Dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of the Berkeley coffeeshops and music venues of the 1960s, and the musicians who played there. Tuesday, 12 March 2013.

Sunday, January 7, 2018. The Grateful Dead - California 1972. The Dead began the year in a very atypical fashion, playing a show at Winterland on the evening of January 2 following their New Years show. Next Time You See Me.

This blog is primarily about the history of the buildings the Grateful Dead played in. These old buildings speak to me of people, places, culture and ideas from long ago. So the Dead are just the springboard for talking about these places. Friday, January 20, 2012.

Saturday, October 14, 2017. Grateful Dead Performance List January-June 1968.

Blogging pace is VERY SLOW. Please make yourself at home! Check some tags, do some reading, leave a comment. Sunday, March 25, 2018.

Thursday, June 22, 2017. The Panhandle abuts Golden Gate Park, but actually it is part of the Haight Ashbury neighborhood rather than the park itself. I am hardly alone in the formulation that the Grateful Dead were foundational in enticing fans by simply playing music for free.

Take a trip through time to bring to light rarely documented concerts, recordings, and anecdotes from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Monday, March 30, 2015.

Photos and artifacts from mostly forgotten and mostly Bay Area rock venues of the 1960s and early 70s. Monday, March 11, 2013. As for the bands, John Handy. Dornacker would go on to have a reasonable musical, stand-up comedienne an.