023: Blues for Allah

Price of a brick goin' up. Follow @greatnorthspecial for more insider information. Grateful Dead unless noted [Local Support] 1:51 Dry Corner, Shabason & Krgovich  5:31 Metropolitan Mirage, Daydream Plus 9:12 Ayé Mo Júbà, Kunlé [Headliners] 12:54 It's All Over Now, 12/28/79 20:47 Truckin', 10/30/80 30:14 West LA Fadeaway, 3/22/90 [Encore] 39:39 So Long Jerry, Ween 45:13 So Many Roads, 10/1/94 52:29 Keep Your Day Job, 9/20/82 Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 8/27: Mark Thackaway @ Drums n' Flats 10/20: Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country @ Annabel's 11/13: Bela Fleck @ Koerner Hall

Summer time and the livin's... good enough. Follow @greatnorthspecial and make sure to reapply. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 9/15/88 1:29 Hell in a Bucket 7:33 Sugaree 18:28 Deal [Set 2] 28:16 Let the Good Times Roll, 3/24/90 32:06 Shakedown Street, 10/25/79 46:20 Built to Last, 7/17/89 51:07 One More Saturday Night, 3/24/90 Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 6/19: Trey Anastasio @ Massey Hall 6/20: Special Delivery @ Collective Arts 6/20: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac 6/23: Steve Earle @ Danforth Music Hall 7/11: Cherry Garcia Band @ Toronto Island Marina

Don't be like Jack Jones. Invest in @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 26:34 Pulp Mill, Grey Divorce 29:39 Honey, Ora Cogan [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

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 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

The Strait is closed, but the Hormuz-ic never stops. Follow @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

Giddy up, partners. Only six more weeks of February. Gimme a shout at @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

*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 to learn how to enter. Tbh, I'm still trying to find out myself. While you're at it, follow @poundsofsin and @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 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

Mamma mia! Get ready for classic Dead, local favorites, and a tribute to Bobby that'll have you shouting "I am! I am! I am!"  Today's episode is sponsored by putitinastealie.org, the site guaranteed to steal your face and heal the nation. For when you want to put something in a stealie, there's putitinastealie.org. Follow @greatnorthspecial and send me all your stealie creations. Grateful Dead unless noted [Set 1] 01:18 Jack Straw, 12/1/79 06:56 Sugaree, 12/1/79 [Set Break] Artist // Dead connection 25:02 If I Had A Dollar, Zuffalo  // Whose Cat Is Dead 27:28 118 Ossington, Danceland // Cherry Garcia Band  31:44 Wunderlust, Mark Thackway // Mark T Band [Set 2] 37:55 Let It Grow, Joe Russo's Almost Dead Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 1/30: Soup @ Penny's 1/31: Caution Jam @ Grossman's Tavern 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace

Today we say goodbye to Bobby 🥀 My idols are dead and my enemies are in power.  Did he Go To Heaven? Or Hell in a Bucket? Follow @greatnorthspecial and DM  your answer. Grand prize goes to whoever can prove it. [Set 1] 02:34 Only a River, Bob Weir, Blue Mountain 07:58 Lost Sailor, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18 14:30 Black-Throated Wind, Wolf Bros, 4/2/22 [Set 2] 23:20 Take Me To The River, Ratdog, 9/16/22 27:36 Let It Grow, Wolf Bros, 2/26/23 [Encore] 43:38 Saint of Circumstance, Bobby & Phil, 3/2/18 53:13 I Know You Rider, The Dead, 6/15/03 Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 1/18: Mark T Band @ Noonan's 1/23: Whose Cat Is Dead? @ Black Swan Tavern 1/24: Dead Gratitude @ Rumble Pontiac 1/26: Danceland @ The Local 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace

Happy New Year! Spark that giant joint and get ready for some jams from New Year's Eve past.  Start your 2026 off right and follow @greatnorthspecial or recommend this show to a friend. Thanks for taking the ride in 2025.  Grateful Dead unless noted. [Set 1] 01:51 Dancin' in the Street, 12/31/71 10:12 The Eleven, 12/31/69 21:22 Greatest Story Ever Told, 12/31/80 [Set 2] 26:38 Dark Star >, 12/31/78 37:59 Black Peter >, 12/31/71 46:25 Dark Star, 12/31/78 [Encore] 48:20 Brokedown Palace, 12/31/80 54:44 One More Saturday Night, 12/31/71 Upcoming shows in Toronto/GTA 12/31: Dead Gratitude @ Castro's 1/10: Beggar's Waltz @ Rivoli 2/21: Pounds of Sin @ Lee's Palace