Bands
318 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.
56 bands tagged Jam band
Baked Alaska
2 upcomingParamus, NJ
Paramus jam band with a high-octane take on the Dead.
Jam bandHigh energyNew JerseyBandolero
1 upcomingDallas, TX · since 2017
Dallas jam-rock that runs the Dead alongside the Allmans, the Crowes and Widespread Panic.
Dead-adjacentJam bandHigh energyBe5D
4 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ · since 2023
Mark Diomede's cosmic dance band — Dead, rock classics, and originals from the 5th dimension.
Jam bandImprov-heavyNew JerseyBetter Weather
1 upcomingBaltimore, MD
Baltimore jam band built on Dead roots, with Dylan, Steely Dan and blues worked into the sets.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartBloom & Decay
1 upcomingPerkiomen, PA
Philadelphia-area jam band that bends Dead classics toward rock, blues, jazz and folk.
ReinterpretationImprov-heavyJam bandBlue Drew and the Magoos
5 upcomingProvidence, RI · since 2024
Providence jam band on Dead, JGB and deep funk, with a first-Friday residency at Prudence in Bristol.
Jam bandResidencyImprov-heavyBoney Fingers
1 upcomingMilwaukee, WI · since 1990
Milwaukee's Dead band since 1990, with 20-plus Summerfests and three own albums.
Full catalogJam bandImprov-heavyBorn Cross Eyed
2 upcomingVienna, VA
Northern Virginia jam veterans playing the Dead across DC, Maryland and Virginia rooms.
Improv-heavyJam bandRegional stalwartCryptical Development
1 upcomingVan Nuys, CA
San Fernando Valley outlaw jam band mixing Dead and JGB with Traffic and Phish.
Los AngelesJam bandJerry Garcia BandDead Centric
1 upcomingCincinnati, OH
Cincinnati jam band centered on the Dead but happy to detour into Allmans, Phish and Panic.
Jam bandDead-adjacentImprov-heavyDead Collective
1 upcomingEasthampton, MA · since 2014
Western Mass Dead and JGB band since 2014, danceable tunes plus jazzy improv, with rotating bassists.
Jerry Garcia BandJam bandDance partyDeadCetera
1 upcomingMcDonough, GA
McDonough, Georgia bar band pairing Grateful Dead jams with classic rock favorites.
Full catalogJam bandRegional stalwartDeadPhish Orchestra
1 upcomingDenver, CO · since 2009
Colorado quartet that braids Grateful Dead and Phish into single seamless setlists.
Improv-heavyDead-adjacentJam bandDeal
5 upcomingAllentown, PA
Allentown, PA Grateful Dead tribute working Lehigh Valley breweries and North Jersey taprooms.
Full catalogImprov-heavyJam bandDelilah West
1 upcomingFort Collins, CO
Fort Collins jam five-piece whose covers lean Dead but roam country, folk and psych.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartDOSE
1 upcomingChicago, IL
Chicago Dead tribute working a five-state Midwest circuit of bars and brewpubs.
Full catalogJam bandRegional touringGrateful BRO
2 upcomingWhite Plains, NY
The Dead-set alter ego of White Plains' Blue Roadhouse Orchestra, built on feel rather than note-for-note.
Jam bandImprov-heavyReinterpretationHalf Dead
1 upcomingCharlottesville, VA
A Charlottesville band playing Grateful Dead music around town, by its own plain description.
Full catalogJam bandRegional touringIce Petal Flowers
2 upcomingsince 2015
Tri-state five-piece working the high-energy end of the Dead book in small NJ and NY rooms since 2015.
Jam bandImprov-heavyHigh energyJ and the Tie Dyers
2 upcomingCazenovia, NY
Cazenovia band covering the Dead plus The Band, with tight harmony as the selling point.
Central New YorkJam bandFestival actJack-A-Roses
2 upcomingSilver Spring, MD
A DC-suburb act working the Grateful Dead songbook through Montgomery and Howard county rooms.
Regional touringJam bandLightning Dan and the Crawdads
1 upcomingsince 2018
Inland Empire Dead band since 2018, two drummers, a fixture up the hill at Mt. Baldy Lodge.
Jam bandRegional touringFestival actLone Star Dead
1 upcomingAustin, TX
Austin-area Dead cover band with a country-fried Texas accent on the catalog.
Full catalogJam bandRegional stalwartMondo Tikis
15 upcomingCocoa Beach, FL
Brevard's grooviest jam band — danceable Dead and more on the Space Coast, most nights of the week.
Jam bandDance partyResidencyMostly Grateful
1 upcomingWilkes-Barre, PA
Northeastern Pennsylvania jam band playing mostly Dead with Allmans mixed in.
Full catalogImprov-heavyJam bandMr. Blotto
5 upcomingChicago, IL · since 1991
Chicago's veteran jam band, writing originals with John Perry Barlow and weaving Dead songs throughout.
Dead-adjacentJam bandImprov-heavyNew Potato Caboose
2 upcomingWashington, DC · since 1983
DC-area jam band named for an Anthem of the Sun deep cut, running on two drummers since 1983.
Dead-adjacentJam bandFestival actOne Man Gone
4 upcomingPalo Alto, CA · since 2020
Palo Alto band born in a park in 2020: two guitars, two drummers, the Dead as ultimate bar band.
Bay AreaHigh energyImprov-heavyQuality Jerry
2 upcomingLansing, MI
An eight-piece Lansing crew with a 50-year age spread and a country-flavored groove.
Jam bandRegional touringRob Glassman Band
27 upcomingNew Haven, CT
New Haven's classic-rock jam band, with the Dead and JGB at the center of the book.
Jam bandJerry Garcia BandConnecticutSamJAMwich
3 upcomingPittsburgh, PA · since 2021
Pittsburgh jam collective welding Dead repertoire to an '80s DIY punk ethos.
Jam bandImprov-heavyHigh energyScarlet Magnolia
3 upcomingCedar Grove, NJ
Cedar Grove, NJ Grateful Dead cover band working the Caldwell, Wayne and Paramus bar circuit.
North JerseyJam bandSo Many Rhodes
2 upcomingNorth Smithfield, RI
A six-piece out of North Smithfield playing Dead tunes around Rhode Island, Mass and Connecticut.
Full catalogJam bandRegional stalwartSouljam
1 upcomingVero Beach, FL
Vero Beach six-piece jam band playing Dead, Panic and Allmans plus originals.
Dead-adjacentJam bandFestival actSteal Your Face
4 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA
Philadelphia-area five-piece, 20-plus years on Dead and Dylan, touring upstate NY as an acoustic duo.
Full catalogImprov-heavyAcousticStealin' the Farm
2 upcomingLa Porte, IN · since 2009
Northwest Indiana jam band working the lakeshore brewery circuit since 2009.
Dead-adjacentJam bandRegional touringSunshine Daydream
5 upcomingSpringfield, IL · since 2013
Springfield's fast, funky Dead and Jerry Garcia Band dance party, running since 2013.
High energyJerry Garcia BandDance partyT.U.B. The UnKnamed Band
1 upcomingBirmingham, AL · since 2010
Birmingham jam quintet that runs Dead, Phish and Panic through the same improvising engine.
Improv-heavyJam bandRegional stalwartThe Cosmic Jam
2 upcomingNew Smyrna Beach, FL
New Smyrna Beach Dead and jam covers act with a recurring free Sunday gig in Daytona.
Central FloridaResidencyFree showsThe Deadicated Project
4 upcomingNewbury Park, CA
Ventura County Dead tribute that turns up regularly on the Whisky a Go Go's tribute bills.
Los AngelesJam bandThe Deal
2 upcomingMelrose, FL
Melrose, FL quartet (sometimes a trio) playing Jerry- and Dead-inspired '60s and '70s rock.
Jam bandImprov-heavy'70s soundThe JiMiller Band
2 upcomingCleveland, OH · since 1988
Cleveland jamband since 1988, mixing originals with Dead and Allman Brothers improvisation.
Improv-heavyJam bandDead-adjacentThe Kind
1 upcomingBlacksburg, VA · since 1986
Blacksburg's Dead band since 1986, started when a birthday party's band no-showed.
Full catalogJam bandRegional stalwartThe Lazy Lightning Band
2 upcomingGriffith, IN
A Northwest Indiana Dead tribute and jam band playing the Region's small-room circuit.
Jam bandRegional touringThe Rusted Strings Band
1 upcomingGriffith, IN
A seven-piece Northwest Indiana band whose setlists run, in their own words, from Dark Star to Dolly.
Dead-adjacentJam bandRegional stalwartThe Terrapins
5 upcomingBiloxi, MS
A Mississippi Gulf Coast Dead cover band working Biloxi and Bay St. Louis rooms.
Jam bandRegional touringUnlimited Devotion
5 upcomingMiami, FL · since 2012
Miami's jazz-and-funk-leaning Dead band, monthly at Guanabanas.
Jam bandImprov-heavyResidencyWebster
1 upcomingAtlanta, GA · since 2005
Atlanta jam band and Lake Claire mainstay that folds Dead and Neil Young into R&B and reggae.
Jam bandDead-adjacentRegional stalwartWideSun
1 upcomingCaldwell, NJ
Caldwell, NJ jam band playing Grateful Dead at the Orange Lantern's Grateful Tuesday night.
North JerseyJam bandImprov-heavyZenDog
4 upcomingMedia, PA
A Philadelphia-suburb Dead cover band that posts a full setlist and recording after every show.
Full catalogJam bandRegional touringEastern Parkway
No datesBrooklyn, NY
Brooklyn jam collective playing Dead-leaning sets in Central Park and around the city, announced on Instagram.
BrooklynJam bandFree showsFriends of the Phamily
No datesRogers, AR · since 2008
An eight-piece Northwest Arkansas collective that has played the Dead with rotating friends since 2008.
Full catalogJam bandFestival actMark Diomede and Friends
No datesNeptune, NJ
The Solar Circus and Juggling Suns guitarist, leading a rotating Jersey band through the songbook.
Improv-heavyJam bandGuest-drivenNUGZ
No datesSan Jose, CA · since 2018
San Jose jam band — medleys, hypnotic grooves, and a Dead-heavy songbook.
Jam bandSouth BayFestival actOld Shoe
No datesChicago, IL · since 2010
Chicago Americana roots-rock five-piece that plays its own songs with a Deadhead's sense of the jam.
Dead-adjacentJam bandImprov-heavyTenacious Dead
No datesNewly listed North Jersey Dead tribute with almost no public footprint beyond a Facebook page.
New JerseyJam band