SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Fresh off the road from,a sold out 15 date tour Mickey Hart fans can tune in to the first in a series of videos featuring Mickey with George Lucas telling stories of their work together, the importance of sound in film, and the power of music.
“Episode One” finds George & Mickey “Back the Big Room” at Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch where Hart recorded the Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir and the Dzintars Latvian Choir.
The Mickey Hart Band will be back on the road in January for a short run of East Coast and West Coast dates. Glide Magazine gave their recent tours finale in Chicago rave reviews describing the show as “content that ranged from the most familiar of Deadhead classics to material culled, in part, from the far reaches of our solar system, Mickey Hart refuses to rest on his laurels and continues to expand music’s horizon.”
Hart and producer Ben Yonas (Zion I, Jazz Mafia) are currently finishing up his next solo album, slated for a Spring 2012 release. Fans will continue to get a sneak peaks of the new tunes at upcoming shows.
Mickey Hart Band 2012 Tour Dates
1/5/12 Bethlehem, PA- Arts Quest Center @ Steel Stacks Buy Tickets 1/6/12 Syracuse, NY – Wescott Theater Buy Tickets 1/7/12 White River Junction, VT – Tupelo Music Hall Buy Tickets 1/8/12 New York, NY- Highline Ballrom Buy Tickets 1/20/12 Grass Valley, CA – Center For The Arts Buy Tickets
1/21/12 Lake Tahoe, NV – Crystal Bay Club Buy Tickets
My year is bookended by a couple of amazing shows featuring this combo of bands, and I feel a deep connection to both.
I saw The Mother Hips and Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers at the Palm Ballroom in January – the night before I decided to uproot my life in Venice, and actually move to the bay area. The day after that show was the *last* time (so far) I had to drive south after some bay area music and work. Of course I have had to drive north after some LA area music and work. (~);}
It seemed appropriate for me to see them again, now nearer to the end of the year.
They played last night, December 18 2011, at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. A real feel good set from Nicki Bluhm and her band, and then a kick ass Mother Hips show! The Deadhead highlights from The Mother Hips included an off the hook The Other One, a Sing Me Back Home with Scott Law, and with Nicki joining in for a rowdy Tennessee Jed. Plus tons of their own songs, a real ripping set.
And an easy drive across the Bay bridge for me. Ahh…
Sugar Magnolia
New Speedway Boogie (Jackie Greene keyboards)
Big River (JG banjo)
Peggy-O (Phil Lesh singing)
Bring You Down (Brian Lesh singing)
Never Satisfied (JG sing, BL keys)
Uncle John’s Band (JG banjo)
Acadian Driftwood (Brian & Grahame Lesh sing, Phil harmonies)
Deep Elem Blues
Cumberland Blues
Sigh No More (Mumford and Sons song, sung by Lesh and sons)
The Wheel (JG banjo)
Franklin’s Tower
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad
Band intros (Phil)
Brokedown Palace
Encore: Angel Band
Thanks for the setlist help to @firefromtheice. Read her blog at: www.firefromtheice.com
(CNN) — Etta James, whose assertive, earthy voice lit up such hits as “The Wallflower,” “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” and the wedding favorite “At Last,” has died, according to her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. She was 73.
She died from complications from leukemia with her husband, Artis Mills, and her sons by her side, De Leon said.
Bob Weir’s TRI Studios has announced a couple of events for your holiday couch touring pleasures.
On December 21st there will be a Scaring the Children show – this is Bob’ rhythm threesome, with Jay Lane on drums and Rob Wassermann on bass. More information on when we have it!
NEW DETAILS FROM TRI:
Tune in next Wednesday, December 21 at 6 and 9 p.m. PST for a special Psychedelic Christmas present from Bob Weir’s trio “Scaring the Children” and TRI!
The show will be FREE, but you must sign up to be a member on our website. (www.tristudios.com). It will also require a promo code.
And on December 23rd, dubbed as “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” TRI is treating us to a replay of Furthur Pay Per View event from last spring – only this time for free!
Twice! 4pm and 7pm PST.
Bob Weir with Chris Robinson Brotherhood 12.15.2011 at GAMH photo (♥) by John Collins (and thanks for the setlist too John!)
Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
… …
1st Set
9:00-10:25
lets go lets go lets go~>
tomorrow blues
tulsa yesterday
star or stone
reflections on a broken mirror
seventh son*
just like tom thumbs blues*
bright lights big city* ~>
new speedway boogie*
new minglewood blues*
*with Bob Weir
… …
2nd Set
11:00-12:50
40 days
poor elijah
girl on the mountain
vibration & light suite~>
ride~>
i ain’t hiding
mississippi your on my mind
sunday sound
8:50~~12:05
CRB~~December 14, 2011
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA
… 1st Set
tomorrow blues~>eagles on the highway
like a tumbleweed in eden
never been to spain
star or stone
vibration & light suite
silver car
rosalee
…2nd Set & Encore
with Phil Lesh (no muddy)
bertha
catfish john
crash on the levee
brown~eyed women
mr charlie
they love each other
sugaree
sunday sound
Services were held by his family in Washington DC on Saturday December 3, 2011.
Bay Area Memorial:
Tom Ponds Memorial
Monday December 19, 2011
Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center 7 pm to 10 pm
1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley, California 94702
(510) 525-5054 ♥
He was part of our tribe, a Deadhead, someone you would see at many a show, Bay Area and beyond.
He was a very sweet and kind soul, a gentle man. He is already missed.
If there’s a Heart of Gold Band tour goin’ on in Heaven, Tom will be vending on the Golden Road, and Dancing in The Streets.
Recently, several of Tom’s poems from the late 70’s were shared online, and I re-share them here for the world to enjoy, and to remember and honor the spirit of our brother Tom.
Ride on Tom.
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Mail Order to accept post-marks from Dec 10 through Jan 20 Internet Pre-Sales to commence at Noon EST on Dec 12 through 6:00 pm EST on Thurs, Dec 15 PUBLIC ON SALE: Friday, DECEMBER 16 @ 10:00 AM EST
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Rumors have been flying for months (years really) that this New Years Eve weekend in San Francisco will be the LAST Furthur shows EVER!
Furthur extending the rumors is the fact that Phil Lesh is doing a few shows returning to his Phil Lesh and Friends format, a band with a long history of varied line-ups. Phil is doing a show this weekend at the Warren Haynes X-Mas Jam and then a set of three shows in Colorado in February with a slightly different line-up. We previously shared that news here.
Then,adding fuel to the fire that Furthur was finished, Bob Weir goes and announces his run of shows for Spring 2012. These dates were replacing the solo dates he had to cancel last Summer, but some read it to mean he was moving in a new direction.
I have talked to certain people who know the people who know… and the truth of Furthur ending their touring days is – no fucking way! Or in the words of Phil Lesh, (back when the rumors were flyin’ he was retiring back in the 90’s): It’s A Bullshit Lie!
They are taking a short break, probably about 4 months.
In addition to Phil and Bob’s extra shows, you can probably expect more from John Kadlecik’s John K Band and from Jeff Pehrson’s The Fall Risk. Joe Russo is in too many bands to list, Sunshine Garcia Becker has SoVoSo and Jeff Chimenti will be golfing and inventing medical devices somewhere!
In fact, they are all SO busy, how can we be sure Furthur is returning in the spring? First off, Gary Lambert had to make several statements to the contrary of the rumors on his Sirius Satellite show, Tales From The Golden Road. Gary works directly with the Dead and Furthur on many things, and he is what one would call a very reliable source. Gary also squashed rumors that Bob was ill. Simply not true.
Then, today, someone came across a small graphical artifact that confirmed that FURTHUR IS PLANNING A SPRING TOUR 2012!
When looking into ticket information for the Philharmonia concert (featuring Phil and Bob) – someone saw this graphic on the ticketing page.
We’re not leaking any dates, just sharing what is publicly out there. But I would take this as a POSITIVE confirmation that we all get to go a little bit Furthur than we’ve gone before – might as well take that ride again!
Furthur does tend to announce things on Friday. And last years Spring tour was announced around this time last year… be sure to check www.furthur.net and follow @furthurband on twitter.
Of course, DHL will always tell you when we know for sure! We are not rumor mongers, and even defer to Furthur to make the announcements of their tours – but holy sheet! A leak like this, we got to let you know!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Fresh off the road from,a sold out 15 date tour Mickey Hart fans can tune in to the first in a series of videos featuring Mickey with George Lucas telling stories of their work together, the importance of sound in film, and the power of music.
