For a band with such a rich and vast musical archive like the one belonging to The Grateful Dead, when a search for a show recording comes up completely empty, it’s almost hard to fathom. But that appears to the be the case for a Grateful Dead show on March 17, 1970 with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra which has a legacy that seems to grow with each passing year, as pleas for any video or audio recordings continue to go unanswered. In a tragic case of irony, this particular show seems to feature some of the most avant-garde music and experimental visuals of the band’s still fledgling touring career.
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