Deadheads For Obama

Fact: I’m a Deadhead.

Fact: I’m very interested in politics.

Fact: I’m a big supporter of Barack Obama (you should be too!)

So when the surviving members of the Grateful Dead get together to play a benefit for Barack Obama, I pay attention. Attending wasn’t in the cards but, thanks to their generous taping policy, we can listen right now, from home.

Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart
With: Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti
Change Rocks: A Concert to Benefit Obama for America

Bryce Jordan Center
State College, PA
October 13, 2008

Setlist:
Obama Speech (via video)
Truckin > 
US Blues 
Help on the Way >Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower 
Playin’ in the Band> 
Dark Star 
St. Stephen >
Unbroken Chain > 
The Other One > 
Throwin’ Stones > 
Playin’ reprise 
Touch of Grey >
Not Fade Away

Listen to the stream: here. 
Download the lossless audio via etree: here

Thanks to wklitz for taping and sharing!

Live Links

Jerry week was fun but, I’ve been catching up on a lot of other great, live, music lately and I thought I’d share some of it with you.

First up, on the heels of yesterday’s Spiritualized article, I have a link to a show from just last month. On July 25, 2008, Spiritualized kicked much ass onstage at Washington DC’s 9:30 Club. Being a completely oblivious fool, I missed the show. However, NPR’s All Songs Considered made the gig and they’ve made it available for your listening pleasure. Check It Out.

This Summer, My Bloody Valentine broke 13 years of silence and hit the stage in the UK. For some fans this is a dream come true. Me, I’m waiting for the full-blown US tour before I crap myself. Anyway, they did play and they brought their sheets of sound in a big way. Web In Front has a recording of the 2008-06-13 show up as a podcast right here. I have to tell you two things about the recording. First, the vocals are inaudible beneath the rest of the instruments. Second, Web In Front suggests that you start listening at a conservative volume and they are not messing with you. It gets loud. Handle with care.


TAB marquee image shamelessly linked from one of my favorite music blogs: Hidden Track

Next up is the guy who first hipped me to My Bloody Valentine, Trey Anastasio. He played two electric shows last week in the NYC area with a band he’s calling “Classic Tab.” Continue reading →

Aug. 9

There were days
and there were days
and there were days I know
when all we ever wanted
was to learn and love and grow
Once we grew into our shoes
we told them where to go
walked halfway around the world
on promise of the glow
stood upon a mountain top
walked barefoot in the snow
gave the best we had to give
how much we’ll never know we’ll never know

-“Days Between” (Hunter/Garcia)