Covered in Dead

08/03/2026

Hello Friends.
It's Monday so that means it's time for another episode of Covered in Dead! Tune in tonight as I celebrate Jerry Garcia. Tonight I play songs by Grateful Dead and some other sweet stuff by Jerry...
I also play songs by Bobby Weir, LP Giobbi, The Persuasions, Béla Fleck, Real Estate, The Lone Bellow, Poolside, Mighty Diamonds and Bonnie Prince Billy.
Tune in tonight and every Monday night at 7 PM Eastern to wkze.com and join me as I celebrate the Grateful Dead.
Here's a beautiful smiling Jerry in a photo taken by Bob Minkin Photography
I wish you all a super day.

07/27/2026

Hello friends. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood and I hope you're finding the joy that moves you to good places.
It's Monday so that means it's time for another episode of my radio show, Covered in Dead.
Tonight I will play songs by Grateful Dead along with some Dead covers by LP Giobbi, B E R T H A: Grateful Drag, John Kadlecik, Lasana Bandale, Grahame Lesh and Daniel Donato, Nathaniel LaPointe, and Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band.
Tune in tonight and every Monday night at 7 PM EST to Wkze.com for my radio show.
Don't forget to check out my new podcast on YouTube and watch me chat with some folks who Cover the Dead. Just search for in dead

Wishing you all a wonderful day.
Here's a pic of my mom with her newly painted gnomes, which is something Mike DuBois did out of the kindness of his heart. The gnomes were old and Mike made them look good again!

As my mom approaches her 93rd birthday day I remind us all to be grateful for all we have.

Much love to you all.

07/20/2026

Hello friends!
It's Monday, so that means it's time for another episode of my radio show, Covered in Dead!
Tonight I play songs by the Grateful Dead dating back to the 60s when they started it all. I will also play some covers of Dead songs performed by Brown Eyed Women, Jerry's Middle Finger, The Peoples Dead of Ventura, Jim James, Bobby Weir and his Wolf Pack featuring Tyler Childers, Orchestra Baobab, and Warren Zevon.

Tune in tonight and every Monday night at 7 PM to wkze.com for a deep dive into song the Grateful Dead covered and Grateful Dead songs covered by other artists.

Don't forget if you haven't checked out my YouTube podcast you can find it by searching for in dead. Please subscribe to the page.
I will be uploading more interviews with folks who Cover the Dead over the next couple of weeks.

I hope you're finding the joy that moves you to good places.
I wish you a most excellent day!
Here is a pic taken by Andy Morse at The Dead of Summer Music Festival
I am in my happy place singing and playing with Liv Zutphen

07/20/2026

Jerry is in his happy place!

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07/06/2026

Hello friends!
It's Monday so that means it is time for another episode of Covered in Dead!

Tonight I will play songs by the Grateful Dead, Dark Star Orchestra, Lucius, Roots of Creation, Oteil Burbridge and Friends featuring Lara Cwass, and Patti Spadaro and Friends wsg Jill Paone Simmons.
Tune in tonight and every Monday Evening at 7pm Eastern to join me in the celebration of the Grateful Dead!
This past weekend The Deadbeats played Tubefest on Canada Lake and it was a blast! Here is a picture of us with the prize winning Peacock Tube! Thanks for the pic, Michele!

I wish you a super day, and I remind us all to keep that love alive one smile at a time 😁

06/29/2026

It's Monday and tonight The Deadbeats play a FREE show in New Paltz! Come celebrate one year of the radio show at Heady Teddy's! We will play outside from 7-9pm and thanks to WKZE 98.1 FM you can tune in on the radio if you can't make the show. Tune in to WKZE.com if you're not in the area. Of course if you can make it you'll want to come out bc we will have some special giveaways and there will be dancing in the streets!
Join us tonight! We play 7-9pm.

06/28/2026

Wow! Last night at Bethel Woods Dark Star Orchestra blew my mind again! It sure is wonderful to see such talented folks playing the music of the Grateful Dead. Their dedication to the music is something special to witness. I've seen a lot of Dead bands. DSO is like no other!
After growing up and learning from Jeff Mattson most of my adult life, I tend to tap in to what Jeff is doing on stage. To see him slay that guitar and lead the band throughout the moments; in and out of the garden, 😉, brings me a joy that is like no other!
Thank you, Jeff, and all of DSO for recharging my batteries, and for giving me a space to go for grate music and dancing and love and family.

I am so very grateful for times like these. Times where I can gather with friends I love for some of the most electrifying music I've ever heard.
I can shake my bones and really cut loose. And that's exactly what I did last night!

I love the music and the culture of the Grateful Dead.
That's why I started the radio show on WKZE 98.1 FM and I'm just now starting the podcast on YouTube

I'd like to be a part of the community who helps keep this music alive. I feel lucky to have gotten on the bus in '89, and to have met so many of the band members over the years. I was glad I was able to thank them for giving this to me. Well, they have given so much all of us. Aren't we blessed?

So let's keep this all going so others can experience some of the things that we love. They can meet their new family and find their happy home.

Long live the Grateful Dead 💙⚡️♥️

Tune in Mondays at 7pm EST to Wkze.com or anytime on YouTube to join in my celebration of the band, their music, and the culture and family we all have here.

I'm sending you all heartfelt smiles, and I'm reminding us all to keep that love alive, one smile at a time.

06/27/2026

Denise Parent is With Grateful Dead – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/27/2026

I love learning even more about Donna Jean joining the Grateful Dead!

On July 7, 2012, Donna Jean Godchaux of the Grateful Dead spoke at ...

06/27/2026

There's always so many cool things to learn about the Grateful Dead!
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