Five Questions, One Dropped Needle

Bramblett, Dispatch’s original name, and the Merriweather show archivists call one of the best ever played.

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Relix Daily
August 16, 2026

August 16, 2026

A Whiz of a Quiz from Dr. Dean Budnick

QUESTION 1

During the summer of 1994 Randall Bramblett opened shows for the Grateful Dead while touring with what group?

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QUESTION 2

Who wrote “Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)?”

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Forty years of Widespread Panic gets a Relix treatment, starting with our special softcover, Widespread Panic: 40 Years, cover art by Chuck Sperry. Inside, band interviews and archival images trace the whole arc from Athens to Red Rocks.

It's also your way into the rest of what we've got on Panic: vinyl, CDs, vintage Relix back issues, original posters, and live photography, the kind of catalog depth Relix has built over 50 years for devoted fans.

QUESTION 3

Maggie Rose’s new song “Red Shoes” has an ’80s vibe which includes a wink to the music of this artist who recorded a song during the decade that referenced ruby-colored footwear.

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Pulled straight from the original Sony F1 tapes and mastered by David Glasser, this one's been sitting in the vault a long time. Archivist David Lemieux calls the Shakedown Street from this show one of the best ever played, and once you drop the needle on Side D, you'll hear why.

It's a 4-LP set with new art from Marcos Alvarado, and it's just the latest pull from a catalog that runs deep. If Merriweather's got you digging, the full Dead vinyl and CD stacks are right there waiting.

QUESTION 4

Who directed 'Inside Llewyn Davis'?

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QUESTION 5

When Dispatch initially performed at The Muse in Nantucket, the group did so under this name, which was the band’s moniker for a number of years.

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