Free Grateful Dead downloads all of November
Christmas came early for Dead Heads.
Every day in November, the Grateful Dead will give up a free download from the band's sprawling catalog on its website.
It's part of the "30 days of Dead," a month-long promotional push that started November 1.
Most tracks are previously unreleased soundboard recordings, according to the website's press release. And they are meant to honor the "tapers who documented the Dead's concerts and trade them freely with other Dead Heads."
Tracks are available for free for one day only. Fans have already missed out on "New Speedway Boogie" and "Dark Star."
Unfortunately, the website hasn't posted the names of the other tracks they plan on releasing, effectively killing my plan of building a Grateful Dead advent calendar.
Dave Lemieux, the band's archivist, handpicked all 30 tracks.
Tracks will be available at dead.net.
Photo: dead.net
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
RELEVENCE TO 2010! WOO!
Posted by: Anonymous | November 3, 2010 10:04 AM
When I think Baltimore nightlife, I think Grateful Dead. *sarcasm*
Posted by: Xavier | November 3, 2010 10:38 AM
I've been saying it for DECADES! . . . "I'll be GRATEFUL when they're DEAD!"
DOWN with swirly-dancing!
Posted by: AVC | November 3, 2010 12:23 PM
Even free the cost is too high.
Possibly having to hear the 'songs'.
Posted by: AVC | November 3, 2010 1:17 PM
I would love to hear what the 3 previous commenters listen to. You know whats really awesome? ... assuming everyone should have the same taste in music that you have. PLEASE reply
Posted by: Dan Kutcher | November 4, 2010 10:59 AM
I'm with Dan...
Posted by: Dave the wave | November 4, 2010 11:30 AM
Hey, at least we can all agree that the Grateful Dead, in any year, are better than Rye Rye will ever be.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 4, 2010 1:02 PM
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=collection:GratefulDead
Posted by: Al 21228 | November 4, 2010 1:46 PM
I listen to everything and anything, my comment was merely a sarcastic slam against what used to be an entertaining, nightlife-oriented blog. :)
Posted by: Xavier | November 4, 2010 4:40 PM