Grateful Dead

i had never seen dso until saturday night in indpls. i won tix from a local radio station-- i doubt i would've bought tix to go-- but i so thoroughly enjoyed myself that in the future i will buy tix. i took my sister, and she liked it too (and she's not a deadhead!)-- enough to agree to go to future shows! yeah! it was a pleasant deadhead crowd- the usual stuff-- everyone friendly and polite and happy to be there-- such a dramatic difference from the standard rowdy, rude, shoving, smoking concert crowd. we didn't stay the whole night-- just for the first 2 hours- we hit the road by 11-- but it was a nice refresher course on long summer evenings on the grass at a lovely outdoor venue listening and dancing and having fun! dso is worth going to see-- caroline

Not only are these guys a great GD cover band but they also are keeping The Grateful Dead's music alive...I see young folks singing along to these songs who couldn't possibly been born in time to catch Jerry....wait a minute...I am one of those young folks! They've got a great thing going...I'm grateful for them and other GD Tributes like "The Schwag"...they are turning kids onto the music we all know and love... "Our love is real, not fade away, not fade away!" They are helping to keep it alive...helping to keep it from fading away. "In a bed, in a bed, by the waterside I will lay my head. Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul."

LadySparkle Ok, so they aren't the Dead, but they are pretty good for a fix. Just saw them last night in INDY, first time. They did the August 10, 1981 show, pretty good, all I can say. Listened to Rockin The Cradle on the way there and back MOST AWESOME !!!

Photos of Dark Star Orchestra, 2.19.2009, Madison Theater, Covington, KY: http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/1043

I undestand everone has different oppinions. No harm intended. Id take a dead show over DSO anyday, it just seems more convinent to see DSO since they tour all year round practically. Phatmoye

I undestand everone has different oppinions. No harm intended. Id take a dead show over DSO anyday, it just seems more convinent to see DSO since they tour all year round practically. Phatmoye

It's all good phatmoye I don't dislike them or anything and some day I'll be all into them I'm sure but for now as long as the GD boys are touring I put all my energy into them. "Everybody's braggin' and drinking that wine, I can tell the queen of diamonds by the way she shines. Come to daddy on an inside straight, well I've got no chance of losing this time"

Hey there brother from a different mother, INCRIMINALIZING!! I think not! Cover band, yes. You tell me 1 other band that comes even close to sounding like the real thing? I think its great what there doing! There not the dead, and I think they know that. There just spreading the music, after all, isn't it all about the MUSIC. Phatmoye

DSO are the complete antithesis of what the Grateful Dead are, they are merley a clone and a pretty poor one at that. I really can not comprehend how you(or anyone) think that "jerry dude" sounds anything like Jerry Garcia. I also don't care what Phil or anyone else thinks of them. Another thing Jerry and the Grateful Dead taught me was to think for myself, but I know for a fact Phil has never even considered listening to that band. I don't begrudge anyone a good time but for that band to be running around the country advertising themselves as the "grateful dead experience" is whhhack and possibly criminal(cosmically at least)(((enjoy your ride))))

Exuse me, are you sure you seen dark star? DSO recreates a whole show damn near note for note! John K. sounds just like Jerry, I believe it was either Bobby or Phil a few years back that said,"If you close your eyes, you would swear that Jerrys on stage" I can remember seeing this somewhere. Phatmoye Rock on DSO