4B = THE UNIVERSITYDAILY KANSAN
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THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 2002
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936 Mass.
WEATHER FORECAST
BY RANDY REIGER
GONGFARMER
Band impersonates the Dead
By Brad Weiner
Jayplay Writer
More than six years have passed since Jerry Garcia went to the great gig in the sky, and the Grateful Dead disbanded into its members' own musical factions.
Fortunately for the legions of Deadheads who miss taking part in the long, strange trip, there are Dead cover bands such as the the Dark Star Orchestra. These bands play Grateful Dead tunes to Dead veterans and Dead virgins alike.
The Dark Star Orchestra packed the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St., with Dead lovers last Thursday night. DSO has earned a reputation as the most accurate Dead cover band because it has the same number of band members as the original. Also, each DSO performance mimics a concert from the Dead's
"They're not just a Dead cover band, they're impersonators."
Ben Ross
Overland Park senior
30-year historv.
According to Scott Larned, the band's keyboardist, the DSO knows "between 200 and 300 tunes," and at the end of each performance, it announces to the audience which show was performed. The Granada performance was a recreation of a Jan. 30, 1978 show, which took place in Chicago. Chicago is also the hometown of DSO and the city that played host to the last Grateful Dead show on July 9, 1995.
with the quality of Dark Star's representation.
One fan said he was impressed
"They're not just a Dead cover band. They're impersonators," said Ben Ross, Overland Park senior and Dead aficionado.
Dark Star Orchestra is not the only band playing music from the Grateful Dead collection. Other cover bands include Shakedown Street, Lazy Lightning, The Cosmic Charlies and The Schwag, who play tomorrow night at Abe and Jake's.
In this way, the Dead's music has never stopped. And as long as the music of the Grateful Dead plays in the ears of Dead fans, Jerry Garcia will get his wish to walk alone by the black, muddy river, listening to a song of his own.
Contact Weiner at bweiner@kansan.com. This story was edited by Kyle Ramsey.
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