Dead Show of the Month

Dead Show of the Month episodes:

• 05.02.2024

  DSOTM # 210 - 10/30/70

  This months episode takes us all to 1970, and some amazing versions of some Pigpen goodness.  Really good stuff right here, folks!   For halftime, NRPS gives us a few nice treats!   I hope you guys enjoy this one. GRATEFUL DEAD   October...

  
• 04.01.2024

  DSOTM # 209 - 10/12/84

  This months show is a great one, certainly of of the finer shows of 1984.  "Bob" delivers big time on the half time show, with Doc Watson & Taj Majal!  You guys are going to love this one!  Enjoy the...

  
• 03.05.2024

  DSOTM # 208 - 5/13/77

  This months podcast features the Grateful Dead on their amazingly tight Spring 1977 Tour.  For halftime "Bob" shares a really cool collaboration.  Enjoy the ride, folks! GRATEFUL DEAD  May 13, 1977  Auditorium Theatre  Chicago, IL SOURCE:  Soundboard / Master Reel HALFTIME:  Carlos Santana...

  
• 01.30.2024

  DSOTM # 207 - 3/2/69

  I am headed out on DSO Tour, and that means you guys and gals get your dose of the DSOTM a day early this month... and you'll need that extra day to fully enjoy this months offering.  "Bob" brings in...

  
• 01.01.2024

  DSOTM # 206 - 2/8/86

  For the first show of 2024, the first show of 1986 will be the focus of this months podcast... and all the way back in 1986, "Bob" was lucky enough to be in attendance and he has his usual input...

  
• 12.02.2023

  DSOTM # 205 - 8/4/76

  This months show was a big day for "Bob"... it was his future wife Ruth's first show.  The band was up to all kinds of mojo at this summer outdoor show... pure monkey business!   At halftime, "Bob" brought in some...

  
• 11.03.2023

  DSOTM # 204 - 5/7/80

  This months show is from Barton Hall....  No, not THAT Barton Hall show, but she's a pretty good one!  For halftime we get in on some great Little Feat.   We sure hope you guys are enjoying the ride!!! GRATEFUL DEAD  May...

  
• 10.02.2023

  DSOTM # 203 - 11/7/71

  This month we journey to the Bay Area for a show in a venue that was, and is, off peoples radar.  The Dead play a great show in this unknown spot... and then never come back.   For halftime, I brought...

  
• 09.01.2023

  DSOTM # 202 - 7/13/89

  This months episode completes a two night run at RFK that I started who knows how long ago...  but its really nice.  A very good 1989 Summer show!   Another little dose of JGB at halftime, out of Bob's stash.  Hope...

  
• 08.02.2023

  DSOTM # 201 - 4/25/77

  A lot of fun to be had on this months episode of the podcast!   A show from Spring 1977 that never showed up on my radar...  figures, "Bob" was there.  He brought in some JGB from 1976 for halftime.  Sound...

  
• 07.01.2023

  DSOTM # 200 - 11/11/73

  WE MADE IT TO 200!!!!   Bob and I have guests call in, and a fantastic Grateful Dead show for this huge occasion.   For our halftime show we feature Jerry's Middle Finger, an amazing JGB cover band that does it just...

  
• 06.02.2023

  DSOTM # 199 - 12/31/76

  Grabbing this months podcast will whisk you away to the Cow Palace for a NYE show that was really the one that started the tradition of GD performances to end the year.   And this one is no joke, plenty of...

  
• 05.03.2023

  DSOTM # 198 - 5/5/90

  "Bob" celebrates his 100th show as a full time member of the DSOTM Team!   Oh, and we play a cool show from Spring of 1990 as well.  Enjoy! GRATEFUL DEAD  May 5, 1990  Cal State Dominguez Hills  Carson, CA FILLER:  Doc Watson...

  
• 04.03.2023

  DSOTM # 197 - 12/21/68

  This months show we go way back in the time machine for some great 1968 insanity!   No half time this month, but "Bob" and myself do our best to entertain! GRATEFUL DEAD  December 21, 1968  Shrine Exhibition Hall  Los Angeles, CA SOURCE: ...

  
• 03.03.2023

  DSOTM # 196 - 7/31/82

  This months show is a great show from an era many folks just glance over... which is a shame, because the era and this particular show have "the goods"  For halftime "Bob" brought us in some great Weir/Wasserman to enjoy. ...

  
• 02.02.2023

  DSOTM # 195 - 3/23/72

  This months show comes to us from an all-time run in the New York area...  the run right before the epic trip to Europe.   You guys are sure to enjoy this one!   Bob brought in some JGB for the break. ...

  
• 01.02.2023

  DSOTM # 194 - 11/1/85

  This month we travel to parts of the Grateful Dead universe we don't often visit... 1985.   And after prepping this show for you guys perhaps my New Years Resolution will be to listen to more 1985!  I had a great...

  
• 12.01.2022

  DSOTM # 193 - 4/16/78

  This months show takes us all to the Spring of 1978, and it is a really good show with a fun time vibe.  "Bob" was out of town on some family business, so friend of the podcast "Steve C from...

  
• 11.01.2022

  DSOTM # 192 - 10/14/80

  This month's podcast takes us all for a deep dive into a cozy theatre right on Market Street:  The Warfield Theatre!  The show this month is a beast of a 3 set show that I do not think gets its...

  
• 10.01.2022

  DSOTM # 191 - 7/19/74

  This month we whisk you off to a fantastic, well off the beaten path... by California standards, wall of sound experience.  A great show with a unique and quite amazing second set jam sequence.   "Bob" brought us all some JGB...

  
• 09.01.2022

  DSOTM # 190 - 5/11/77

  This month our podcast takes us all back to that glorious Spring of 1977.  There was nary a dull moment during that month, and our show tonight proves that.  It has a little bit of everything.  For half-time, "Bob" brought...

  
• 08.01.2022

  DSOTM # 189 - 10/27/90

  This months podcast finishes up a 3 month spotlight on... something.   I hope you guys had fun regardless of your ability to figure it out!  The show is a really fun ride with the Hornsby lineup of the band, we...

  
• 07.02.2022

  DSOTM # 188 - 10/16/81

  This months show is Part Two of our deep dive into three shows that have a few things in common.   Hey, we're having fun here!   =)   I hope you enjoy this special night on Bob Weirs 34th Birthday, recorded at...

  
• 06.01.2022

  DSOTM # 187 - 5/3/72

  This months show starts a 3 month musical journey with the Grateful Dead... come on along!   We will start things off by celebrating the bands absolutely epic Europe 72 Tour with a rippin' show from Paris.  I know you all...

  
• 05.02.2022

  DSOTM # 186 - 7/31/88

  Another month of the podcast.. and another trip down Memory Lane with our co-host "Bob"!  This month finds us on the Central Coast and having a good old time.  A fun show, some WSP for halftime and a few good...

  
• 04.01.2022

  DSOTM # 185 - 6/14/76

  This show comes from an inspiring era for the band, and a few days later turned "Bob" into one of us... forever.   Enjoy the Bicentennial Dead!   For half time, Bob brought over some stuff from The Band, and they always...

  
• 03.01.2022

  DSOTM # 184 - 6/10/90

  This months show takes us back to Cal Expo to complete this fantastic Summer 1990 Run.  I'm sure this was a really fun afternoon after hearing this recording.  For halftime, we bring you some Billy Strings.   Enjoy this one, as...

  
• 02.01.2022

  DSOTM # 183 - 6/22/73

  This months shows is yet another one of those "I cant believe it took us this long to play this for you" shows.  An amazing, long and wandering performance that will certainly entertain just about anyone who enjoys live music. ...

  
• 01.01.2022

  DSOTM # 182 - 2/22/69

  This months show takes us to the days of Primal Dead.  You can tell the band is on a serious high point headed into the recording of Live Dead.   Enjoy this one, heavy stuff here!   "Bob" shares some George Harrison...

  
• 12.02.2021

  DSOTM # 181 - 11/4/77

  Here is a really nice and quite intense show from upstate NY in 1977.... no, not "that one", this one is a little more spine tingling.  "Bob", our valiant co-host, discusses his experience a few days later.  All that and...

  
• 11.02.2021

  DSOTM # 180 - 11/5/79

  This months podcast comes to us from the beloved Fall 1979 Tour of the east coast.  Brent was, clearly, fully integrated into the bands sound and the sky seemed to be the limit... and the destination!  Halftime brings us some...

  
• 10.01.2021

  DSOTM # 179 - 1/26/93

  This months show takes us to a fine night in Oakland that 'Your Old Friend Dave' happened to be present for...  Chinese New Year's 1993.  We get some Garcia/Grisman for halftime and a good time will hopefully be had by...

  
• 09.01.2021

  DSOTM # 178 - 9/4/83

  Off we go back into an era that has become more and more of an obsession for me, as of late.   Eighty-Throar!  A fun day in the sun in Utah, of all places.   For halftime we get into some fun...

  
• 08.02.2021

  DSOTM # 177 - 2/9/73

  This months podcast takes us to an amazing performance by the Grateful Dead... perhaps even more so than many others.  The first show of 1973 did not disappoint with its interesting new sound the the debuts of some all time...

  
• 07.01.2021

  DSOTM # 176 - 6/9/90

  This months show ties in with a show we did last year...  this is the following night, and it is another great show with an equally great audio capture.  Pink Floyd joins us musically for halftime, and "Bob" and myself...

  
• 06.01.2021

  DSOTM # 175 - 5/17/77

  A great show in the heart of the Old South... this one goes out to Toby from Alabama's Family.  We hope you enjoy this!  It wont be hard, Spring 1977 was an amazing time for the band.   Our half-time show...

  
• 05.15.2021

  DSOTM Live! -- "Your First Time..."

  This week we did our first attempt at a live stream... and here are the results.   Its always fun hearing from listeners about their experiences and can't wait to do it on a semi-irregular basis in the future! This episode is...

  
• 05.01.2021

  DSOTM # 174 - 4/15/70

  This months podcast takes us allll the way back in the time machine to 1970.   We don't end up in 1970 very often... and after hearing this show it sounds like we need to get here more often.   Good stuff...

  
• 04.01.2021

  DSOTM # 173 - 5/16/81

  This months show takes us back to Cornell, for the bands impressive outing in 1981.  I think they played a great show, and "Bob" agrees.   For our half-time show a new friend stops by to chat:  Michael Dolgushkin, co-author of...

  
• 03.01.2021

  DSOTM # 172 - 7/31/74

  Our 10th Anniversary! It seems like just yesterday we started podcasting to you guys and gals, and here we are TEN YEARS LATER!   On behalf of "Bob", I'd like to tell you it is a pleasure bringing you guys the finest...

  
• 02.01.2021

  DSOTM # 171 - 7/19/87

  This month we journey with the band to an interesting Tour... the July 1987 "Dylan & The Dead" Tour.  Somehow we managed to get 171 shows in before touching on this... no time like the  present to journey into the...

  
• 01.01.2021

  DSOTM # 170 - 1/22/78

  I seriously cannot believe it has taken me so long to get this show to you guys... it has been in my collection (in various sources) since the very beginning of my collecting journey.  It's the "Close Encounters" show from...

  
• 12.01.2020

  DSOTM # 169 - 7/13/84

  A really fun trip to July 13, 1984 at the Greek.  It was a full moon, as well as a Friday The 13th... and there was a shooting star prior to the encore, which is a doozy.   For our Half-time...

  
• 11.01.2020

  DSOTM # 168 - 5/7/72

  This month we have quite the epic musical journey for you.   An outdoor festival in the cold and mud, Bill the Drummer's birthday, and the only Dark Star > Other One on the Europe 72 Tour... of course, we are...

  
• 10.01.2020

  DSOTM # 167 - 12/9/90

  As promised last month, we continue our journey deep into 1990.  This show, 20 shows in with this line-up (last month was 20 shows until the end of that line-up) finds the band in "swinging for the fences" form.  An...

  
• 09.01.2020

  DSOTM # 166 - 6/8/90

  This months show comes to us from Brent Mydland's last tour of the West Coast.  A great show and a great sounding recording... this show will tie in with next months show perfectly, a book end.   For half-time we have...

  
• 08.01.2020

  DSOTM # 165 - 4/26/69

  This months show is one big, long, superbly well-played set.   Amazing stuff.   I am not sure how they kept that much energy going for such a long stretch, I guess thats the wonder of youth.  Since it is only one...

  
• 07.01.2020

  DSOTM # 164 - 7/7/78

  As always, here we are with another amazing musical journey with the Grateful Dead (& Friends).   This months show is the Dead's first show at Red Rocks, and I think they deliver just fine.  For halftime we have some great...

  
• 06.19.2020

  DSOTM # 40 (Flashback) - 11/10/73

  An epic all-time great Dead show for your Flashbacking pleasure!   You guys will really dig this one, its almost impossible not to.  For halftime we have some McCoy Tyner, who recently left us.   This might be the last Flashback for...

  
• 06.01.2020

  DSOTM # 163 - 5/16/72

  This months show is an amazing outing, one that I think will help you turn on that person who is on the fence and get them on the bus.   Great songwriting, cohesive playing, an amazing recording and shorter yet effective...