Nick Lowe brings wit and understated excellence to every performance, while Los Straitjackets are the leading practitioners of the lost art of the guitar instrumental. In 2024 they released their latest record ‘Indoor Safari,’ a collaboration with Los Straitjackets.
Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Keller’s Grateful Grass delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites.
Dead Set is an extraordinary ensemble that brings the Grateful Dead's timeless music to life with remarkable precision and passion. Led by the incomparable Zach Nugent, the band captures the spirit of Jerry Garcia through virtuosic guitar work and breathtaking improvisations.
Guitarist Stanley Jordan has formed a new band called Stanley Plays The Dead, offering cosmic vibal variations on the music of the Grateful Dead that add more jazz elements while keeping the original musical feel and the trippy vibe.
John Kadlecik is a singer, songwriter, and musician based in the DC-area who is primarily known for being a guitar-slinging sideman to Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir in the band Furthur. We welcome the original co-founder of Dark Star Orchestra right here to the Hamilton Live stage!
Grahame Lesh & Friends, or "GLAF", takes immense pleasure in reviving forgotten and unfinished Grateful Dead songs, working out alternate versions of Grahame's Midnight North compositions, fleshing out songs written by Grahame's brother Brian, and finding the fun covers that tie them all together.
Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Denver, Colorado, Steely Dead is a national touring band that has satisfied the curiosity of music lovers with their unique blend of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Their repertoire is a carefully crafted fusion of Grateful Dead and Steely Dan songs, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free-flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues.
Better Off Dead is more than a “tribute band.” For 12+ years, we have celebrated the music of The Grateful Dead with the same passion, energy, and exploration as our heroes.
Dangermuffin is a group of creatives that crosses the borders of Americana, Folk, Jam, and Rock, acting as storytellers who draw from the expansive palette of western music to create contemplative melodic journeys. Their 2024 self-titled release marks a season of synergy and rediscovery, described as potentially their most 'rock' record yet.
Established 2022 in New York City, the Yacht Lobsters sail the waves of the butteriest Soft Rock of the 70's and early 80's. Their big sound recreates - and at times reimagines - the studio mastery of retro-rock icons like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Toto, etc.
A touring mainstay and an indie folk rock staple, this Virginia quintet’s live show and musical style drift in and out of Americana, bluegrass, rock, folk, Celtic and pop traditions with ease, using an arsenal of instruments to define the band’s lively stage presence and sonic landscape.
Ariel Posen is a songwriter and guitarist who balances his work as a hotshot instrumentalist with solo albums rooted in melody and autobiographical storytelling. His latest release, Bannatyne, explores his musical roots through larger-than-life riffs, upbeat tempos, and syncopated grooves.
The DC Jazz Festival presents JazzDC™ All-Stars, a powerhouse ensemble directed by acclaimed saxophonist and educator Paul Carr. This electrifying performance will celebrate the rich legacy and dynamic future of jazz in the nation’s capital.
Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers (brothers Regi, Roy, Joseph) have racked up 10 Grammy wins, and 26 Grammy nominations. Their music bends and defines genres; amplifies centuries, and spans continents.
Having distilled his own signature sound of blues and folk for over 50 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers.
Minyo Crusaders, a Tokyo-based 12-piece ensemble, reimagine traditional Japanese folk music through an expansive palette of global rhythms, from cumbia and reggae to Afro-Caribbean and African styles. Their music transforms traditional melodies through vibrant arrangements drawing on salsa, cumbia, afrobeat, and beyond.
NMA started by brother Luther and Cody Dickinson in 1996 as a loose collective of musicians from their North Mississippi home inspired by their father Jim Dickinson as well as neighbors and musical elders of their community. Since their debut album in 2000, they have shared the stage with countless legends while earning multiple grammy nominations for their experimental albums of Modern Mississippi Music.
One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, and a forward thinking and innovative banjo player known for blending bluegrass and jazz influences.
Logan Mize's sixth full-length studio album Her Heartland is an evolutionary step in blending country and heartland rock. He has toured across America, Canada and Europe, creating his own brand of a crowd-sourced acoustic tour that brings an intimate and up-close show to small towns across America.
Rhett Miller is a revered singer-songwriter known for his more than three decades fronting the popular rock band Old 97’s. Between projects with the Old 97’s Miller has released eight solo albums, most recently 2025’s A lifetime of riding by night.
In late autumn of 2026, Scofield looks back at many of his now classic fusion groove compositions with Electrospective. He plans to revisit tunes from his Blue Matter, Uberjam, and AGoGo bands, as well as new material in the same vein, featuring a stellar band including Adam Deitch, Larry Goldings, and Oteil Burbridge.
Some songs are the life of the party. Vienna Teng's are the back-porch conversation you still remember years later.
Some songs are the life of the party. Vienna Teng's are the back-porch conversation you still remember years later.
Nick Lowe brings wit and understated excellence to every performance, while Los Straitjackets are the leading practitioners of the lost art of the guitar instrumental. In 2024 they released their latest record ‘Indoor Safari,’ a collaboration with Los Straitjackets.
Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Keller’s Grateful Grass delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites.
Dead Set is an extraordinary ensemble that brings the Grateful Dead's timeless music to life with remarkable precision and passion. Led by the incomparable Zach Nugent, the band captures the spirit of Jerry Garcia through virtuosic guitar work and breathtaking improvisations.
Guitarist Stanley Jordan has formed a new band called Stanley Plays The Dead, offering cosmic vibal variations on the music of the Grateful Dead that add more jazz elements while keeping the original musical feel and the trippy vibe.
John Kadlecik is a singer, songwriter, and musician based in the DC-area who is primarily known for being a guitar-slinging sideman to Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir in the band Furthur. We welcome the original co-founder of Dark Star Orchestra right here to the Hamilton Live stage!
Grahame Lesh & Friends, or "GLAF", takes immense pleasure in reviving forgotten and unfinished Grateful Dead songs, working out alternate versions of Grahame's Midnight North compositions, fleshing out songs written by Grahame's brother Brian, and finding the fun covers that tie them all together.