Workingman's Pod

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's lovely, lush, and laid back show from June 23, 1990 at Autzen Stadium! Released as Dave's Picks Vol. 44, this is the last live release of the year--and what a year it has been! Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links: Newspaper articles about this show, from June 24, 1990 - https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SkhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KusDAAAA...

Dead Heads Dave and Alex discuss Justin Kreutzmann's great new documentary, Let There Be Drums! with the man himself, Justin Kreutzmann! Justin is a great storyteller, which is surely part of what makes him such a talented filmmaker. During our conversation, he shares some great insights about the making of this movie, and tells us a bunch of great stories. Let There Be Drums! is available to rent...

Dead Heads Dave and Alex discuss the Grateful Dead's silky, silky, crazy, crazy shows from 3/9 & 3/10/81 at MSG in honor of its official release! These shows make up one-third of the new "In and Out of the Garden" box set, and the first is the breakout show, available as a stand-alone release and on streaming platforms. Links: Part 1, with Howard Weiner - https://rss.com/podcasts/workingmans-p...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave talk with author and all around great guy Howard Weiner! Howard joined us to discuss his first Grateful Dead concert, 3/9/81 at MSG, in honor of its official release! This show is one of six included in the new "In and Out of the Garden" box set, and is the breakout show, available as a stand-alone release and on streaming platforms. We also discuss Howard's next book, on...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave are joined by special guest Jonathan "J.M." Hart (Brokedown Podcast, Helping Friendly Podcast, Undermine) to discuss the Grateful Dead's legendary, lysergic, one-of-a-kind show from 8/27/72 in Veneta, Oregon! Commercially released as the Sunshine Daydream show, AKA the Field Trip, this is one of the most beloved concerts in Grateful Dead history, so we needed to bring on o...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's primal, psychedelic, positively wonderful shows from late 1969 released as Dave's Picks Vol. 43. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links: 8/5/70 @ Golden Hall (Ballad of Casey Jones) - https://archive.org/details/gd70-08-05.sbd.jupile.17271.sbeok.shnf/gd1970-08-05-new-t15.shn

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's fast-paced, rockin', countrified 4th of July show at Arrowhead Stadium on July 1, 1978. This show was played as part of Willie Nelson's 4th of July picnic, with the Dead opening for both Willie and Waylon Jennings. It was officially released in 2016 as the first show in the July '78 Box Set. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod!

Dead Heads Dave and Alex are back with a 30 minute episode discussing the 2022 Dead & Company summer tour, and a breakdown of the phenomenal show D&C played at Cincinnati's Riverbend Music Center on June 22. Links: Dead & Co, 6/22/22 on Live Music Archive - https://archive.org/details/dac2022-06-22.AKGmix.toaste.flac16/dac2022-06-22.AKGmix.s2t01.flac Alex's photo of Riverbend Music Cen...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's unique, jazzy, Branford Marsalis-assisted show at MSG on September 10, 1991. This show was the third time Marsalis performed with the Dead, and the first time he sat in for the entire concert. It's also our first episode discussing a concert with Bruce Hornsby on the keys. If you like 90s Dead, you will LOVE this show. Get on the bus with Workin...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave--joined by special guest Dave Davis (gratefulseconds.com)--discuss the Grateful Dead's unique, smooth, all-timer of a show at the Boston Music Hall on June 9, 1976. This was Dave's first Grateful Dead show, so he kindly spent some time with us to talk about it. The interview begins at 17:30 and is definitely not one to miss. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links: Dav...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's smokin', flourish-filled show from February 23, 1974 at Winterland in San Francisco. Topics include: why the Dead played this weekend of shows, the proto wall of sound, unique set-openers, mid-70s versions of "And We Bid You Goodnight," and an all-time performance by Keith? Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod!

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's all-timer of a show from 5/11/72 at Grote Zaal de Doelen in Rotterdam to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Many Heads, including one of the hosts, view this show as the peak of the Dead's Europe 72 show. The WP crew sets out to break this show down in just 30 minutes for the first episode of WP in 30--or, here on Youtube, WP in 3D! Get on the bus...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave talk with author and all around great guy Howard Weiner! Howard literally wrote the book on Europe '72, so we talked a lot about that tour, but also quite a bit about Howard's time on the bus and his work as an author. Howard has written many phenomenal books about the Grateful Dead, including Deadology Vols. 1 & 2; Dylan & The Grateful Dead; and his latest book, E...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's rockin', rollin', envelopin' show from June 24, 1985 at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Topics include: phenomenal set-openers, a Cryptical Envelopment revival, mid-80s Dead setlists, the rise of amphitheaters in America, and the worst review in Grateful Dead history? Get on the bus and buckle up for a bumpy but worthwhile ride throu...

Alex and Dave are joined by Zach Cropper for a conversation about Europe '72. Zach is the host of Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper, a music podcast available wherever you're listening to this. He covers a wide range of artists, but the Grateful Dead are one of his favorites. Among other topics, Zach has recorded three deep dives into Europe '72, so we talked with him about what makes E72 his favorite to...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's tour-opening show from April 7, 1972--just about 50 years ago today!--at the Wembley Empire Pool in London, England. Topics include: two keyboard Grateful Dead; Europe 72; FOURTEEN songs we hadn't previously discussed; and Dave's new puppy. If you're enjoying the show, send us a note on Twitter, @workingmanspod, or Instagram, @workingmans_pod! L...

A short bonus episode in which Alex discusses Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros' most recent show, at the Durham Performing Arts Center. NOTE: to date, there is no audience recording of this show in circulation. The clips in this episode are from other 2022 Bob & Bros shows, where available. Links: The video I took of Jeff Chimenti playing organ and piano at the same time - https://twitter.com/Wo...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's spooky, spacey, psychedelic show from July 12, 1990 at RFK Stadium in DC. Topics include: our first Brent Mydland show(!); Bob Bralove and MIDI; our first Drums>Space; Box of Rain; Victim or the Crime; late-period Dark Star; and Touch of Grey. If you're enjoying the show, send us a note on Twitter, @workingmanspod, or Instagram, @workingmans_...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's rockin', warty show from April 23, 1969 at The Ark in Boston. Topics include: a comparison of this version of the Dead to the one we most recently heard, from October 1968; our first Tom Constanten show; a revision of Dave's previous thoughts on Dark Star; and one of the all-time great show introductions--for the Dead or any band. If you're enjo...

Discussing the Grateful Dead's phenomenal show from October 12, 1968, at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. This show is from the "primal Dead" era, but played with a unique lineup: Jerry, Bob, Phil, Bill, and Mickey--no Pigpen, nobody on the keys. This episode includes a longer discussion about Dark Star, and, at the end of the episode, a conversation about how we view the Grateful Dead compar...

Dead Heads Alex and Dave break down the latest Dave's Picks release, Vol. 41: the Grateful Dead's full concert from May 26 in their legendary Spring '77 tour of the East Coast. After discussing the state of music, generally, and the Dead, specifically, as of May '77, the Heads break down all three-plus hours of Good Ol' Grateful Dead music. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod!

Dead Heads Alex and Dave discuss the Grateful Dead's show from February 5, 1978 at the Unidome, in Cedar Falls, IA. After discussing the tour, arena, and other background regarding this time in Grateful Dead history, the conversation shifts to a breakdown of the music itself, much of which was released as Dick's Picks Vol. 18. Get on the bus for Workingman's Pod, episode one!