OXFORD — Dead to the Core, a tribute to The Grateful Dead, will perform at 6 On The Square in Oxford at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan 20.
According to a media release, Dead to the Core is described as a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians, led by musician/author Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, with a shared love for The Grateful Dead.
In intimate concerts, the musicians celebrate the band’s music not through note-for-note re-creations but by playing the songs their own way with creative arrangements featuring unexpected instrumental colors (clarinet, flute, Strumstick, mandolin and accordion) and lush vocal harmonies.
Interspersed with the music are clips from Rodgers’ interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.
A Dead to the Core show is referred to in the release as an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands.
Tickets at $20 in advance or $25 at the door may be purchased online at 6onthesquare.org or by calling 607-843-6876 to make a reservation. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The show also will be streamed live online for $10.
Coming up at 6OTS
Feb. 2: Seth Glier
Feb. 17: Loren Barrigar
March 9: Abbie Gardner
March 15: Lucy Wainwright Roche
March 23: John Dady
April 6: Cosy Sheridan & Sloan Wainwright
April 12: David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach
April 27: Tret Fure
May 11: Martyn Joseph
June 22: 6OTS’s 17th anniversary celebration with The Black Feathers
Visit 6onthesquare.org for more information.