Tag: Jerry Garcia
Live Broadcast ~ Bob Weir and TRI Studios Celebrate Jerry’s 70th Birthday
From TRIStudios.com
“Jerry Garcia would have turned 70 on Aug. 1, and to mark the occasion, two days after his birthday members of the Grateful Dead family are throwing an online musical party that will be a live free webcast in HD from bandmate Bob Weir’s TRI Studios in San Rafael.
Actor Luke Wilson (“The Royal Tannenbaums,” “Old School,” “Bottle Rocket”) has signed on to emcee the show, billed as “Move Me Brightly,” after a line in the Garcia/Robert Hunter song “Terrapin Station.”
Carlos Santana will honor his fellow guitar great via a video interview. David Crosby’s poetic tribute, “Cause I’m Missing Him Tonight,” written specifically for his old friend, will be read during the show. Garcia’s daughters, his brother, Tiff and ex-wife Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Garcia will be on hand, as will the world’s tallest Deadhead, Bill Walton.
Weir heads a growing lineup of musicians who will perform, including Willie Nelson’s son Lukas Nelson, Joe Russo and Jeff Chimenti from Furthur, Mike Gordon of Phish, Paul Simon’s son Harper Simon, psychedelic folk musician Jonathan Wilson and Bay Area singer-songwriter Cass McCombs.”
Websites & Links: Dead.net | TRIStudios.com | JerryGarcia.com
Video ~ Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday Celebrated in Movie Theaters 8.1.12
From FathomEvents.com
“In celebration of what would have been the 70th birthday of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, NCM Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment will present “A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead Movie Event” on Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00 p.m. local time. During this special in-theater gathering, fans will be treated to the 1977 cinematic concert journey “The Grateful Dead Movie,” as well as a special birthday commemoration on Garcia directed by Justin Kreutzmann featuring the Dead’s Bob Weir and other surprise guests.
Tickets for “A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead Movie Event” are available at participating theater box offices and online at FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, click here (theaters and participants are subject to change).
The pre-show birthday commemoration features Weir and other luminaries reflecting on Garcia and also gives fans an inside look at Weir’s new state-of-the-art multimedia studio, the Tamalpais Research Institute (TRI). Audiences will also see a slideshow of rare photos of the band set to a previously unreleased live track.
“Bringing ‘The Grateful Dead Movie’ back to U.S. cinemas is the ultimate way for Dead fans to celebrate Garcia’s 70th birthday,” said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of NCM Fathom Events. “This one-night event will allow fans to gather at their local theaters to honor Garcia as they once again experience the music that made him a legend.”
This one-night event will be broadcast to more than 450 select movie theaters across the country through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. NCM Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment recently teamed up for the highly successful cinema presentation of “Grateful Dead Second Annual Meet-Up At The Movies 2012” in April of this year, as well as “The Grateful Dead Movie Event” in April of 2011.
Recorded more than 35-years ago under the direction of Garcia and co-directed by Leon Gast, “The Grateful Dead Movie” was shot in October 1974 at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco prior to the Grateful Dead taking a two-year sabbatical. Debuting at the Ziegfeld theatre in New York City on June 1, 1977, it chronicles several different facets of the original Dead Head phenomena and includes band performances of “U.S. Blues,” “One More Saturday Night,” “Casey Jones,” “Playing in the Band” and “Sugar Magnolia,” among other Dead classics. ”The Grateful Dead Movie” has become an iconic staple of popular culture for Dead Heads.”
Websites & Links: FathomEvents.com | Dead.net | JerryGarcia.com
Album ~ “Keystone Berkeley: September 1, 1974” by the Jerry Garcia Band
From Amazon.com
“The Jerry Garcia Band – Garcia, his frequent collaborator bassist John Kahn and drummer Ron Tutt – played its first show with Nicky Hopkins on piano in August 1975. The ultimate session player, Hopkins’ credits include work with the Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Jefferson Airplane to name a very few. While Hopkins’ residency was brief with the Jerry Garcia Band, it played an important role in the group’s shift away from big jams toward song-oriented material.”
Websites & Links: JerryGarcia.com | Keystone Berkeley: September 1, 1974
LIVEDOWNLOADS.com ~ The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia
| Jerry Garcia The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia Click below to preview tracks from this show |
All Proceeds from “The Wheel – A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia” will benefit the Rex Foundation. Recorded 12/4/10 in San Francisco the benefit concert featured a mixture of Jerry Garcia’s contemporaries and younger jamband musicians playing some of his most well known songs. Many of the artists shared a deep connection with Garcia that dated back to the early 1960s. This collaboration of artists featured Jesse McReynolds, Peter Rowan, David Nelson and members of their bands.
Websites & Links
LiveDownloads.com | RexFoundation.org
LIVEDOWNLOADS.com ~ Jerry Jams For Rex: New Garcia Benefit Compilation
| Jerry Garcia Jerry Jams for Rex Click below to preview tracks from this show |
As a way to honor his musical and community legacy, the gifted musicians on this compilation have generously contributed stirring live performances of Jerry Garcia songs to benefit the Rex Foundation. Includes 4 unreleased live Garcia songs from Phish, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, The String Cheese Incident, and Keller & The Keels. Also Black Crowes, Yonder Mountain and more! -From LiveDownloads.com
Websites & Links: LiveDownloads.com | RexFoundation.org
Video ~ Grateful Dead : Jerry Garcia Speaks, Vol. 1
From Grateful Dead: Jerry Garcia Speaks, Vol.1
“A fascinating conversation with Captain Trips himself.”
Websites & Links: Dead.net | GDRadio.com | Archive.org | The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
