Grateful for a Jam-Filled Weekend!

photos: William Morgan, Jody Bauman, Dave Martin, Michael Chojnowski

Raising The Dead had an amazing, Grateful Dead-packed weekend!  

Starting Saturday morning with our monthly acoustic Grateful Brunch at the Sardine Room, Matt, Dave, Bill, and Chaim jammed their way through two psychedelic sets of music.  Our buddy Jody Bauman joined us to live-paint a special piece we are donating back to the Sardine Room. 

That night we had the honor of headlining the Metro Times' Sandbar Summerfest in Hazel Park  We played one long set that started with Sugar magnolia and ended with Sunshine Daydream, with stops on some of the Dead's greatest tunes in between. 

Sunday, we were invited to perform at the Shakedown Beet, a fundraiser for Ukranian children promoted by our buddy Nick Zabrodsky at the Green Door in Lansing.  Alex enjoyed returning to a place he'd played over a hundred times, and the band was grateful for his excellent live sound engineering.  We were joined by Michael Bush of Dead at the Winery, and Bill Butler best described his integration with us as "effortless."  Mike will join us at our next gig, playing at Billy's Lounge in Grand Rapids on Saturday, July 1.  If you're on the West side of the state, this is the gig you've been waiting for!

6-24-2023 Grateful Brunch at The Sardine Room, Plymouth, MI
I: Friend of the Devil, The mUsic Never Stopped, Alabama Getaway, Bird Song, Hey Pocky Way, Greatest Story Ever Told, Men Smart Women Smarter, Broken Arrow, Row Jimmy, Truckin
II: Jack Straw, Mr. Charlie, Here Comes Sunshine, Tom Thumb's Blues, Foolish Heart, Dear Mr. Fantasy > Hey Jude, One More Saturday Night

6-24-2023 Sandbar Summerfest, Hazel Park, MI
Sugar Magnolia > Ramble On Rose > Hell in a Bucket, Touch of Grey > Saint Stephen > William Tell Bridge > The Eleven > Althea > The Music Never Stopped > Cassidy > Stella Blue > Sunshine Daydream

6-25-2023 Shakedown Beet, The Green Door, Lansing, MI
I: Bertha, Althea, Greatest Story Ever Told, Jack Straw, Mr. Charlie, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Tennessee Jed, Truckin
II: Shakedown Street, US Blues, Lazy Lightning > Supplication > Drums > Space > Uncle John's Band > Terrapin Station > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain
​E: Ripple