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“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead, Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA 8/21/1972 Betty Board SBD>MR>PCM>DAT>CD>EAC>SHN via D. Hollister, G. Hamilton Moving ahead in time just one year and one week, we have the only recording of this date that circulates, and it is a fine master reel! Funny that the Taper’s […]

Join me, Mark Binder, on Friday, Aug. 18th, 7-9p Eastern, when I sit in for Russ Yodice on “Ripper’s Rarities”. Since, technically, it will be the anniversary of the final “day” of performances at Woodstock(August 15-17, 1969), I have meticulously assembled what are, as far as I can verify, many performances over the three days […]

In celebration of next Monday’s Eclipse. All songs in today’s show will alternate between the Sun and Moon. Hope you can tune in for this special edition of “From the Mountains and Beyond”  Happy Monday

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Grateful Dead, Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA 8/14/71 SBD: MR->1 cassette gen.->DAT->SHN->CDR originally via M. Woyczynski. One of my earliest cassette additions, and still one of my faves… Disc 1 – Set 1: 1. Bertha 2. Me & My Uncle 3. Mr. Charlie 4. Sugaree 5. El […]

This Wednesday, August 16, we’ll talk to Stevie Freeman-Montes, the Sustainability Manager for the City of Sarasota.  Sarasota has a progressive sustainability program with environmental issues consistently ranked as a top community priority. As the Sustainability Manager, she works to plan and implement programs and policies that reduce negative environmental impacts from city operations, community […]

Join me, Mark Binder, on Friday, Aug. 11th, 7-9p Eastern, when I sit in on short notice for Russ Yodice on “Ripper’s Rarities”, who was called out of town unexpectedly. Since I am already scheduled to sit in for Russ next Friday, August 18th(and will be featuring tunes, as far as I can deduce, that […]

Today’s music focuses on some Newgrass,  Alternative Country and Progressive  Grass. Hoping you’ll give a listen.  Happy Monday

“There Is NOTHING like a Grateful Dead concert!” Jerry Garcia Band, French’s Camp on the Eel River, Piercy, CA 8/10/91 AUD(mic’s unknown)>DAT>CDR>WAV>SHN. Taper unknown WSLR’s 9th Annual “Very Merry Jerry Day” might be over, but we are still within “Jerry Week” here as well as all around the world, and the week wouldn’t be complete […]

This Wednesday we’ll talk about NAFTA with Melinda St. Louis,  International Campaigns Director with Public Citizen‘s Global Trade Watch. Then we’ll interview Cheryl Schroeder, Treasurer, West Central Florida Labor Council, AFL-CIO.  

Joining Steve and Lew this week is Cristina Lopez (above), a senior researcher from Media Matters for America. She will try to explain one of the more bizarre stories of this the most bizarre news-story world.  This one involves the tragic murder of Seth Rich, a Democratic party worker, and how with prompting from the […]