March 23, 2010

HeadCount

Bob Weir recently sat with interviewer David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magagzine to discuss HeadCount, the non partisan organization that works with musicians to facilitate participation in democracy, register voters, and make civic engagement part of the live music experience. Bob is a member of HeadCount's Board of Directors. In the first of the four part interview Bob talks about democracy and the personal politics of the Grateful Dead. The interview can be heard in four weekly installments on the HeadCount web site:http://www.headcount.org/blog/?p=4512.

March 22, 2010

Sam Cutler in paper and in Berkeley

Sam Cutler's You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead and Other Wonderful Reprobates is now out in paperback from Ecw Press. It's billed as an exhilarating, all-access rock memoir from the tour manager who did it all. He'll be speaking and signing copies
Tuesday, April 20th, 7:30p.m to 9:00p.m at Berkeley's University International House (2299 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA. Tel. (510) 642-949.) This event is part of “Music Without Borders” series.

Welcome Billy to Santa Cruz!

7 Walkers, with the legendary Bill Kreutzmann makes a stop on April 10th at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz for a very special Saturday Night get down & Santa Cruz debut. The line-up also features bluesman and voodoo electronic pioneer Papa Mali, George Porter Jr., and Matt Hubbard. For more info on the venue, dates, and how to get tickets go to: http://www.moesalley.com/index.php