Bands
846 acts from Ashkenaz regulars and Long Island stalwarts to Tampa Bay's Thursday-night church, the Cape, and the Catskills — and the touring bands that come through all of them.
30 bands · Dead in the mix
Bandolero
1 upcomingDallas, TX · since 2017
Dallas jam-rock that runs the Dead alongside the Allmans, the Crowes and Widespread Panic.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandBe5D
7 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ · since 2023
Mark Diomede's cosmic dance band — Dead, rock classics, and originals from the 5th dimension.
Dead in the mixJam bandImprov-heavyBlue Drew and the Magoos
1 upcomingProvidence, RI · since 2024
Providence jam band on Dead, JGB and deep funk, with a first-Friday residency at Prudence in Bristol.
Dead in the mixJam bandResidencyCatfish John
3 upcomingMyrtle Beach, SC · since 2025
Mike Greene's Grand Strand acoustic trio, mixing Dead and Garcia Band with Dylan and the Allmans.
Dead in the mixAcousticJerry Garcia BandChris Vitarello Power Trio
1 upcomingA Hudson Valley blues trio whose Grateful Dead set has become a regular booking.
ReinterpretationDead in the mixDeadCetera
1 upcomingMcDonough, GA
McDonough, Georgia bar band pairing Grateful Dead jams with classic rock favorites.
Dead in the mixFull catalogJam bandMagnolia Express
5 upcomingAtlanta, GA
Atlanta jamgrass band whose Americana sets weave in the spirit of the Dead; a Jerry Jam regular.
Dead in the mixBluegrassJam bandMark Karan
2 upcomingFairfax, CA
Fairfax CA guitarist; twelve years in Bob Weir & RatDog, now leading his own Dead-steeped bands.
Dead in the mixMondo Tikis
23 upcomingCocoa Beach, FL
Brevard's grooviest jam band — danceable Dead and more on the Space Coast, most nights of the week.
Dead in the mixJam bandDance partyRob Glassman Band
10 upcomingNew Haven, CT
New Haven's classic-rock jam band, with the Dead and JGB at the center of the book.
Dead in the mixJam bandJerry Garcia BandSouljam
2 upcomingVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach six-piece jam band playing Dead, Panic and Allmans plus originals.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandT.U.B. The UnKnamed Band
3 upcomingBirmingham, AL · since 2010
Birmingham jam quintet that runs Dead, Phish and Panic through the same improvising engine.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyJam bandWings A Mile Long
1 upcomingNewark, DE
Newark, Delaware jam band whose Grateful Dead Nights are a standing fixture at HomeBase in Wilmington.
Dead in the mixJam bandImprov-heavyBetter Weather
No datesBaltimore, MD
Baltimore jam band built on Dead roots, with Dylan, Steely Dan and blues worked into the sets.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentBloom & Decay
No datesPerkiomen, PA
Philadelphia-area jam band that bends Dead classics toward rock, blues, jazz and folk.
Dead in the mixReinterpretationImprov-heavyCryptical Development
No datesVan Nuys, CA
San Fernando Valley outlaw jam band mixing Dead and JGB with Traffic and Phish.
Dead in the mixLos AngelesJam bandDead Centric
No datesCincinnati, OH
Cincinnati jam band centered on the Dead but happy to detour into Allmans, Phish and Panic.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentDead Strait
No datesGrateful Dead and Dire Straits mash-up tribute; setlists pull classics from both catalogues.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyReinterpretationEasy Green
No datesNashville, TN
Nashville bluegrass band with a weekly Sunday residency splicing Dead tunes into its own material.
Dead in the mixBluegrassResidencyMark Karan's Budz
No datesSan Francisco, CA
RatDog and Other Ones guitarist Mark Karan, leading a Bay Area band through Dead songs and more.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyRegional touringNate Gross Band
No datesNorwich, NY
Central NY blues guitarist whose Blues Is Dead show plays the blues the Grateful Dead covered.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentPhunk & Roses
No datesLarchmont, NY
Westchester jam band with the Dead as the biggest thing in a wide book — and a regular at Garcia's.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyHudson ValleySkeleton Crewe
No datesDead-family supergroup: Barraco, Sless, Sears, Lane and slack-key guitarist Stephen Inglis.
Dead in the mixRegional touringJam bandStillhouse
No datesColumbia, SC
Columbia SC six-piece, started in 2004 as a Dead tribute, now originals and covers with Dead roots.
Dead in the mixThe JiMiller Band
No datesCleveland, OH · since 1988
Cleveland jamband since 1988, mixing originals with Dead and Allman Brothers improvisation.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyJam bandThe Polish Ambassador
No datesOakland, CA
Oakland electronic producer whose Dead Polish project rebuilds the Dead catalogue for the dance floor.
Dead in the mixDance partyThe Rusted Strings Band
No datesGriffith, IN
A seven-piece Northwest Indiana band whose setlists run, in their own words, from Dark Star to Dolly.
Dead in the mixDead-adjacentJam bandtheCAUSE
No datesPittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh five-piece, Dead-heavy sets with Phish, Beatles and Dylan, two decades deep at Moondogs.
Dead in the mixImprov-heavyResidencyWebster
No datesAtlanta, GA · since 2005
Atlanta jam band and Lake Claire mainstay that folds Dead and Neil Young into R&B and reggae.
Dead in the mixJam bandDead-adjacentWoodlands Symphony Orchestra
No datesThe Woodlands, TX
The Woodlands' civic orchestra, which programmes Lee Johnson's Dead Symphony.
ReinterpretationDead in the mix