Dead to the Core at the 443 Social Club

Schedule

Thu Dec 18 2025 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The 443 Social Club & Lounge | Syracuse, NY

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Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians who explore the musical world of the Grateful Dead.
About this Event

Dead to the Core: An Acoustic Celebration of the Grateful Dead


Dead to the Core is a collective of singer-songwriters and acoustic musicians who explore the musical world of the Grateful Dead—not through note-for-note re-creations but by playing the songs their own way, with unexpected instrumental colors and lush vocal harmonies.

This show features the all-star Syracuse-based Dead to the Core band, with John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers on guitar and Strumstick; Tim Burns (Two Hour Delay) on guitar and mandolin; Wendy Sassafras Ramsay (Starting Off Red) on accordion, flute, and clarinet; Josh Dekaney (Mary Fahl) on percussion/drum kit; and John Dancks (the Cadleys) on upright bass.

The band’s repertoire spans classics and rarities from the Dead as well as Jerry Garcia Band, Garcia and Grisman, and Old and in the Way—sometimes mashed up with originals by Dead to the Core’s own songwriters.

Interspersed with the music are selected clips from Rodgers’ interviews with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, in which they reflect on the roots and evolution of the music.

A Dead to the Core show is an experience unlike any other Grateful Dead tribute: a night of deeply personal performances that illuminate the masterful song craft of one of America’s most original bands.

Grateful Dead music right down to the core.

Learn more and listen to songs:

deadtothecore.com

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DOORS: 5:30PM - SHOWTIME: 7:00PM




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TICKET INFO:

  • The 443 is an intimate listening room with table service that seats 75 people.
  • The green squares/circles on the floor plan are bar-height tables, and the orange squares are regular-height tables.
  • Most of our seats are sold as "Tables for Two" - meaning the ticket admits TWO people.
  • We have a limited number of single seats available, and single attendees may be sharing a table with other single attendees.
  • Multiple tickets purchased under the same name will automatically be seated together (up to 6 people).
  • If you have 2, 4, or 6 people in your group, please purchase a Table(s) for Two. If you have 1, 3, or 5 people in your group, please purchase Single Seats - Shared Table.
  • Requesting a specific table is a perk reserved for our VIP Patron members. If you're interested in supporting our mission, you can find membership information HERE.
  • If anyone in your party needs special seating arrangements - walker, cane, service animal, wheelchair, low table requirement, or you want to be seated with another party - please email us after you place your order, and we'll make it happen.
  • All tickets are "WILL CALL" - no need to print anything out, just give your name at the door.

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Where is it happening?

The 443 Social Club & Lounge, 443 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, United States

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Tickets

USD 23.11 to USD 44.43

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