Live Dead: Phil Lesh & Jackie Greene Visit WNEW For Acoustic Set, Interview

We could hardly be more blessed here at WNEW.com. Not only have we been enjoying these amazing Philathon shows right in our own backyard, but yesterday we were honored to welcome Phil Lesh and Jackie Greene into our Times Square studios for an interview and acoustic performance. That show is airing every four hours today on our streaming radio station, and available in it's entirety by clicking play below.

Phil brought that crazy light-up bass (click through for tons of pictures) and proceeded to tell us all kinds of stories. Like the time Bob Weir drove a sound engineer from the studio with his request for "the sound of heavy air." Or the mysterious equipment malfunction that prevented the Grateful Dead from using the Great Pyramid as an echo chamber for that famous Egypt '72 show. Phil had plenty to say about the Phil Lesh & Friends project, and how it has evolved over time, and he heaped praise on to the musicians currently starring with him at the Nokia Theater: Steve Molitz, John Molo, Larry Campbell and of course Jackie Greene.

Click "play" above to hear the whole show. You can also hear it after the jump, where you can check out all the photos from yesterday's session. If you haven't signed up to win tickets to the Philathon click here to enter. Thanks again to Phil & Jackie for an incredible in-studio session yesterday. No one I know is more dedicated to creating a memorable group experience for his audience, whether it's two people or two thousand. We hope you'll listen and enjoy.

Comments

[Darkstarjamblog]

Wow! Very cool to hear Phil and Jackie talking about the music. Thanks WNEW.

[nazz nomad]

the band sounds great live at the nokia.