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The Grateful Dead Channel, available on SIRIUS/XM Radio, will broadcast the New Year's Eve show on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. Eastern. Jackie Greene opens, followed by Phil & Friends then RatDog. If you're not a subscriber, you can sign up for a three-day trial - which allows you to listen via the Web site.

And good news from the merchandise front - RatDog is now offering shirts and some other stuff online. Seriously. You can check it out at the RatDog Store.