Get your tickets now for the triumphant return of LOVIN’ DEAD to Spancky’s in Cotati on Saturday September 23rd. Sonoma County’s favorite Dead Tribute nearly sold out their last time here, so don’t wait if you want to join us for one more Saturday Night!

LIKE A ROSE, a very special Jerry Garcia Tribute with Heart & Soul, makes their Ashkenaz debut on Friday September 8th. Special guests Jacklyn LaBranch and Burt Lewis will join Cheryl Rucker, Jay and Jeff from Lovin Dead, and Anna Elva on drums for a very special show. Please support this band that is keeping the tradition of women of color performing the moving music of JGB alive.

SATURDAY NIGHT AUGUST 26, Mr. Hat Proudly Presents GRATEFUL GETDOWN!  Grateful Getdown is a 7-piece force of nature coming down from Humboldt County to melt faces and win hearts. Featuring a unique and talented lineup of male and female lead vocalists, double drummers, and fantastic instrumental interplay, this band is fast evolving into one of NorCal’s premier Grateful Dead experiences.

This New Year’s Eve, dive into an electrifying evening with the West Coast's premier JGB tribute, Jerry’s Middle Finger! Set against the vibrant backdrop of Cornerstone in Berkeley, California, this sensational six-piece ensemble promises a night filled with thrilling tunes, dazzling displays, and an atmosphere that will have your heart soaring into 2024!

Beginning August 31 The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) will present RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped, a solo exhibition that travels through some of the most explosive moments in music history through the lens of Bay Area-based photographer Jay Blakesberg.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros—led by Weir alongside Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti—featuring The Wolfpack will perform with the Stanford Symphony Orchestra at Frost Amphitheatre in Stanford, CA on October 29.

On the 48th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s legendary visit to San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall (8/13/75), Dead Heads recently returned to see an all-star lineup of jam band stars recreate the show – and more – to benefit the Grateful Guitars Foundation. Not only were there star players, but also star instruments. It took a spreadsheet for musical director Alex Jordan (Cubensis, Midnight North) to keep things straight—check it out.

The Billy and the Kids “Dead on the Water: Pier to Pier” concert series wrapped up on Friday night with their appearance at the rooftop venue Pier 17 in New York City.  Overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge, Pier 17’s location has a rich history dating back to the Dutch West India Company in 1625, the venue and surrounding area underwent major reconstruction in the 2010s and reopened to the public in 2018.

We know what kind of album it became and now we're cracking open the Grateful Dead vaults once again to put you right smack dab in the middle of those sessions. Yep, step back in time to August 6-17, 1973 at Sausalito, CA’s Record Plant where you'll be a fly-on-the-wall for more than two hours of expertly-curated, previously-unreleased session tapes from the WAKE OF THE FLOOD sessions.

Ari Joshua, an emblematic voice from the Dead's lineage, dives deep into the psychedelic realm, unveiling an all-star rendition of the Garcia/Hunter masterpiece, "Help on the Way." Teaming up with the likes of John Kimock on drums, Andy Hess on bass, and the talented Eden Ladin on keyboards, Ari not only provides the vocals and guitar but also steers the ship as the producer.