The Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood opened in 1964. In early 1966, The Whisky aligned its booking policy with its sister club The Trip.
I review the intersection between The Whisky and The Trip between January and May 1966.
https://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-trip-and-whisky-go-go-sunset-strip.html
Too Loose Ta Truck, w Phil Lesh, Terry Haggerty, John Allair and Steve Mitchell, only played 6 gigs back in 1976. It was Phil's only bar band. Why? I review their history, such as it is, in detail. It seems to have been about making a living.
https://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2026/02/too-loose-ta-truck-with-phil-lesh.html
Bob Weir and Kingfish played the Armory in Pendelton, OR on May 13 '75. It wasn't a coincidence. Kingfish road manager Rex Jackson was from Hermiston, OR, just outside of Pendleton. Legendary Dead roadie Larry Shurtleff (Ramrod) was from Pendleton, as was Mike Hagen.
https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2009/10/bob-weir-and-kingfish-tour-history.html
Sad as it is when people die, new things come to light. I was tipped to an unknown Bob Weir show, with Kingfish at the Pendleton Armory in Oregon on Tuesday, May 13 '75. An eyewitness says about 100 people were there.
https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2009/10/bob-weir-and-kingfish-tour-history.html
In late 1974, with the rock concert business bigger than ever, Bill Graham tried to re-start the local concert scene that had defined the Fillmore in the day. Three local bands would headline Winterland for $2 on a Tuesday night. It almost worked.
https://rockarchaeology101.blogspot.com/2026/01/bill-graham-presents-sounds-of-city.html
The Grateful Dead played UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre 29 times. Their first performance there was on October 1, 1967. We have just an ad, a concert photo and a brief review. I enquire about what we can know from those.
https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2025/12/october-1-1967-greek-theatre-uc.html
Rock was as popular in Nashville in the '70s as it was anywhere. Uniquely, the major rock venue then was an auto racing track rather than a basketball arena. I enquire about concerts at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, 1972-77.
https://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/2025/11/nashville-fairgrounds-speedway.html
Jerry Garcia played Keystone Berkeley 243 times 1972-84), mostly with the Garcia Band. Yet for all that, no one ever discusses that there was almost always an opening act. I enquire about this forgotten slice of JGB history.
https://hooterollin.blogspot.com/2020/04/acoustic-opening-acts-for-jerry-garcia.html