News Flash: With the return of Thursday NFL football, BBD moves back to a 9:30pm start time. We like it earlier, but due to the logistics, it is necessary to start at this time. Thank you for your understanding!

If the Grateful Dead is your religion, then the Crazy Horse is your church when Third Thursday rolls around. Every month Jonny Mojo (Achilles Wheel), Gary Campus (Deadbeats) and Tim High (Tim High & the Mighty) host a cast of the finest musicians from around the region to conjure lightning in a bottle. BBD is a gathering point for everyone who wants to plug into the feeling of what it was like soaking in the otherworldly sounds at a Dead show while sharing the dance muse with the tribe. The music that bubbles forth from these nights captures the spontaneous, primal, orgasmic spirit that so many of us crave.

Jonny is a proverbial pied piper who guides the flock to the promised land with his incredibly versatile guitar playing and passion for the music coursing through his veins. He is one of the brightest lights among Nor Cal GD guitar specialists. He lives and breathes this music like a fish swimming in the sea. Gary emanates bliss in every beat and gracefully molds his style to elevate the strengths of his collaborators. He’s been a rhythmic instigator in the region for 45 years now and is more fired up than ever. Nothing makes Tim happier than singing Grateful Dead songs as is evident by his assertive and heartfelt renditions of the classics as well as obscurities. Akin to Mickey Mantle switch-hitting, he transmits the fiery explosiveness of Bob and the raw emotion of Jerry.

We are doing cartwheels to celebrate the return of Joe Marcinek as our marquee special guest. Joe is a one-of-a-kind guitarist who navigates effortlessly from funk to rocking psychedelia to jazzy grooves. He is the leader of Dead Funk Summit and has collaborated extensively with Melvin Seals, George Porter Jr. and Tony Hall (Dumstaphunk). Wherever he goes, great things happen.

We’re bringing Jen Rund (China Dolls, Jenerator) back on bass because she’s too damn good not to. Not only does she inject every song with an extra dance-inducing bounce, she does it with the most infectious smile on her face. It’s impossible not to feel your energy elevated when you’re in Jen’s presence. Rounding out the lineup is the not-so-secret weapon, Sam Phelps (Jelly Bread, Philharmonik) on keys. Sam has the special sauce to give every song a hearty injection of magnificent magic. His sonic explorations never fail to uncover new avenues of wonder within the familiar.

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