tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post4489375339354919148..comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: The Hartbeats - July 1970Light Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-64524212385610364052022-07-31T10:12:51.016-07:002022-07-31T10:12:51.016-07:00I haven't had time to go back through all of t...I haven't had time to go back through all of this, so I will just say that at Jerrybase we now list Acoustic GD on 7/28/70 (maybe uncontroversial, but I have seen fresh, compelling evidence of this) AND NRPS the same night, having attached the material previously circulating as Matrix 7/30/70 to 7/28. It seems pretty clear to me that NRPS was at Lion's Share on 7/30, and so either the &Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-724110984495248062022-06-17T00:27:31.166-07:002022-06-17T00:27:31.166-07:00Here's a little history of the venue:
http://...Here's a little history of the venue: <br />http://cryptdev.blogspot.com/2011/02/pepperland-then-and-now.html <br />It was only called the Euphoria in July 1970 - the Dead played a couple of shows with acoustic & electric sets on July 14 + 16 (which are mostly on tape). It reopened as Pepperland later that year. <br />There was a Hell's Angels party with Janis Joplin there in May &#Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-40040829663934215192022-06-15T10:24:06.861-07:002022-06-15T10:24:06.861-07:00as I recall the august 15 70 show at Euphoria incl...as I recall the august 15 70 show at Euphoria included an electric set. as I recall this was the first show played at that venue. as I recall this was a hells angels party iwtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-26296358335485367582022-05-14T21:11:39.273-07:002022-05-14T21:11:39.273-07:00Oh! That makes sense.
Looking at it another way, ...Oh! That makes sense. <br />Looking at it another way, this Matrix show took place in a two-month period from mid-July to mid-September in which the Dead did not play ANY electric shows, except for one weekend at the Fillmore West (and a TV show). Yes, they skipped out on the Medicine Ball Caravan and were working on American Beauty, but still, compared to the rest of 1970 this was quite an Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-8859281506966709572022-05-14T19:05:43.845-07:002022-05-14T19:05:43.845-07:00This was played as acoustic Grateful Dead. https:/...This was played as acoustic Grateful Dead. <a href="https://jerrybase.com/events/19700728-01" rel="nofollow">https://jerrybase.com/events/19700728-01</a>Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-2599574108521814962018-05-17T00:59:19.613-07:002018-05-17T00:59:19.613-07:00I'm not sure which tape you refer to - 7/30 or...I'm not sure which tape you refer to - 7/30 or "8/5" - but it's a good question. <br /><br />There is a tape of the July 7 NRPS show, which seems accurately dated: <br />http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2011/04/nrps-matrix-1970-03-of-7-ln19700707.html <br />There's no indication of a Dead acoustic set on that date. <br /><br />And there are tapes of NRPS shows dated July 29-30 at Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-54227525204163650752018-05-16T11:47:02.019-07:002018-05-16T11:47:02.019-07:00Is it possible this is from July 7, 1970 when the ...Is it possible this is from July 7, 1970 when the NRPS with Garcia were advertised on a Matrix poster playing as playing The Matrix?mvfeldmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629121239826957448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-42488881014722680632017-10-04T23:07:56.259-07:002017-10-04T23:07:56.259-07:00This is a nice confirmation that Garcia & Wale...This is a nice confirmation that Garcia & Wales were scheduled at the Matrix on May 25 & June 1 (both Monday shows). They played pretty regularly at the Matrix from roughly April to August 1970 - their appearances were synonymous with the "Monday Night Jams," and tended to be billed as "Jerry Garcia, Howard Wales and Friends." (The mysterious Hartbeats took that slot Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-7188156785682869682017-10-04T14:21:56.208-07:002017-10-04T14:21:56.208-07:00Here is a clip from the May 25 UCSF Synapse speaki...Here is a clip from the May 25 UCSF Synapse speaking to Monday May 25 and June 1 1970 Matrix shows with Jerry and Howard Wales just like you say above<br /><br />https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7w8swvvxh6rias/Synapse%20%20%20The%20UCSF%20student%20newspaper%2025%20May%201970%20%E2%80%94%20UCSF%20Synapse%20Archive.png?dl=0Grateful Secondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866611234014012885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-51083769606685959052016-11-23T21:19:07.373-08:002016-11-23T21:19:07.373-08:00JGMF has found a brief review of the Dead's ac...JGMF has found a brief review of the Dead's acoustic show at Thee Club in Los Angeles on 8/28/70: <br />"Marshall Brevitz's new Thee Club opened on Santa Monica Blvd Friday night sans air conditioning, but otherwise seemed to be a potentially nice place. Opening night attractions included the hard-working, hard-rocking Roxy and the non-electric Grateful Dead. ... The acoustic Dead, Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23644560285359242602015-12-03T23:39:12.596-08:002015-12-03T23:39:12.596-08:00Cross-posted from the '12/17/70' comments:...Cross-posted from the '12/17/70' comments: <br /><br />It's a surprise to discover that the Dead were planning to record a live album as far back as July '70! <br /><br />From the July 25, 1970 Billboard - "Rock Ballroom Ready to Swing Out in Calif. Town," an article on the opening of Pepperland in San Rafael. <br />"The two 25-year-old promoters...report they have Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-57781133041472688342015-06-08T20:58:19.678-07:002015-06-08T20:58:19.678-07:00From Bill Kreutzmann's new book:
"The ba...From Bill Kreutzmann's new book: <br />"The band auditioned a keyboardist named Howard Wales... His Grateful Dead audition, however, didn't quite work out. He was a madman on the organ but he was just too wild for us. It was too much 'Howard' and not enough 'Grateful Dead.' I still remember the audition though, because he was such an insanely brilliant player." (Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-66242510765758572642012-07-13T20:04:39.459-07:002012-07-13T20:04:39.459-07:00I found an unexpected summer '70 reference to ...I found an unexpected summer '70 reference to the Hartbeats. <br /><br />At the Capitol Theater, the 6/24/70 early acoustic show, Howard Stein introduces the band by saying, "The people onstage with me now have many names - one is Mickey Hart & the Hartbeats." <br /><br />Considering the Hartbeats name was apparently never used outside of SF clubs, it's quite surprising thisLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-23350870162186237382012-02-21T21:07:39.961-08:002012-02-21T21:07:39.961-08:00I should also mention the new JGMF post here, as i...I should also mention the new JGMF post here, as it dovetails with the acoustic-shows discussion in this post: <br />http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-riders-of-purple-sage-and-acoustic.html <br /><br />Specifically, the JGMF post discusses this notice in the July 30, 1970 SF Chronicle: <br /><br />'PURPLE SAGE' AT LION'S SHARE <br />The New Riders of the Purple Sage and the Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-57921822665244835692012-02-21T20:28:34.781-08:002012-02-21T20:28:34.781-08:00Confirmation! Cool. It's amazing what a little...Confirmation! Cool. It's amazing what a little research can turn up...<br /><br />It also now strikes me how strange the phrasing used for the band is (whatever lineup or material was used that night). "Mickey Hart and the Hartbeats, with Jerry Garcia" seems to deliberately get things backwards in terms of whom the audience (both then and today) is more interested in. Perhaps that Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-63554842292574827732012-02-21T17:08:41.563-08:002012-02-21T17:08:41.563-08:00By the way, I found listings for "Mickey Hart...By the way, I found listings for "Mickey Hart and the Hart Beats, with Jerry Garcia" in the San Francisco Chronicle, July 27, 1970, p. 37. This was in both the bottom of the "On the Town" column (by this time, penned by John Wasserman) and in the "Datebook/Opening Tonight" box.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-61373035338097451762011-12-13T23:19:09.696-08:002011-12-13T23:19:09.696-08:00Only three shows? Not much of a caravan!
It'...Only three shows? Not much of a caravan! <br /><br />It's to be expected that the eventual itinerary would differ from the planned tour stops, though - I mentioned briefly how things went awry for the Caravan. (Even the Dead still had a lot of scheduled-show cancellations up to early '71 for various reasons.) <br />Since the Dead weren't on the Caravan, I feel the planned tour dates Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-85828791798998766432011-12-13T12:10:56.532-08:002011-12-13T12:10:56.532-08:00I've always doubted the authenticity of the Me...I've always doubted the authenticity of the Medicine Ball dates mentioned above. Especially because none of them seemed to take place. From what I've read, and what I've seen in the movie, the Caravan played Boulder Colorado, Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Washington DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-4048122322018706782011-05-23T12:20:00.166-07:002011-05-23T12:20:00.166-07:00I have seen MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN, and I have to s...I have seen MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN, and I have to say it is one terrible movie. There are some decent performances from BB King and Alice Cooper, but there is way too much talk and not enough good music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-21360124279879816262011-05-02T22:11:22.838-07:002011-05-02T22:11:22.838-07:00I hadn't known the date of TC's wedding. I...I hadn't known the date of TC's wedding. I wonder if it's related to the Rubber Duck Company opening for the Dead at the Euphoria Ballroom shows on July 14 and 16?<br />July 16 was Bear's "going away party" before he went to prison; with Janis showing up, it must have been quite the party. I always wondered what TC's band was doing there, considering he & Bear Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-13171464812890191262011-05-02T14:21:20.105-07:002011-05-02T14:21:20.105-07:00Wanna hear something weird (because it connects ye...Wanna hear something weird (because it connects yet another organ player to this moment)? I show TC as getting married on July 26, 1970. I don't have a source for it, and I don't know if it would have been in the Bay Area. But the fact that it's in my notes suggests it might be Garcia-relevant. Not sure it means anything, but I'll throw it out there.Fate Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648291938690043423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-5822407083280333892011-04-01T20:37:57.368-07:002011-04-01T20:37:57.368-07:00I mentioned Howard Wales' audition with the De...I mentioned Howard Wales' audition with the Dead. Though Wales definitely had contact with the Dead in summer '70 (he had to spend some time with them in order to learn & play on 3 songs on their album!), new proof has been found of a September '71 Wales/Dead connection - a planned benefit they were supposed to play together: <br /><br />http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2011/03/Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-65273342925218812822011-03-31T00:30:46.963-07:002011-03-31T00:30:46.963-07:00This post evolved through a series of comments on ...This post evolved through a series of comments on the Lost Live Dead blog, particularly here: http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2011/03/john-kahn-live-performance-history-1970.html <br />The guilty parties may take a bow!<br /><br />As for quote sources - Garcia's 10/70 interview is linked in the article; Betty Cantor's bit came from an interview in the second Taping Compendium; Garcia&#Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com