A room can change the way music moves — and The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is one of those rare spaces where the past hums in the walls and every note cuts sharper. We follow a living thread from the Grateful Dead’s legendary 1971 run to Daniel Donato’s first headlining night, exploring how tradition and risk keep pushing each other forward. From the Dead’s debut of Bertha, Loser, and the luminous Dark Star → Wharf Rat sequence to Donato’s Telecaster fire and cosmic-country swagger, the ...
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A room can change the way music moves — and The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is one of those rare spaces where the past hums in the walls and every note cuts sharper. We follow a living thread from the Grateful Dead’s legendary 1971 run to Daniel Donato’s first headlining night, exploring how tradition and risk keep pushing each other forward. From the Dead’s debut of Bertha, Loser, and the luminous Dark Star → Wharf Rat sequence to Donato’s Telecaster fire and cosmic-country swagger, the ...
Legacy and the Living Scene: the Grateful Dead at 60
So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast
21 minutes
2 months ago
Legacy and the Living Scene: the Grateful Dead at 60
In this episode of So Many Roads, I travel to San Francisco for the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary. From a grassroots Dead night in Berkeley to a massive pier show, Jerry Day in McLaren Park, and a visit to the Grateful Dead house, I explore the tension between legacy and the living scene. Along the way, I meet musicians, fans, and friends who are keeping the spirit alive—sometimes in intimate ways, sometimes on a grand stage.
So Many Roads: A Grateful Dead Podcast
A room can change the way music moves — and The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is one of those rare spaces where the past hums in the walls and every note cuts sharper. We follow a living thread from the Grateful Dead’s legendary 1971 run to Daniel Donato’s first headlining night, exploring how tradition and risk keep pushing each other forward. From the Dead’s debut of Bertha, Loser, and the luminous Dark Star → Wharf Rat sequence to Donato’s Telecaster fire and cosmic-country swagger, the ...
