Bear’s Sonic Journals

You asked for it, so here it is! The Owsley Stanley Foundation & the Allman Brothers Band are pleased to present Bear’s complete recordings of the Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East in February 1970 in CD format.

Bear's Sonic Journals: Sing Out! is a three-CD live album of acoustic music by various artists. It features performances by Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and the Rhythm Devils. It was recorded at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, California on April 25, 1981. The album includes a 50-page booklet of essays and photos. It is scheduled to be released on February 23, 2024.

Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage is a live album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded at various venues in the San Francisco Bay Area from August 1969 to June 1970. It was released on January 17, 2020.

The Owsley Stanley Foundation, in partnership with the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA, is pleased to announce the sixth release from Owsley’s storied archive of live concert recordings – Bear’s Sonic Journals: That Which Colors the Mind, a previously unreleased 1970 live concert featuring one of the greatest masters of Indian classical music, Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), accompanied by Indranil Bhattacharya (sitar) and Zakir Hussain (tabla).

In a career spanning more than 60 years, John Hammond played with just about everyone and seemed to influence everyone else. You're Doin' Fine showcases John Hammond in his prime playing solo country blues as captured by famed Grateful Dead soundman Owsley Stanley. This master class of the blues romps through Delta, Chicago, Texas, and Piedmont blues, including six Robert Johnson songs.

This is the most important Tim Buckley release since Dream Letter, featuring a singular performance with a jazz-rock lineup that calls to mind Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. Buckley, father of Jeff Buckley, made his mark with his Southern California folk-rock sound and four-octave vocal range.

This is the most important Tim Buckley release since Dream Letter, featuring a singular performance with a jazz-rock lineup that calls to mind Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks. Buckley, father of Jeff Buckley, made his mark with his Southern California folk-rock sound and four-octave vocal range.

This set of recordings of Doc & Merle Watson at The Boarding House in San Francisco is from 4 live shows in 1974 recorded by legendary soundman Owsley Stanley, and demonstrate the quality and clarity of the live recording techniques he innovated. While father/son duo Doc & Merle Watson reached their commercial peak in the 1970s, live recordings from this time are rare, and the performances in this collection have not been heard since the nights they were played more than four decades ago.

This set of recordings of Doc & Merle Watson at The Boarding House in San Francisco is from 4 live shows in 1974 recorded by legendary soundman Owsley Stanley, and demonstrate the quality and clarity of the live recording techniques he innovated. While father/son duo Doc & Merle Watson reached their commercial peak in the 1970s, live recordings from this time are rare, and the performances in this collection have not been heard since the nights they were played more than four decades ago.