Take a ride with hosts Dennis Strazulo, Tami Larson, and “Augie” on their journey visiting with Jerry’s Middle Finger, the masterful band recreating the music of The Jerry Garcia Band. Broken up into three parts, the episode features band members talking about the origin of JMF, experiences playing at the famed Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA, and their joyful and love-filled road to gaining notoriety, uplifted by the endorsement of NBA legend Bill Walton after the band’s appearance at the Skull & Roses music festival. Interviews were recorded at The Mystic Theater in Petaluma, CA and Sweetwater, and all reference the wonderful Andy Logan and Grateful Guitars Foundation for generously donating guitars contributing to the magic of JMF. This episode is dedicated to co-host Agustin “Augie” Oropeza who sadly passed before its release. RIP Augie!
Episode Links
https://skullandroses.com/https://billwalton.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bill-walton-and-the-latin-dead-recorded-live-at/id1262809028?i=1000621134440
https://mttammedia.com/podcast-2/
https://stefaniejstudio.com/
Episode Credits
Internet Archive: Jerry's Middle Finger Live at Venice West on 2023-06-23 - "Promontory Rider"
https://archive.org/details/jmf2023-06-23.JerrysMiddleFinger2023-06-23.flac16/JMF2023-06-23d2T09.flac
Internet Archive: Jerry's Middle Finger Live at Venice West on 2023-06-23 - "Waiting For A Miracle"
https://archive.org/details/jmf2023-06-23.JerrysMiddleFinger2023-06-23.flac16/JMF2023-06-23d1T04.flac
Internet Archive: Grateful Dead Live at St. Louis Arena on 1977-0515 - “St. Stephen”
Internet Archive: Grateful Dead Live at Greek Theater - University of California on 1983-05-15 -
“New Minglewood Blues”
Internet Archive: Grateful Dead Live at Oxford Plains Speedway on 1988-07-02 - “Jack Straw”
Internet Archive: Grateful Dead Live at Manhattan Center on 1971-04-06 - “Oh Boy”
The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz - June 6, 2023
What is Tales from the Green Room?
Welcome to Tales from the Green Room - Backstage conversations from popular music venues around the country curated by Mount Tam Media.
Buckle up and listen in, as host Dennis Strazulo and Mount Tam Media founder, Tami Larson, dig up conversations with artists - before and after shows - in the exclusive confines of the green room. Barriers are down with stories abound!
Tales from the Greenroom Special Edition (Sweetwater Music Hall's 50th Anniversary Series)
Mount Tam Media is thrilled to launch its Tales From the Green Room Podcast with a special series of episodes celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, California. The roster of artists that have crowded onto the club's little stages, first at the original Sweetwater location two blocks away, and now at the new location which opened in 2013, reads like a Who's Who of roots & rock music: Bob Weir, Aaron Neville, Big Mama Thornton, Carlos Santana, Elvis Costello, Etta James, Greg Allman, Van Morrison… the list of musical luminaries is endless. In the 80's, the Times of London hailed Sweetwater as one of the best nightclubs in America and the legacy continues! Mount Tam Media has been granted special access to Sweetwater’s green room during the venue’s 50th anniversary year to interview musicians, photographers, managers and the like, and capture their favorite moments and memories, preserving the untold secrets of what has graced these hallowed walls for half a century, before they are lost forever.