Friends with Eric Clapton

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By 1968, Eric Clapton was arguably one of the biggest stars in the music business, a fact reinforced by the fact that his bay area concerts ...
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Monday, September 5, 2011

Pepperland Revisited (Again)

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Former Pepperland building from the West Photos: M. Parrish 7/11 Roof of Pepperland building - note relatively intricate wooden brac...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Miles Davis and the Dead 4/10/70

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The next round of shows the Grateful Dead played at the Fillmore West represented one of Bill Graham’s most legendary bookings, the inspired...
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Saturday, June 4, 2011

The Buffalo Springfield at the Fox Theatre, 6/1/11

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Until this year, I had never spent over $100 for a regular, non-benefit concert ticket. However,  I decided to bite the bullet for the chanc...
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

February 1970 - Two Nights with the Grateful Dead

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Everyone who followed the Grateful Dead has their favorite year or two. Some people favor the raw, early psychedelia of 1968 and 1969. Ot...
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