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Hippie Sounds

May 3rd, 2008

Hippie wedding songs

You know, that last post got me thinking. It’s been a while since I tripped down the aisle but there are young (and old) hippies everywhere taking that last step into commitment this year - and hell, they need some tunes.
Here’s my Top Five list of awesome hippie wedding songs:

So Happy Together by the […]

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May 3rd, 2008

Hippie love - The Dead with “They Love Each Other”

I’m feeling especially affectionate today, the sun is shining, the kids are playing with the puppies, the chirds are burping…
I thought I’d share that love, ergo I give you The Dead.

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April 20th, 2008

And now a word from Jerry Garcia

Garcia on the SF Music Scene in 1972:

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April 14th, 2008

Grateful Garcia Gathering: July 31-August 2, 2008

It’s time to rev up the hippie bus again, kind friends!  The Grateful Garcia Gathering in Thornville, Ohio, is taking place July 31-August 2, 2008.  Just in time to celebrate Jerry’s birthday August 1st.  Bands include David Gans and New Riders of the Purple Sage; come check out this great festival and bring the baby […]

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February 20th, 2008

Danceoff! Me and Bobby McGee - Joplin vs. Grateful Dead

We’re all familiar with the soul-wrenching, slap-your-mother Joplin version of Me and Bobby McGee but how many of you have seen the Dead take a crack at it? It’s Danceoff Day at Hippie Sounds, tell me which you like more: the smooth Joplin or the funkalicious Grateful Dead?

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February 3rd, 2008

Grateful Dead members behind Obama

Gotta love the way the wheels roll–
DEADHEADS FOR OBAMA
featuring BOB WEIR, MICKEY HART, PHIL LESH & FRIENDS
The Warfield Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 4, Doors 6:00 PM/ Show 7:30PM PST
Watch the live performance on the video website: Iclips will be producing a live simulcast streamed via the Internet on www.iclips.net at approximately 7:30pm PST.
Members of the […]

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January 12th, 2008

Dark Star Orchestra :: Jerry? Is that you?

I love the Dead as much as the next hippie chick and wasn’t looking for a replacement for our boy, Jerry.  However, Dark Star Orchestra just lit up (no jokes please) my iPod with some awesome covers.  A tribute band that can give the old days a run for their money?  Pshaww…but when you need […]

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November 11th, 2007

Back to School with the Grateful Dead

On November 16-18 around 500-600 people are expected to attend an academic conference focusing on the legend that is the Grateful Dead at the University of Massachusetts.
The conference entitled Unbroken Chain: The Grateful Dead in Music, Culture and Memory, “Will bring together more than fifty presenters for twenty panel sessions ranging from music composition and […]

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October 14th, 2007

Chilling With the Dead

In continuing with our chill themed weekend I figured you can’t have a chill weekend without the Dead. I was actually thinking Ripple but most live versions have too much background noise. I also didn’t want something 12 minutes long which eliminated some other live faves. So, Brokedown it is.
You know, often when the Dead […]

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