Roadrunner

Roadrunner is a Bozeman, Montana tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band, led by Tyler James Haugum. Rather than playing a loose Dead set, they pick a historical JGB setlist and recreate it, and they haul a Hammond B3 and Leslie cabinet to every show to get the sound right. The book runs to JGB staples like Cats Under the Stars, Run for the Roses, Mission in the Rain and Ruben and Cherise alongside the covers Jerry loved — Dear Prudence, How Sweet It Is, The Harder They Come, Midnight Moonlight. The lineup has been reported as Phil Sgamma on bass, Jason Freeman on keys, Bob Johnson on drums and Tyler James on guitar and vocals, with Elyse Bruzdzinski and Lenka Swenson on backing vocals, in the JGB two-singer tradition. They have been playing Montana rooms since at least 2022, mostly The Filling Station and Bozeman Hot Springs, often with a guest or an opener.