So Many Roads Conference Brings Grateful Dead Scholars to SJSU in November

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September 17, 2014
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So Many Roads Conference Brings Grateful Dead Scholars to SJSU in November

So Many Roads – the World In the Grateful Dead, is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the diverse roles the iconic American band has played in arts and culture since their formation nearly 50 years ago.

Scheduled for Nov. 5-8, 2014 in San Jose State University’s Student Union, the conference is sponsored by San Jose State University in partnership with the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Rhino Records, Grateful Dead Productions, and Ice Nine Publishing. So far, 50 speakers including an international roster of academics, band family members and associates, journalists, artists, musicians, and authors of books about various aspects of the Dead phenomenon. Panels will explore the band’s influence in such diverse areas as politics, business, journalism, religious studies, and even gourmet cooking.

On Friday, Nov. 7, the conference hosts a celebration of San Francisco poster art, featuring artists including Stanley Mouse, David Singer, and Chris Shaw, in conjunction with a major exhibit of Dead posters in the SJSU library.

For event registration and more information, visit the conference website. Several Dead-related musical events are taking place in and around San Jose during the conference. Speakers are being added daily, so please visit the conference Facebook page for the latest additions.

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So Many Roads Conference Brings Grateful Dead Scholars to SJSU in November

So Many Roads – the World In the Grateful Dead, is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the diverse roles the iconic American band has played in arts and culture since their formation nearly 50 years ago.

Scheduled for Nov. 5-8, 2014 in San Jose State University’s Student Union, the conference is sponsored by San Jose State University in partnership with the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Rhino Records, Grateful Dead Productions, and Ice Nine Publishing. So far, 50 speakers including an international roster of academics, band family members and associates, journalists, artists, musicians, and authors of books about various aspects of the Dead phenomenon. Panels will explore the band’s influence in such diverse areas as politics, business, journalism, religious studies, and even gourmet cooking.

On Friday, Nov. 7, the conference hosts a celebration of San Francisco poster art, featuring artists including Stanley Mouse, David Singer, and Chris Shaw, in conjunction with a major exhibit of Dead posters in the SJSU library.

For event registration and more information, visit the conference website. Several Dead-related musical events are taking place in and around San Jose during the conference. Speakers are being added daily, so please visit the conference Facebook page for the latest additions.

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marye

9 years 11 months ago

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folks are still overwhelmed. I know I am.
nitecat

9 years 11 months ago

Any more coments?
That's it? This was a four day conference about the Dead and nobody can share with us what went down, in all those workshops and forums? Please share if you can.... nitecat
bolo24

9 years 11 months ago

marye
Sorry you couldn't make it today. Lot of stuff regarding posters/artwork, which is right in my wheelhouse. Vault discussion was interesting. The physical vault is comprised of 4 racks, about 40 feet long and 25 feet high (!) categorized by format then date. Surprisingly, there are no centurions guarding the locked gate, no alligators in the moat! Quite a bit of discussion about the selection process for worthy shows. Too lengthy to go into here. Suffice it to say, they take that responsibility very seriously and genuinely aim to release superior recordings. Also discussed the limited edition aspect of some releases. It's all driven by the economics, and they feel like they're finally getting a pretty good handle on things so picks don't sell out as fast next year. They're pretty excited about a special release for next year. Interesting story about the Europe 72 box. During a meeting, of the 8 folks in attendance, a few thought that they wouldn't reach the 3000 unit break-even mark, and no one thought they'd sell all 7200 (Pinkus and Lemieux included!). The rest, as they say, is history.

So Many Roads – the World In the Grateful Dead, is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating the diverse roles the iconic American band has played in arts and culture since their formation nearly 50 years ago.

Scheduled for Nov. 5-8, 2014 in San Jose State University’s Student Union, the conference is sponsored by San Jose State University in partnership with the Grateful Dead Archive at the University of California at Santa Cruz, Rhino Records, Grateful Dead Productions, and Ice Nine Publishing. So far, 50 speakers including an international roster of academics, band family members and associates, journalists, artists, musicians, and authors of books about various aspects of the Dead phenomenon. Panels will explore the band’s influence in such diverse areas as politics, business, journalism, religious studies, and even gourmet cooking.

On Friday, Nov. 7, the conference hosts a celebration of San Francisco poster art, featuring artists including Stanley Mouse, David Singer, and Chris Shaw, in conjunction with a major exhibit of Dead posters in the SJSU library.

For event registration and more information, visit the conference website. Several Dead-related musical events are taking place in and around San Jose during the conference. Speakers are being added daily, so please visit the conference Facebook page for the latest additions.

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This should be pretty great!

I recall a number of people who were sorry to have missed the 2007 conference at UMass, so hey, heads up! The list of presenters includes quite a few family, friends, and interesting folks.

Meanwhile

Here's the long-form press release.

first session announced

(from FB) We will have a relatively final schedule posted within the next few days. In the meantime, we will spotlight one panel each day. Here's one of the morning panels from Friday, November 7: “Raising the Dead and Opening the Vault: Shaping the Recorded Legacy of the Grateful Dead.” Moderator: Nicholas G. Meriwether Panelists: David Lemieux, Vault Archivist and Grateful Dead Legacy Manager Mark Pinkus, President, Rhino Entertainment Corp.

I'll be presenting there (on

I'll be presenting there (on Wednesday—some of my diss research). Looking to make connections with all sorts of kind folks! :) Drop me an email at hausmajp@mail.uc.edu and we can meet up and chat!

Full schedule now up

Yikes! (In a good way...) http://www.sjsu.edu/somanyroads/schedule/

i'll be there with bells on

not literally but i will be chairing a panel on fiction and memoir with some amazing writers

first day awesome

Especially because hey, I met the elusive bolo24!

Curses!!

Foiled again! Must wear a better disguise the next time I venture outside the Bolo abode!

sitting today out

and kicking myself mightily, but I've got to take care of biz today and be functional for tomorrow's sessions! Go see Henry! Give us a report on the Vault session, which I'm *really* bummed to be missing.

The Journalists...

(l-r: David Gans, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman)

"Resurrecting Jerry Garcia for the Digital Age" panel

Mark Silverman, Trixie Garcia, Marc Allan

marye

Sorry you couldn't make it today. Lot of stuff regarding posters/artwork, which is right in my wheelhouse. Vault discussion was interesting. The physical vault is comprised of 4 racks, about 40 feet long and 25 feet high (!) categorized by format then date. Surprisingly, there are no centurions guarding the locked gate, no alligators in the moat! Quite a bit of discussion about the selection process for worthy shows. Too lengthy to go into here. Suffice it to say, they take that responsibility very seriously and genuinely aim to release superior recordings. Also discussed the limited edition aspect of some releases. It's all driven by the economics, and they feel like they're finally getting a pretty good handle on things so picks don't sell out as fast next year. They're pretty excited about a special release for next year. Interesting story about the Europe 72 box. During a meeting, of the 8 folks in attendance, a few thought that they wouldn't reach the 3000 unit break-even mark, and no one thought they'd sell all 7200 (Pinkus and Lemieux included!). The rest, as they say, is history.

Any more coments?

That's it? This was a four day conference about the Dead and nobody can share with us what went down, in all those workshops and forums? Please share if you can.... nitecat

I think

folks are still overwhelmed. I know I am.

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