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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. The 443 also offers a special Shakedown Sunday menu, including grilled cheese with Shakedown dipping sauce and Cosmic Charlie’s cocktails.

Coming next

December 15 with special guest Little Georgie

Featuring Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Wendy Sassafras Ramsay, Tim Burns, and John Dancks of Dead to the Core with Brian Welch and Little Georgie. 

Little Georgie, the Official Musical Recluse of Syracuse, will materialize for one night only. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it.

Watch a clip of Little Georgie and the Shuffling Hungarians performing “Gutbucket Blues.”

Second show added!

• 1 pm SOLD OUT — Join waiting list

• 7 pm LOW TICKETS

January 12, 2025, with special guest Joey Arcuri

Featuring Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, Wendy Sassafras Ramsay, and Tim Burns of Dead to the Core with Brian Welch and Joey Arcuri. 

Joey Arcuri is a professional bassist and string teacher from Ithaca, New York. Alongside freelancing with many local groups, he tours nationally with the folk rock band Driftwood. Arcuri got a master’s in music education from Syracuse University in 2023, and is currently working in the Ithaca City School District as an elementary orchestra teacher.