Category: Live Dead

Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Beacon, The Dead Live in Oakland, and Our Album of the Week, Saturday, June 13, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have a most excellent Saturday line-up, including two live shows — one from the Grateful Dead and one from Bob Marley & The Wailers.

Bob Marley-The Beacon

Here’s your Saturday line-up!

12:00 p.m.   Album of the Week: Tapestry by Carole King

The final airing of Carole King’s masterpiece. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new Album of the Week when you wake up!

5:00 p.m.    Bob Marley & The Wailers Live at the Beacon Theater, May 1, 1976

The Wailers were initially formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) met the singers Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963. The Beacon Theater show in 1976 was part of the Rastaman Vibration Tour.

10:00 p.m.   Live Dead: The Grateful Dead Live at the Oakland Auditorium Arena, December 31, 1979  NEW!

The Grateful Dead ring in 1980 live from the Oakland Auditorium Arena!

You really should tune us in. We’re outside the system. We’re free. No commercials, political or otherwise. Just great fucking music.

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It’s a Busy Saturday: We’re Going to Surf City, Becoming Musically Ungovernable, Checking Out ‘Live Dead’ & Farewell to Our Album of the Week, June 6, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have a very busy Saturday on tap here, but I promise you that you will love it. Shortly after the final airing of Learning To Crawl, we’re Going to Surf City! It gets even better from there!

dick Dale

Here’s your Saturday line-up:

9:00 a.m.    Album of the Week: Learning To Crawl, The Pretenders

Farewell to one of my favorites. Tomorrow when you wake up and run to the blog for your daily dose, you’ll see a brand new album!

12:00 p.m.  Going to Surf City: Various Artists   NEW!

A mix of singing and instrumental surf songs: The Beach Boys, Dick Dale & His Deltones (photo), The Surfaris, Jan and Dean, The Trashmen, The Challengers, and others. This is your introduction to the king of surf guitar, Dick Dale. It won’t be the last time you hear from him!

5:00 p.m.    #BecomeUngovernable House Playlist: Various Artists

In light of the present civil unrest sweeping the globe, let’s pay homage to those who chronicle the tales and seek to inspire. Hear The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Band, and more!

10:00 p.m.  Live Dead: Europe ’72, Live at the Beat Club, Bremen, West Germany, April 21, 1972   NEW!

We are back on Europe ’72 for a bit. This gig at The Beat Club is famous for being the shortest show on the tour. That’s because it was recorded for television airing.

This would be the perfect day to join us, don’t you think!

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Open Stream Until Evening! Then A Final Tribute To Our Album of the Week, and The Grateful Dead at Winterland…On Saturday, May 9, 2020

Hello, Ungovernables! We are open streaming until this evening when we’ll pay a final tribute to Jackson Browne’s Running On Empty for starters.

Grateful Dead-Long Strange Trip

Here’s the plan, folks:

7:00 p.m.  Album of the Week: Jackson Browne’s Running on Empty

The final airing. Tomorrow when you awake, there will be a brand new selection.

10:00 p.m. Live Dead: The Grateful Dead Live at Winterland, San Francisco   NEW!

The Grateful Dead concert at Winterland ballroom on February 24, 1974 is tonight’s featured jam. Enjoy!

Don’t forget to tune us in. Ok?

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Winwood & Clapton Live, A Couple of Great Albums From Tom Petty, and Our “Live Dead” For Saturday, April 25, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We have an excellent Saturday ahead of us from a musical perspective.

Winwood-Clapton

Let’s get down to the details:

12:00 p.m.   Steve Winwood & Eric Clapton: Live at Madison Square Garden (2009)

Two musical legends here live on the same stage. It doesn’t get much better than this.

5:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: Tom Petty’s Wildflowers

To learn more about this great album, simply click on the album photo in the right sidebar of this blog!

7:30 p.m.     NOT The Album of the Week: Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty   NEW!

Today’s treat gives us yet another great solo effort by Tom Petty. Full Moon Fever was released 31 years ago Friday, on April 24, 1989. Petty was joined on the album not only by his Heartbreaker bandmates, but also by his Wilbury bandmates. The album was produced by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, and Mike Campbell. Most of the compositions were by Petty and Lynne. The album was an immediate critical and commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard charts. It was certified 5X platinum in the U.S. and 6X platinum in Canada.

10:00 p.m.    Live Dead! The Grateful Dead Live in Anchorage, Alaska, June 21, 1980   NEW!

Welcome to the cosmic land of Live Dead, where no two sets are ever the same.

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Our “House” Playlist, Bonnie at The Troubadour, It’s “Live Dead” Night, and “Elite Hotel” Bids Us Farewell, Saturday, April 18, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We hope you enjoyed your Friday Open Stream. Today, we’re back on to some great programming!

Bonnie Raitt 1972

 

 

Here’s your Saturday line-up:

12:00 p.m.   The “BecomeUngovernable House Playlist!

All the peace, love, understanding and unrest you can handle in one playlist.

4:00 p.m.     Bonnie Raitt Live at The Troubadour 1972

Bonnie Raitt, along with Linda Ronstadt, Maria Muldaur and others, defied the powers in the male-dominated rock world.

7:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: Elite Hotel by Emmylou Harris

This great album makes its final appearance this week. Tomorrow, you’ll see a brand new Album of the Week.

10:00 p.m.   Live Dead: The Grateful Dead Live at The Capitol Theater, June 19, 1976   NEW!

Next week we’ll be back on Europe ’72, but this week we follow the Dead to a mid-seventies performance at The Capitol Theater.

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Lukas Nelson & POTR in the Spotlight, The Beatles Rock the Rooftop, This Week’s “Live Dead,” and Farewell to “Let It Bleed” on Saturday, April 11, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! At the end of this day of indentured servitude to the consuming public, it will begin my weekend. We have some great programming today.

Beatles Rock the Rooftop

Here’s your line-up:

11:00 a.m.   Album of the Week: Let It Bleed, The Rolling Stones  FINAL AIRING!

This is the final airing of Let It Bleed. Tomorrow when you wake up, there will be a brand new Album of the Week.

2:00 p.m.     In the Spotlight: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

Yes, Willie’s boy has a hell of a country rock band here. POTR also doubles as Neil Young’s road band in their spare time.

6:00 p.m.   The Beatles Rock the Rooftop!

The Beatles final public performance happened on January 30, 1969 with an unannounced concert from the rooftop of Apple Corporation headquarters at 3 Saville Row. Their fans were ecstatic with the lunchtime entertainment. The British Bobbies? Not so much.

10:00 p.m.  Live Dead: The Grateful Dead Live at Watkins Glen, New York (7-28-73)

We’re taking a break from Europe ’72 this week and airing a concert from Watkins Glen, New York. No two Dead performances are ever the same. They are the ultimate jam band. 

Tune us in. It’s Easter weekend. The bunny’s efforts are scaled back this year. We’ll blunt the trauma with some great music.

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The Last Hurrah for “Court & Spark,” Clapton and B.B. King Play the Blues, and “Live Dead” in Denmark, Saturday, March 28, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! It’s Saturday, and that marks my last day at the mines before my weekend officially begins. We’re starting it out strong today.

Eric Clapton & B.B. King-3

Here’s your Saturday line-up!

2:00 p.m.    Album of the Week: Joni Mitchell’s Court & Spark

We bid a fond farewell to one of the best damned albums ever recorded. Tomorrow when you wake up, there’ll be a brand new selection on our main page!

6:00 p.m.    B.B. King & Eric Clapton: Riding With the King

B.B. King and Eric Clapton seemed to be a natural combination, and we were right about that. You’ll love this selection.

10:00 p.m.  Live Dead: Europe ’72, The Grateful Dead Live in Aarhaus, Denmark 4-16-72   NEW!

After a brief interlude in Honolulu last week, we’re back on the Europe ’72 train this week as we work our way through the tour.

If you’re stuck in lockdown, there’s no better way to weather the storm than to tune in to #BecomeUngovernable Radio.

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Rod Stewart & Faces Play London, The Grateful Dead Visits Worcester, MA, and Farewell to ‘Who’s Next,’ on Saturday, March 21, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! Here we are again at the weekend, and a great trio of programs in spite of our precarious situation. Just join in!

Grateful Dead-Jerry Garcia pic

Here’s your Saturday line-up!

2:00 p.m.     Rod Stewart & Faces: The Final Concert at Kilburn State Theater, London, 1974   NEW!

This is Rod Stewart & Faces’ baptism here on #BecomeUngovernable Radio. Although they are in the standard rotation, they’ve not had a feature playlist until now! We hope you enjoy it.

6:00 p.m.     Album of the Week: Who’s Next, by The Who

The final airing of this week’s pick. Tomorrow, we’ll have a brand new album on the front page of the blog.

10:00 p.m.   Live Dead: The Grateful Dead, Live From the Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, 4-3-87

Tune us in during these difficult times! We’ll make you feel a whole lot better!

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Bob Marley ‘Live’ at The Stanley, The Grateful Dead ‘Live’ in Copenhagen, and the Final Airing of ‘Blind Faith,’ March 14, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! We get off to a leisurely open stream start, but it isn’t long before we get things rolling

bob Marley

Here’s your Saturday Line-up!

2:00 p.m.      Bob Marley: Live at The Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh 9-23-80   NEW!

The Legend lives on. Bob Marley was the man who won over a generation of reggae lovers.

5:00 p.m.      Album of the Week: Blind Faith, by Blind Faith

Blind Faith may only have made one album together, but what an album it is! This is the final airing of Blind Faith. Sunday we choose a new

10:00 p.m.    Live Dead: The Grateful Dead, Europe ’72, Copenhagen 4-18-90   NEW!

As we move through Europe ’72, the Dead land in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Don’t forget to tune us in. You won’t regret one minute you spend with us.

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Echoes From the Canyon, Our Weekly “Live Dead,” Final Airing of our Album of the Week, and Happy 70th to Mike Campbell on Saturday, February 1, 2020

Good Morning, Ungovernables! The big news is that we celebrate the 70th birthday today of Tom Petty’s sidekick, Mike Campbell. And we celebrate in style with a great play list.

Tom_Petty_Bonnaroo_2013-06-16

Here’s your Saturday line-up:

Album of the Week: It’s a Good Night For Singin’ by Jerry Jeff Walker

We bid a fond farewell to this Jerry Jeff Walker gem. Tomorrow we choose a new album.

2:00 p.m.      Echoes From the Canyon: Various Artists

The birth of the California sound we’ve come to know and love.

6:00 p.m.     Tom Petty & Mike Campbell: The Heartbreakers’ Dynamic Duo

Today we pay tribute to Mike Campbell on his 70th birthday, a very important cog in the Heartbreakers’ wheel. Not only was he Tom Petty’s songwriting partner, but he’s one of the best damned guitarists in the history of rock music. And he is about to release his first album with The Dirty Knobs in March. We’ll be all over that one.

10:00 p.m.    Our Weekly “Live Dead” Episode: Dick’s Picks, Volume 32

Tune us in. You will not regret it. I swear.

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