# Mangrove Valley

Musings about the Dead and their music. The shows always speak for themselves, but I'll add comments on their contexts, sonic quality, and other points of interest.

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## [Grateful Dead—Harding Theater, San Francisco, CA, November 6-7, 1971](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadharding-theater-san)

_2026-08-01 · Mangrove Valley_

w/Heavy Water Lights

## [New Riders of the Purple Sage—Inn of the Beginning, Cotati, CA, September 18, 1969](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/new-riders-of-the-purple-sageinn-4d9)

_2026-07-10 · Mangrove Valley_

One of my favorite NRPS shows on the archive is this ragged, early recording performed in a tiny bar in downtown Cotati.

## [Grateful Dead—Civic Center, Springfield, MA, October 2, 1972](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadcivic-center-springfield)

_2026-07-01 · Mangrove Valley_

Another stop on the 1972 Good Old Grateful Dead tour, this one at the Springfield Civic Center for a Monday night gig.

## [Grateful Dead—Eastown Theatre, Detroit, MI, October 23-24, 1971](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadeastown-theatre-detroit)

_2026-06-17 · Mangrove Valley_

w/The New Riders of the Purple Sage

## [Grateful Dead—Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, June 8 & 9, 1968](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadcarousel-ballroom-san-9a7)

_2026-06-08 · Mangrove Valley_

w/Jefferson Airplane

## [Grateful Dead—Sufi Choir Benefit, Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, March 24, 1971](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadsufi-choir-benefit-winterland)

_2026-05-27 · Mangrove Valley_

w/Yogi Bhajan, Sufi Choir, Whirling Dervish Dancers, and Kailas Shugendō

## [Grateful Dead—Northern California Folk-Rock Festival, County Fairgrounds, Santa Clara, CA, May 18, 1968](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadnorthern-california)

_2026-05-18 · Mangrove Valley_

Also appearing: Doors, Animals, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Youngbloods, Electric Flag, Kaleidoscope, Country Joe & the Fish, Taj Mahal, and Jefferson Airplane

## [Grateful Dead—Lille Fairgrounds, Lille, France, May 13, 1972](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadlille-fairgrounds-lille)

_2026-05-13 · Mangrove Valley_

A week into leg two of the European vacation, the Dead play a free outdoor concert in Lille, the northern capital of the Hauts-de-France region near the Belgium border.

## [The Grateful Dead—War Memorial, Buffalo, NY, September 26, 1973](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/the-grateful-deadwar-memorial-buffalo)

_2026-04-29 · Mangrove Valley_

w/Doug Sahm Band

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## [Grateful Dead—Family Dog on the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970](https://zencowpoke.substack.com/p/grateful-deadfamily-dog-on-the-great-659)

_2026-04-18 · Mangrove Valley_

Billed as: New Riders of the Purple Sage/Charlie Musselwhite/Mickey Hart & the Hartbeats/Bobby Ace and the Cards Off the Bottom of the Deck