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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Sugaree
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

As much as I love May 77 Sugarees, Spring 76 is where it's at for me. Subtlety, separation, and Garcia's whispery, silver-dipped guitar breaks.
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Candyman
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

1978: Prime weather for Candyman. This performance, like many from then, highlights the bleak world of the narrator. Garcia's break: spidery.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Bubbly, bratty storyboard version. Character & twang for miles. I'd pay to see this band. Two for a tenner? Four please.
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Terrapin Station
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

This is a very sweet Terrapin. Everyone's fired up to play it. All you need to do is watch the vid to see the pure joy this brings Garcia. Memorable.
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Dark Star
Feb. 22, 1969
Dream Bowl

A very regal beagle. Every February 1969 Dark Star is special and unique. This one winds around in apparently boundless creative discovery. Garcia's take off @ 11:00 is memorable. Thus begins the golden age of Dark Star. And so it has been written.
Dark Star
Dec. 29, 1968
Gulfstream Park Race Track

Agree - this one needs and deserves more action. Concise like the first Dark Stars, but also exploratory. Garcia getting used to being able to carry the conversation through high-speed channeling and old school Les Paul trickery.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Yo-yeah on the Sick Bits matrix. This is a wonderful Playin' and on the matrix you get enough atmosphere to feel the effect it had on the crowd, on the room. On the Crown. Beautiful subtlety. Kruetzmann is just a master. I know 9/15/72 much better, but this is one motherfucker of a show.
Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

mmmmmm gl
Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

https://archive.org/details/gd1976-06-11.mtx.seamons.118256.flac16
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