021: See The Freaks

025: Old Man Gettin' On

Don't be like Jack Jones. Invest in @greatnorthspecial [https://www.instagram.com/greatnorthspecial] or wind up in the permanent underclass. We're holding more than 12 terabytes of STX. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] * 1:31 Brown-Eyed Women, 3/26/73 * 6:25 Althea, 9/27/81 * 14:04 Row Jimmy, 6/3/76 [Set Break] * 23:51 Number, Charlotte Cornfield [https://charlottecornfield.bandcamp.com/album/hurts-like-hell] * 26:34 Pulp Mill, Grey Divorce [https://greydivorce.bandcamp.com/album/my-luck-has-changed] * 29:39 Honey, Ora Cogan [https://oracogan.bandcamp.com/album/hard-hearted-woman] [Set 2] 10/18/94 * 35:16 Help on the Way > * 38:59 Slipknot! > * 44:56 Franklin's Tower Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA * 5/8: Mark T and Lost Roses @ Black Swan * 5/9: Bertha @ Babeville (Buffalo NY) * 5/29: Whose Cat is Dead? @ Rosario's * 5/30: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern * 6/6: Harvest Wind @ Penny's * 7/17: Charlotte Cornfield @ Hillside Festival (Guelph, ON) // // TAGS: // rock, music, Toronto, Canada, Americana, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Jam Band

024: Unplugged

this earth day, we're saving energy by going acoustic. strap in for sad jams that suit the season. and while you're at it, follow @greatnorthspecial [https://www.instagram.com/greatnorthspecial] for more eco-friendly heartache. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] * 01:14 Dark Hollow, 10/7/80 * 05:00 Rosa Lee McFall, 10/26/80 * 07:50 Iko Iko, 10/7/80 * 11:36 The Race is On, 10/13/80 [Set 2] * 15:24 Bird Song, 10/10/80 * 23:26 Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie, 9/30/80 * 29:43 New Speedway Boogie, 5/1/70 [Set Break] Trey Anastasio * 38:22 Waste * 42:30 Taste [Encore] * 49:22 She Belongs to Me, 1992 * 53:26 Ripple, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA * 5/1: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac * 5/29: Whose Cat is Dead @ Rosario's * 5/30: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch Tavern // // TAGS: // r

023: Blues for Allah

The Strait is closed, but the Hormuz-ic never stops. Follow @greatnorthspecial [https://www.instagram.com/greatnorthspecial] if it's the last thing you do. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1]: 2/1/78 * 01:39 Estimated Prophet > * 13:27 He's Gone [Set Break] * 24:27 Nobody But You, The Sheepdogs * 27:55 The Ballad of Stu Rankin, The Mirrors * 30:59 Trans Canadian Blues, Bobby Dove [Set 2]: 1/31/78 * 36:05 Scarlet Begonias > * 47:37 Fire on the Mountain Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA * 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac * 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's * 4/4: Pounds of Sin @ Monarch * 4/18: Mars Hotel @ the Mod Club

022: Yeehaw!

Giddy up, partners. Only six more weeks of February. Gimme a shout at @greatnorthspecial [https://www.instagram.com/greatnorthspecial]. Then gimme another, and another... Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1]: 2/18/71 * 01:45 St. Stephen * 08:11 Wharf Rat > * 15:14 Beautiful Jam [Set 2]: 2/24/74 * 18:34 Eyes of the World > * 31:09 China Doll [Set 3]: 2/21/95 * 37:45 Friend of the Devil * 44:59 Broken Arrow * 50:25 Liberty Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA * 2/28: The Lizards @ Rosario's * 3/6: Whose Cat is Dead? @ Rosario's * 3/7: Beggar's Waltz @ The Gull * 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac * 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's * 4/18: Mars Hotel @ the Mod Club

021: See The Freaks

*GIVEAWAY ALERT* You could win 2 ticket to see Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace, and they'll even throw in a poster. Follow @greatnorthspecial [https://www.instagram.com/greatnorthspecial] to learn how to enter. Tbh, I'm still trying to find out myself. While you're at it, follow @poundsofsin [https://www.instagram.com/poundsofsin] and @friendsofmetradio [https://www.instagram.com/friendsofmetradio] too. Come for the giveaway, stay for the lost '67 Dead show at Meridian Hall, and re-download to hear me say "Angine de Poitrine". Just another Saturday nite in Toronto. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] * 02:17 Deep Elem Blues, 8/5/67 * 08:08 Cold Rain and Snow, 8/5/67 * 11:26 That's It For The Other One, 8/5/67 [Set 2] * 22:03 Fabienk, Angine de Poitrine * 29:05 Me and My Uncle, Billy Strings * 32:33 Cassidy, Billy Strings [Encore] Pounds of Sin [https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/grateful-dead-tribute-pounds-of-lees-palace-tickets/14707453] * 42:40 The Music Never Stopped * 47:47 Slipknot! > * 50:56 Deal Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA * 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace * 2/28: The Lizards @ Rosario's * 3/14: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac * 3/21: Mark T Band @ Noonan's * 4/18: Mars Hotel & Zuffalo @ Mod Club