Raising The Dead, a tribute to the Grateful Dead will perform 2 sets along with Hoist: A Tribute to Phish at the legendary Wyandotte bar The Rockery on May 11.  This will be the final gig at the Downriver dive bar, as it has been sold and will cease operations May 12.  Join us for one last show at The Rockery.  

My Grateful Dead tribute band, Raising The Dead, performed 3+ hours of some of the best music around at Taylor's All Around recently.  Here's a taste from the show, The Wheel>Space>Truckin'  Enjoy!

Raising The Dead is Southwest Michigan’s tribute to The Grateful Dead. We’ll be playing at The All Around in Taylor for a 2-set show starting at 9:30pm. RSVP on Facebook, and we will see you there!

Way back in May 2010, bassist Matt Fouts and I were hanging out at our friend Bryan Buchan's Grand Rapids home.  I had just driven in from Wyandotte and heard Tom Petty's "Alright For Now" on the radio, and it stuck in my mind.  I decided to ask Matt to record the tune with me, in Bryan's living room.  I can't be certain, but I think we just used an iPhone microphone, and Matt and I quickly laid down this live performance.  I'm very saddened Tom has left us, but I'm happy to have seen him live, and will be exploring his music for years to come.  

Here's a video of Dave and Jake Vasquez of Raising The Dead performing a few favorite songs from the Grateful Dead acoustically at the Trenton Scarecrow Festival.  The performance was streamed live to Facebook, and archived for you to see here.  Enjoy!