For the week of 2/3 – 2/9 we have a lot of great music, as well as several big historical events. This week I've written listening guides for 12 shows: 2/3/1978 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI 2/3/1979 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 2/4/1970 Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 2/4/1979 Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI 2/5/1970 Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/5/1978 Uni Dome, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 2/5/1989 Henry J. Kaiser Conv

For the week of 1/27 - 2/2 we have some amazing music along with one really big historical event that became a defining moment for the band. This week I've written listening guides for 10 outstanding shows: 1/27/1968 Eagle's Auditorium, Seattle, WA 1/28/1987 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1/29/1987 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 1/30/1970 The Warehouse, New Orleans, LA 1/30/1978 Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL 1/31/1970 The Warehouse, New Orl

For the week of 1/20 - 1/26 we have 12 incredible shows from a wide range of years to review: 1/20/1968 Eureka Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, CA 1/20/1979 Shea's Buffalo Theater, Buffalo, NY 1/21/1979 Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI 1/22/1978 McArthur Court, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 1/23/1970 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI 1/24/1969 Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA 1/24/1970 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, HI 1/24/1971 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, WA 1/25

For the week of 1/13 - 1/19 we have fewer shows than average to review. It was a relatively slow time of year for the band, as they typically took most of January and February off. There were exceptions to that, however. Particularly in the early days from 1966 to 1970, and 1978 - 1979 touring years. Nevertheless, we have 13 shows to review this week. By the way, if you're new here, this is my weekly listening guide that brings you the most interesting and significant facts f

Welcome to the weekly Grateful Dead listening guide that brings you writeups of the best music for the week ahead, along with the most interesting and significant facts from Grateful Dead History. The idea is to give all you Heads a "heads up" on the interesting and cool stuff the Grateful Dead were up to on this week in history. So hit the Subscribe button below to get this delivered to your email every week! As I begin the second year of writing these weekly listening guide