"After a few hearings I remain pretty convinced that this is the best show I've heard from the 1977 tour." • "Enough can't be said about this superb show." • "Deemed so important to the history and culture of the United States that a copy of this work demands permanent housing and cataloging within the 'nation's library,' the Library of Congress." • "It is the stuff of history and legend, myth and mystery..." • "The finest events in entertainment to take place this year in Ithaca," • "All the gears meshed together for us that time." • "After a decade of experimenting...I think we have come up with a version that works" • "In 1976 it was seat of the pants, but in 1977, it got tight," • "...the single best rock performance anywhere, anytime, by anyone." • "There was just some kind of magical connection this night between the band members and the band and the audience - some texture, or some type of cosmic or celestial force is in the room." • "This show is, was, and always will be Mecca." • "There was something truly special and Magical about these nights..." • "What a great show that was!" • "Literally walked out of my last final exam as a student, got into a friend's car and drove... " • "The Dancin' that closed the first set is also amazing" • "That shakedown is outstanding, can't wait to hear these recordings..." • "What an introduction to the Dead." • "This show surely goes down as my all-time favorite..." • "The fact that it snowed later on that night made it even more memorable..." • "To this day we still refer to that Dancin' As the Nitrous Jam from Cornell"

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Jam of The Week

by David Lemieux

May 26, 2017

May 26 - June 01, 2017

Every Friday we'll be sending you off with a Jam Of The Week, hand-picked and delivered by tape archivist David Lemieux.…

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Documenting the Dead

by Nicholas Meriwether

January 8, 2016

Documenting The Dead: Fare Thee Well

In one of the best academic books on the sixties, Tomorrow Never Knows: Rock and Psychedelics in the 1960s, literary scholar Nick Bromell ends his introduction by quoting poet W. S…

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Dead World Roundup

October 21, 2013

Dead World Roundup - Talkin' With Phil

Hot off a recent tour with Furthur, Phil Lesh takes a few minutes to tell the Grateful Dead Channel’s Gary Lambert what’s in store for his upcoming Phil Lesh & Friends tour and…

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Tapers Section

by David Lemieux

May 29, 2017

May 29 - June 04, 2017

Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have music from 1970, 1981 and 1989.…

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Grateful Dead Hour no.1484

by David Gans

May 24, 2017

Original Air Date: February 27, 2017

Third of five programs featuring the complete unreleased soundboard recording of 4/17/71 at Princeton University in New Jersey.…

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ONE NIGHT ONLY: Long Strange Trip In Theaters May 25th

May 9, 2017

Hey now! Long Strange Trip to play special one-night screening events across the country on May 25th (ahead of limited theatrical release in NYC and LA on May 26th).…

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All In The Family: Peter Conners

May 4, 2017

Author Peter Conners got on the bus in '85 and he's been writing about the Grateful Dead, jam bands, and counterculture ever since. He tackled the challenge of chronicling Ithaca, …

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All In The Family: Bob Masse

May 2, 2017

Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead... Vancouver-based artist Bob Masse produced iconic concert posters for a veritable who's who of music and managed to p…

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