John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza
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Time for some good ol' Americana and neo-Bluegrass!

First up is the recent Billy Strings set at Golden Gate Park from
August 1, 2025 where Billy and his band opened for
Dead and Company. This crowd was truly appreciative for this young phenom. If you don't know his story you need to get educated. The fact that he's still alive is pretty remarkable, let alone how talented he is in his playing, singing and songwriting.

Lineage: Official Nugs Broadcast -> mp3


Our headliners tonight are the duo of Robert Plant and Allison Krauss from June 24, 2022 from Worthy Farm, Pilton UK - Glastonbury Festival. I love when Plant commented recently, when asked about his Led Zeppelin history, that he was proud of his time in that band, but he's a working artist and has a lot to continue offering the world. I could not agree more. Their "Raise the Roof" album is incredible, proving that Plant has a lot more in him.

Lineage: BBC website VOD > yt-dlp full HD capture 1080p to mp4 to mp3

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza
Tuesdays 8-10PM Pacific
https://radiovalencia.fm

Powerful stuff in this week's show. Two bands with driving rhythms and hypnotic beats.


I'm going to start off with a power trio out of Rochester, New York: King Buffalo. They have a smattering of full length LPs and some EPs, each one building on the previous. They have toured with legendary bands such as Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, All Them Witches, The Sword, Clutch and Elder. If you know what those bands sound like, then you have a good idea of what you're in for here. Buckle up.

This show is from the Freak Valley Festival 2023 in Netphen, Germany, June 09, 2023

Lineage: LIVE Webcast -> Streamlink -> ffmpeg (edit) -> uncompressed .ts
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920x1080 16:9 5162 Kbps 50.00 fps
Audio: AAC (LC) 128 Kbps 48000 KHz stereo

Our headliners tonight are a band that I saw back up Roky Erickson at The Chapel in 2008. I loved what they brought to his music and have been following them peripherally up until recently when I took a deeper dive. And I'm happy I did.

The Black Angels out of Austin, Texas truly are connoisseurs of the Texas Psych sound. I can't help but get lost in what I'm hearing. I'm particularly excited about their first release, "Passover". And their most recent "Wilderness of Mirrors" has made me stop what I'm doing to listen more closely. I'm excited to see them at The Chapel on September 6th.

For tonight's show I chose Art Rock Festival, Saint-Brieuc, France on June 4, 2017. This is during the Death Song tour.

Lineage: Codec: AAC
Channels: Stereo
Bitrate: 16000 Bps / 128 kbps
Frequency: 48000 Hz

I know you're going to dig this!

Next week tune in for Billy Strings "opening" for Robert Plant and Allison Krauss.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza
Tuesdays 8-10PM Pacific
https://radiovalencia.fm

Jerry Garcia passed away 30 years ago on August 9, 1995. I was in bed when my alarm went off, turning on the clock/radio. I quickly hit the snooze button, but within the scant seconds between it turning on and my hand slapping the button, I heard my friend Nina "Ann Arbor" Price make a comment on her morning show on KFJC, that made me quickly turn the radio back on. Sure enough she had announced that Jerry had died.

My heart sank in a way I did not anticipate. I knew that I would outlive my favorite band. I also knew the last Dead show I attended, in September 1994 was so disappointing that I couldn't see myself going to another, but I had not expected his passing.

I have written a lot of My Life with the Grateful Dead on this blog, so I won't regurgitate any of that here.

Instead, I have for you two hours of live Grateful Dead, consisting of two songs. HA! I joke, I joke. There's ten songs on here to enjoy, spanning from late 1960s until 1980, all shining a light on the stellar guitar playing of one Jerome Jerry Garcia.

A lot of you know that I teach high school. Did you know I teach at Jerry's old school in San Francisco? What a treat! And the city just renamed the block of Harrington Street, blocks from where I teach, to Jerry Garcia Street. I get giddy just thinking of all the Heads who will make the pilgrimage here. I'm sure the neighbors won't be as excited, but here we are.

In the meantime, take a look at the playlist below, click on the link above and groove out to some good ol' Grateful Dead, in memory of the late, great Jerry Garcia.

Enjoy and please share.

jh

01 Dark Star > (Dick's Picks 36)
02 Morning Dew (Dick's Picks 36)
03 Scarlet Begonias > (Dick's Picks 18)
04 Fire on the Mountain (Dick's Picks 18)
05 Brown Eyed Women (Europe 72, 2001 remaster)
06 Cream Puff War - demo (Rare Cuts and Oddities)
07 Wharf Rat (Crimson, White and Indigo)
08 Friend of the Devil (Dead Set)
09 Bird Song (Reckoning)
10 Ripple (Reckoning)

OK, so Ozzy died. Is this a shock? I can't imagine it is. He had Parkinson's for for the last decade or so, and this was brought on by all of his drug use. Hate to see him go though. What a powerhouse he was. I never got to see Black Sabbath or Ozzy live, unfortunately, but Black Sabbath was an early influence on me, starting around 17 when I got the Paranoid album. I wore that thing out.

I tell a story at the beginning of this show about driving around late a night listening to Black Sabbath and how it truly fucked with me.


In celebration of the man, I have what I feel is Black Sabbath and their prime, live from Asbury Park, New Jersey, August 05, 1975. Live, there was no band coming anywhere near them. They were scary and raw. This show is a testament to the power and the glory that is the original lineup before Ozzy left to lead his successful solo career.

Lineage: Soundboard **Remastered** by thir13en

The Black Sabbath show runs 1 hour 40 minutes, so to fill the remainder of the time I'll throw you what may have been Sabbath's biggest rock competitor of the day: Led Zeppelin. Instead of giving you something from their legendary 1975 tour, let's go back to a great BBC broadcast from 1971. Led Zeppelin III had recently been released and the band wads looking to get the word out. I may have to play this entire show on my Bootleg Bonanza in the near future.

Lineage: BBC Radio 1 Original AM Broadcast -> MP3

You can find my mostly-complete-ish list of live shows right here. Have a request? Leave a comment.
Support these bands. Buy their officially released music and merch, and never ever sell live bootlegs. These are for trade only.

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Enjoy and pay it forward.

jh

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza
Tuesdays 8-10PM Pacific
https://radiovalencia.fm

Remember the 90s? I sure do. I don't reminisce that often; I let the music do that for me. When I think of music from the 90s Dinosaur Jr rises near the top for me: out of tune singing, angular and distorted guitar. They encapsulated everything that wasn't mainstream. J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph may have had that ups and downs, but the music was always original and driving.

Lou Barlow left in 1989 and Murph left a few short years later. I stopped listening to them for a few years, as the sound band drifted away from what I had fallen for. Luckily by 2005 the original lineup reunited, recorded and returned to touring.

Tonight I feature a show from November 12, 2019, with the original lineup, capturing songs from throughout their career. This a great show in terms of performance and sound quality. If you're a fan of Dinosaur Jr, or you're trying them on for the first time, you are sure to dig this.

Lineage: AAC 128 Kbps 48.0 KHz stereo


Following this set is a short BBC session from Portland's Moon Duo. This is a side project from Wooden
Shjips' Ripley Johnson. If you're a fan of Wooden Shjips then I know you are going to love this shoort set fron July 16, 2013. Same driving rhythms and spacey, swirly guitar and vocals.

Lineage: BBC iPlayer archive stream (aac, 320kbps/48k) > get_iplayer (.ts) > ffmpeg

Enjoy this and go see live music. Support your local clubs and buy the music.

Tune in every Tuesday 8-10PM Pacific for another dive into my love bootleg vault.

Next week I'll be paying tribute to the recently departed Ozzy Osbourne. I have a tasty Black Sabbath show from 1974 you are not going to want to miss.

Please share.

jh

John Hell's Live Bootleg Bonanza
Tuesdays 8-10PM Pacific
https://radiovalencia.fm
DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW RIGHT HERE!!!

It's been a while since I brought you some new live treats, so here's a bone for your chew on.

Check out the Stern Grove show from this past Sunday, June 29, 2025, featuring Destroy Boys and Sleater-Kinney. I took the audio from the official video stream, so it's high quality indeed!

Get your butts to Stern Grove and enjoy an annual summer treat.

This is the 88th year of free concerts in Stern Grove. Stern Grove is a recreational park in the Sunset district, with a natural amphitheatre. For the summer, there's a free weekly musical festival series with a diverse line-up. For Pride Weekend, Sleater-Kinney performed with Sacramento's Destroy Boys opening.

First up is Destroy Boys, followed by our headliner: Sleater-Kinney

Source: Lineage: Web > yt-dlp > MP4

Destroy Boys set list:

Shadow (I'm Breaking Down)
Crybaby
Drink
Plucked
Bad Guy
Should've Been Me
Muzzle
Boyfeel
Fences
You Hear Yes

Sleater-Kinney set list:

Price Tag
Bury Our Friends
Needlessly Wild
The End of You
Hunt You Down
The Future is Here
All Hands on the Bad One
Words and Guitar
Hell
A New Wave
One Beat
Turn It On
Don't Feel Right
Dig Me Out
Modern Girl
Untidy Creature
Far Away
>> Encore:
Judy Is a Punk [Ramones]
Holiday [Green Day]
Entertain