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Never miss a Sunday show.

Shakedown Sunday is a monthly series at Syracuse’s 443 Social Club, hosted by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and members of Dead to the Core with special guests, that celebrates the Grateful Dead.

The music spans not only the band’s originals but songs from across the roots and rock worlds they made their own, plus selections from the songbooks of Jerry Garcia Band, Garcia and Grisman, and Old and in the Way. All delivered with the creative acoustic arrangements and lush vocal harmonies that are the hallmark of Dead to the Core.

Guest artists include an array of top-shelf singer-songwriters and instrumentalists from Central New York and beyond, digging into their favorite tunes.

Expect deep cuts, fresh collaborations, old favorites reimagined. Only at Shakedown Sunday, only at the 443 Social Club.

P.S. In addition to the music, the 443 offers a special Shakedown Sunday menu, including grilled cheese with Shakedown dipping sauce and a selection of Cosmic Charlie’s cocktails.

Coming next

May 5 with special guest Brendan Gosson

Featuring Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Tim Burns, and John Dancks of Dead to the Core with Brendan Gosson.

Brendan Gosson is a fiddler and flatpick guitarist who has performed in upstate New York and beyond for over a decade. He currently plays with the Buffalo-based roots band Folkfaces, Sean Peters Band, and Brian Thomas and the Strikes.

June 2 with special guest Jenny O’Hara

Featuring Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Wendy Sassafras Ramsay, and Tim Burns of Dead to the Core with Brian Welch and special guest Jenny O’Hara.

Jenny O’Hara has been singing in and around the Syracuse area for 20-plus years—harmonizing with the Grateful Dead cover band Dark Hollow, performing with the duo Jenny and Joe (Henson), and singing lead with the BobCats and, more recently, IndeliBlue Project. Her repertoire spans Americana, folk rock, blues, jazz, old country, and originals by local artists.