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    Grateful Dead Channel Launches Exclusively on Sirius


    Highly anticipated channel will feature original radio shows hosted by members of the band, rare concert performances and insider interviews.

    NEW YORK – August 29, 2007 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced the launch of the highly anticipated Grateful Dead Channel. Heard exclusively on SIRIUS, the channel will feature music spanning the Grateful Dead’s long and celebrated history. The channel will include rare and unreleased performances, original shows hosted by Grateful Dead founders Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia.

    The Grateful Dead Channel will make its debut on September 7 at 12 PM ET on SIRIUS channel 32 with an extremely rare concert broadcast of the band’s 1974 performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. This performance will be followed by a special show hosted by Bob Weir, the first by a member of the Grateful Dead on the new channel. The channel will also feature contributions from Grateful Dead expert David Gans, as well as Dead archivist David Lemieux, who will provide a unique look into the Dead’s lush past with daily insights.

    "Since we announced the launch of the Grateful Dead Channel, it has become one of the most anticipated music channel launches in our history.” said Scott Greenstein, President, Entertainment and Sports, SIRIUS. “The loyalty and passion of Grateful Dead fans are the truest testament to the band’s legacy. Sirius is thrilled to bring exclusive content to this community and welcomes their continued participation as Sirius becomes part of the Grateful Dead family.”

    “This is gonna be one fun channel,” said the Dead’s Bob Weir. “We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as we can and we'll make sure it's fun. We want the fans to be involved as well.”

    The Grateful Dead formed in mid 1960’s San Francisco’s psychedelia and quickly became a staple in the local music scene. The historic summer of 1967, known as ‘The Summer of Love,’ is when the band first found world wide recognition as thousands of young people from around-the-world made their way to San Francisco’s Haight and Ashbury district to find a new social experience. The Dead, well-known for constantly touring, kept the experience alive for another three decades with a devoted community of fans, many of whom traveled the country with them.

    The Grateful Dead Channel joins an exclusive line up of 24-hour, commercial-free music channels dedicated entirely to some of the world's greatest recording artists including Elvis Radio, the world's only official, all-Elvis Presley radio channel broadcasting live from Graceland; and Siriusly Sinatra, devoted to the music and legacy of Frank Sinatra. SIRIUS has previously dedicated channels exclusively to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Rolling Stones, David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, George Strait, and most recently, The Who. SIRIUS is also the exclusive radio home of Shade 45, the uncut hip-hop channel co-created with Eminem, "Little Steven" Van Zandt's Underground Garage, channel 25, and Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville, channel 31.

    To learn more about SIRIUS, please visit www.sirius.com or www.sirius.com/gratefuldead.
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  • D00Dah
    16 years 5 months ago
    Wow!
    Listening to 4/2/73 Boston Garden this evening was a blast! As a truck driver, there ain't no feelin' like 18 wheelin' and kickin' it with some HOT '73. It's a satellite infused audio cure for road-rage, and I dig it.
  • neddles
    16 years 5 months ago
    Hey Gans!
    I'm listening to the 10/10/82 show on Sirius right now - what a killer show! It was one of those highly reccomended but never listened to beauties... That was the best Looks Like Rain I've ever heard! I love Bobby's rap... is it true that he had broken up with his girlfriend the day before?? 'Cause he's boilin over!! Also the best Far From Me that I've ever heard... awesome... Nice choice!
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    rideclean
    16 years 5 months ago
    damn sirius
    I have XM, came with my truck (yes I had to renew It), but thats what my truck is set up for. To switch to sirius I would have to spend extra for the set-up. Its tempting. I would like the Dead channel and sirius has Nascar too(now, XM had it). XM sent me a letter of the merge so I would be still waiting. I dont think I will switch even for the Dead and or Nascar. I hope the government just lets them merge. I listen to Deep Tracks most. Oh well, I guess the war goes on, there is my ten cents.
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Highly anticipated channel will feature original radio shows hosted by members of the band, rare concert performances and insider interviews.

NEW YORK – August 29, 2007 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced the launch of the highly anticipated Grateful Dead Channel. Heard exclusively on SIRIUS, the channel will feature music spanning the Grateful Dead’s long and celebrated history. The channel will include rare and unreleased performances, original shows hosted by Grateful Dead founders Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, as well as rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia.

The Grateful Dead Channel will make its debut on September 7 at 12 PM ET on SIRIUS channel 32 with an extremely rare concert broadcast of the band’s 1974 performance at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. This performance will be followed by a special show hosted by Bob Weir, the first by a member of the Grateful Dead on the new channel. The channel will also feature contributions from Grateful Dead expert David Gans, as well as Dead archivist David Lemieux, who will provide a unique look into the Dead’s lush past with daily insights.

"Since we announced the launch of the Grateful Dead Channel, it has become one of the most anticipated music channel launches in our history.” said Scott Greenstein, President, Entertainment and Sports, SIRIUS. “The loyalty and passion of Grateful Dead fans are the truest testament to the band’s legacy. Sirius is thrilled to bring exclusive content to this community and welcomes their continued participation as Sirius becomes part of the Grateful Dead family.”

“This is gonna be one fun channel,” said the Dead’s Bob Weir. “We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as we can and we'll make sure it's fun. We want the fans to be involved as well.”

The Grateful Dead formed in mid 1960’s San Francisco’s psychedelia and quickly became a staple in the local music scene. The historic summer of 1967, known as ‘The Summer of Love,’ is when the band first found world wide recognition as thousands of young people from around-the-world made their way to San Francisco’s Haight and Ashbury district to find a new social experience. The Dead, well-known for constantly touring, kept the experience alive for another three decades with a devoted community of fans, many of whom traveled the country with them.

The Grateful Dead Channel joins an exclusive line up of 24-hour, commercial-free music channels dedicated entirely to some of the world's greatest recording artists including Elvis Radio, the world's only official, all-Elvis Presley radio channel broadcasting live from Graceland; and Siriusly Sinatra, devoted to the music and legacy of Frank Sinatra. SIRIUS has previously dedicated channels exclusively to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Rolling Stones, David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, George Strait, and most recently, The Who. SIRIUS is also the exclusive radio home of Shade 45, the uncut hip-hop channel co-created with Eminem, "Little Steven" Van Zandt's Underground Garage, channel 25, and Jimmy Buffett's Radio Margaritaville, channel 31.

To learn more about SIRIUS, please visit www.sirius.com or www.sirius.com/gratefuldead.
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Bummer. I have XM and love it, and I'm not switching for this channel. Too bad it is "exclusive." At least before we got David G.'s show on XM. Plus, despite my love for the GOGD I really don't like this idea of entire channels dedicated to one artist or band. One of my favorite things about XM is the mix of tunes the DJ's come up with. As long as they remember to play the Dead, I enjoy the exposure to other bands and new music. Oh well, good luck to the Davids. Maybe the new tapers will be trading shows from the GDC.
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I have had both xm and sirius and I think both of them are great services.For fans of jam band type music, I think Sirius is the choice though. Channel 17 (Jam On) plays a ton of great stuff; dead, SCI, WP, phish, govt. mule, etc. I thought the music channels on xm were a little inferior when it came to this kinda music, though I think their country selection is better than sirius... All that being said, I am looking forward to the GDC quite a bit. The catalogue is so big, it will be interesting to hear "the mix of tunes the DJ's come up with." I think it might be interesting if they did a version of the Taper's Section every day; one hour a day, they play some cuts from shows from that day in history... me likey.... And yeah, I'm pretty sure people will be saving a lot of the content to their hard drive. Sirius has a few different models that allow mp3 encoding... :^)
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SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2007: a day that shalt live in history.... Hope it's loadable...... Someone let me know, K?
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I too am a bit depressed by the decision to have this material available only on SIRIUS (I'm also an XM subscriber). It was rumored back in January that SIRIUS and XM wanted to merge companies as neither has shown a profit since starting up. To my knowledge, the FCC is still reviewing the proposed merger, but no decision is expected until November/December. It would be a great Christmas present to see this rumor become fact. However, as the recent past would seemingly indicate, the availability of Grateful Dead studio and soundboard recordings comes at a price, and is available only from the hand that feeds (specifically Rhino). While I respect everyone's position regarding the value of these materials, that value diminishes as the fan base ages and the materials become less and less available. How hard does one keep looking for something that does not exist? I don't know. I do know that I own every Dick's Picks ever produced, countless hours of CDs from archive.org (before the soundboards went to streaming only), and all of the Tapers Section materials that were ever available for download. I will now take the time to enjoy the music I now possess much more than the anticipation, hunting, hoping and waiting for that unknown and unnamed something Rhino keeps promising but likely will never deliver.There are no new shows to attend, and there are none being released to provide that anticipatory smile I have always associated with new Grateful Dead music. It's a shame, but all great things come to an end.
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Do not have Sirrus, nor will I pay for it just to listen to one station, I know many of you are waiting for this, happy for you. I'll keep waiting for Rhino to throw me a bone. Keep jamming Amreica.Coconut Phil.
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I don't have a Sirrus player. Would rather buy new releases. What gives Rhino?
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I agree with Spacebrother. For those who have Sirius, or who don't mind hearing something once and then maybe never again, I'm sure this is good news. And I applaud Rhino/GDP for doing something...but I'd rather own stuff. Buy stuff. Since this will be "exclusive" content for Sirius, I don't suppose there's ever a chance of being able to post any of this programming on this site as paid downloads?
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I recently picked up a satellite radio when I heard the Dead Channel was coming. I got it hooked up and running on the last day of the "GDC preview" and have been enjoying new songs on channels I thought I'd never ever listen to since last month. I'm so excited with the prospect of 24 hours of dead tunes and the like pouring into my house, car....ears. Oh..yeah...there are some radios that let you record up to 100 hours of music for listening at your leisure, so don't tell those guys over at you know where...I am 'siriusly' ready to let the good times roll...
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There sure doesn't seem to be much positivity about this channel in this community... I s'pose it's understandable for those with xm now... But for the record, I started off with xm and when I made the switch to sirius a year and a half ago, it went really smoothly and was not a big problem. For those who have neither service and don't want 'em, I can only tell ya that nearly all of what I expect to hear on this channel is readily available other places, indeed I expect that most of you already have tapes of most of the stuff. As far as the "exclusive" part of this channel, I'm sure folks will record and torrent whatever new soundboards/interviews we may hear. I would love to read more posts like mr.charlesdad (above), I am stoked for this channel although I already have more sbds and auds than I know what to do with! I just wanna have the entire catalogue of shows, albums, and interviews on a big ipod shuffle... that is what I expect it to be most of the time. Friday can't come soon enough! I wonder if sirius would ever do a zappa channel? :^)
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xm and sirius are merging, so before long, if you have one, you'll have both. i've got a great cd collection, but i do enjoy having sirius, and they did a sneak preview for a couple weeks of the grateful dead channel, and i think it'll be pretty cool. the jam on channel is pretty sweet too, i've found some new groups on there, and there's always something good on.
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Sounds good..hope you enjoy it. Those with good recording equipment PLEASE put some of the new shows or those with improved sound quality into circulation! Sad to say its about as much use as a chocolate teapot over here in Europe..no Sirius and $12.95 a month for 128kbps on the internet....oh well
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No opposition to this idea or a monthly charge, but I have enough "stuff" in my life to do and pay attention to and pay a bill for. I would much rather pop on a Rhino release at my convenience than be glued to another teet. And where are those releases?Don't shake the tree when the fruit ain't ripe
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That would be great! I have Sirius and will never listen to regular radio again, it is terrific! The point of the Grateful Dead channel is to promote the Grateful Dead. For me it will be like the Who Channel was. I have every Who release there is, but when I'm driving in my car and don't want to suddenly have to start flipping through my ipod I could just turn on the Who station and hear the Who. I wish they still had the Who station. But I think the Grateful Dead channel will be fantastic. Deadheads are always sour about something. Alot of em, like a lot of people, have some weird sense of entitlement. If you expect nothing, everything is a gift.
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Bout time something positive is happenin here-i purchased my sirius 14 months ago hoplng for this to happen. Now, after reading all these comments from other people-too bad-either get sirius now or wait for the merger-you too had the option at buying time-quit whining and get ready for dancin in the street!
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A few weeks back, I heard a news item where it was reported that the FTC would not permit the merger of Sirius and XM and that, to end run this ruling, the companies were considering offering packages allowing users to bundle channels from each provider selected by the subscriber (allowing an XM subscriber to access Sirius channels). Only downside is that it would require a new receiver.
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I would welcome a bundle package if I didn't have to buy a new receiver. Unfortunately for we XM subscribers, The Dead were an added bonus to other channels we still enjoy. (IE: Air America Radio, Deep Tracks, Top Tracks, Blues Radio, Bob Dylan's show, Real Jazz with Winton Marsallis, etc.) I hope some folks will be posting some nuggets from time to time so the rest of us can fell like we are still part of the family. Peace - David
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Have been waiting all my life for this. Went out and subscribed to Sirius a couple of months ago when I heard about a 24-7 Dead station. Touring since 4/7/85. Hope this will fill the void. Jam on has been hot too. Love it, Love it, Love it. Gotta love the Elvis station too!!!
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I've never heard so many people whine about so many things as some of these "Dead Heads" do. Whine, whine, whine, bitch, bitch, bitch. Just turn on the radio and shut up. This is a 24-7 Greatful Dead channel we're getting people. Think about all of the $$ you've blown for other crap. 12 bucks is a steel. Now I don't have to pay $20 + for Cd's any more. Zippydoooooo
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Here are a few reasons we are pessimistic. Many of us went with XM years ago so we could hear the GD hour. Many of us believed that if the GD hour was on XM, a Dead Channel would follow. Then one week, they just announced that "due to contractural obligations, they would be pulling the Dead Hour off XM. An XM receiver costs aprox.$50 to purchase + the monthly fee. If we ditch XM and switch to Sirious, we will have to purchase a seperate receiver to listen to Sirious. Then, in a few months, IF the companies murge as rumored this will have been for nothing. It is just hard to get the warm and fuzzies off of a commercial station while Rhino continues to limit access to all free sources at the same time. For instance: - Soundboards were pulled off of archive.org site After much hell raising, Phil finally had them add audience recordings back to the site. - dead.net will no longer allow you to download Dead Hours or Tapers Section posts which are transferable to Ipods and other devices so you have to be tied to your machine to listen. - How many releases has Rhino released? The Cow Palace - New Years '76 - A good show but it is far from a rare release. It would be nice to be able to just shut up and turn on the radio, but if we did that there is no telling what the next direction would be. I would be interested to hear your opinion if one day you tuned in and they announced "Due to contractual conflicts, this station is switching to all Polka all the time. Those Polka guys really know how to bitch and we are listening to what our audience wants." :-) Peace, and may your children not be drafted to invade Iran. That's what happens when you just shut up.
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How cool!I can't wait to tune in tomorrow... it's a bummer that I will be at work when the channel launches... Does it start at noon eastern or pacific time? hmmm... either way, I'll have to wait. I just checked the Sirius page and found this: Other upcoming performance recordings: # 9/7 @ 9 pm ET: 8/16/91 Mountain View, CA (Yay! I was there!!) # 9/8 @ 3 am ET: 2/27/69 San Francisco, CA # 9/8 @ noon ET: 11/2/79 Uniondale, NY # 9/8 @ 9 pm ET: 9/22/93 New York, NY Listen for archival interviews with members of The Grateful Dead Saturdays at 10 am ET and Sundays at 8 pm ET, and catch Today In Grateful Dead History every day at 7 am, 11 am and 7 pm ET. Can't wait!!! Thanks for the update Mr. Gans! :^)
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It's actually gettting humorous w/the negativity. Convert the energy to positive stuff. Kick back and enjoy. Blah,Blah,Blah. Let's here a lot of Brent. "So glad you made it."
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is it on 17, ROCK, or 32, ROCK ????????
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32...
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OH! I wet my depends......
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Damn, I wish I could listen at work!!!!!
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How could I miss the first 1/2 hr.? Oh well. Have it on now and loving it. The best part about this whole thing is what the Dead have always been famous for---the element of surprise. Just as it was at a show, what will they play next?????????????? Gotta go, I have to turn up "It Must Have Been The Roses"
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Well said GADEADHEAD, well said. I agree that we should speak up, and in the context of WAR, your comments make even more sense. To Daffy Duff.....so you will grab the free music and won't buy the released stuff.....hmmmm interesting comment. It's people like you who help justfiy the decision to take away free downloads. Well said to you to as well!!!!!! You summed up in one sentence what has taken a couple of hundred posts on the tapers section to try and figure out. You have truly shown us the LIGHT!!! May you enjoy your BLISS! VIVA THE HAIRBALL!
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How can anyone not be on board with a 24/7 GD channel? Nothing but good stuff!
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...but I had to turn on the channel this morning to hear what was playing. They had a crowd chatter montage looping with various live GD performances phasing in and out of the mix with a tinny quality as if the mic picked up a stray boombox here and there from the crowd. Then for good measure, an announcer voice comes on saying something like "Attention, ladies and gentlemen, the Grateful Dead Channel will begin in 3 hours." or something like that. I heard bits and pieces of the GD channel preview on Jam On a couple weeks ago. Man, that was sweet. I've been looking forward to today for a while. So, at 11:55, I slipped out the back door here at work and hopped in my car and turned the GD channel back on. The crowd chatter was still there. I thought maybe the crowd chatter would build up and segue into Promised Land at the moment the channel launched, but in true Grateful Dead fashion the show started a little late. Anyway, I've had Sirius for a while and this channel more than completes the package! Thank you Grateful Dead and thank you Sirius!
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07/21/74 (Sun) Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA Set 1: Promised Land, Tennessee Jed, Me & My Uncle, Sugaree, Jack Straw, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo > It Must Have Been The Roses, El Paso, Scarlet Begonias, Around and Around Set 2: Phil & Ned*, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Big River, Row Jimmy, Playing In The Band > Wharf Rat > Truckin' > Nobody's Fault But Mine > Playing In The Band, Ship of Fools, Sugar Magnolia, E: U.S. Blues Since Sirius kicked off with an audience recording of this show this might suggest that the soundboard is not in existence in the vault. Comment: *Phi & Ned Between sets Commander Cody,
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I actually think a soundboard exists, but they're going to be mixing in audiece recordings as well. Fine by me. Reminds me of my old taping days. That's all I used to listen too. Not that soundboards aren't welcome.
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I snuck out for an early lunch to catch some of this show!At the end of the show an announcer came on to say what show we'd been listening to and who the taper was and said that this aud was the only known recording of this show! So, unless there is a tape buried somewhere in the vault, there is no sbd in existence... it's a shame, 'cause it's a great show... But it was kinda cool to hear the dj thank the taper by name... made it feel more like family! After the show, Bobby came on to talk about the country tunes that they used to play with songs as examples... pretty cool. I also like that thus far, the display tells what show the song is from... and so far I've only heard one album cut. so far, SO GOOD!!!! :^D
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So far lovin it. Cracked a couple of cold ones and let the tunes go. Great Scarlet by Phil playng. Not sure where it's from but nice.
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Heard Mr. Ken Nordine doing promo's, which are quaintly injected into the rolling groovy stream! What a set of pipes...
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Was great to hear Hollywood Bowl '74 (I think I was there)!Tonight Mountain View '91 (I know I was there) My first concert was 1967, Golden Gate Park.....for free! And now with Sirius, it's free again!!
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That's all I can say. Besides the GD channel, football fans get total NFL coverage including radio feeds from BOTH teams for EVERY game. Regarding some of the earlier posts about rather having releases we can purchase instead of a deadicated channel, why not both? I'm in my truck 10-12-14 hrs a day, and there is always time for a CD, or some GD channel, or some Howard Stern, or some Ferrall at night. Choice is good. Enjoy!
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Oh yeah, Hasn't someone thought to put the Sirius dog inside the Steal Your Face logo? Maybe I'll make one myself...
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I spent a good portion of yesterday listening to the official debut of the new station. I am very, very impressed. It is a great mix of live material (a great "Hey Bo Diddley" from The Strand Lyceum 5/23/72 that blew me away - from Steppin Out), some studio stuff, music from all the dead solo/ side projects, and other bands doing covers of dead songs. Lots of fans call in with requests with stories of their dead experiences. There are clips of interviews, David Lemieux has a top of the hour piece 3X a day called "Today In Grateful Dead History" calling out sick jams that occurred on this day. Great rare stuff. There is something like 3 full shows everyday. You really can't ask for anything more in a radio station. Oh yeah, and there are NO COMMERCIALs. I hope they keep it up. If you do not have it yet, I would recommend getting it. It is really that great.
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I just can't get enough. I no longer have to turn on the radio and hope to here some DEAD. Now it's at my disposal. Always something new, something I haven't heard, or maybe I have. Either way, it's very refreshing. I hope it continues for years to come. I just don't know what else to say. The Dead familly are really going all out. From this awesome site, since it's new incarnation, to Sirius radio, you have to admit, the family is always trying to keep us "Heads" happy. They're doing a great job. Thanks. What other musical family does this for it's fans? I'm sure other bands do it, but not like the DEAD. Just another reason to enjoy the life.
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and listening to the dead on siruis at 10 pm, what a great thing! 9/22/93 wow good stuff
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damn... I've been listening to this channel all day yesterday and today and I'm so happy! The song selections, the show selections, the Behind the Mic thing with Bobby, and David Lemieux's This Day In Dead History... it's all so good! There has obviously been a lot of thought put behind this channel and it shows. This is really high quality. The show I'm listening to right now is 9/22/93 and I'm loving it! I've never paid much attention to 93, but now I know a little better.... If I have any gripes about the channel so far, it would be that last night I heard a couple of times where they played a vocal promo right over a jam. But I haven't heard that today, so maybe it was just a glitch. I gotta give props to everyone involved... this is great stuff. And in terms of sound quality, it sounds so clear and crisp compared to standard radio! Even the aud that they played to launch the channel sounded great. I wish there was a website or an email to request shows to be played... I know they want us to call in, but I'm not so inclined to call in to radio shows... I feel like I've been waiting for this channel ever since I first became a fan! beautiful... :^D
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the drums bit is amazing! 10.41pm I Have almost every cd but I get so over whelmed on what to pick so now i can sit back enjoy the the sounds with out the stress of picking
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I've been slapppppped in the head, I love it
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I am enjoying the channel so much!! I had hoped it would be good...had no idea it would be THIS good!!! It's gonna be nice to see how the channel evolves, but so far...excellent!!!
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I've been listening to a Jerry show from 10/31/87, N.Y.C. all day. Great choice. Jerry was on this day, sound + song selection. Very enjoyable show to listen pool side. It's hot here in Pa. Having some cold ones, hanging w/kids by pool and listen to this station. Keep it going!!!!!!!!!!
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What a killer show! I wasn't sure if they would be playing all four sets, but sure enough we heard all four!On the sirius page they list which full shows are going to be played, but I would love it if they also showed what jams are being picked for the Day in Dead History bit... 'cause so far they've been epic!
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GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERT RECORDINGS The Grateful Dead Channel will air full-length concert recordings three times a day: a 3 am, noon and 9 pm (all times ET). Here are the next performances: 9/7 @ 9 pm ET: 8/16/91 Mountain View, CA 9/8 @ 3 am ET: 2/27/69 San Francisco, CA 9/8 @ noon ET: 11/2/79 Uniondale, NY 9/8 @ 9 pm ET: 9/22/93 New York, NY 9/8 @ 9 pm ET: 9/22/93 New York, NY 9/9 @ 3 am ET: 7/21/74 Hollywood, CA 9/9 @ Noon ET: 10/31/87 New York, NY (Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band) 9/9 @ 9 pm ET: 2/27/69 San Francisco, CA 9/10 @ 3 am ET: 8/16/91 Mountain View, CA 9/10 @ Noon ET: 2/27/69 San Francisco, CA 9/10 @ 9 pm ET: 6/14/91 Washington, DC Listen for archival interviews with members of The Grateful Dead Saturdays at 10 am ET and Sundays at 8 pm ET, and catch Today In Grateful Dead History every day at 7 am, 11 am and 7 pm ET.
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Im sorry for all my bros and sisters who have XM but, man this new dead station is AWESOME!! Im totally addicted to sirius radio. It seems like everyday I hear something on the station that makes me dig through all my hundreds of bootleg tapes (thats right, old school baby!) looking for shows Id long displaced in my mind, and dusting them off just one more time for another great ride. VIVA LA SIRIUS