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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

@bourgwick I checked my notes. I was actually at this show. I only remember BigBoy Pete, really. This was about two shows before I went Emeritus.

@bourgwick My only ref to it was a Paxton Brother, who referred to it as Out-Of-Town, but that may be an anachronistic memory. It was Frances Carr who probably owned the name, though

https://iorr.org/talk/read.php?1,2134770

Looking for Information on Chesley Millikin & The Rolling Stones

@bourgwick The Paxton Brothers were booked by Chesly Millikin, who still ran a spectral remnant of Out-Of-Town Tours, while working for GD Records too (Millikin been Sam Cutler’s VP at OOT).