Cats on the Bandstand

Cats on the Bandstand is an acoustic Grateful Dead duo of Gregg Miller and Doug Gochman, who met in Los Angeles in the summer of 2022 through a mutual friend and played their first show under the name at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood in April 2023. They cover the full original Dead run, from early-'70s material through 1995, and say they try to stay close to the originals vocally and musically rather than reinterpret them. The act is self-contained as a duo but expands with bass, drums and/or keys for larger bookings. They hold a monthly residency at the Cinema Bar in Culver City and otherwise work small LA-area rooms; Miller was a founding member of Dog Star with Keanu Reeves from 1992 to 1996.