Our Clifton Chenier tribute record got nominated for a GRAMMY! Here’s hoping for the Year of Chenier continues with a win in February.

So it happened yesterday. I said goodbye to 1200 GD+ cassette tapes that I had amassed from 1981-1999. Glad they are in the tape decks of Head Terry Rudy. Hope the tunes continue to fill the air. The tapes are spinning and you can’t slow down…

Last night Tedeschi Trucks Band celebrated Jerry Garcia’s birthday with the debut of Franklin’s Tower to open their show at Red Rocks. Extra bonus, Derek Trucks was playing Jerry’s Travis Bean guitar! A great night of music.

A great write up about our Tribute To The King of Zydeco in a Louisiana paper. How it came together and what were the motivations behind it.

Tommy McLain, Swamp Pop legend, has left us. So many great songs. Honored that he appeared on our Tribute To The King Of Zydeco record.

A wonderful Cajun super group last night at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley. The Brothers Savoy with Steve Riley and Ed Littlefield on pedal steel. Father and son John and Vidrine also part of the ensemble. Everyone but Ed played almost every instrument.

Great review of our record in @nodepression.bsky.social

Time to celebrate the 100th birthday of the undisputed King of Zydeco!

Friday was my first day out at Jazz Fest 2025. The Clifton Chenier Centennial was one of the best sets I’ve heard in all my years at the fest. CJ Chenier, Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth, Roddie Romero, David Hildago, and Curly Taylor played a show for the ages to honor the King of Zydeco. #jazzfest

Clifton Chenier changed music history. On the centennial of his birth, musicians from across genres are paying homage to the King of Zydeco, Reya Hart writes:

Mick gets why Clifton is such a big deal. Tribute record comes out on Friday.

Today we released the second single from our upcoming Clifton Chenier tribute. Featuring Taj Mahal and Keith Frank, “Hey ‘Tite Fille” will have you dancing in no time. youtu.be/yutLrEyLrRA?... #NewOrleans #louisiana #accordion #blues #zydeco

today’s deadcast features a rare appearance by both of the leopold twins, @superleopold.bsky.social & @davidnleopold.bsky.social, including the story of dave’s sweet tour book page from landover ’82. www.dead.net/deadcast/enj... /2

Two and half years after we started working on it, our Clifton Chenier tribute record is coming out soon. I have had the pleasure of serving as the Executive Producer with co-producers Steve Berlin and Joel Savoy and so many great artists. apnews.com/article/clif...

We had quite a day at the Faquetaigue Courir de Mardi Gras. Incredible tradition supported by wonderful people. We ran, chased chickens, rolled on the ground, begged, sang and recognized those who came before us. Thanks to my wife for her work is creating our costumes — we looked good.

Getting into the Mardi Gras spirit with the Pine Leaf Boys last night in Lafayette, Louisiana.

A whole bunch of certified decommissioned Wall of Sound gear—many pieces from the collection of former longtime Dead roadie Bill “Kidd” Candelario—just went up for auction through Analogr. analogr.com/l/dark-star-...

I was cleaning out my garage and found several high quality VHS tapes. Is anyone interested in having these? I will send them to you. Bob Dylan - Hard Rain (1976 film) professional Dub Jerry Garcia - Coffee & Cigarettes - professional dub

At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better. Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful

I could CRY!!!

one modest healthcare reform that fixed like a third of the problems set against a major macro botch and extending the Bush security state. not great

My heart has really been broken by how many people on the left have celebrated or minimized the murder of over 1000 Jewish people. Naomi Klein does a beautiful job of explaining how unwise and unkind it is to celebrate Jewish death. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...