Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

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Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

A weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.

  1. 1974: A Golden Anniversary

    11 SEPT

    1974: A Golden Anniversary

    50 years ago, Bob Dylan and The Band returned to the road after precisely 7 years, 7 months, and 7 days since their previous tour concluded. Having jumped from Columbia Records to David Geffen’s Asylum Records, Dylan released two albums under the new label in 1974. He spent the year intermittently living in Los Angeles (where he owned a new home north of the city in Malibu), San Francisco (where he and new intimate Ellen Bernstein spent time together), and New York (where Dylan studied painti...

    2h 10m
  2. 200th Episode

    9 AUG

    200th Episode

    We celebrate the 200th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains by first catching up with news about Bob Dylan and his fellow travelers since the previous episode in February. Then, things take an odd turn: the radio show is taken over by Ms. Maria and Miss Lucy who run things the way they want. Ms. Maria offers a detailed breakdown and analysis of the new teaser trailer for A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, which is to hit theaters on Christmas. In "Who Did It Better?" you are first tasked by Ms. Maria to d...

    1h 6m
  3. “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in October of 1963

    29 FEB

    “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in October of 1963

    In October of 1963, Bob Dylan performed one of his great shows on the stage of one of the great venues, he finished recording his third album, he performed in concert halls in Pennsylvania and Michigan, he dueted with Joan Baez in Los Angeles, he wrote a poem to Baez, he gave two interviews, and he was publicly humiliated by a weekly national magazine in an article that would mark a pivot in how he interacted with both his audience and the press. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to ...

    1h 47m
  4. “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in August/September of 1963

    1 JAN

    “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in August/September of 1963

    In August and September of 1963, Bob Dylan began appearing as a special guest at Joan Baez concerts; he had three recording sessions for THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN', his third album; he sang before a quarter of a million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C.; he recorded more demos for his publisher M. Witmark and Songs; and he accepted Baez’s invitation to return with her to Carmel for a retreat away from the world and some time to compose new songs. In "20 Pounds of...

    1h 36m
  5. “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in July of 1963

    09/08/2023

    “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in July of 1963

    In July of 1963, Bob Dylan traveled to Greenwood, Mississippi, final resting place of Robert Johnson, to perform at a Voter Registration Rally, traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to perform for Columbia executives, and traveled to Minnesota to perform for friends, he recorded a television performance that would air the following month, but above all he performed at the Newport Folk Festival. He performed at Newport and, as Robert Shelton wrote, “he left a star.” Take a “Highway of Diamonds” ba...

    2 hr
  6. “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in May/June of 1963

    31/07/2023

    “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in May/June of 1963

    In May and June of 1963, Bob Dylan performed his first concert in California (where he sang his first duet with Joan Baez), walked off the set of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW, and finally saw his second album, which he had been working on for a year, appear in record stores. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in the late spring of 1963: May and June. In "20 Pounds of Headlines," we bring you news from the world of Bob Dylan, both in...

    1h 42m
  7. 1973: A Golden Anniversary

    17/07/2023

    1973: A Golden Anniversary

    50 years ago, Bob Dylan recorded the soundtrack to PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID, helped some friends in the studio, including producing the only non-Bob Dylan album he ever produced, began rehearsing with The Band for an anticipated concert tour, signed with a new record label after 11 years with Columbia, and went into a studio and recorded his only studio album with The Band. All of this occurred against a changing cultural background that inaugurated the cultural decade of the Seventies...

    2h 13m
  8. “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in April of 1963

    03/06/2023

    “A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in April of 1963

    In April of 1963, Bob Dylan showcased his own songs to his largest audience yet, he finished recording for his second album, and he returned to the stages of coffee houses and clubs…until he became too big for coffee houses and clubs. Take a “Highway of Diamonds” back 60 years to the pivotal developments of Bob Dylan's professional life in April of 1963...60 years ago to the month. This episode is exceptionally long (the longest ever) as it attempts to showcase Dylan’s repertoire in April of ...

    2h 46m
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A weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.

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