For years, jam-rock enthusiasts could count on a summer weekend that included the All Good Festival, along with many of their favorite bands and countless mind-melting performances. That ended in 2015 after twenty years of hard work and a desire to move toward different events. Ten years later, the festival returned—rebranded as All Good Now—and boasted perhaps one of its best lineups yet.

The skies were tangled in gloom all day in New Haven, CT, on May 24, 2025, but Joe Russo’s Almost Dead dispelled the inclement weather with two sets of improvisational heat. The performance marked the band’s thirteenth appearance at the Westville Music Bowl, a former tennis stadium turned premier concert venue near Yale University.

Joe Russo's Almost Dead gifted the Atlantic and Northeast states a three-night Memorial Day Weekend run, starting in Virginia Beach, VA. We missed this great show but were fortunate to attend their throw down at the Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park, NJ, on May 23, 2025. This was their second performance at the gritty venue that is erected in the asphalt parking lot of the famous Stone Pony, which is across the street from the Atlantic Ocean.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, the celebrated Grateful Dead cover band featuring Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Tom Hamilton, Scott Metzger, and Joe Russo, is thrilled to announce a series of highly anticipated performances in Colorado this August 2025.

Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
530 S Frontage Rd E, Vail, CO 81657
Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Last night, Philadelphia’s Fillmore pulsed with the unmistakable energy of Greensky Bluegrass, as the progressive string band delivered a set packed with their signature improvisational prowess. The evening hit another level when Tom Hamilton of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead stepped on stage, adding his firebrand guitar to the mix for two unforgettable songs.

Mountain Jam, the Northeast’s iconic jam band festival and a celebrated beacon of rock, folk, indie, roots, and Americana, is officially back. From June 20–22, 2025, the spirit of improvisational music will once again echo through the peaks and valleys of the Catskills, as this storied festival makes its much-anticipated return to Belleayre Mountain.

The Met Philadelphia has stood for over one hundred years, serving a variety of purposes—from a church to hosting Bob Dylan. This ornate, history-rich venue welcomed Joe Russo's Almost Dead for the fifth time on Friday, November 15, 2024. The sold-out show was no slouch, as the band delved into a pair of rare covers alongside a hearty selection of Grateful Dead bliss.

“They’re not the best at what they do. They’re the only ones that do what they do.”

Bill Graham’s famous observation in the 1970s about The Grateful Dead was certainly true at the time. In hindsight today, roughly fifty years after Graham’s renowned declaration (it’s difficult to pin down exactly when he said it), both the insinuation of the Dead’s supremacy and the certainty of their exclusivity are debatable.

Day two of Bonnaroo 2024 was hot, dry, and dusty, with music fans coping with extreme temperatures throughout the early afternoon. The Bonnaroo fountain and giant cooling tent, adorned with posters and large fans, were popular destinations. Tree-shaded areas became prime real estate. Staying hydrated was key to enduring the onslaught of musical performances throughout the day.

The Stone Pony Summer Stage is back for the 2024 season and hosted Joe Russo's Almost Dead for a raging two-set heater on May 17, 2024, that featured a full set with friend and frequent collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Stuart Bogie. The band honored their Garden State roots, as eighty percent of the quintet are originally from New Jersey, with two tasty tunes by Bruce Springsteen along with their slate of Grateful Dead covers.