disco was a true fever, and not even the Dead were immune. Their sole attempt at disco would be the behemoth known as “Shakedown Street”, a song that made its first appearance during a show atRed Rocks Amphitheatreon this day in 1978. You can hear...
The latest installment in theGrateful Dead‘sAll The Years Livearchive video series is available now on the band’s YouTube page. This entry highlights the Dead’s performance of “Iko Iko” atShoreline Amphitheatrein Mountain View, CA on September 30th, 1989. This video cannot be played b...
When the pandemic hit, Ullman, who had hung out with the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir at NASCAR events over the years, convinced the musician through his manager to record a solo performance of the national anthem for the late-March 2020 broadcast of an iRacing Pro Invitational simulated race....
TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe adds: “They’re one of the great, ‘do everything’ bands, take from whatever you want and warp it into something new.” Indeed, a previous tribute album calledDeadicated, which featured such artists asElvis CostelloandJane’s Addiction, was well-receive...
14. 'Shakedown Street' (1978) The Dead made a string of mostly forgettable albums throughout the '70s that culminated in 1980's dreary 'Go to Heaven.' 'Shakedown Street,' from 1978, is pretty terrible too, an overworked groove record made during a period when the Dead really didn't car...
Born Cross Eyed (founded 1991) is a Grateful Dead Tribute Band from Kentucky. This ain't the real thing, but it's close enough to pretend!
“Shakedown Street” from June 22nd, 1991 atSoldier Field,“My Brother Esau” from July 24th, 1987 at Oakland, CA’sOakland-Alameda CountyColiseum,“Blow Away” from 7/16/90 atRich Stadium,“Touch of Grey” from 7/4/1989 atRich Stadium,“China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider”...
The first 30-second clip pulls together archival concert footage, candid scenes from “Shakedown Street,” handmade fan artwork and snippets of Deadheads spinning and showing off their customized vans. A release promises “much more exclusive content” in the offing on a near-daily basis in the ...
“one of us” feeling about. But with a set that was half covers—ranging fromGordon LightfoottoJohn Hartford—and all of them either bluegrass or transformed into bluegrass, I got to wondering last night why giant crowds of folks used to getting down to “Shakedown Street” or “Down with...
While Phish fans are accustomed to spending prolonged periods in parking lots, this was no leisurely sashay down Shakedown Street. It was 9 a.m. on Friday in Dover and the 103rd Running of the First Annual Runaway Jim Marathon—a.k.a. the Mondegreen...