Saturday, June 9, 2012

Jerry Garcia and his banjo in Santa Cruz 1973-75

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Jerry Garcia performed relatively often in the Santa Cruz area with his various bands from 1975 until 1985, but his previous appearances wer...
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Saturday, May 5, 2012

Grateful Dead Fillmore West 6/5/70 and 8/19/70

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 During the summer of 1970, the Dead continued to tweak their concert format. With the addition of the New Riders into...
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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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