Tom Petty - 1989-10-28 - Mountain View, CA (SBD)

Tom Petty 

& The Heartbreakers

1989-10-28

Bridge School Benefit

Mountain View, CA

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Even The Losers

02. I Won't Back Down

03. Listen To Her Heart

04. Sin City (Flying Burrito Brothers Cover)

05. Something In The Air

06. Alright For Now

07. Free Fallin'

Tom Petty - 1989-10-28 - Mountain View, CA (SBD) 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002, alongside The Ramones and Taking Heads, just to name 2 other members of the class.  Petty's induction continued the Hall's confusing position regarding backing bands.  For example, the Heartbreakers got in with Petty, but 3 years earlier, the E-Street band was left out when Springteen was inducted (that egregious error was finally corrected in 2014). Another example of that issue will be found in our next post later today.

This soundboard recoding captures Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Bridge School Benefit on October 28, 1989, 37 years ago today. Every year from 1986 to 2016, with the exception of 1987, Neil Young hosted the benefit show to raise funds to help children with severe speech and physical impairments. For Neil, the cause was a personal one, as his both his sons Ben and Zeke are afflicted with cerebral palsy. 

Allman Brothers Band - 1989-10-15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band

1989-10-15

Sunrise Theater

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Soundboard Recording 

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Don't Want You No More

02. It's Not My Cross To Bear

03. Statesboro Blues

04. You Don't Love Me

05. Midnight Rider

06. Please Call Home

07. Blue Sky

08. I'm No Angel

09. Trouble No More

10. The Blues Ain't Nothin'

11. Southbound

2nd Set:

01. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed

02. I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong

03. One Way Out

04. Before The Bullets Fly

05. Melissa

06. Dreams

07. Jessica

Encore

01. Les Brers In A Minor

02. Whipping Post

Allman Brothers Band - 1989-10-15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (SBD)

Allman Brothers Band - 1989-10-15 - Fort Lauderdale, FL (SBD)The Allman Brothers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995, the same year as Led Zeppelin, whose induction overshadowed everyone. The band members who were inducted - Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jai "Jaimoe" Johanny Johanson, Berry Oakley and Butch Trucks - reflected the band's original line up from the early 1970s. Later members, such as Warren Haynes, Chuck Leavell, Derek Trucks and Allen Woody, just to name a few, were not included. Gregg later admitted that he was drunk for most of the week leading up and including the induction ceremony. He was embarrassed by that fact and afterward went into rehab to get clean and sober.

Speaking of Warren Haynes and Allen Woody, this soundboard recording captures the Allmans with both of them on board in Ft. Lauderdale on October 15, 1989, 37 years ago today.  That year was the start of a resurgence for the band, which lasted until their final shows in 2014.

Jerry Garcia Band - 1989-09-16 - Hoffman Estates, IL (SBD)

Jerry Garcia Band

with Clarence Clemons

1989-09-16

Poplar Creek Music Theatre

Hoffman Estates, IL

Soundboard Recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Cats Down Under The Stars

02. They Love Each Other

03. Let It Rock

04. I Shall Be Released

05. Someday Baby

06. Dear Prudence

07. Let's Spend The Night Together

2nd Set:

01. How Sweet It Is

02. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

03. Think

04. Waiting For A Miracle

05. Evangeline

06. The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down

07. Tangled Up In Blue

Jerry Garcia Band - 1989-09-16 - Hoffman Estates, IL (SBD)

1989: In 1989, the Grateful Dead’s traditional East Coast tour started about a month later than normal. The Dead were having a variety of issues with concert venues that fall. For example, one traditional tour stop, Madison Square Garden in NY, was under construction, forcing the band to re-locate to the Byrne Arena in NJ. When the band arrived at the Byrne Arena in October, they turned the last night of their stay into one of the great shows of the decade, which was later officially released as the album, Nightfall Of Diamonds (I was lucky enough to be in the audience that night!). Another regular tour stop, Hampton VA, no longer wanted the band to play in their city due to crowd control issues, including having thousands of Dead Heads camping out days prior to the show. To circumvent the ban, The Dead booked themselves into the Hampton Arena under the pseudonym “Formerly The Warlocks”. They then played 2 shows for the ages, during which they brought back songs such as Death Don’t Have No Mercy and Attics of My Life, which hadn’t been played in almost 20 years! As a result of the delay in the start of the Dead’s tour, the Jerry Garcia Band stepped in to fill the gap and played several concerts in September. Fans that got to see any of those JGB shows got an early taste of the magic. The performances were so good that 4 from that tour - 9/1 and 9/2 in Maryland, 9/5 in Hartford and 9/6 in Long Island - have all been have been officially released. This soundboard recording captures Garcia on September 16, 1989, 37 years ago today, a with special guest Clarence Clemons. By the way, at one point, Garcia and Weir actually considered inviting Clarence to join the Grateful Dead as a full time member. According to Weir, it was in the early 1990s, right after Springsteen broke up the E-Street band (temporarily, it turned out). It might have worked, except that a couple members of the Dead “hated saxophones”. Go here to read more about how close Clarence came to being a Dead Head!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Today is another test of  host called Buzzheavier. See yesterday's Music For Montserrat post for more details and instructions.

Edie Brickell - 1989-09-12 - New Orleans, LA (SBD)

Edie Brickell

& New Bohemians

1989-09-12

Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena

New Orleans, LA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Black And Blue

02. Beat The Time

03. Love Like We Do

04. I Spy

05. Mama Help Me

06. Air Of December

07. What I Am

08. She

09. Drums

10. Keep Coming Back (cuts)

Edie Brickell - 1989-09-12 - New Orleans, LA (SBD)

1989:In 1985, Edie Brickell, was invited to sing in a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. Soon after, she would join the band as lead singer. Three years later, their 1988 debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, became surprise critical and commercial success. The album sold over 3 million copies and climbed tho #4 on the Billboard charts. The single, What I Am, went to # 7 on the Billboard charts and received extensive airplay on MTV. In addition, What I Am was featured in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, an episode of Beavis and Butt-head, an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. and in the 1989 Patrick Dempsey film Loverboy. This soundboard recording captures the band on tour in support of their first album, in New Orleans, on September 12, 1989, 37 years ago today.

Santana - 1989-09-09 - Saratoga, CA (SBD Matrix)

Santana

1989-09-09

Paul Masson Winery

Saratoga, CA

SBD Matrix Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Angels All Around Us > Spirits Dancing In The Flesh 

02. For Those Who Chant 

03. It’s A Jungle Out There >

04. Sowetto 

05. Batuka > 

06. No One To Depend On 

07. Bella

08. Sweet Black Cherry Pie 

09. Lee Lee Jungle Musi

10. She’s Not There 

11. set break and applause 

2nd set:

01. Mandela 

02. Full Moon > 

03. Super Boogie > 

04. Hong Kong Blues 

05. Get Uppa 

06. Savor > 

07. Armando Peraza > Walfredo Reyes 

08. Goodness And Mercy 

09. Choose 

10. Everybody’s Everything > 

11. Toussaint L’Overture 

Encores:

01. Soul Sacrifice > 

02. Walfredo Reyes > 

03. Soul Sacrifice 

04. Love Theme From Sparticus > jam 

05. Black Satin > Cloud Nine 

Santana - 1989-09-09 - Saratoga, CA (SBD Matrix)

1989: If you’re as old as I am, you’ll remember Paul Masson Wines, and their slogan,“we shall sell no wine before its time.” That line was delivered in ultra serious tones by Orson Welles, who was eventually fired from that job when he admitted on talk show that he never drank Paul Masson wine. In any event, when I was watching those commercials as a kid, I never imagined that one day, Paul Masson wines would be associated with rock and roll. Yet, at some point in the late 1980s, perhaps recognizing that the Woodstock generation was gettting older and its tastes in beverages was changing, the vineyard began hosting rock concerts. This soundboard matrix recording captures Santana at the winery on September 9, 1989, 37 years ago today. By the way, now now known as the Mountain Winery, the venue’s annual concert series features up to 60 shows each summer.

Jefferson Airplane - 1989-09-02 - Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (SBD)

Jefferson Airplane

1989-09-02

Garden State Arts Center

Holmdel, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. She Has Funny Cars*

02. Somebody To Love

03. Plastic Fantastic Lover

04. Won't You Try > Saturday Afternoon

05. Today

06. Good Shepard

07. Lather

08. Solidarity*

09. Wooden Ships

10. America*

11. Freedom*

2nd set:

12. Set Two Intro*

xx. Panda (missing)

xx. Miracles (missing)

xx. Ice Age (missing)

xx. Summer Of Love (missing)

13. True Love

14. Crown Of Creation

15. White Rabbit

16. Volunteers

17. It's No Secret

18. Baby What You Want Me To Do

19. Band Introduciton

20. Planes

Jefferson Airplane - 1989-09-02 - Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ (SBD)

1989: In 1972, the Jefferson Airplane broke up, then found new life as Jefferson Starship, and later just Starship. But in 1989, 20 years after Woodtstock, for a brief moment the Jefferson Airplane flew once again. Original members Paul Kantner, Marty Balin, Jack Cassady, Jorma Kaukonen and Grace Slick reunited to record an album and tour. This soundboard recording captures the Airplane during that reunion tour, at the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ on September 2, 1989, 37 years ago today.

Joe Jackson - 1989-08-25 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

Joe Jackson

1989-08-25

The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theater

Berkeley, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. crowd

02. Piano Overture

03. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)

04. Right And Wrong >

05. Is She Really Going Out With Him?

06. Cha Cha Loco

07. Home Town

08. It's Different For Girls

09. The Jet Set

10. Tomorrow's World >

11. Me And You (Against the World) >

12. Down To London >

13. Sentimental Thing >

14. Acropolis Now >

15. Blaze Of Glory (with On Broadway tease)

16. Breaking Us In Two (instrumental)

17. Rant And Rave >

18. Nineteen Forever >

19. The Best//I Can Do

20. Evil Empire >

21. Discipline >

22. The Human Touch

23. Steppin' Out

24. I'm The Man

25. encore break

Encore 1:

26. What's The Use Of Getting Sober >

27. Jumpin' Jive medley

Encore 2:

28. band intros

29. A Slow Song

Joe Jackson - 1989-08-25 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

I've seen Joe Jackson on 3 occasions - in February 1981, in August 1980 and then in October 1982. When I saw him that final time he was in the midst of making the transition from angry punk rocker to an artist playing tunes influenced by Cole Porter, jazz and big band music.

Today's post brings us more of later day Mr. Jackson, on tour in support of his labum Blaze Of Glory.  This excellent audience recording captures him in Berkeley on August 25, 1989, 37 years ago today.

Maria McKee - 1989-08-16 - Santa Monica, CA (FM)

Maria McKee 

1989-08-16

KCRW Studios 

Santa Monica, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. DJ Deirdre O'Donoghue Introduction > interview

02. Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way?)

03. interview

04. To Miss Someone

05. interview

06. This Property Is Condemned

07. interview

08. Shelter

09. interview

10. Drinking In My Sunday Dress

11. interview

12. Into The Mystic

13. interview

14. Nobody’s Child

15. DJ Deirdre O'Donoghue outro

Maria McKee - 1989-08-16 - Santa Monica, CA (FM)

I saw Maria McKee, the former lead singer of Lone Justice, in September 1989, at the Palladium in New York, leading in for Neil Young, right after she released her self titled debut album.

This FM broadcast captures her just a few weeks earlier, in Santa Monica on August 16, 1989, 37 years ago today.

Van Morrison - 1989-06-29 - Pistoia, Italy (FM & AUD)

Van Morrison

1989-06-29

Piazza del Duomo

Pistoia, Italy

FM & Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1: 

01. Yeh Yeh (Georgie Fame) [cut start] *

02. Did Ye Get Healed *

03. Whenever God Shines His Light ***

04. Cleaning Windows ***

05. It's All In The Game > Make It Real One More Time ***

06. Orangefield **, partial *

07. Tore Down A La Rimbaud *

08. I Will Be There *

09. When Will I Ever Learn To Live In God *

CD 2:

01. Help Me ***

02. Northern Muse (Solid Ground) > When Heart Is Open ***

03. Full Force Gale **

04. Summertime In England **

05. Moondance > Fever **

CD3 (FM recording)

01. Did Ye Get Healed

02. Whenever God Shines His Light

03. Cleaning Windows

04. It's All In The Game > Make It Real One More Time

05. Orangefield [fade out]

06. Help Me [cut start]

07. Northern Muse (Solid Ground) > When Heart Is Open

08. Full Force Gale

09. Summertime In England [fade in the middle]

10. Moondance > Fever

* audience recording

** FM recording

*** FM recording, start from audience recording

Van Morrison - 1989-06-29 - Pistoia, Italy (FM & AUD)

I've seen Van Morrison 7 times, across 3 decades - the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s - and each time has been unique. Van changes up the set list from tour to tour, and you never know what mood he'll be in for a concert. For example, his September 1990 show at the Garden State Art's Center was a contemplative, introspective performance. In contrast, his April 1992 concert at the Paramount in New York was an upbeat religious celebration. Then again, his 1989 show at The Beacon Theatre was a bluesy affair, with a guest appearance by John Lee Hooker. With Van, you never quite know what you'll be seeing or hearing, which is part of the fun. 

This primarily FM broadcast, with some audience tracks intersperrded, captures Van in Italy on June 29, 1989, 37 years ago today.  Unlike the perfromance I saw later that year, Van skipped the blues for a setlist filled with classics.

Huey Lewis - 1989-05-23 - San Francisco, CA (FM)

Huey Lewis 

& the News

1989-05-23

In Concert Against AIDS

Slim's 

San Francisco, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. The Heart Of Rock N Roll

03. Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)

04. Shake Rattle N Roll

05. Lets Go Get Stoned

06. Whole Lotta Lovin > Boys Are Back In Town

07. Old Antone

08. Better Be True

09. Walking With The Kid

10. Hold What You've Got

11. Working In A Coal Mine

12. I Knew The Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll

13. This Is It

14. Power Of Love

15. A Couple Days Off

16. Workin For A Living

17. Happy Birthday to Bob Brown & Bob monologue

18. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

19. Trouble In Paradise

20. Function At The Junction

21. I Want A New Drug

Huey Lewis - 1989-05-23 - San Francisco, CA (FM)

After several years of relentless touring, Huey Lewis and the News took some time off from live shows in 1989 with one notable exception. In May of 1989, promoter Bill Graham presented a series of benefit concerts, called "In Concert Against AIDS at multiple venues across the Bay Area. The goal was to to raise awareness about the deadly disease, while also raising funds for both research and care for those afflicted in the Bay Area. Huey Lewis and The News took part in that effort, playing a concert on May 23, 1989, 37 years ago today, at Slim's in San Francisco.

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-12 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1989-02-12

Great Western Forum

Inglewood, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Cold Rain & Snow > Hell In a Bucket

02. Row Jimmy

03. Beat It On Down the Line >

04. Promised Land

05. West LA Fadeaway

06. How Long Blues *

07. Gimme Some Lovin' *

2nd Set

08. Iko Iko

09. The Monkey & The Engineer **

10. Alabama Getaway **

11. Dire Wolf **

CD 2:

2nd Set (continued)

12. Cassidy **

13. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again ** >

14. Drums > Space

15. The Other One >

16. Stella Blue >

17. Foolish Heart

Encore:

18. Not Fade Away **

19. Knockin' On Heaven's Door **

*with Spencer Davis

**with Bob Dylan (guitar & vocals on Memphis Blues & Heaven's Door; guitar only on the others)

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-12 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Dead 1989 - Back To Back - #3: As promised, here's the 3rd and final show in our Back to Back set featuring the Grateful Dead in Inglewood in February 1989,  This one is soundboard recording from February 12, 1989, 37 years ago today, which captures Bob Dylan sitting in with the Dead for the 2nd set, not to mention Spencer Davis joining the band for the 1st set!

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-11 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1989-02-11
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, CA
Soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
02. New Minglewood Blues 
03. Candyman
04. Big River
05. Built to Last
06. Queen Jane Approximately
07. We Can Run
08. Bird Song

2nd Set:
01. China Cat Sunflower >
02. I Know You Rider >
03. Woman Are Smarter
04. Standing on the Moon
05. Estimated Prophet >
06. I Will Take You Home >
07. Drums >
08. Space >
09. Eyes of the World >
10. I Need a Miracle>
11. Black Peter >
12. Turn on Your Lovelight

Encore:
01. Box of Rain

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-11 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Dead 1989 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's part 2 of our Back To back set featuring the Grateful Dead in Inglewood in February 1989. This one is a soundboard recording from February 11, 1989, 37 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow and the next day for parts 2 and 3 of this Back to Back set.

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-10 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1989-02-10
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, California
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Feel Like A Stranger >
02. Franklin's Tower
03. Walkin' Blues
04. To Lay Me Down
05. When I Paint My Masterpiece
06. Friend Of The Devil
07. Let It Grow

2nd Set:
01. Just a Little Light
02. Truckin' >
03. Crazy Fingers >
04. Playin In The Band >
05. Drums >
06. Space >
07. The Wheel >
08. Gimme Some Lovin' >
09. Wharf Rat >
10. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
01. Its All Over Now, Baby Blue

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-10 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Dead 1989 - Back To Back - #1: The Grateful Dead's Fall 1989 tour gets a host of attention and rightly so as the band was in peak form.  For example, on October 8 & 9, the band plays 2 shows in Hampton, VA billed as “Formerly The Warlocks”. For thOse shows, The Dead reached back into their song catalog and played some tunes that hadn't been in the set list for nearly 2 decades, including Attics of My Life, We Bid You Goodnight and Death Don’t Have No Mercy. Both shows have been officially released. A week after the Hampton shows, the Dead played another masterpiece for Bob Weir’s 42nd birthday, on October 16, 1989 (I was there), another show which has been officially released as an album entitled, Nightfall of Diamonds.  The October 26 show has also been officially released, as part of the 30 Trips Around The Sun box set. Given how strong the Fall tour eas, folks sometimes forget that the band played well throughout 1989, with shows from April and July also being selected for official release.  Moreover, the year started out with 6 excellent shows in their home state of California, 3 in San Francisco on February 5, 6 and 7 followed by 3 in Inglewood on February 10, 11 and 12.  This soundboard recording captures night 1 in Inglewood, on February 10, 1989, 37 years ago today.  Download this one, then come back tomorrow and the next day for parts 2 and 3 of this Back to Back set.

Neil Young - 1989-12-13 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ex Aud)

Neil Young

1989-12-13

Sportpaleis Ahoy

Rotterdam, NL

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. My My, Hey Hey

02. Cocaine Eyes 

03. Razor Love

04. Comes A Time

05. Don't Let It Bring You Down

06. Someday (piano)

07. Crime In The City

08. Eldorado (with Frank Sampedro)

09. Roll Another Number (with Frank Sampedro & Ben Keith)

CD 2:

01. Too Far Gone   

02. This Note´s For You

03. The Needle And The Damage Done

04. No More

05. Dreamin' Man 

06. F***in' Up

07. Winterlong (piano)

08. Heart Of Gold   (with Ben Keith)

09. Rockin' In The Free World

10. Powderfinger

Neil Young - 1989-12-13 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ex Aud)

Over the years I've seen Neil 6 times - 3 acoustic shows, 2 electric shows and once with CSNY. I've seen him play quiet, heartfelt,, spare renditions of his tunes, and I've seen him stomp around, backed by Crazy Horse, like a man possessed, living up to his nickname as the Godfather of Grunge. I've seen him perform the rock opera Greendale and I've seen him help turbo charge his on again, off again band mates Crosby, Stills and Nash. No matter what, one thing remained constant in all these performances - Neil stays true to himself and plays what moves him at the moment.

This excellent audience recording captures Neil just a few months after I saw him live for the first time, doing an acoustic show in the Netherlands on December 13, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today.

Edie Brickell - 1988-11-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Edie Brickell 

& New Bohemians

1988-11-29

Park West

Chicago, IL

Soundboard recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:                              

01. Little Miss S                    

02. Beat The Time           

03. She                         

04. The Wheel                    

05. Nothing                      

06. Black & Blue                     

07. Mama Help Me >             

08. Air Of December                

CD 2:                               

01. Improv >                        

02. Love Like We Do                 

03. What I Am                     

04. Keep Coming Back                

05. Circle                            

Encore 1:

06. Wicked                         

07. Walk On The Wild Side

           

Encore 2:

08. Times Like This 

Edie Brickell - 1988-11-29 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

1980s - #5: In 1985, Edie Brickell, was invited to sing in a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. Soon after, she would join the band as lead singer. Three years later, their 1988 debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, became surprise critical and commercial success. The album sold over 3 million copies and climbed to #4 on the Billboard charts. The single, What I Am, went to # 7 on the Billboard charts and received extensive airplay on MTV. In addition, What I Am was featured in a 1989 episode of Miami Vice, an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head, an episode of Doogie Howser, M.D. and in the 1989 Patrick Dempsey film Loverboy.  This soundbaord recording captures them during that breakthrough year, in Chicago, on November 29, 1988, 37 years ago today.

Earthquake Benefit - 1989-11-26 - Daly City, CA (FM)

Earthquake Relief Benefit

1989-11-26

Cow Palace 

Daly City, CA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

America

01. Tin Man

02. I Need You

03. Ventura Highway

04. Sister Golden Hair

05. A Horse With No Name

Eddie Money

01. Two Tickets To Paradise

02. If I Could Walk On Water

03. I Think I'm In Love

04. Take Me Home Tonight

05. Shakin

Jessie Colin Young

01. Ridgetop

02. Love That Can Last

03. Sunlight

04. We Can Make It Real

05. T-Bone Shuffle

06. Get Together

Steve Miller

01. The Joker

02. Mercury Blues

03. Swingtown

04. Jungle Love

05. Rock'n Me

06. Jet Airliner

07. Take The Money And Run

08. Who Do You Love

Neil Young

01. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

02. Rockin' In The Free World

03. Comes A Time

04. Homegrown

05. Heart of Gold

06. instrument ihange

07. Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero, Pt. 1)

Crosby, Stills & Nash 

01. Wasted On The Way

02. Change Partners

03. Lee Shore

04. Just A Song Before I Go

05. Helplessly Hoping

06. Wind On The Water

07. Southern Cross

08. Wooden Ships (featuring Paul Kantner)

09. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

10. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (continued)

11. Teach Your Children

Earthquake Benefit - 1989-11-26 - Daly City, CA (FM)

1980s - #4: On October 17, 1989, an arthquake wuth a magniude of 6.9 struck the San Francisco area, killing 63 people and injuring 3800 others.  The quake, the strongest to hit the region since 1906, did over $6 billion in damage. As had been the case with other tragedies, rock and rollers came together to help raise money for those impacted by the deadly quake.  This FM broadcast captures highlights of the Earthquake Relief Benefit concert from the Cow Palace on November 26, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today, including sets from Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, America, Eddie Money, Steve Miller, and Jessie Colin Young.

Maria McKee - 1989-11-11 - Hamburg, Germany (FM)

Maria McKee

1989-11-11

Logo 

Hamburg, Germany 

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. To Miss Someone

02. Shelter

03. Hickory Wind

04. Hold Me

05. Wheels

06. Drinkin' In My Sunday Dress

07. Don't Toss Us Away

08. Breathe

09. Panic Beach

10. This Property Is Condemned

Maria McKee - 1989-11-11 - Hamburg, Germany (FM)

1980s - #2: Maria Mckee was the lead singer for Lone Justice, and is the voice that powered one of my favorite, and one of the most under rated tunes, in rock history. The tune Shelter, from the album of the same name, has every quality of a #1 single, yet it barely cracked the top 40. Maybe that's why soon after the song was released, McKee broke up Lone Justice and started a solo career. She released her self-titled debut album on June 1989, which received glowing reviews from the Washington Post, New Musical Express, and Melody maker.  This FM broadcast captures her on tour in spport of that first album, on November 11, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today.

Edie Brickell - 1989-09-03 - East Troy, WI (SBD)

Edie Brickell 

& the New Bohemians

1989-09-03 

Alpine Valley Music Theatre

East Troy, WI

Sounboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Black And Blue (cuts in)

02. The Wheel

03. Little Miss M

04. Beat The Time

05. She

06. Strange Thing

07. Mama Help Me

08. Air Of December

09. What I Am

10. Love Like We Do (cuts)

11. Drums

12. Keep Coming Back

13. Strange Thing

14. I'm Lost

Edie Brickell - 1989-09-03 - East Troy, WI (SBD)

Edie Brickell made her only Farm Aid appearance in 2020, participating in the Farm Aid At Home webcast show which took the place of the annual festival due to the COVID pandemic.

This soundboard recording captures her fronting the New Bohemians in East Troy on September 3, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today. They were leading in for Lou Reed and Elvis Costello - quite a line up!

Jerry Garcia Band - 1989-08-26 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

Jerry Garcia Band

with Jimmy Cliff

1989-08-26

Greek Theatre

Berkeley, CA 

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Tuning

02. Cats Under The Stars  

03. They Love Each Other  

04. Forever Young

05. Band Intros

06. Run For The Roses  

07. Mission In The Rain  

08. Harder They Come*

09. Deal

2nd Set:

01. How Sweet It Is

02. Stop That Train  

03. Waiting For A Miracle  

04. Think  

05. My Sisters And Brothers  

06. That Lucky Old Sun 

07. Midnight Moonlight  

* with Jimmy Cliff On Vocals

Jerry Garcia Band - 1989-08-26 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

The first time I saw Jerry Garcia solo was the late show on March 17, 1978, at the Capital Theatre in Passaic, NJ.  The first song I heard him play - a cover of the Jimmy Cliff's, The Harder They Come.  Garcia played that tune over 350 times in his various solo bands, making it the 2nd most played song behind How Sweet It Is.  So, it was only fitting, that on Augut 26, 1989, 2 dozen years ago today as captured in this excellent audience recording, Cliff joined Garcia on stage, to sing what else, but the Harder They Come! By the way, Garcia was also fond of playing another Cliff tune, Sitting In Limbo, when performing live.

Edie Brickell - 1989-08-25 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

Edie Brickell

& The New Bohemians

1989-08-25 

Great Woods Center 

Mansfield, MA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Wheel

02. Nothing

03. Beat The Time

04. She

05. Black And Blue

06. Air Of December

07. What I Am

08. Love Like We Do

09. Drums

10. Keep Coming Back

11. Mama Help Me

Edie Brickell - 1989-08-25 - Mansfield, MA (SBD)

Welcome to a post about another artist that folks may not realize had connections to Jerry Garcia.  In the summer of 1990, Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians led in for the Grateful Dead at several stadium shows. That led to her working with Garcia and Rob Wasserman on 2 songs three years later  - Zillionaire and American Popsicle - for the latter’s album, Trios. She then sat in with the Dead on September 20, 1993 at Madison Square Garden, and legend has it her pressence so inspired Garcia that he threw down a masterful version of Morning Dew. That guest spot also Garcia thinking about a new venture - a an improv band, and Edie Brickell signed on to be a key part of it. The band would have headed out on the road with other great musicians - Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, and Rob Wasserman were also to be part of the group - without any material, making it all up on the spot at each show. Garcia's wife at the time, Deborah Koons, put an end to any notion of a new band, so unfortunately, we never got to see what that incredibly talented group could have done on stage.

Thsi soundboard recording captures Edie and the New Bohemians about a year before they first encountered the Grateful Dead, in Mansfield, on August 25, 1989, 3 dozen years ago today.