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‘She sounded like the cosmos breathing’: David Byrne, Flying Lotus and more on the greatness of Alice Coltrane

The radical work of the musician and composer was dismissed by sexist critics and overshadowed by the legacy of her late husband John. But today, musical stars from Doja Cat to David Byrne all champion her experimental sound

The Guardian
@doc_dead Listening to this fab 2001 KPFA recording as I type. Love me some Ned Dead. https://youtu.be/RJ8rslsR18I?si=akeO_C8XawZqUBMh
Jerry Garcia (& Friends) at Ned Lagin's Birthday 1975-03-17 w. Hosts David Gans & Ned Lagin Chatting

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Happy Birthday Ned (shared with my darling wife)
David Hepworth on Instagram: "Until this week I knew nothing of the link between the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Thames Estuary."

161 likes, 7 comments - dhepworth on March 17, 2026: "Until this week I knew nothing of the link between the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Thames Estuary.".

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Grateful Dead (and friends)
Ace's Studio, Feb-Sept 1975
The Complete Circulating Collection
FLAC or MP3 download

398 audio files, ~26 hours of material
Includes a PDF with very extensive notes and interpretive material

A project by myself, @bourgwick, John H of https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/ (where this will soon be hosted) and @theheatwarps

Recently presented to the Grateful Dead Studies Association conference in Albuquerque NM

#music #gratefuldead

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-bVoEIhmk6mOULmXjnrjv1RHmIzwzFuC?usp=drive_link

So Long, Country Joe

I am very sad, though not surprised, to see that Country Joe McDonald has passed away at the age of 84 in his home zone, Berkeley, California.

Robyn Hitchcock
Well that was fun, some real rhythm devils moments but also a lot of Steve Reich minimalist vibes.

2/27/69. Fillmore West.

The ​Grateful Dead, ​Pentangle, ​Sir ​Douglas ​Quintet, ​Shades of ​Joy, and a juggler. ​Much of the music from this night ended up on Live/Dead, and rightly so. 

Bear tape: https://archive.org/details/gd1969-02-27.132573.sbd.16track.healy-latvala-wise.flac16

Zip file: https://mega.nz/folder/lqBmjb4Q#hi8PGY3kIbFwTPg9oxGeCg/folder/VqY1TLTT

A very cool piece detailing the four different mixes of the 2/27 Dark Star, courtesy of the Grateful Dead Guide: https://deadessays.blogspot.com/2017/01/dark-star-tale-of-four-mixes.html

💀 And the whole run via Dan Healy DATs: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/gathoe59tmmaxx14jgvqp/AIrwWRVV3WH_Bdm4mS_TOQw/Fillmore%20foobar%20320%20converts?rlkey=gp612abu5ba1234kydnrhinq7&subfolder_nav_tracking=1&st=b7ec8t2p&dl=0

‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever

Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track box set

The Guardian
Check out this show by Grateful Dead from Fri, Feb 2, 1968 at Crystal Ballroom on Live Music Archive! https://livemusicarchive.app/music/artists/GratefulDead/recordings/gd68-02-02.sbd.jools.15801.sbeok.shnf Why does primal Dead always sound so good when it’s cold?
Grateful Dead Live at Crystal Ballroom on 1968-02-02

Viola Lee Blues > Feedback ; Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Clementine > Good Morning Little School Girl*

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