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Author Peter Conners tells us the story of the legendary 5/8/77 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall, Cornell University, and its legacy. A technical note: you may have noticed that your podcast app re-downloaded a bunch of old episodes last week. We moved the server that hosts The Next Track to HTTPS, and this seems to have treated all existing episodes as new. So we’re very sorry for any extra bandwidth you may have used. Note that iTunes also seems to have redownloaded them, so you may have duplicate audio files for some episodes; check your media folder to make sure. This week’s guest: Peter Conners Show notes: Cornell ’77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Dead’s Concert at Barton Hall Grateful Dead: Cornell 5/8/77 Growing Up Dead: The Hallucinated Confessions of a Teenage Deadhead JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene Grateful Dead: May 1977: Get Shown the Light (All Music Edition) Dark Star Orchestra Rocking The Cradle, Egypt 1978 Legion of Mary: Dec 14-15 1974 Our next tracks: Kirk: Tobias Hume: Musicall Humours Doug: Van Morrison: What’s Wrong With This Picture? If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Peter Conners.

Pianist R. Andrew Lee joins us to discuss the minimal, and often very long, works of music he performs and records. (Sorry about the audio quality; there were some problems recording this episode.) This week’s guest: R. Andrew Lee Show notes: Irritable Hedgehog Records Episode #18 – New Yorker Music Critic Alex Ross Discusses Listening to Classical Music Tom Johnson: An Hour for Piano, performed by Frederic Rzewski Dennis Johnson: November The Four Pillars Appearing from The Equal D under Resonating Apparitions of The Eternal Process in The Midwinter Starfield 16 VIII 10 (Kansas City) Our next tracks: Kirk: The Complete Music of Carl Ruggles Doug: David Bromberg: Reckless Abandon/Bandit in a Bathing Suit If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: R. Andrew Lee.

Doug and Kirk express frustration about the number of complexity of remote controls they use. Show notes: All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best – Bill Wyman Episode #64 – Album Artwork in Digital Files Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote Philips Hue lights The Clash – Remote Control Our next tracks: Kirk: Theatre of Hate: The Live Albums Doug: John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat: Hooker ‘n Heat If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Doug and Kirk tell you everything you ever wanted to know about album artwork in digital files. Sponsor: Rogue Ameoba’s Loopback. For cable-free audio routing when recording and playing audio on your Mac, use Loopback. Download the free trial from Rogue Amoeba, then save 20% with coupon code NEXTTRACK. Check out Loopback now. Show notes: Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes Size of Artwork Sort by Artwork Size iTunes Artwork Finder ImageOptim Deleting the iTunes Album Artwork Cache Folder May Resolve Problems with Album Art Displaying Is Artwork Embedded Tracks Without Embedded Artwork to Playlist Re-Embed Artwork Coverscope Re-Apply Downsized Artwork Find Album Artwork with Google Search CD Universe for Album Search SlothRadio for Artwork Search Amazon Book Covers Save Album Art to Album Folder Save Album Art as folder.jpg Restore Artwork From Album Folder Our next tracks: Kirk: Morton Feldman: For Bunita Marcus, by Marc-André Hamelin Doug: Dan Baird: SoLow If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Author Will Romano discusses his new book, Close to the Edge, How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock. This week’s guest: Will Romano Show notes: Close to the Edge Close to the Edge: How Yes’s Masterpiece Defined Prog Rock Mountains Come Out of the Sky: The Illustrated History of Prog Rock Prog Rock FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Rock’s Most Progressive Music Episode #58 – David Weigel on the History of Progressive Rock Our next tracks: Kirk: Genesis: Foxtrot Doug: Yes: Yessongs If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Will Romano.

Chris Connaker joins us to discuss simple and elaborate audio systems. How many devices can you have in your audio chain? Chris surprises us with some of his. This week’s guest: Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website Show notes: Audiophiles in Japan are installing their own electricity poles dCS Linear power supplies Cable lifters? Screw-in pointy things IsoAcoustic speaker stands Gear acquisition syndrome A Beginners’ Guide To Acoustic Treatment Feng shui Our next tracks: Kirk: Matthias Goerne: Schubert Lieder Doug: Status Quo; The Last Night of the Electrics If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

We ask Andy Doe why classical concerts have such rigid traditions and etiquette regarding audience reactions. And we discuss the Bravo Guy, present at concert halls around the world. Note: We apologize that this episode runs a bit longer than usual, but it was too interesting and too much fun to cut. This week’s guest: Andy Doe Proper Discord Show notes: Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, April 5, 2017 András Schiff – Beethoven, the 32 Sonatas András Schiff – Encores After Beethoven In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores The rules for Hilary Hahn’s encore contest Alex Ross: Hold Your Applause: Inventing and Reinventing the Classical Concert (PDF) Our next tracks: Kirk: DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski Scofield: Hudson Doug: The Suburbs: Hey Muse! If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andy Doe.

Journalist Geoff Edgers joins us to discuss his Washington Post article about the slow death of the electric guitar. Sponsor: Rogue Ameoba’s Audio Hijack. If you can hear it on your Mac, you can record it with Audio Hijack. Download the free trial from Rogue Amoeba, then save 20% with coupon code NEXTTRACK. Check out Audio Hijack now. This week’s guest: Geoff Edgers on the Washington Post Show notes: Why my guitar gently weeps – The slow, secret death of the six-string electric. And why you should care. How Much Did This Guitar Story Cost Me? $2,376.99 – The story behind my story on the death of the electric guitar Behind the scenes of ‘The slow death of the electric guitar’ – a.k.a. how we got paid to set a guitar on fire Fender Play Tom Feldmann Toby Walker School of Rock ♫ Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres Our next tracks: Kirk: Santana – Soul Sacrifice (Live at Woodstock 1969) Doug: Adrian Belew – Desire of the Rhino King If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Geoff Edgers.

We take a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, in 1967. One correction. I said that Bob Dylan didn’t release any albums in 1967. That’s false; John Wesley Harding was released on December 27 of that year. Summer of Love The Monterey Pop Festival The Acid Tests Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival Newport Jazz Festival Newport Folk Festival The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (film) Long Strange Trip Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Super Deluxe Ed Events of 1967 Our World Magical Mystery Tour 1967 in Film 1967 in Music Our next tracks: Kirk: Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow Doug: Traffic: Mr. Fantasy If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Author David Weigel joins us to discuss his book The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock. This week’s guest: Dave Weigel’s website David Weigel’s writing on the Washington Post Show notes: The Show that Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock Dave Weigel’s Prog Spring series on Slate Mark Prindle’s record reviews King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King Wollman Skating Rink New York Concert Setlists Tangerine Dream: Encore: Live Our next tracks: Kirk: Yes: Close to the Edge Doug: Family: Bandstand If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: David Weigel.

Andy Doe joins us to take a close look at optical discs: CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, but also HDCDs, DVD-As, and more. I bet you didn’t know how many kinds of optical disc there are… “It is the betamax of audio formats…” Show notes: Optical disc – Wikipedia Compact disc – Wikipedia Compact Disc Digital Audio – Wikipedia Close to the Edge Nyquist frequency – Wikipedia 44,100 Hz – Wikipedia Error detection and correction Pulse-code modulation Super Audio CD Hybrid disc DVD-Audio Mode Records DVD-A releases High Fidelity Pure Audio (Blu-Ray Audio) HDCD Grateful Dead Cambridge Audio 651BD Compressed audio optical disc (MP3 CD) Our next tracks: Kirk: Miles Davis: Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings, 1951-1956 Doug: Slim Gaillard: Slim Gaillard Rides Again If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andy Doe.

We take a close look at iTunes playlists, how they work, what you can do with them, and how you can bend them to your will. Sponsor: Rogue Ameoba’s Audio Hijack. If you can hear it on your Mac, you can record it with Audio Hijack. Download the free trial from Rogue Amoeba, then save 20% with coupon code NEXTTRACK. Check out Audio Hijack now. Show notes: Episode #49 – Common Misconceptions about iTunes Model-view-controller (Wikipedia) Understanding iTunes Library Files iTunes playlist windows are back AppleScripts mentioned: Delete Empty Playlists Merge-Delete Playlists Smarts Playlists Info Show In Playlists Our next tracks: Kirk: Jackson Browne: Running on Empty Doug: The Heavy: The House That Dirt Built If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.

Chris Connaker, of ComputerAudiophile.com, joins us to talk about the most interesting audio hardware he saw – and heard – at this year’s Munich High End Audio Show. This week’s guest: Chris Connaker, of the Computer Audiophile website Show notes: High End Munich Focal Grand Utopia EM speakers Focal Utopia headphones McIntosh Constellation Audio Leo Devialet Phantom speaker Marten Coltrane 3 Elac Adante speakers DCS Vivaldi DAC Innuos music servers Audeze LCDi4 in-ear earphone Our next tracks: Kirk: Penguin Café: The Imperfect Sea Doug: Jimmy Smith: Root Down If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Chris Connaker.

Guitarist Woody Mann joins us to discuss his documentary about the life of the great blues and gospel musician Rev. Gary Davis. This week’s guest: Woody Mann Show notes: Harlem Street Singer (documentary) Harlem Street Singer (album) Empire Roots Band – music from the documentary Harlem Street Singer Students of Rev. Gary Davis Say No to the Devil: The Life and Musical Genius of Rev. Gary Davis, Ian Zack Hot Tuna – First Pull Up, Then Pull Down Our next tracks: Kirk: Brad Mehldau: Songs: The Art of the Trio, Vol. 3 Doug: The Regrettes: Feel Your Feelings Fool! If you like the show, please

We welcome author and Dylanologist Andrew Muir to talk about Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour, and his recent concerts in the UK. Just a quick note: we’ve posted a brief survey about The Next Track, and we would love it if you could take the two minutes to answer a dozen questions about the podcast, how you listen, what you like, and feel free to suggest any topics you’d like us to cover. This week’s guest: Andrew Muir Show notes: One More Night: Bob Dylan’s Never Ending Tour Bob Dylan tour dates Bob Dylan setlists Bob Dylan: Chronicles, Volume One Dylan & the Dead Wikipedia article about the Never Ending Tour; includes a timeline of the band members Bob Dylan’s gambler’s hat: Full audio of Bob Dylan’s concert in Bournemouth, May 4, 2017: Our next tracks: Kirk: Apple Music playlist, Erased Tapes Essentials Doug: Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.Special Guest: Andrew Muir.