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.
10 bands tagged New Jersey
Baked Alaska
2 upcomingParamus, NJ
Paramus jam band with a high-octane take on the Dead.
Jam bandHigh energyNew JerseyBe5D
4 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ · since 2023
Mark Diomede's cosmic dance band — Dead, rock classics, and originals from the 5th dimension.
Jam bandImprov-heavyNew JerseyCosmic Jerry Band
7 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ
Asbury Park's Jerry Garcia Band tribute, a Jersey Shore fixture.
Jerry Garcia BandSoulNew JerseyDead On Live
1 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ · since 2010
Note-for-note recreations of the Dead's classic records and eras, led by Marc Muller.
Album recreationEra-accurateAll-starDead To The Core NY
5 upcomingNeptune, NJ
Jersey Shore Dead band with a fall of afternoon shows and a Halloween at Dharma Bums.
Full catalogNew JerseyDeadgrass
8 upcomingMontclair, NJ · since 2015
Montclair string band exploring the life's work of Jerry Garcia.
BluegrassAcousticJerry Garcia BandDiomede & Donovan
14 upcomingMiddletown, NJ
Mark Diomede and Dan Donovan's Taco Tuesday Dead night at the Olde Village Pub.
ResidencyJerry Garcia BandNew JerseyMojo Hand
No datesDead-and-JGB cover band seen at Scalia & Co. in Monroe, NY; little else is documented.
Full catalogJerry Garcia BandNew JerseyTenacious Dead
No datesNewly listed North Jersey Dead tribute with almost no public footprint beyond a Facebook page.
New JerseyJam bandWorkingman's Jed
No datesMorristown, NJ · since 2018
Northern New Jersey's fast-rising Dead tribute, packing rooms since 2018.
Full catalogNew JerseyRegional touring