Bands
237 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.
31 bands tagged Residency
Blue 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-heavyCats on the Bandstand
7 upcomingLos Angeles, CA · since 2023
Acoustic LA duo playing the Dead songbook straight, with a monthly residency at Culver City's Cinema Bar.
AcousticLos AngelesResidencyCaught Dead Handed
4 upcomingPortland, OR
A Portland band drawn from four generations of Deadheads, in steady rotation at McMenamins rooms.
Faithful arrangementsImprov-heavyResidencyCosmic Jerry Band
7 upcomingAsbury Park, NJ
Asbury Park's Jerry Garcia Band tribute, a Jersey Shore fixture.
Jerry Garcia BandSoulNew JerseyCrazy Fingers
8 upcomingBoca Raton, FL · since 1990
South Florida's Grateful Dead band since Halloween 1990, playing every week.
Full catalogResidencyRegional stalwartDead Roses
5 upcomingPetaluma, CA · since 2022
Petaluma's Grateful Dead tribute, pitched at the late-'80s stadium sound and playing every week.
'80s soundBay AreaFestival actDiomede & Donovan
14 upcomingMiddletown, NJ
Mark Diomede and Dan Donovan's Taco Tuesday Dead night at the Olde Village Pub.
ResidencyJerry Garcia BandNew JerseyDoug & Co.
2 upcomingNantucket, MA · since 2024
Nantucket's Grateful Dead experience — harmony-minded Dead at Cisco Brewers and the Chicken Box.
Cape Cod & the IslandsFull catalogResidency5.0 · 3 ratingsElectric Waste Band
3 upcomingSan Diego, CA · since 1989
Grateful Dead every Monday at Winstons in Ocean Beach since 1992 — San Diego's longest club residency.
ResidencySan DiegoImprov-heavyGratefolk
3 upcomingPhiladelphia, PA · since 2013
A Philadelphia deadgrass five-piece with dobro, field drum and a monthly Mermaid Inn residency.
BluegrassAcousticResidencyGrateful Dames
1 upcomingNorth Hollywood, CA
All-women San Fernando Valley Dead band behind the monthly Happy Hippy Chick Party at Canby's.
Los AngelesResidencyDance partyMinglewood
1 upcomingQueens, NY
Astoria's neighborhood Dead band, at the Shillelagh Tavern and Culture Lab LIC.
Full catalogQueensResidencyMondo 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 partyResidencyPlaying Dead
18 upcomingMarlborough, MA · since 2004
Former Dark Star Orchestra members' marathon two-set Dead shows, every Wednesday in Pembroke.
ResidencyMarathon setsSetlist recreationPlaying The Dead
1 upcomingSan Francisco, CA
San Francisco collective behind Grateful First Fridays on Haight Street.
ResidencyImprov-heavyHaight-AshburyPrescott JRAD
1 upcomingPrescott, AZ
A Prescott quartet that runs the Dead catalog through a Joe Russo's Almost Dead lens.
Improv-heavyHigh energyResidencyRaising The Dead
4 upcomingDetroit, MI
Detroit-area quartet the Dead's own Dead Covers Project picked as its 2023 headliner.
Faithful arrangementsAcousticResidencyRhapsody in Red
2 upcomingPortland, OR
Portland's tribute to Jerry Garcia, named for a Cats Under the Stars deep cut.
Jerry Garcia BandFull catalogResidencyRob 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 BandConnecticutShotgun Ragtime Band
3 upcomingMinneapolis, MN · since 2011
Minneapolis lifers who have played Grateful Dead music every single Sunday since 2011, past show 750.
ResidencyFull catalogMarathon setsSpiral Light
3 upcomingDelray Beach, FL
Delray Beach's Grateful Dead band, a Terra Fermata and Crazy Uncle Mike's regular.
Full catalogResidencySouth FloridaStu Allen & Mars Hotel
4 upcomingSan Rafael, CA
The Bay Area's house band for the Dead — deep jams and a fresh setlist every night.
Full catalogImprov-heavyBay AreaSupercrunch
3 upcomingDetroit, MI
Detroit's tribute to Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, with a standing gig at the Cadieux Cafe.
Jerry Garcia BandResidencyRegional touringThe 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 Stolen Faces
5 upcomingNashville, TN · since 2014
Nashville's Dead institution, holding down Grateful Monday at Acme Feed & Seed since 2014.
Full catalogImprov-heavyResidencyUncle John's Band
15 upcomingClearwater, FL · since 1989
Florida's longest-running Dead tribute — Thursday-night church since 1989.
Full catalogResidencyRegional stalwartUnlimited Devotion
5 upcomingMiami, FL · since 2012
Miami's jazz-and-funk-leaning Dead band, monthly at Guanabanas.
Jam bandImprov-heavyResidencyWolfman Jack
4 upcomingNew England seven-piece playing only primal Dead: 1965-72, Live/Dead through Europe '72.
Era-accurate'60s soundSetlist recreationAlex Jordan & Friends
No datesMill Valley, CA
Host of Grateful Thursdays at Club Fox and the free Dead at the Junction hangs.
ResidencyGuest-drivenMarinBushwick's Dead
No datesBrooklyn, NY · since 2023
Chris Mackin's rotating collective of New York jam players, resident at Brooklyn Bowl.
BrooklynAll-starGuest-drivenSans Souci
No datesWorcester, MA · since 2017
Worcester five-piece digging through the whole Garcia solo book - JGB, Legion of Mary, Garcia & Saunders.
Jerry Garcia BandResidencyImprov-heavy