Rosebud

Rosebud are a five-piece from Santa Cruz led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Scott Cooper, named after Jerry Garcia's guitar. Cooper also leads the China Cats, and the difference between the two is repertoire: the Cats play the Grateful Dead songbook and nothing else, while Rosebud mixes it with Cooper's own songs and the Beatles, Dylan and whatever else fits the night. They play around Santa Cruz County — Abbott Square, the Veterans Memorial Building, Mission West, Felton Music Hall — and up into the East Bay.