Keller Williams Grateful Grass at Friendly Valley Tavern

Name: Keller Williams Grateful Grass at Friendly Valley Tavern
Start: 2026-06-12T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Friendly Valley Tavern

Schedule

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Friendly Valley Tavern | Peoria, IL

Friendly Valley Tavern Presents:
Keller Williams Grateful Grass
Friday, June 12, 2025
Doors 7pm • Music 8pm • 21+
Bring your own camping chairs to catch some shade & live music under the Peoria sky.
Free shuttle to/from Landmark’s north parking lot, with 2 shuttles on a constant rotation to bring you right around the corner from Landmark’s north lot to the venue, and back to your car in less than one minute.
About Keller Williams Grateful Grass:
Definition: “Loose interpretations of Grateful Dead songs done in a bluegrass style. Take my fascination with Grateful Dead songs and mix it together with my love of psychedelic improvisational bluegrass music and out burps this project.
WARNING: If you like your Grateful Dead songs performed in their original way, or if you prefer traditional bluegrass, this is not the project for you. If you like singing along to Dead songs in that song’s normal tempo but dancing double time to the music, this is definitely your jam. A lot of people seem to dig it and I dig them for that.”
Keller’s Grateful Grass delivers anything-but-traditional bluegrass versions of Grateful Dead favorites. Grateful Grass often times has a rotating lineup and so far, has included collaborations with The Keels, Keith Moseley (SCI), Jeff Austin (Yonder Mountain String Band), Michael Kang (SCI), Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green, Mark Benevento Trio) Bill Nershi (SCI), Allie Kral, Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Sam Grisman, Love Canon, the Hillbenders and The Infamous Stringdusters.
In 2008, the original Grateful Grass members (Keller, Jeff Austin and Keith Moseley) recorded a live performance at The Fillmore in Denver, CO. 100% of the proceeds from REX (Live at the Fillmore) went to benefit The Rex Foundation, the charitable non-profit started by the Grateful Dead. Visit the Rex Foundation website or purchase a digital download and donate to the REX Foundation.
In 2010 Grateful Grass took the stage at Delfest for the first live appearance since 2008. In 2013, Grateful Grass ft. Keller, Jeff Austin, Keith Moseley and Michael Kang reunited to benefit the Rex Foundation once again at The Fillmore in San Francisco for the event, Nightfall of Diamonds. Once again this performance was recorded and DOS was released in 2014. All proceeds continue to benefit the Rex Foundation.
“Different collaborations of Grateful Grass will pop up from time to time as playing this music this way is such a blast that it probably should be illegal.” — Kw
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