Blows Against The Empire~ 50th Anniversary ~ 10/23/21 @ Newton Theatre
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Finally! After 17 months of Postponement due to the Pandemic, this show is actually going to happen!
10/16/21 ! ~ BRAND NEW MORNING DEW SHOW!!!
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This Saturday The Dew Crew is pleased and excited to present to you A 3 HOUR TRIBUTE TO PAUL KANTNTER's SOLO MASTERPIECE ALBUM "BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE" ~ This in support of The The Airplane Family & Live Dead '69 perform 'Blows Against The Empire' 50th Anniversary performance Saturday, Oct 23rd @ The Newton Theater in Newton, ,NJ! ~ We have Interviews with PAUL KANTNER from 2011 & more recently Jefferson Starship Lead Guitarist SLICK AGUILAR!
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Highnote
I love that album but I am
I love that album but I am confused about the lineup.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
Same
Same
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Performing “Blows” along with
Performing “Blows” along with Jefferson Airplane favorites and some Grateful Dead jams are: Peter Kaukonen, wasaco -founder of both Hot Tuna & Jefferson Starship, & a member of Jefferson Airplane with his brother Jorma. He played lead guitar & bass on the original album. Slick Aguilar, David Crosby guitarist in the 1980s,performed in Jefferson Starship for 25 years with Paul Kantner, prior to his passing in January 2016. Tom Constanten was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 1995 as original pianist in Grateful Dead. Mark Karan, lead guitarist with Bob Weir’s Rat Dog and The Other Ones and his Rat Dog bandmate, bassist Robin Sylvester–also comprise Live Dead with Tom & Slick. Mike Falzarano played in Hot Tuna for12 years and New Riders for 15 years. Clair Maloney, a major new talent performs all the Grace Slick vocal parts. And...there will be special guests and an original multi-media component.
https://www.showclix.com/event/airplanefamily-0845
I'm considering going. Anyone else?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dj_easy_wind
It makes sense to me, on a
Thanks for saving me a lot of typing, Doc!
You are spot-on!
It makes sense to me, on a collaborative level. Strikes a similar Vibe to the Wally Heider Studios cross-pollinatiion ethos back in the SF Daze...
What is it that doesn't makes sense to you guys?
I am definitely going!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mice elf
The part about billing a
The part about billing a whole paragraph of bands that *aren't* playing (some of whom have had easily a dozen members or more), in favor of just saying who the musicians actually are.
but doolittle cleared that part up.
that's a legit lineup of very competent players
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dj_easy_wind
Yeah the marketing is a bit
Yeah the marketing is a bit over the top. Unfortunately there's a generation who don't even know who Paul Kantner, Jerry Garcia et al are...
So it goes...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
That's a good album and a
That's a good album and a solid line up of players. Yeah, they could have just said who was playing rather than the list of bands. Saw TC, Karan, Sylvester and Co. doing that "Live Dead 69" thing and it was fun, With Falzarano on board, should be a rocking show for sure..
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Thanks. I look forward to
Thanks. I look forward to hearing it.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
Will Robin Sylvester really
Will Robin Sylvester really be there with all his health problems? I thought he needed 24 hour care?
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Pete Lavezzoli drums, I'm
Pete Lavezzoli drums, I'm pretty sure (Crazy Fingers, Oteil and Friends, JGB)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: pride of cupertino
From the Facebook promo, the
From the Facebook promo, the bass and drums is Peter Kaukonen on bass (who played on the album) and Pete Lavezzoli on drums. Clare Maloney singing Grace Slick. Falzarano, Slick Aguilar, Tom Constanten.
Looks like Mark K is only doing the Live Dead part of the show, not the Airplane, but there is already the two guitars of Falz and Aguilar.
Robin not on bass, recovering from medical stuff, as David Gans says on Facebook.
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Sorry if some of the graphics
Sorry if some of the graphics used contain some inaccuracies concerning personnel lineup. As much as I love the subject matter of 'Blows Against The Empire' and the pending Newton Theatre performance thereof, I kind of Produced this Radio segment on short notice, and with a severe Phil & Friends hangover, holed up in my hotel room in Stamford, CT. last week. "Mistakes may have been made"
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Home ~ Have You Seen The
Home ~ Have You Seen The Stars Tonight ~ XM - The Airplane Family / Live Dead 69 - Newton Theatre, Newton, NJ - 10/23/21
https://youtu.be/Zt4Pekrj9VQ
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: doctor
How was it? Didn't go for
How was it? Didn't go for Covid concerns. Still a little paranoid.
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Cautiously curious myself.
Cautiously curious myself.
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It was really good! Live Dead
It was really good! Live Dead 69 featuring Tom Constanten & Mark Karan with guest guitarist Slick Aguilar ambitously opened with Dark Star followed by plenty o Dead treats.
The Airplane Family followed with full cross-pollination between the two bands' personel with up and comer Clare Maloney singing Grace Slick's parts with aplomb, and TC skillfully playing Grace's piano parts!
Her's a taste:
https://youtu.be/Zt4Pekrj9VQ