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New Riders Of The Purple Sage
Friday, Aug 3, 2012 8:00p
The Egg
Albany,
NY
The New Riders of the Purple Sage, the cosmic psychedelic country-rock band that rose from the revolutionary sixties returns led by guitarists David Nelson and Michael Falzarano, pedal-steel master Buddy Cage, Ronnie Penque on bass and Johnny Markowski on drums.
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New Riders of the Purple Sage
For most of the early '70s, the New Riders of the Purple Sageâ„¢ (yes, the name is trademark-protected) were the successful offshoots of the Grateful Dead. Although they never remotely approached the success or longevity of the Dead, they attracted a considerable audience through their association with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart, whose fans couldn't be satisfied with only the Dead's releases -- the New Riders never reached much beyond that audience, but the Deadheads loved them as substitutes (along with Garcia's periodic solo projects) for the real article....
For most of the early '70s, the New Riders of the Purple Sageâ„¢ (yes, the name is trademark-protected) were the successful offshoots of the Grateful Dead. Although they never remotely approached the success or longevity of the Dead, they attracted a considerable audience through their association with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart, whose fans couldn't be satisfied with only the Dead's releases -- the New Riders never reached much beyond that audience, but the Deadheads loved them as substitutes (along with Garcia's periodic solo projects) for the real article....
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