Earlier this month we broke the news that the second volume of the Garcia Estate’s GarciaLive series of live archival releases would be culled from the Jerry Garcia Band’s August 5th, 1990 show at the Berkeley Greek, which features a guest spot from banjoist Bela Fleck.

The release has been officially announced and GarciaLive 2.0 is now available for pre-order through the Jerry Garcia official store. For a taste of what you can expect, here’s the Run For The Roses…

Here’s the full tracklist and more info…

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Earlier this year the first installment of the new GarciaLive live archival series came out (3/1/80) and sounded exceptional. On April Fool’s Day, the Garcia Estate unveiled GarciaLive 1.5 (6/26/81), which was available as a digital download that came with one of Jer’s trademark black t-shirts. While GarciaLive Volume 2 hasn’t been officially announced, thanks to a tip from HT reader Steve R. we can reveal that the next installment will feature JGB’s August 5th, 1990 performance from Berkeley’s Greek Theatre.

At the moment, GarciaLive Vol. 2 is set for a June 11th release via Round Records. The Jerry Garcia Band’s 8/5/90 show is notable for many reasons including a guest spot from Bela Fleck of opening act Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Fleck adds banjo to covers of Midnight Moonlight (Peter Rowan) and The Harder They Come (Jimmy Cliff). Also of note, the JGB covers Tears of Rage by The Band towards the end of the first set.

We can’t wait to feast our ears on an official recording of this longtime fan-favorite JGB show. You can pre-order GarciaLive Vol. 2 via Amazon.com for $14.99.

Here’s the setlist from the Jerry Garcia Band’s August 5th, 1990 performance…

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Over the past few months word has been trickling out of an upcoming series of shows called the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration Tour featuring Gov’t Mule / Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes teaming up with some of the country’s best symphonies to play Garcia’s masterworks.

Today, the final performance has been added – a June 20th show at Red Hat Amphitheatre in Raleigh, North Carolina featuring the North Carolina Symphony. Tickets will be available via pre-sale beginning Tuesday, April 16th at Noon EST via the tour’s ticketing page. A general on-sale will follow on Monday, April 22nd starting at 10AM ET.

Here’s the complete list of Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebrations…

6/18 – Pittsburgh, PA@ Heinz Symphony Hall w/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor. 6/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre w/North Carolina Symphony. (Pre-sale begins April 12.) 6/22 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood Music Center w/The Boston Pops. Conductor: Keith Lockhart. 6/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Music Center w/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fawzi Haimor. 6/26 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts w/the National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emil de Cou. 7/30 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/Colorado Symphony.Conductor: Scott O’Neill. 8/1 – San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall (Jerry’s 71st Birthday Celebration) w/San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Sarah Hicks. 8/2 – San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall w/San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Sarah Hicks. 8/4 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre

We look forward to seeing what Warren and the symphonies are cooking up.

Back on Monday we told you about the Jerry Garcia estate selling a version of the Grateful Dead front man’s iconic black t-shirt that comes with a download card which will get you a crystal-clear recording of the Jerry Garcia Band’s first-ever show at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre. Today, we bring you a taste of what the estate has dubbed “GarciaLive 1.5″ from June 26th, 1981.

Here’s audio of a fantastic version of Dear Prudence featuring Phil Lesh on bass…

There’s only a few days left to order the t-shirt and download card package.

April Fool’s Day is a tough time for those of us gathering news. We’ve gotta keep our guards up so we don’t report as fact things such as Phish selling show ribbons, pinatas and Marvin The Martian t-shirts. So it’s with a little hesitation we report that the Jerry Garcia estate is selling their version of the Grateful Dead guitarist’s iconic Black T-Shirt for one week only. While the plain black T is cool and all it’s what comes with the shirt that has piqued our interest.

Those purchasing the Jerry Garcia t-shirt will also receive a digital download card that will allow you to grab the Jerry Garcia Band’s first public performance at San Francisco’s Warfield Theatre on June 26th, 1981. For this show Garcia was joined by Melvin Seals (organ), Jimmy Warren (electric piano, clavinet), Daoud Shaw (drums), Essra Mohawk (vocals) and Liz Stires (vocals). You can download the show in either FLAC or MP3 320 kbps formats.

The T and download card cost a spendy $24.99 – quite a lot for a plain black T.

Here’s the official announcement…

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[Originally Published: August 31, 2012]

Happy Friday everybody. Congrats on making it through a tough work week, but now it’s time to relax, kick your feet up and enjoy a long holiday weekend. For this week’s Full Show Friday selection we’ve got one of the most highly-regarded Jerry Garcia Band shows of all-time. When the JGB played the Hampton Coliseum on November 9, 1991 they were joined by none other than Bruce Hornsby.

Jer always seemed to get a huge kick out of jamming with Hornsby as Bruce always challenged and pushed Garcia. That was true on this night as the JGB and Hornsby tear through a setlist that featured some of the best songs in the band’s repertoire including Run For The Roses, Don’t Let Go, Midnight Moonlight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. YouTuber LoloYodel has combined two separate fan-shot camera angles with a soundboard soundtrack making for a superb set of videos.

Jerry Garcia Band: 11/09/1991 @ Hampton Coliseum

Set One: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You), He Ain’t Give You None, You Never Can Tell, Run For The Roses, Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, I Second That Emotion, My Sisters And Brothers, Ain’t No Bread In The Breadbox

Set Two: Bright Side Of The Road, Shining Star, Waiting For A Miracle, Think, I Shall Be Released, Don’t Let Go, Midnight Moonlight

Encore: What A Wonderful World

An interesting listing went up on eBay recently that we think a number of our readers will be interested in. An eBay user who goes by the name “maestrohealy,” which is how longtime Grateful Dead sound engineer Dan Healy referred to himself on occasion such as in the liner notes of Two From The Vault, has put a pair of effect pedals allegedly owned by Jerry Garcia up for sale.

Along with a 1967 Boss Tone distortion pedal, Maestrohealy is selling an effect that was a trademark of Garcia’s sound – a MU-TRON III pedal. The MU-TRON adds an autowah effect which Jer utilized in such songs as Estimated Prophet and the disco versions of Dancing In The Streets. He also used the pedal on Fire On The Mountain, Feel Like A Stranger and Shakedown Street.

Here’s the description of the item up for bid…
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Over the last month a number of Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebrations featuring Warren Haynes and orchestras performing the music of the Grateful Dead have been announced. Today, two more Symphonic Celebrations have been added to the schedule.

On June 18th, The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present the music of Jerry Garcia at Heinz Hall in Pitsburgh. A pre-sale for this show begins on Monday, March 11th, at noon HERE. The general on-sale will follow on Monday, March 25th, at 9AM ET.

Then, on August 4th, The Greek Theatre will host a Symphonic Celebration in Los Angeles. A pre-sale begins Monday, March 25th at Noon PT HERE. The general on-sale will follow on Saturday, March 30th at 10am PT.

Just two months before his tragic death concert promoter Bill Graham’s Bill Graham Presents outfit teamed up with the Squaw Valley Ski Corporation to throw a two-day festival at Gold Coast Concert Bowl in Squaw Valley, California on August 24 and 25, 1991 called the Squaw Valley Summer Music Festival. Among the acts on the impressive bill were the Jerry Garcia Band, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, David Grisman, Tower of Power, Booker T. and the MGs, The Neville Brothers and Jimmy Cliff. Garcia performed with the JGB on the 24th and with David Grisman on the 25th.

The Garcia & Grisman set started at the extremely early time of 1PM and the pair’s band featured Jim Kerwin on bass and Joe Craven on violin and percussion. For the encore, the quartet was joined by Bela Fleck on banjo for Grisman’s Eat My Dust along with the Grateful Dead classic Ripple. Today, a video containing nearly 80 minutes of footage shot by a fan of some of the first set, the entire second set and the encore surfaced on YouTube thanks to VoodooNola2. Come for the amazing Fleck jams with Jerry and Grisman during the encore, but stay for the entire wonderful performance.

Garcia & Grisman – August 25, 1991

Partial Set 1: Friend Of The Devil, Two Soldiers, So What?

Set 2: Russian Lullaby, Dawg’s Waltz, Thrill Is Gone, Old Rocking Chair, Arabia,

Encore: Eat My Dust, Ripple – w/ Bela Fleck on banjo

[Setlist via The Jerry Site]

As an added bonus, we’ve shared audio of Bela Fleck performing Harder They Come with the Jerry Garcia Band at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California on August 5, 1990…

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As we approach the 10th anniversary of the launch of Wolfgang’s Vault, the company is still rolling out choice tuneage all the time. For instance, Jerry Garcia Band’s late show from March 17th, 1978 at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey is now available as a paid download.

Garcia was joined by Grateful Dead band mates Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux, longtime collaborator John Kahn, vocalist Maria Muldaur and drummer Buzz Buchanan for this performance. According to Wolfgang’s, the early show from this night was broadcast live in New York City on WNEW, yet few have heard the late show from the same evening at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey.

JGB – March 17, 1978 (Late Show)

Set: Mission In The Rain, Russian Lullaby, Tore Up Over You, Love In The Afternoon, I’ll Be With Thee, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Rhapsody In Red

Here’s more from Wolfgang’s on this amazing set…

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Last month we shared the news that Warren Haynes will team up with the Boston Pops to pay tribute to the music of Jerry Garcia at Tanglewood on June 22nd. Apparently this won’t be a one-time thing as a new pair of Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebrations have been announced. Haynes and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra will play the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California on August 1st and 2nd. The 1st is Garcia’s birthday.

A limited presale will take place HERE at noon PT this afternoon. Public onsale details will be revealed soon. Will Haynes pair off with other symphonies for Garcia tributes? Stay tuned…

On September 5th, 1973, the Hell’s Angels threw a private party aboard a boat named the SS Bay Belle that sailed around the NY Harbor. For entertainment, the infamous motorcycle club brought Bo Diddley, Elephant’s Memory and Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders. A clip of Garcia, Saunders, bassist John Kahn and drummer Bill Kreutzmann performing a cover of That’s Alright Mama at this private party, interspersed with footage of a biker wedding and the party, appears in the 1983 documentary Hells Angels Forever. Today, a pristine rip of Garcia and Saunders’ appearance has turned up on YouTube.

It’s important to note that this “show” was the first time Garcia’s Doug Irwin-built Wolf axe was played in public after it was delivered to Jerry the previous May. You’ve got to think that the filmmakers didn’t just record one tune, so hopefully more of this incredibly historic footage will surface. For now, check out That’s Alright Mama complete with boobies a jiggling, so don’t watch this one at work.

Garcia & Saunders – That’s Alright Mama

Under the direction of Keith Lockhart, the famed Boston Pops have tackled a myriad of rock classics over the years. On June 22nd, the groundbreaking orchestra will hit right in our wheelhouse when they present a tribute to Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia featuring vocalist/guitarist Warren Haynes at Tanglewood in Western Mass.

The presentation will be dubbed “Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration” and it “will feature new orchestral arrangements of Jerry Garcia’s storied original compositions as well as classic interpretations of timeless standards that were hallmarks of Garcia’s shows. Powerhouse vocalist and guitarist Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, and Gov’t Mule) will collaborate with the symphony, lending his soul-soaked, introspective blend of rock, blues, R&B, and jazz to Garcia’s masterworks.”

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 27, at www.tanglewood.org, by calling 888-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall box office in Boston, MA.

UPDATE: You can purchase tickets NOW via a JerryGarcia.com pre-sale and HERE for the Warren Haynes presale.

[Hat Tip - Jambands.com]

The long delayed first volume from a new series of archival releases featuring Jerry Garcia’s solo projects dubbed “GarciaLive” has been postponed once again. Now it’s set for a February 19th release with the Facebook announcement also proclaiming “finally….seriously” which makes us hopeful GarciaLive Vol. 1 will actually get into fans’ hands next month after the initial announcement last summer.

GarciaLive Vol. 1 features a recording of both Jerry Garcia Band’s early and late shows from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on March 1, 1980. The sets were recorded for a radio broadcast on a 24-track mobile rig. Today, we finally have our first taste of the release as Sugaree from GarciaLive Vol. 1 has been posted on SoundCloud. It sounds wonderful, let’s see if you agree…

CLICK HERE TO HEAR THE TRACK or Click “+” Sign on JerryGarcia.com

You can pre-order GarciaLive Vol. 1 right here.

Since August 1st, which would’ve been Grateful Dead front man Jerry Garcia’s birthday, we’ve run quite a number of articles about Garcia leading up to today’s anniversary of his untimely death. We’ve got one more Jerry-centric post before we ease up, but we thought this was worth sharing.

[Photo by Carl Lender via Flickr / CC BY 2.0]

Back on the 1st Phil Lesh played a show at his Terrapin Crossroads venue dedicated to Jerry. Before the music started, Lesh gave a heartfelt speech about Garcia. We came across audio and video of the Grateful Dead / Furthur bassist’s touching dedication to his late band mate.

Video:

Audio (includes entire show):

And here’s a transcription of the speech…

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