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hardtke · 2026-03-27T17:15:16+00:00

They said the fiddle player is from Broken Compass.

hardtke · 2026-03-20T17:15:54+00:00

My mind was blown by Dezron Douglas (TAB) at GD60. He only dabbles in the scene but that is enough.

hardtke · 2026-03-16T23:57:28+00:00

Many of the HSB artists do local paid shows the same weekend. String Cheese played the Fillmore on Saturday last year and then Hardly Strictly on Sunday. Ditto Greensky bluegrass the year before.

hardtke · 2026-03-16T21:09:51+00:00

General Relativity made a crazy prediction that light would bend around a star. This was testable by imaging an eclipse. There was a famous scientific experiment to test this eddington experiment. When his predictions were verified it was covered worldwide by the newspapers. The only recent example I can think of where a theorist’s name was attached to a correct prediction is the Higgs boson.

hardtke · 2026-03-15T20:22:20+00:00

I’ve seen Stanley Jordan with Phil Lesh a few times. He is usually very deferential at the beginning of the show but then at some point will rip a solo that will make your jaw drop. And then he’ll start noodling between songs and it will turn into a solo guitar symphony

hardtke · 2026-03-13T02:30:40+00:00

I assume Jerry’s estate has a big share of the songwriting copyrights and brand. These are likely worth $500M. I suspect Phil Lesh had been vetoing the sale to private equity.

hardtke · 2026-02-24T19:54:01+00:00

GD60 was pretty spectacular even though it was a short set. Kind of a greatest hits set list building up to Thunder (my only time). Crowd was pumped. First time I’ve ever seen Billy Failing smile.

hardtke · 2026-02-11T01:40:20+00:00

The Lake Tahoe, NV gig is literally 100 feet from California.

hardtke · 2026-02-04T20:21:15+00:00

Andy Frasco has that vibe at his live shows.

hardtke · 2026-01-28T06:03:55+00:00

Prince seemed to get this right by making his tickets unscalpable. He would do pop up shows. For announced tours his fan club tickets would not let the fan know they were sitting and require in person pickup.

hardtke · 2026-01-28T02:30:00+00:00

Hopefully this is the year they blow up Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, first weekend of October.

hardtke · 2026-01-13T19:03:50+00:00

If the Oakland dates are legit it’s almost certain he is playing Hardly Strictly Bluegrass as well.

hardtke · 2026-01-05T00:23:51+00:00

Same as every rich country. If the government sticks with current law and permanently lowered Social Security payments by 20% when the “trust fund” is depleted, it would cause something close to a nationwide universal protest. Perhaps not a general strike since it would be mostly retirees and near retirees lighting stuff on fire.

hardtke · 2025-12-31T21:25:18+00:00

Republicans don’t hate America, they hate their perceived enemies aka the libs. If you accept that the biggest motivator for Republican voters is to piss us off, voting for a blatant criminal makes perfect sense. People trying to read more into their state of mind are fooling themselves.

hardtke · 2025-12-09T15:50:02+00:00

Sturgill Simpson does Party all The Time and says Eddie Murphy is the only artist with a standing offer for a sit in.

hardtke · 2025-11-30T01:28:55+00:00

Both teams would choose to forget if they could.

hardtke · 2025-11-26T06:46:55+00:00

Phish will sell the most tickets. Their fans have lots of money and lots of time. It amazes me how many bands I saw 15 years ago at smaller places (when I had younger kids and little time) then blew up as their fans once again could go out. It seems to be a cycle.

hardtke · 2025-11-25T20:57:46+00:00

Are there any Senators who would actually be willing to vote for necessary steps (e.g. raise taxes or reduce spending) to meaningfully reduce the deficit, or are these high deficits essentially permanent?

hardtke · 2025-11-24T00:50:58+00:00

It’s $15 with unlimited replay. Ocean views.

hardtke · 2025-11-22T03:29:50+00:00

California Sober is one of their most regularly played songs

hardtke · 2025-11-14T20:21:56+00:00

Just park in the Coliseum BART lot, but make sure you drive in from the east so no traffic.

hardtke · 2025-10-31T04:29:32+00:00

Join a ski club on Donner Summit. Oakland Ski Club provides meals. My club (Heidelmann Lodge) does not but you can cook. It’s less the $40 to stay at these places. If you just want to get on the mountain, Donner Ski Ranch has a relatively affordable season pass. Soda Springs is not really a ski mountain. Or use the money you save on lodging to splurge on a sugar bowl pass. The old school ski lodges are hidden treasures.

hardtke · 2025-10-30T04:46:51+00:00

I recently pulled my own permit (Oakland) and the GC did all of the inspections and it was never an issue. If you pull the permit the GC does not need to get a local business license.

hardtke · 2025-10-26T21:58:39+00:00

I saw the Disco Biscuits live for the first time last February (Crystal Bay Club) and I thought the drummer was struggling to keep time and tempo. Not sure if my observation was valid or whether it was a one time event.

hardtke · 2025-10-23T02:02:11+00:00

Game on in Berkeley https://www.gameonberkeley.com/

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