This event is in the past.It took place on May 25, 2026 at KFJC.


Before the Dead and the Airplane took off, Bay Area musicians were pickin' bluegrass in coffeehouses. This deep-dive program traces how folk traditionalists like Jerry Garcia and Jorma Kaukonen morphed into psychedelic pioneers, keeping their twang even as they turned up the fuzz.
music history deep-dive
Jerry Garcia early years
bluegrass to rock evolution
Bay Area music heritage
Tips
🎸Garcia's banjo years before the Wolf guitar
đź“»broadcast live on KFJC 89.7 FM
Psychedelic Cowboys of the Golden Gate
Los Altos Hills


Before the Dead and the Airplane took off, Bay Area musicians were pickin' bluegrass in coffeehouses. This deep-dive program traces how folk traditionalists like Jerry Garcia and Jorma Kaukonen morphed into psychedelic pioneers, keeping their twang even as they turned up the fuzz.
music history deep-dive
Jerry Garcia early years
bluegrass to rock evolution
Bay Area music heritage
Tips
🎸Garcia's banjo years before the Wolf guitar
đź“»broadcast live on KFJC 89.7 FM
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