Band Beyond Description

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 pure joy 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.

We’re calling this one “the young guns,” as we welcome a trio of guests who will be bringing a daredevil, out-of-the-box flair to the equation. Kyle Ledson is renowned for his breathtaking mandolin and flatpicking guitar heroics with Broken Compass Bluegrass. Many don’t know that he also brings ferocious chops to the electric guitar on special occasions. This cherry-picked setlist is specifically geared to his many strengths and will force him to dig deep into uncharted realms, both instrumentally and vocally.

Another local hotshot on the team is Daniel “Dellow” Roholt who spends much of his time playing upright bass with the acclaimed jamgrass unit, Caltucky. The Berklee School of Music grad will be displaying his full range of funky, jazz-infused bass technique woven throughout this sonic escapade. He’s also one of the most soulful singers we know as will be fully evident on a few nuggets.

The keys tend to be the ultimate x-factor for a truly spectacular edition of BBD and we expect that to be the case here. Wizard, sorcerer, mad scientist…any one of those could be an accurate title for Andre Fylling. He’s one of the region’s most innovative keyboardists and we can already imagine the gasps of amazement from the audience as he blazes corridors through their cerebral cortexes. He’s sure to light a fire under all his bandmates and never let any moment feel normal. In there lies the spirit of the Dead and why Band Beyond Description continues to be one of the most cherished traditions in the west.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Crazy Horse Saloon and Grill, 230 Commercial St., Nevada City, United States