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Unseen Grateful Dead footage featured in “Beat Club 4/21/72” film

Written by admin on June 11, 2014 – 1:08 am -

A previously unseen Grateful Dead television performance will receive a one-night only theatrical release across North America on July 17. “Beat Club 4/21/72” features the band performing a short version of their 1972 European tour set on the German television show “Beat Club”.

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Unreleased Grateful Dead film “Sunshine Daydream” gets theatrical release

Written by admin on June 6, 2013 – 5:59 pm -

The previously unreleased Grateful Dead concert film “Sunshine Daydream” will be screened in select US theaters on August 1 as part of the third annual Grateful Dead Meet Up At The Movies series.

The Sunshine Daydream concert was performed at the site of the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, Oregon on August 27, 1972. The film will include performances from the concert, and recent interviews with Ken Babbs, Sam Cutler, Wavy Gravy and Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Garcia.

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Grateful Dead – Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings

Written by admin on January 19, 2011 – 10:39 pm -

This September will see the release of a 60 disc set featuring all of the 22 shows on the Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 tour.

“Europe ’72: The Complete Recordings” will be be a limited edition set, with a maximum of 7,200 boxes produced, the first 3,000 of which will be personalized editions.

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News on Jerry Garcia biopic

Written by admin on July 23, 2010 – 7:17 am -

Justin Hinds and Keith Richards The long-rumoured biopic about the Grateful Dead’s frontman, Jerry Garcia, has moved one step closer, with a director on board and script written.

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Origins of band names

Written by admin on May 3, 2010 – 7:01 am -

We become so familiar with the names of top bands and artists that it’s hard to imagine them being called anything else. It just has to be The Beatles who recorded Rubber Soul or Creedence Clearwater Revival who saw the Bad Moon Rising! But what makes a good band name and where do the ideas come from? Read on to find out how some of the biggest bands and artists chose their names.

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