The Live Network · TLN / EIC Research · 2026 Edition

Ultimate Jam Band
Artist Guide

378 jam artists — from TITAN legends to rising stars — plus 405 great live bands, sorted alphabetically

378 Jam Artists · 405 Great Live Bands · 2026 Touring Season
🏛️ Titan — The A-List
🚀 Heavyweight — New A-Tier
🎸 Vet / Core Circuit
📈 Rising Star
⭐ Honorable Mention
🌵 Cosmic / Americana
🎤 Player — musicians in their own right
🔥 Great Live Band — not a jam band, but worth seeing live (hidden until you flip the switch)
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All🏛️ Titan🚀 Heavyweight🎸 Vet / Core📈 Rising Star⭐ Honorable🌵 Cosmic / Americana🎤 Player🔥 Great Live Band
# 6A 32B 69C 47D 62E 24F 29G 36H 25I 8J 57K 14L 23M 54N 19O 15P 35R 54S 71T 50U 7V 9W 22X 1Y 6Z 8
# 6 artists
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

3 Fox Drive

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

5AM Trio

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

10,000 Maniacs

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

13 Lines

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

49 Winchester

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

311

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock / Reggae / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
A 32 artists
⭐ HONORABLE

A Buck Dancer's Choice

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Addison Groove Project

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Boston-area funk-jam band.
🎤 PLAYER

Al and the Transamericans

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Al Schnier's band outside moe.
🎤 PLAYER

Al Schnier

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Jam
📍 Utica, NY
📸 @alschnier
moe. guitarist; also leads Al and the Transamericans.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Alabama

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Alabama Shakes

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock / Soul
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Albert Collins

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Ali Baba's Tahini

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Alice Cooper

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

All Them Witches

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Allman Betts Band

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Southern Rock / Jam
📍 Macon, GA  ·  2018
📸 @allmanbettsband
Devon Allman and Duane Betts, sons of the Allman Brothers founders, leading a new band.
🏛️ TITAN

The Allman Brothers Band

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Southern Rock / Blues Jam / Jazz
📍 Macon, GA  ·  Est. 1969
👥 Gregg Allman †, Duane Allman †, Dickey Betts †, Berry Oakley †, Butch Trucks †, Jaimoe; later Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge
🎶 Whipping Post, Melissa, Ramblin' Man, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
🏟 Amphitheater → Arena (historic); annual Beacon Theatre residency (NYC)
Disbanded 2014 🎟 Legacy catalog Catalog / archival
🎪 Wanee Festival (founded in their honor), Peach Music Festival
📼 Full taping legacy; extensive SBD archive via Internet Archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, nugs.net
Founders of Southern rock and the extended jam tradition in American music; disbanded 2014 after 45 years; Duane Allman and the twin-drum/dual-guitar lineup remain foundational blueprints for the entire scene
🎸 VET / CORE

ALO

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Animal Liberation Orchestra, Bay Area band with Dan Lebowitz on guitar.
🎤 PLAYER

Anders Osborne

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
New Orleans guitarist and songwriter.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Andrew Bird

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Andy Frasco & the U.N.

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Soul / High-Energy Rock
📍 Los Angeles, CA  ·  Est. 2008
👥 Andy Frasco (vocals/keys), Andee Avila (drums), Ernie Chang (bass), Marcus Pettersson (guitar), Evan Frasco (keys)
🎶 The Only Thing That's Left, Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down, Never Stop
🏟 Club / Small Theater (300–2,000)
~150 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $1.0M est. gross
🎪 Peach Music Festival, Jam Cruise, Summerstage
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp
Relentless touring machine; internationally minded lineup; crowd-participation style shows; festival circuit cult favorite
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Animal Collective

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ann Wilson

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Anthill Cinema

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jam / Anything Goes
📸 @anthillcinema
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Antony & The Johnsons

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Art Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Anuhea

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Pop / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Apollo Suns

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Aquarium Rescue Unit

↗ Learn more
🎵 Psychedelic Jazz-Fusion / Jam / Avant-Garde
📍 Atlanta, GA  ·  Est. 1989
👥 Col. Bruce Hampton, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Sipe, Jimmy Herring, Matt Mundy
🎶 Basically Frightened, Mirrors of Embarrassment, Lena's Songs
🏟 Club / Small Theater (historic)
Inactive / legacy 🎟 Archival / reunion Legacy catalog
🎪 H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Wetlands-era NYC circuit
📼 Full taping tradition; Internet Archive archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Col. Bruce Hampton's foundational Atlanta outfit; launched careers of Oteil Burbridge and Jimmy Herring; widely credited as the seed of the Southern jam scene alongside the Allman Brothers
📈 RISING STAR

Aqueous

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Buffalo, NY band with long, patient jams.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Aretha Franklin

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Pop / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Ari Fink

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Armored Saint

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Aron Magner

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
Disco Biscuits keyboard player; half of Deadtronica.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Asia

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Asleep at the Wheel

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Assembly of Dust

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Reid Genauer's band after Strangefolk.
📈 RISING STAR

August Kane Band

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Southern Rock / Country / Jam
📍 Nashville, TN
📸 @augustkaneband
B 69 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

B-Side Players

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bad Company

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Baker Gurvitz Army

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

BALTHVS

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

The Band Memo

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Band Of Heathens

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Banyan

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Barenaked Ladies

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bauhaus

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bebel Gilberto

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Beck, Bogert & Appice

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Béla Fleck

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Bluegrass / Jazz / Banjo
📍 Nashville, TN
📸 @belafleckbanjo
Banjo player behind the Flecktones and a long run of bluegrass and jazz records.
📈 RISING STAR

Bella Rayne

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Indie Folk / Alt-Rock / Jam Pop
📍 Tri-State Area  ·  Est. 2015
👥 Bella Rayne (vocals/guitar) and band
🎶 Original catalog; known for extended live improvisation
🏟 Club / Small Theater (200–1,200)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $20 avg $0.4M est. gross
🎪 Regional Northeast festivals; growing jam circuit presence
📼 Taping encouraged
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp
Northeast indie-jam circuit standout; soulful vocals with improvisational guitar interplay; building dedicated regional fanbase
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Belle and Sebastian

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Belly

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ben Nichols

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Bends

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Benevento/Russo Duo

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
Marco Benevento and Joe Russo's organ-and-drums duo.
⭐ HONORABLE

Bertha: Grateful Drag

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Big Brother and the Holding Company

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Big Freedia

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Big Head Todd and the Monsters

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Big Richard

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / String Band
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Big Shrimp

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funky Progressive Jam / Rock
📍 Bridgeport, CT  ·  Est. 2024 (roots as Baked Shrimp 2017)
👥 Jared Sage Cowen (guitar/vocals), Max Perrotti (bass/vocals), Daniel Cohen (keys/vocals), Henry Thomas (drums)
🎶 Alcaworkholic, Moderation, Sticky Situation, Perchance
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,500)
~110 shows/yr 🎟 $32 avg $1.4M est. gross
🎪 Emerging festival circuit (Karnival of the Arts, etc.)
📼 Full taping; board recordings circulated
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
CT-based high-octane funk machine; strong NJ/NYC crossover — ideal EIC/Grateful Pier community play
📈 RISING STAR

Big Something

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
North Carolina rock band that runs its own festival, The Big What?
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Big Star

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Big Swell

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Big Wu

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Minnesota jam band.
🎤 PLAYER

Bill Kreutzmann

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Dead Family
📍 Kauai, HI
📸 @billkreutzmann
Grateful Dead drummer. Leads Billy & the Kids with younger players.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Bill Monroe & The Blue Grass Boys

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bill Withers

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Billy and The Kids

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Bill Kreutzmann's band with younger players, playing the Dead songbook.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Billy Cobham's Crosswinds Project

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Billy Joe Shaver

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Billy Joel

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

Billy Strings

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jamgrass / Progressive Bluegrass
📍 Morehead, KY  ·  Est. 2017
👥 Billy Strings, Billy Failing, Jarrod Walker, Royal Masat, Alex Hargreaves
🎶 Dust in a Baggie, Hide & Seek, Meet Me at the Creek
🏟 Amphitheater → Arena (5,000–18,000)
~120 shows/yr 🎟 $90 avg $10.8M est. gross
🎪 Telluride Bluegrass, Bonnaroo, Hardly Strictly
📼 Full taping encouraged; nugs.net official
🎧 Nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Grammy winner; fastest-growing act in jam; 2026 world tour dates
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Billy Talent

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Black Crowes

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Blues-Rock / Hard Rock / Southern Rock
📍 Atlanta, GA  ·  Est. 1984
👥 Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman, Sven Pipien, Joel Robinow, Isaiah Mitchell
🎶 Shake Your Money Maker, She Talks to Angels, Hard to Handle
🏟 Theater → Amphitheater (3,000–15,000)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $90 avg $5.4M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Lockn', Lollapalooza
📼 Taping generally permitted; setlist.fm community archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Brothers Robinson reunited 2019; extended jams and blues improvisations a live staple; spiritually adjacent to the Dead/Allmans tradition — longer sets than studio recordings suggest
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Black Sabbath

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Black Uhuru

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Reggae
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Blackberry Smoke

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Atlanta Southern rock band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Blake Shelton

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Blues Traveler

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Blues-Rock / Jam / Harmonica-Driven
📍 Princeton, NJ  ·  Est. 1987
👥 John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Brendan Hill, Ben Wilson, Tad Kinchla
🎶 Run-Around, Hook, But Anyway, Carolina Blues
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (2,000–10,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $4.4M est. gross
🎪 H.O.R.D.E. Festival (co-founders), Peach Music Festival
📼 Taping allowed; extensive archive via Internet Archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
New Jersey originals and H.O.R.D.E. co-founders; John Popper's harmonica improvisations are among the most technically demanding in jam; active touring 35+ years
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Blur

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bob Dylan

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bob Marley and The Wailers

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bob Schneider

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Bob Weir

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rhythm guitar & Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist and singer (1947–2026). Led RatDog, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros and Dead & Company.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bonerama

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bonny Light Horseman

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

BoomBox

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Electronic / Rock / Jam
📍 Muscle Shoals, AL
📸 @thisisboombox
Duo mixing house beats with live guitar; long-running jam festival act.
⭐ HONORABLE

Brain Damaged Eggmen

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Pink Floyd
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Brandy Clark

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Break Science

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Electronic / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Brent Cobb & The Fixin's

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country / Southern Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Broken Compass Bluegrass

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Brothers

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

The Brothers Comatose

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Brothers Past

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Electronic / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Philly jamtronica band.
📈 RISING STAR

Brownstein Family Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Bruce Hornsby

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Jazz / Piano
📍 Williamsburg, VA
🎶 The Way It Is, Mandolin Rain
📸 @brucehornsby
Played keys with the Grateful Dead 1990–92 and sat in often before and after.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Buck Owens

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Buddy Guy

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Built To Spill

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Bushwalla

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Rap & Hip-Hop
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Bushwick's Dead

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Buzz Zeemer

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Buzzcocks

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Punk
🎧 nugs.net
C 47 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cable Ties

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Punk / Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Cadillac Three

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

CAKE

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The California Honeydrops

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Funk / Jam / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Camille K

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Rock / Songwriter
📸 @camillekmusic
Singer, guitarist and songwriter. Played Council Oak at Hard Rock Atlantic City on Sep 27, 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Can

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Car Seat Headrest

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Carl Broemel

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
My Morning Jacket guitarist and pedal steel player.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Cars

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cass McCombs

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

CBDB

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Charles Sawtelle

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Charles Wesley Godwin

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Charlie Hunter

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Plays bass and guitar at the same time on a custom 7/8-string guitar.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Chet Baker

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Chicago

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Chris Robinson

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Blues / Cosmic
📍 Los Angeles, CA
📸 @itsreallycr
Black Crowes singer. His Chris Robinson Brotherhood was a Dead-leaning, long-jam project.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Cosmic Rock / Jam
📍 Los Angeles, CA  ·  2011
📸 @crblive
Chris Robinson's Dead-inspired band, known for long sets and deep covers.
🎤 PLAYER

Chuck Garvey

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Jam
📍 Buffalo, NY
📸 @moechukg
moe. guitarist and singer.
⭐ HONORABLE

Circles Around the Sun

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Instrumental Psychedelic Groove
📍 Los Angeles, CA  ·  Est. 2015
👥 Adam MacDougall, Dan Horne, Mark Levy, John Lee Shannon
🎶 Gilbert’s Groove, On My Mind, One for Chuck
🏟 Club → Small Theater (600–1,500)
~40 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $500K est. gross
🎪 Skull & Roses, Suwannee Hulaween
📼 Taper-friendly
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp
Born from the Fare Thee Well setbreak music Neal Casal composed; the band carries his legacy forward.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cirith Ungol

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Clarence Clemons

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Clarence Gatemouth Brown

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Class Trip

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Rock / Jam
📸 @classtripofficial
📈 RISING STAR

Clay Street Unit

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Clean

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Cloudchord

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Electronic / Jam
📸 @cloudchord
Electronic producer. Half of Deadtronica with Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits.
🏛️ TITAN

Col. Bruce Hampton

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🎵 Psychedelic / Avant-Jam / Southern Jam
📍 Atlanta, GA  ·  1947–2017
👥 Col. Bruce Hampton; projects: Hampton Grease Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Fiji Mariners, Late Bronze Age
🎶 Projects span 1969–2017; Basically Frightened (ARU), Yield Not to Temptation (HGB)
🏟 Club → Theater (across 50-year career)
Passed 2017 🎟 Legacy / archival Catalog / archival
🎪 H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Wanee, Langerado
📼 Full taping tradition; Internet Archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
The godfather of the jam scene — mentor to Herring, Burbridge, and generations of players; passed onstage at his all-star 70th-birthday concert, May 2017.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Colby Acuff

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Comotion

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rap & Hip-Hop
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Consider the Source

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🎵 Prog / World Fusion / Jam
📍 New York, NY
📸 @considerthesourcemusic
Instrumental trio mixing Middle Eastern scales with prog and jam.
🎸 VET / CORE

Conspirator

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Electronic side project of Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner from the Disco Biscuits.
⭐ HONORABLE

The Contribution

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Conway Twitty

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Cornmeal

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🎵 Jam / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
Chicago jamgrass band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cory Morrow

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Cosmic Hillbilly Experience

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🎵 Southern Rock / Jam
📍 Statesville, NC  ·  Est. 2021
📸 @cosmic_hillbilly_experience
⭐ HONORABLE

Cosmic K9

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🎵 Jam
📸 @cosmic_k9_music
⭐ HONORABLE

Cotter Ellis & Friends

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Counting Crows

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cowboy Mouth

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Creamery Station

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Roots Rock / Jam
📍 CT
📸 @creamerystation
Connecticut jam band. Played The Gem on Oct 2 and Easy Wind Farm on Oct 3, 2026.
🎤 PLAYER

Cris Jacobs

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Roots Rock / Soul
🎧 nugs.net
Baltimore singer-guitarist, formerly of The Bridge.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Crowded House

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Cult

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🎵 Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Cycles

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
D 62 artists
🎤 PLAYER

Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz

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🎵 Guitar / Americana / Dead Family
📍 Oakland, CA
📸 @lebo_tone
ALO guitarist; played in Phil Lesh & Friends.
📈 RISING STAR

Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country

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🎵 Outlaw Country / Psychedelic
📍 Nashville, TN  ·  Est. 2020
👥 Daniel Donato, Damien Llanes, Cole Jiron, Devin Horwitz
🎶 Turbo Country, Peace in a Time of War, Switchblade
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,000)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $0.9M est. gross
🎪 Telluride, AmericanaDeli Fest, Bonnaroo
📼 Taping allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Blends Dead psychedelia with Nashville outlaw; fast-rising in 2025-26
🎸 VET / CORE

Dark Star Orchestra

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Grateful Dead Show Recreation
📍 Chicago, IL  ·  Est. 1997
👥 Rotating cast anchored by Rob Eaton, Dino English & Rob Koritz
🎶 Full historic GD setlist recreations, era-accurate arrangements
🏟 Theater → Amphitheater (2,000–5,000)
~130 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $3M est. gross
🎪 Dark Star Jubilee (their own)
📼 Full taping encouraged, GD-style
🎧 Nugs.net, archive circulation
The gold standard of Dead recreation for nearly 30 years; alumni include Jeff Mattson and John Kadlecik.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Darker My Love

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Darkness

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🎵 Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

DARKSIDE

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Electronic
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Daryl Hall & John Oates

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🎵 Classic Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dave Alvin

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Dave Apollon

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🏛️ TITAN

Dave Matthews Band

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jam-Adjacent / Rock
📍 Charlottesville, VA  ·  Est. 1991
👥 Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, Boyd Tinsley (ret.), Rashawn Ross, Jeff Coffin
🎶 Ants Marching, Crush, Two Step
🏟 Amphitheater / Stadium (15,000–50,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $120 avg $8.4M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Farm Aid
📼 Partial taping; official DMBLive archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, DMBLive
2026 Summer Shed Tour ongoing; multi-generational audience
🎤 PLAYER

Dave Schools

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🎵 Southern Rock / Jam
📍 Athens, GA
📸 @david_a_schools
Widespread Panic bassist. Side projects include Hard Working Americans and Stockholm Syndrome.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

David Bowie

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

David Bromberg

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

David Byrne

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

David Gans

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🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Host of the Grateful Dead Hour and a working musician.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

David Gilmour

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

David Grisman

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Bluegrass / Dawg Music
📍 Mill Valley, CA
🎶 Shady Grove and Not For Kids Only (with Jerry Garcia)
📸 @daviddawggrisman
Mandolin player who recorded several acoustic albums with Jerry Garcia and founded Acoustic Disc.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Davy Knowles

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dawes

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Daze Between Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Dead

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Post-Garcia reunion of Weir, Lesh, Hart and Kreutzmann, 2003–2009.
🏛️ TITAN

Dead & Company / Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Psychedelic Rock / Blues
📍 San Francisco, CA  ·  Est. 2015
👥 Bob Weir, John Mayer, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann (Wolf Bros), Don Was
🎶 Truckin', Casey Jones, Fire on the Mountain
🏟 Arena / Sphere (12,000–20,000)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $195 avg $11.7M est. gross
🎪 Terrapin Crossroads (legacy), Outside Lands
📼 nugs.net official recordings; taping allowed
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Sphere residencies closed the touring era in 2025; with Bobby’s passing in January 2026, the catalog now lives with the extended family
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Dead Weather

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Dead-Zep

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Led Zeppelin + Grateful Dead
📍  ·  Est. 2018
📸 @dead_zep
Led Zeppelin and Grateful Dead mashup started by Rainbow Full of Sound keyboardist Waynard Scheller.
⭐ HONORABLE

Deadtronica

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Electronic / Grateful Dead
📸 @deadtronica
Cloudchord and Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits play the Grateful Dead through an electronic lens.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Deep Purple

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Del McCoury Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Delbert McClinton

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Soul-Jazz / Organ Trio
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Desmond Jones

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Michigan jam band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dinosaur Jr.

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Dip

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🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dire Straits

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🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
New Orleans brass band that changed the sound of second-line music.
🎸 VET / CORE

The Disco Biscuits

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jamtronica / Electronic Rock
📍 Philadelphia, PA  ·  Est. 1995
👥 Jon Gutwillig (The Barber), Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, Sam Altman
🎶 Orch Theme, Magellan, Digital Buddha
🏟 Theater / Club (1,000–4,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $50 avg $3.5M est. gross
🎪 Camp Bisco (co-founders), Electric Forest
📼 Full taping; Biscotti archive community
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Trancefusion sets legendary; Camp Bisco annual flagship festival
🎸 VET / CORE

Dispatch

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Indie-folk-jam trio from Vermont with a big college following.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Disturbed

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🎵 Metal
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Dizgo

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Psychedelic / Electronic Jam / Funk
📍 Bloomington, IN  ·  Est. 2018
👥 Andrew Pickel (guitar/vocals), Kevin Hinnefeld (bass/keys/vocals), Jake Evatt (keys/vocals), Justin Clark (drums)
🎶 It's Alright, Rainbow Lightning, Outer Space, Whiteout, Cool Blue Mellow
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,500)
~130 shows/yr 🎟 $35 avg $1.8M est. gross
🎪 Jam Cruise, Northlands, various regional fests
📼 Full taping encouraged; heavy nugs.net SBD archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
One of hardest-working bands in scene; Goose-like builds + Biscuits dance intensity; ~100 shows on nugs in 2025
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dizzy Gillespie

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

DJ Logic

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🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
Turntablist who sat in all over the jam scene from the late '90s on.
📈 RISING STAR

Dogs in a Pile

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Eclectic Jam / Zappa-esque
📍 New Brunswick, NJ  ·  Est. 2018
👥 Jimmy Law, Sam Lucid, Atticus Kelly, Joe Babick, Brian Murray
🎶 Good Life, Make It Rain, Rowdy Tents
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,500)
~120 shows/yr 🎟 $35 avg $1.5M est. gross
🎪 Peach, Mountain Jam, jam cruises
📼 Full taping; board recordings circulated
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
NJ roots; rapidly ascending in 2026; Zappa-influenced eclecticism
🎤 PLAYER

Don Julin

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
Mandolin player and Billy Strings' early duo partner.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Don Mealer

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Don Was

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Rock / Soul / Production
📍 Detroit, MI
📸 @donwas
Producer and bassist; played bass in Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. Also leads the Pan-Detroit Ensemble.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Donavon Frankenreiter

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Doobie Brothers

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Doom Flamingo

↗ Visit official site
🎵 High-Energy Funk-Jam / Horns / Dance
📍 Asheville, NC  ·  Est. 2019
👥 Tom Marcus (guitar/vocals), Mike Thomas (bass), Joe Smith (drums), plus rotating horn section
🎶 Free the Flame, Psycho Killer (cover jams), Disco Inferno blends, originals built for dance
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,500)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $0.8M est. gross
🎪 Turkuaz Family Fest, Asheville circuit, SE regional fests
📼 Taping allowed; growing archive
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp
Spiritual successor to Turkuaz in the high-energy horn-funk lane; Asheville base with strong SE/Northeast touring crossover; dance-floor focused sets
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Doors

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Dopapod

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Prog-Funk / Electronic Jam
📍 Boston, MA  ·  Est. 2007
👥 Eli Winderman, Rob Compa, Chuck Jones, Neal “Fro” Evans
🎶 Nuggy Jawson, Trapper Keeper, Present Ghosts
🏟 Club → Small Theater (800–2,000)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $35 avg $900K est. gross
🎪 Peach Fest, Resonance
📼 Taper-friendly; live archive deep
🎧 Nugs.net, Spotify
Palindrome-obsessed Berklee prog-funk; returned from hiatus tighter than ever.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Doug Sahm

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dr. John

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Dr. Klaw

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Dragon Smoke

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Drop Q

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🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Drums and Tuba

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🎵 Electronic / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Southern Rock
🎧 nugs.net
Duane Betts' band after the Allman Betts Band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Duke Ellington

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Dumm Lazee Lounge

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Electronic / Rap & Hip-Hop
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

DumpstaFiya

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Dumpstaphunk

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
New Orleans funk led by Ivan Neville, with two bass players.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Dwight Yoakam

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
E 24 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Eagles

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Efterklang

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie / Art Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Eggy

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Psychedelic / Jam
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 2016
👥 Cello Robinson, Jake Brownstein, Dani Handler, Ariel Loh
🎶 Sticks & Stones, Anemone, Garden
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,000)
~130 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $1.2M est. gross
🎪 Peach, Catskill Chill, Otus Music Festival
📼 Full taping; board recordings
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Cult following growing rapidly; known for high-quality SBDs shared freely
🎸 VET / CORE

Ekoostik Hookah

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Ohio jam band and Hookahville festival hosts.
📈 RISING STAR

Electron

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🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

ElephantProof

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Eliza Gilkyson

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Elmo

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 California Roots
📍 CA
📸 @elmotheband
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Prog Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Eminence Ensemble

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Emmitt Nershi Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Emmylou Harris

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Emory Lester

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Engine

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🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

English Beat

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Enrique Coria

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

EOTO

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Electronic / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
Michael Travis and Jason Hann of String Cheese, fully improvised electronic sets.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Eric Church

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Eric Clapton

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Eric Johnson

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Eric Krasno

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Funk / Soul / Jam
📍 New York, NY
📸 @erickrasno
Guitarist and co-founder of Soulive and Lettuce; producer.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Europe

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Everyone Orchestra

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Matt Butler's improvised all-star shows, conducted on whiteboards.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Exploders

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
F 29 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Faces

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Fall

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Post-Punk
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Farm Family Band

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Jam
📸 @farmfamilyband
Played Electric on the Farm at The Ecology Center in 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fates Warning

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Father John Misty

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fats Domino

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fernando Viciconte

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fields Of The Nephilim

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Goth Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Fireside Collective

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jamgrass / Bluegrass / Rock
📍 Asheville, NC  ·  Est. ~2015
👥 Core lineup — guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, drums
🎶 Movin' on Down That Line, Blue is My Condition, Burnin' at Both Ends, Don't Stop Lovin' Me
🏟 Club / Small Theater / Amphitheater (500–2,000)
~110 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $1.1M est. gross
🎪 MerleFest, Terrapin Beer Co events, festival circuit
📼 Taping encouraged; board recordings
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp
High-energy newgrass with jam-band soul; frequent Greensky support slots; SE/Rocky Mountain staple growing nationally
📈 RISING STAR

Fiyapowa!

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Flaming Lips

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Flatlanders

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fleetwood Mac

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Flints

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Flotsam and Jetsam

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Flux Capacitor

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jamtronica / Rock
📍 West Reading, PA  ·  Since 2007
📸 @flux_capacitor_band
Mixes spacey jams with electronic music and rock songs.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Foghat

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Foie Gras & CrumpUntz

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Foreigner

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

FORQ

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Frank Turner

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Folk-Punk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Frank Vignola

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Frank Zappa

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Friends of the Brothers

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Allman Brothers Music
Allman Brothers alumni band with Jaimoe, the last original member. Show at Infinity Hall announced for fall 2026.
⭐ HONORABLE

From Good Homes

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Folk-Rock / Americana Jam / College Rock
📍 Flemington, NJ  ·  Est. 1989
👥 Todd Sheaffer (guitar/vocals — also Railroad Earth), Rob Clores (keys/vocals), Brian Mitchel (drums), Tommy Gorman (guitar), Bob Malone (keys — early …
🎶 Ladybird, Out from Under, Closer Than You Know, Porch
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,000)
~15 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $0.6M est. gross
🎪 Northeast regional circuit, NJ venues (Count Basie, Stone Pony legacy)
📼 Full taping; archive.org circulating recordings
🎧 Spotify, archive.org, Bandcamp
NJ NATIVE — Flemington roots; Todd Sheaffer connection to Railroad Earth creates dual-booking opportunity; beloved 90s college-jam institution with loyal reunion following
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Fruit Bats

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Funk You

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Future Of The Left

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Post-Hardcore
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Futurebirds

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
G 36 artists
🎸 VET / CORE

G. Love

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
G. Love & Special Sauce, Philly hip-hop blues.
🎸 VET / CORE

Galactic

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Jazz / New Orleans Soul
📍 New Orleans, LA  ·  Est. 1994
👥 Stanton Moore (drums), Ben Ellman (sax/harmonica), Robert Mercurio (bass), Jeff Raines (guitar), Richard Vogel (keys)
🎶 Crazyhorse Mongoose, Ya-Ka-May, Hey Na Na
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–6,000)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $3.2M est. gross
🎪 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, Hangout Fest
📼 Full taping encouraged; nugs.net archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, nugs.net
30-year NOLA institution; rotating guest vocalists; Jazz Fest anchors; deep New Orleans second-line DNA woven into every show
⭐ HONORABLE

Galestro-Smith Duo

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🎵 Flute & Guitar Duo
📸 @galestrosmithduo
Flutist Angela Galestro and guitarist Jonathan Smith.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Gang of Four

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Post-Punk
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Garaj Mahal

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
Jazz-fusion jam band with Fareed Haque and Kai Eckhardt.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Gary Clark Jr.

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Gary Numan

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Pop
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Geese

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🎵 Indie Rock / Art Rock
📍 Brooklyn, NY
📸 @geesebandnyc
Young Brooklyn band with a loose, improvising live show that has pulled in jam fans.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Genesis

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🎵 Prog / Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

George Barnes Quartet

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

George Cole

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

George Harrison

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

George Porter Jr.

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / New Orleans
📍 New Orleans, LA
🎶 Cissy Strut (with The Meters)
🏟 Maple Leaf Bar, Tipitina's
📸 @georgeporterjr
Bassist of The Meters and a New Orleans funk cornerstone. Leads the Runnin' Pardners.
📈 RISING STAR

Ghost Light

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling's band.
📈 RISING STAR

Ghosts of the Forest

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Giovanni Gioviale

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Glen Phillips

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

God Street Wine

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Jam-Rock / Blues / Psychedelic
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 1989
👥 Lo Faber (guitar/vocals), Aaron Maxwell (guitar/vocals), Tomo (bass), Mike Friedman (drums), Ken Schick (keys — original)
🎶 Salt, Eleanor Rigby (cover), Madeleine, Stranger
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,500)
~20 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $0.9M est. gross
🎪 NYC club circuit (Wetlands legacy), Northeast regional dates
📼 Full taping; deep Wetlands/archive.org circulating recordings
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp, archive.org
NYC Wetlands-era institution 1989-1997; periodic reunions with Lo Faber; massive archival following; cornerstone of pre-Phish NYC jam scene
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Goo Goo Dolls

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

Goose

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🎵 Psychedelic Rock / Funk
📍 Norwalk, CT  ·  Est. 2013
👥 Rick Mitarotonda, Peter Anspach, Trevor Weekof, Jeff Arevalo, Ben Atkind
🎶 Arcadia, Tumble, Borne
🏟 Theater → Arena (3,000–20,000)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $95 avg $9.5M est. gross
🎪 Okeechobee, Bonnaroo, Peach Music Festival
📼 Full taping; nugs.net SBDs
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
First MSG sell-out 2025; 2026 North American arena tour underway
🎸 VET / CORE

Gov't Mule

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🎵 Blues-Rock / Heavy Jam
📍 Macon, GA  ·  Est. 1994
👥 Warren Haynes, Danny Louis, Jorgen Carlsson, Matt Abts
🎶 Soulshine, Larger Than Life, Mule
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (2,000–10,000)
~75 shows/yr 🎟 $70 avg $5.2M est. gross
🎪 Wanee, Bonnaroo, Warren Haynes Christmas Jam
📼 Taping allowed; Warren Haynes archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Standard bearers of heavy blues-jam; annual Xmas Jam Asheville institution
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Grace Potter

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Rock / Soul / Americana
📍 Waitsfield, VT
📸 @graciepotter
Singer and multi-instrumentalist; runs the Grand Point North festival and plays festivals across the jam world.
🎤 PLAYER

Grahame Lesh

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Americana
📍 San Rafael, CA
📸 @grahamelesh
Phil Lesh's son. Leads Midnight North and carries on the Terrapin family tradition of Dead-rooted jams.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Gram Parsons

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🏛️ TITAN

Grateful Dead

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
The band that started it all, 1965–1995. Most of their official archive streams on nugs.
⭐ HONORABLE

Grateful Grass

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead (bluegrass)
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Grateful Shred

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Great Blue

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Greensky Bluegrass

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🎵 Progressive Bluegrass / Dark Grass
📍 Kalamazoo, MI  ·  Est. 2000
👥 Paul Hoffman, Dave Bruzza, Michael Arlen Bont, Anders Beck, Mike Devol
🎶 Leap Year, Kerosene, Worried About the Weather
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–8,000)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $60 avg $5.4M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Peach, Phases of the Moon
📼 Full taping encouraged
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Crossover appeal: bluegrass purists + rock fans; heavy 2026 touring
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Greg Lake

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Gregg Allman Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Greyboy Allstars

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🎵 Funk / Boogaloo / Jazz
📍 San Diego, CA
👥 Karl Denson, Robert Walter, Elgin Park, Chris Stillwell, Aaron Redfield
📸 @thegreyboyallstars
West Coast boogaloo dance band from San Diego, together about 30 years.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Guided By Voices

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Guy Clark

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
H 25 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hal Blaine

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hallows Eve

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hank Williams

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Hart Valley Drifters

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Jerry Garcia's early-'60s bluegrass group.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hawkwind

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hayes Carll

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Head and the Heart

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

HeadCat

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Heavy Pets

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Herbie Hancock

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hiss Golden Messenger

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Hold Steady

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Holly Bowling

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Solo Piano / Jam Arrangements
📸 @hollyjbowling
Pianist known for solo piano versions of Phish and Grateful Dead jams; plays with Ghost Light and Circles Around the Sun members.
📈 RISING STAR

Honkytonk Homeslice

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Hooteroll? Plus!

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales' early-'70s instrumental project.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hoots & Hellmouth

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Roots / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Hot Buttered Rum

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
California string band.
📈 RISING STAR

Hot Like Mars

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Hot Rize

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Hot Tuna

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, together since 1969, acoustic and electric.
📈 RISING STAR

House Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Houseplant

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Psychedelic Jam
📍 Louisville, KY  ·  Est. 2020
👥 Tavis Conley (mandolin), Tommy Arnspiger (bass), Ben Atkind (drums), Samuel Richardson (keys), Chris Rodahaffer (guitar)
🎶 South Nepal, Cocoon, Acetone, You (and Yourself)
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,500)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $1.3M est. gross
🎪 Summer Camp, Dark Star Jubilee, regional fests
📼 Full taping; board recordings
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Mandolin-led psychedelia; Berklee-trained energy; growing Northeast/Midwest draw in 2026
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Hovvdy

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Indie Pop
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Hydra

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
I 8 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ibibio Sound Machine

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Afro-Funk / Electronic
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

The Iceman Special

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Icicle Works

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Post-Punk / New Wave
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Improvement Movement

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Infamous Stringdusters

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Progressive Bluegrass / Jamgrass
📍 Nashville, TN  ·  Est. 2006
👥 Andy Hall (dobro), Chris Pandolfi (banjo), Travis Book (bass/vocals), Andy Falco (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Garrett (fiddle/vocals)
🎶 Fork in the Road, Things You Left Behind, This Ol' Building
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–7,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $3.9M est. gross
🎪 Telluride Bluegrass, WinterWonderGrass, DelFest, Electric Forest
📼 Full taping encouraged; strong archive.org catalog
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Grammy winners (Things That Fly, 2018); cornerstone of progressive bluegrass crossing to jam audiences; sustained A-tier festival bookings year after year
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Iron Maiden

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Irving

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Electronic
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Ivan Neville

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Funk / New Orleans
📍 New Orleans, LA
📸 @ivanneville
Keys and vocals; leads Dumpstaphunk. Son of Aaron Neville.
J 57 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jack White

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Jackie Greene

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Singer-guitarist; played in Phil Lesh & Friends and The Black Crowes.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jackson Browne

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jacob do Bandolim

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
Tulsa avant-jazz band.
📈 RISING STAR

Jacoozy

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Rock / Funk / Jam
📍 Asheville, NC  ·  Formed in Boone
👥 Killian Wright, Will Fentress, Pauly Scott, Isaac McMurry, Ramon Garcia
📸 @jacoozytheband
Five-piece band mixing rock, funk, jazz and long jams.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

James

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

James Arthur

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Jammy Buffet

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Jimmy Buffett
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Janis Joplin

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jason Boland & The Stragglers

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Led Zeppelin
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jason Isbell

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

The Jauntee

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Boston jam band.
🎤 PLAYER

Jay Lane

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Drums / Dead Family
📍 San Francisco, CA
📸 @jaylanedrummer
Drummer for RatDog, Bob Weir & Wolf Bros and Primus.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Jayhawks

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jazzanova

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jeff Beck

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Jeff Chimenti

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Keys / Dead Family
📍 San Francisco, CA
📸 @jeffchimentimusic
Keys for Dead & Company, RatDog, Furthur and The Other Ones.
🎤 PLAYER

Jeff Mattson

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🎵 Guitar / Dead Family
📍 Long Island, NY
📸 @jeffmattsondso
Dark Star Orchestra lead guitarist since 2010; earlier with the Zen Tricksters.
🎤 PLAYER

Jeff Mosier

↗ Follow on Instagram
🎵 Bluegrass / Jam
📍 Atlanta, GA
📸 @jeff_mosier_musician
Banjo player from Aquarium Rescue Unit; taught Phish bluegrass and leads Blueground Undergrass.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jefferson Airplane

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Jerry Garcia

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Grateful Dead lead guitarist (1942–1995). Solo and side-project shows on nugs.
🏛️ TITAN

Jerry Garcia Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Jerry Garcia's own band outside the Dead, 1975–1995, with John Kahn and later Melvin Seals. nugs also carries Legion of Mary, the Garcia/Saunders sets and the acoustic band.
🎤 PLAYER

Jerry Joseph

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Songwriter; leads the Jackmormons and works often with Widespread Panic.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jerry Lee Lewis

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Jerry's Middle Finger

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Jerry Garcia Band
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jethro Burns

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Jim James

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
My Morning Jacket singer and guitarist.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jimi Hendrix

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Jimkata

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jimmy Buffett

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

JJ Cale

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Roots Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Joan Armatrading

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Joan Jett And The Blackhearts

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Jody Stecher

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Joe Marcinek Band

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Jam / Dead
📍 IN
📸 @joemarcinekband
Guitarist Joe Marcinek's band, from Northwest Indiana. Leads the Dead Funk Summit shows. The album Dead Funk Summit features George Porter Jr. and Melvin Seals.
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

Joe Russo's Almost Dead (JRAD)

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Psychedelic Rock / Dead-Inspired
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 2014
👥 Joe Russo, Tom Hamilton, Scott Metzger, Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz
🎶 GD repertoire + originals; 'What's Become of the Baby', 'Terrapin Station'
🏟 Theater / Ballroom (1,500–5,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $65 avg $5.2M est. gross
🎪 Peach Music Festival, Jam in the Van
📼 Full taping; nugs.net archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Independent touring power; dedicated GD audience + new converts
🎤 PLAYER

Joel Cummins

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Umphrey's McGee keyboard player.
⭐ HONORABLE

John Brown's Body

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🎵 Jam / Reggae / World
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🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

John Cohen

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🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

John Fogerty

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🎵 Classic Rock
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🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

John Hartford

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🎵 Bluegrass / Country
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

John Hiatt

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

John Lee Hooker

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🎵 Blues
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

John Mayall

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🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
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🎤 PLAYER

John Mayer

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🎵 Rock / Blues / Pop
📍 Los Angeles, CA
📸 @johnmayer
Lead guitarist of Dead & Company since 2015. Solo career runs alongside the Dead work.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

John Prine

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🎵 Americana / Country
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Johnny Cash

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🎵 Country
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🎤 PLAYER

Johnny Mullenax

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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Jon Cleary

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🎵 New Orleans R&B / Funk
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Joni Mitchell

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🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
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🎤 PLAYER

Jorma Kaukonen

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🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
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Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna guitarist.
🎤 PLAYER

Josh Shilling

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🎵 Keys / Americana / Rock
📍 Nashville, TN
📸 @joshshilling
Keys and vocals. Plays with Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Joy Division

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
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🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Jozef Scheiner

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🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Julian Lage

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🎵 Jazz
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K 14 artists
📈 RISING STAR

Karina Rykman

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🎵 Psych-Pop Jam / Bass-Forward
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 2019
👥 Karina Rykman, Adam November, Chris Corsico
🎶 Joyride, Beacon, City Slicker
🏟 Club (500–1,200)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $400K est. gross
🎪 Peach Fest, High Sierra
📼 Taping generally welcomed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Marco Benevento’s bassist turned bandleader — pure joy on stage and one of the scene’s fastest-rising draws.
🎸 VET / CORE

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

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🎵 Funk / Jam
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Saxophonist Karl Denson's funk band.
🎸 VET / CORE

Keller Williams

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🎵 One-Man-Band / Loop Jam / Acoustic
📍 Fredericksburg, VA  ·  Est. 1990
👥 Keller Williams (solo — guitar, bass, drums via looping)
🎶 Get There, Love, Bass, 2 Requests
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,000)
~120 shows/yr 🎟 $35 avg $2.0M est. gross
🎪 Jam Cruise, Bear Creek, FloydFest
📼 Full taping encouraged; extensive Internet Archive catalog
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp, nugs.net
Pioneering solo-looping performer in the jam world; 30+ albums; collaborates with Grateful Dead tribute bands (Keller & The Keels) and bluegrass acts; beloved festival circuit staple
📈 RISING STAR

Kendall Street Company

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🎵 Jam / Rock / Funk
📍 Charlottesville, VA
📸 @kendallstreetcompany
Virginia band playing long improvised sets across the Southeast and East Coast.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Khruangbin

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
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⭐ HONORABLE

KimEOTOver

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🎵 Electronic / Jam
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

King Crimson

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🎵 Classic Rock
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🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

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🎵 Psychedelic Rock / Progressive / Jam
📍 Melbourne, Australia  ·  Est. 2010
👥 Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Lucas Skinner, Michael Cavanagh, Cavs
🎶 Work This Time, The River, Rattlesnake, Planet B, Petrodragonic Apocalypse
🏟 Theater → Arena (3,000–20,000)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $75 avg $7.5M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Coachella, Levitation, Psycho Las Vegas
📼 Full taping; community shares widely; prolific releases
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music (25+ albums)
Prolific (25+ albums); extended improvisational live sets now standard; JamBase's most-covered non-American act; crossover from psych-rock into core jam circuit complete by 2025
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Kings X

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Kinks

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🎵 Rock
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⭐ HONORABLE

Kitchen Dwellers

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🎵 Galaxy Grass / Psychedelic Bluegrass
📍 Bozeman, MT  ·  Est. 2012
👥 Shawn Swain, Joe Funk, Torrin Daniels, Max Davies
🎶 Devil in the Campfire, Artifact, Midnight Mass
🏟 Club / Small Theater (300–1,500)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $0.7M est. gross
🎪 Hardly Strictly, WinterWonderGrass, Telluride
📼 Taping encouraged
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp
Heavy effects + bluegrass; Rocky Mountain staple; growing national profile
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Kris Kristofferson

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🎵 Country
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⭐ HONORABLE

Kung Fu

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🎵 Electronic / Funk
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🎤 PLAYER

Kyle Hollingsworth

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🎵 Keys / Jam
📍 CO
📸 @kyle_on_keys
Keyboard player in The String Cheese Incident. Also leads the Kyle Hollingsworth Band and brews beer.
L 23 artists
📈 RISING STAR

Lackadaisical Lemon

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🎵 Jam
📍 NJ
📸 @lackadaisicallemon
High-energy New Jersey jam band. Phish pre-show at Resorts Casino, Atlantic City, Oct 3, 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Lake Street Dive

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🎵 Pop / Soul
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⭐ HONORABLE

LaMP

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🎵 Organ Trio / Jam
📍 Burlington, VT
📸 @lamp_trio
Trio of Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger and Ray Paczkowski.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Led Zeppelin

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🎵 Classic Rock
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🎸 VET / CORE

Leftover Salmon

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🎵 Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass / Bluegrass / Rock
📍 Boulder, CO  ·  Est. 1989
👥 Vince Herman (guitar/vocals), Drew Emmitt (mandolin/fiddle/vocals), Alwyn Robinson (drums), Greg Garrison (bass), Andy Thorn (banjo)
🎶 Ask the Fish, Wagon Wheel, Salmon of the Month, Count Me In
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–6,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $3.3M est. gross
🎪 Telluride Bluegrass, WinterWonderGrass, Phases of the Moon, DelFest
📼 Full taping; 35-year archive.org catalog
🎧 Spotify, archive.org, nugs.net
Pioneers of "Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass" — the original jam-bluegrass fusion; 35+ years of active touring; Emmitt-Herman chemistry still unmatched; annual Colorado institution
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Leif Vollebekk

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🎵 Folk / Singer-Songwriter
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🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Leon Russell & New Grass Revival

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

lespecial

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🎵 Progtronic Power Trio
📸 @lespecialmusic
Heavy, electronic-leaning jam trio.
🎸 VET / CORE

Lettuce

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🎵 Funk / Soul / Jam
📍 Boston, MA  ·  Est. 1992
👥 Adam Smirnoff (guitar), Nigel Hall (keys/vocals), Adam Deitch (drums), Erick Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (sax), Eric Bloom (trumpet)
🎶 Nyack, Relax, Luchini (This Is It)
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (2,000–8,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $70 avg $4.8M est. gross
🎪 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Golden Road Gathering, June Lake Jam Fest
📼 Full taping encouraged; LettuceLive archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
New album Cook driving 2026 U.S. tour; Jazz Fest headliner slot locked; horn-driven funk-jam gold standard
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Liam Gallagher

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🏛️ TITAN

Little Feat

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🎵 Roots-Rock / Funk / Boogie
📍 Los Angeles, CA  ·  Est. 1969
👥 Bill Payne, Kenny Gradney, Sam Clayton, Fred Tackett, Scott Sharrard, Tony Leone
🎶 Dixie Chicken, Willin’, Fat Man in the Bathtub
🏟 Theater (2,000–4,000)
~50 shows/yr 🎟 $65 avg $2M est. gross
🎪 Jam Cruise, New Orleans Jazz Fest
📼 Taper-friendly for decades
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Nugs.net
Lowell George’s legacy still swinging in year 55+ — the boogie institution that taught the jam world groove.
📈 RISING STAR

Litz

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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Living Colour

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🎵 Funk / Hard Rock
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Liz Cooper & The Stampede

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Lizzy Borden

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Los Lobos

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🎵 Americana / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Lotus

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🎵 Instrumental Post-Rock / Electronic Jam
📍 Lancaster, PA  ·  Est. 2000
👥 Mike Greenfield, Luke Miller, Jesse Miller, Chuck Morris, Mike Rempel
🎶 Flower Sermon, Head Down, Suitcases
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $40 avg $2.1M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Bonnaroo, Camp Bisco
📼 Full taping; nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
New lineup revitalization 2024-25; instrumental focus sets them apart
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Lou Reed

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🎵 Rock
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Low Cut Connie

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
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⭐ HONORABLE

Lubriphonic

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🎵 Blues / Funk
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Lucero

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Lucinda Williams

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🎵 Americana / Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Lukas Nelson

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🎵 Americana / Roots Rock
📍 Los Angeles, CA
🎶 Find Yourself, Turn Off the News
📸 @lukasnelsonofficial
Willie Nelson's son. Led Promise of the Real; now tours under his own name.
M 54 artists
📈 RISING STAR

Mac Saturn

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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Machine Head

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Macy Gray

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🎵 Jazz / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mad Season

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Madison Cunningham

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🎵 Folk / Singer-Songwriter
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Maggie Rose

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Country
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Magic Beans

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🎵 Jam
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Colorado jam band.
⭐ HONORABLE

Magoo

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🎵 Indie Jam / Alternative / Instrumental
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 1993
👥 Rotating lineup; guitar-forward improvisational core
🎶 Original catalog; known for freeform live improvisation
🏟 Club / Small Theater (200–1,200)
~40 shows/yr 🎟 $20 avg $0.3M est. gross
🎪 Northeast indie and jam circuit dates
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Bandcamp, Spotify
NYC indie-jam scene fixture; adventurous genre-bending sets; strong cult following in Northeast college and jam markets
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Magpie Salute

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
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⭐ HONORABLE

Main

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📈 RISING STAR

The Main Squeeze

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🎵 Hard Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Mantras

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🎵 Americana / Jam
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North Carolina jam band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Marc Broussard

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🎵 Soul / Swamp Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Marc Ford & The Neptune Blues Club

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Marco Benevento

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🎵 Keys / Psych Rock
📍 Woodstock, NY
📸 @thestoryoffredshort
Keyboard player with a solo band; also played in Joe Russo's Almost Dead.
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

Marcus King

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🎵 Soul-Rock / Blues-Jam / Heavy Groove
📍 Greenville, SC  ·  Est. 2015
👥 Marcus King (guitar/vocals), Justin Rubin (drums), Stephen Campbell (bass), Dane Jesse (keys), Jack Ryan (keys/organ), Forrest Walden (sax)
🎶 Hot and Mighty, Lie Lie Lie, Hard Working Man, Beautiful Stranger
🏟 Theater → Arena (3,500–18,000)
~85 shows/yr 🎟 $80 avg $6.8M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Peach, Jazz Fest, Warren Haynes Xmas Jam
📼 Full taping; nugs.net archive growing
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
2026 arena transition underway; soul-shaking guitar + improvisational heavy-rock sets; natural heir to Haynes/Allman tradition
📈 RISING STAR

Marcus Rezak

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Matisyahu

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🎵 Reggae / Dancehall / Hip-Hop / Jam
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 2000
👥 Matisyahu (vocals/beatbox), touring band
🎶 King Without a Crown, One Day, Youth, Jerusalem
🏟 Club / Theater (800–5,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $40 avg $2.0M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, 10,000 Lakes, High Sierra Music Festival
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Unique fusion of Hasidic Jewish spirituality with reggae and hip-hop; extended live improvisation sets him firmly in jam orbit; major festival draw throughout 2000s–present
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Matt Eakle

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🎵 Jazz
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🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Mavericks

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Max Creek

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🎵 Psychedelic Jam / Rock / Funk / Reggae
📍 Hartford, CT  ·  Est. 1970
👥 John Rider (bass/vocals), Scott Murawski (guitar/vocals), Mark Mercier (keys/vocals), Bob Gosselin (drums), Dave Reed (percussion)
🎶 Creeker, Midnight Blue, New Morning, Hound Dog
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,500)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $0.9M est. gross
🎪 StrangeCreek Campout (spiritual home), Northeast regional circuit
📼 Full taping; deep archive.org catalog since 1970s
🎧 Spotify, archive.org, Bandcamp
One of the longest continuously touring jam bands in America — 55+ years active. New England institution with a ferociously loyal fanbase ("Creekers"). StrangeCreek Campout in Greenfield, MA is built around them. Tight funk-reggae grooves and sprawling psychedelic jams; often described as the Northeast's answer to the Grateful Dead. Scott Murawski's guitar work is criminally underrated on the national stage.
⭐ HONORABLE

Maxwell's Silver Jammer

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🎵 Beatles Jam Tribute
📸 @maxwellssilverjammer
Improvising Beatles tribute.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

McCoy Tyner

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Medeski Martin & Wood

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🎵 Avant-Jazz / Funk / Groove Jam
📍 New York, NY  ·  Est. 1991
👥 John Medeski (keys/organ), Billy Martin (drums/percussion), Chris Wood (bass)
🎶 Bubblehouse, Shacklyn Heights, Start Stop, Uninvisible
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,500)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $1.8M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Wetlands-era NYC
📼 Full taping encouraged; extensive archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp
Jazz-funk-groove trio foundational to the 90s jam scene; John Medeski's Hammond B3 artistry highly influential; frequent collaborators with Trey Anastasio and John Scofield
📈 RISING STAR

Melt

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Melvin Seals & JGB

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🎵 Jerry Garcia Band Legacy / Gospel-Soul Jam
📍 San Francisco, CA  ·  Est. 1995 (JGB roots 1980)
👥 Melvin Seals, John Kadlecik, and the JGB family
🎶 Jerry Garcia Band catalog — Deal, Sisters & Brothers, Tangled Up in Blue
🏟 Theater (1,000–2,500)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $40 avg $1.5M est. gross
🎪 Skull & Roses, Garcia’s Birthday Bash events
📼 Full taping encouraged
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The Hammond B3 heart of Jerry’s band for 15 years, keeping that church-soul songbook alive ever since.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Merle Haggard

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Metallica

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Michael Brook

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🎵 Ambient / Guitar
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mick Fleetwood Blues Band

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Mickey Hart

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🎵 Percussion / World / Dead Family
📍 Sonoma, CA
📸 @mickeyhart
Grateful Dead drummer. Planet Drum, Mickey Hart Band, and Dead & Company.
⭐ HONORABLE

Midnight North

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🎵 Americana / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Grahame Lesh's band, out of the Terrapin Crossroads scene.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Mikaela Davis

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🎵 Harp / Folk Rock
📍 Rochester, NY
Harpist and songwriter. Played Lark Hall in Albany on Sep 19, 2026.
🎤 PLAYER

Mike Casey

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🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Mike Gordon

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🎵 Rock / Funk / Jam
📍 Burlington, VT
📸 @mike_gordon
Phish bassist. Tours with his own band between Phish runs.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Miles Davis

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Milk Carton Kids

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🎵 Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Milky Chance

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🎵 Indie / Folk-Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mipso

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

MJ Lenderman & The Wind

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

moe.

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🎵 Classic Jam-Rock
📍 Buffalo, NY  ·  Est. 1989
👥 Al Schnier, Chuck Garvey, Rob Derhak, Jim Loughlin, Vinnie Amico
🎶 Meat, Plane Crash, Buster
🏟 Theater / Club (1,000–3,500)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $3.6M est. gross
🎪 moe.down (own festival), Gathering of the Vibes
📼 Full taping; 35+ year archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
35+ years active; masters of the set 'sandwich' segue structure
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Molly Tuttle

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🎵 Bluegrass Virtuosa / Americana Crossover
📍 Nashville, TN  ·  Est. 2017 (solo)
👥 Molly Tuttle with rotating all-star band
🎶 Crooked Tree, El Dorado, San Joaquin
🏟 Theater (1,500–3,000)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $2M est. gross
🎪 Telluride Bluegrass, Hardly Strictly
📼 Bluegrass-tradition taping friendly
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Two-time Grammy winner and IBMA Guitar Player of the Year — flatpicking royalty with deep Dead repertoire.
⭐ HONORABLE

Moonalice

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🎵 Psychedelic Soul / Americana
📍 CA
Bay Area band. Played Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in October 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Morphine

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🎵 Alt Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Morrissey

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Motet

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🎵 Funk / Soul / Afrobeat / Jam
📍 Denver, CO  ·  Est. 2000
👥 Dave Watts (drums), Joey Porter (keys/vocals), Garrett Sayers (bass), Ryan Jalbert (guitar), Drew Sayers (sax/flute), Lyle Divinsky (vocals)
🎶 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, Comin' For Ya, Make It Good
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–8,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $50 avg $3.8M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Arise Music Festival, Sneak Peak
📼 Full taping; growing nugs.net archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Colorado-based festival staple for 25+ years; horn-driven funk-jam with afrobeat and soul; annual NYE run a sold-out Denver institution; Lettuce's closest peer in the jam-funk lane
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mötley Crüe

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Motörhead

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Mountain Goats

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Mountain Grass Unit

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🎵 Jamgrass
📍 Birmingham, AL
📸 @mountain_grass_unit
Jamgrass band from Birmingham. Latest album: Appalachian Smoke.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mt. Joy

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Mudcrutch

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Muscle Tough

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

My Morning Jacket

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🎵 Psych-Rock / Southern Space Rock
📍 Louisville, KY  ·  Est. 1998
👥 Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan, Carl Broemel, Bo Koster
🎶 One Big Holiday, Wordless Chorus, Steam Engine
🏟 Amphitheater (5,000–15,000)
~40 shows/yr 🎟 $75 avg $4.5M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo (legendary sets), One Big Holiday (their own)
📼 Taper-friendly tradition
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Nugs.net
Louisville’s reverb-soaked institution — their marathon Bonnaroo sets are festival folklore.
N 19 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Nasty Savage

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Nat Keefe

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🎵 Bluegrass / Jamgrass
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Hot Buttered Rum guitarist and singer.
🎤 PLAYER

Natalie Cressman

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🎵 Jazz / Horns / Songwriting
📍 San Francisco, CA
📸 @natcressman
Trombonist and singer; longtime member of the Trey Anastasio Band horn section.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The National

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Nazareth

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🎵 Metal
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Neal Francis

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🎵 Analog Funk / Soul-Jam / Keyboard-Forward
📍 Chicago, IL  ·  Est. 2018
👥 Neal Francis (keys/vocals), Davel Oquendo (drums), Michael Starks (bass), Sam Quintana (guitar), Dustin Laurenzi (sax)
🎶 Alameda, Prometheus, Soulful Wind, Goin' Up the Country
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,000)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $42 avg $2.4M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Peach, high-profile festival benefit slots
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp
Rising 'Jam-Funk' star; 70s analog aesthetic; high-energy keyboard improvisation; 2026 festival profile expanding rapidly
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Nefesh Mountain

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🎵 Bluegrass
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📈 RISING STAR

Neighbor

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🎵 Jam / Rock / Improvisation-First
📍 Boston, MA  ·  Est. 2018
👥 Richard James, Lyle Brewer, Dan Kelly, Dean Johnston
🎶 Improvisation-first originals — sets built live, no two alike
🏟 Club (500–1,200)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $25 avg $500K est. gross
🎪 Peach Fest, StrangeCreek
📼 Taper-friendly; robust live archive
🎧 Nugs.net, Spotify
New England’s hardest-working new jam engine — keyboard-forward, fearless, and relentlessly on the road.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Neil Young

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🎵 Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Neko Case

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The New Deal

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🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
Toronto livetronica trio, improvising dance music with no set list.
🎸 VET / CORE

The New Mastersounds

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🎵 Funk / Soul / Jazz-Groove
📍 Leeds, UK  ·  Est. 1999
👥 Eddie Roberts (guitar), Pete Shand (bass), Simon Allen (drums), Joe Tatton (keys)
🎶 United, Keep On, What I Know Now, Keep It Coming
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,500)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $1.0M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, North Sea Jazz Festival, Boulder JazzFest
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp, Apple Music
British 70s funk-soul-groove band with massive U.S. jam circuit following; over 20 albums; cornerstone of the funk-jam crossover scene alongside Lettuce and Galactic
⭐ HONORABLE

New Monsoon

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

New Riders of the Purple Sage

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🎵 Country Rock / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Country-rock band born out of the Dead family in 1969.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Nickelback

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🎵 Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Nina Simone

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🎵 Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

North Mississippi Allstars

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Luther and Cody Dickinson's hill country blues-rock band.
⭐ HONORABLE

The Nth Power

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
O 15 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

O Positive

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

O.A.R.

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Of A Revolution, Maryland rock band built on the college circuit.
📈 RISING STAR

Octave Cat

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🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
Electronic-funk trio with Dopapod's Eli Winderman.
🎸 VET / CORE

Old & In The Way

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🎵 Bluegrass / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
1973 bluegrass band with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Peter Rowan and Vassar Clements.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Old School Freight Train

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🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

OM Trio

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Omen

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Ominous Seapods

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🎵 Progressive Rock / Funk-Jam / Psychedelic
📍 Plattsburgh, NY  ·  Est. 1990
👥 Tod Rustebakke, Marc Brownstein (early), Dana Monteith, Max Verna, Gabe Donatelli
🎶 Bubble, Stratosphere, Pod Plop and the Seething Jambalaya
🏟 Club / Small Theater (historic)
Inactive / reunion shows 🎟 Archival Legacy catalog
🎪 H.O.R.D.E. Festival, Wetlands-era NYC circuit
📼 Full taping; strong Internet Archive presence
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Upstate NY 1990s cult favorites; intricate compositions and heavy improvisation made them a Wetlands staple; Marc Brownstein went on to The Disco Biscuits; beloved by deep-crate fans of the era
📈 RISING STAR

One Time Weekend

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🎵 Jam / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

The Orange Constant

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Orebolo

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Organ Fairchild

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Organ-led funk-jam band out of the Southeast.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Oscar Aleman

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🎵 Jazz / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Oteil Burbridge

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🎵 Bass / Jam / Soul / Dead-Adjacent
📍 Atlanta, GA  ·  Active since 1990s
👥 Oteil Burbridge (bass/vocals); collaborations vary by project
🎶 Projects: Oteil & Friends, Dead & Company, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Tedeschi Trucks Band
🏟 Club → Theater (varies by project)
Varies by project 🎟 $45–$90 avg Cross-project presence
🎪 Peach Music Festival, Wanee, Playing in the Sand
📼 Full taping tradition across all projects
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, nugs.net
One of the most beloved bass voices in the jam world; Allman Brothers Band bassist 1997–2014, Dead & Company 2015–2023; Oteil & Friends brings Dead repertoire into intimate settings; deeply woven into the fabric of the entire scene
⭐ HONORABLE

Outformation

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🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
P 35 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Paco de Lucia

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🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Page McConnell

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Keys
📍 Burlington, VT
📸 @pagemcconnell
Phish keyboard player. Side projects include Vida Blue and Pork Tornado.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pam Tillis

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Papadosio

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🎵 Electronic Prog-Jam / Ambient
📍 Asheville, NC  ·  Est. 2006
👥 Anthony Thogmartin, Billy Brouse, Sam Brouse, Rob McConnell, Mike Healy
🎶 Find Your Cloud, Night & Day, Unparalyzed
🏟 Theater (1,000–2,500)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $40 avg $1.2M est. gross
🎪 Resonance (their own), Hulaween
📼 Taper-friendly
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp, Nugs.net
Consciousness-minded livetronica veterans; their Resonance gathering is a scene fixture.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Parson Red Heads

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Particle

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🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
LA instrumental livetronica band that ran all-night sets in the 2000s.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pat Metheny

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🎵 Classic Rock / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pato Banton

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🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Patrick Park

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🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Paul Cauthen

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Paul Simon

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🎵 Pop / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pavement

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🎵 Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

PEAK

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🎵 Psychedelic Indie Funk
📍 Brooklyn, NY  ·  Since 2019
👥 Jeremy Hilliard, Johnny Young, Kito Bovenschulte, Josh T. Carter
📸 @peaktheband
Brooklyn quartet led by guitarist Jeremy Hilliard.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pearl Jam

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🎵 Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pepper

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Perpetual Groove

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🎵 Psychedelic / Electronic Jam / Rock
📍 Athens, GA  ·  Est. 1999
👥 Brock Butler (guitar/vocals), Adam Perry (bass), Albert Suttle (drums), Matt McDonald (keys)
🎶 Speak Easy, Resolution, Dirtwire, Lovely Day, Break the Chain
🏟 Theater / Club (1,000–3,500)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $2.1M est. gross
🎪 Wanee, Bonnaroo (legacy), SunFest, Hulaween
📼 Full taping; nugs.net SBD archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Athens GA legend; reunited and actively touring 2024-26 with Brock Butler; electronic-jam fusion that bridged the 90s Dead scene into jamtronica
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Peter Frampton

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Peter Gabriel

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Peter Rowan

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Petrol

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🎵 Indie Rock
📍 Philadelphia, PA
📸 @petrolband
⭐ HONORABLE

Phil Lesh

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Dead Family
📍 San Rafael, CA
Legacy
📸 @phillesh
Grateful Dead bassist (1940–2024). Phil Lesh & Friends and Terrapin Crossroads kept the music going for decades; this account shares his archive.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Philadelphia Experiment

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🎵 Funk / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🏛️ TITAN

Phish

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🎵 Psychedelic Rock / Jam
📍 Burlington, VT  ·  Est. 1983
👥 Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, Page McConnell
🎶 Tweezer, You Enjoy Myself, Divided Sky
🏟 Arena / Sphere (17,000–20,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $185 avg $14.8M est. gross
🎪 Festival 8, Curveball, Superball IX
📼 Full taping allowed; official LivePhish releases
🎧 LivePhish+, Spotify, Apple Music
2026 Summer Tour announced; ongoing Sphere talks
📈 RISING STAR

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong

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🎵 Funk-Jam / High Energy
📍 Baltimore, MD  ·  Est. 2009
👥 Gregory Ormont, Jeremy Schon, Ben Carrey, Alex Petropulos
🎶 Horizon, The Moog, Funk It
🏟 Club / Small Theater (500–2,500)
~140 shows/yr 🎟 $28 avg $1.4M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Peach, Catskill Chill
📼 Full taping; board recordings
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Relentless touring schedule; positive-energy funk brand recognized nationally
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pink Floyd

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Pink Talking Fish

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🎵 Tribute — Phish / Talking Heads / Pink Floyd
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Pixies

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Poco

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Polyphonic Spree

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Polyrhythmics

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Porter Batiste Stoltz

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste and Brian Stoltz, New Orleans funk trio.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Portugal. The Man

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Proclaimers

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

PUJA

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🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Punch Brothers

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
R 54 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman

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🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

R.E.M.

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Raconteurs

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Radiators

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
New Orleans 'fishhead music' band, 1978–2011, with Ed Volker.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Radim Zenkl

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🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Radiohead

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Railroad Earth

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🎵 Jamgrass / Americana / Bluegrass-Rock
📍 Stillwater, NJ  ·  Est. 2001
👥 Todd Sheaffer (guitar/vocals), Tim Carbone (violin/accordion), John Skehan (mandolin), Carey Harmon (drums/vocals), Dave Speranza (bass)
🎶 Seven Story Mountain, Like a Buddha, The Cuckoo
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–6,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $60 avg $3.8M est. gross
🎪 Old Settler's Music Festival, Hangtown Music Festival
📼 Full taping encouraged; board recordings
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
25th Anniversary Tour launched Jan 2026 at Stone Pony (Asbury Park NJ); NJ roots = instant Grateful Pier affinity
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rainbow Kitten Surprise

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Rainbow Trout

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🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ramones

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🎵 Classic Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Randy Rogers Band

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Raq

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

RatDog

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Dead Family
📍 San Rafael, CA  ·  1995
Legacy
📸 @ratdoglive
Bob Weir's longtime band outside the Dead. Listed as legacy after Weir's death in January 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Raul Malo

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Raw Oyster Cult

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🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ray LaMontagne

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rayland Baxter

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🎵 Americana / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Rebirth Brass Band

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
New Orleans brass band, Tuesday nights at the Maple Leaf.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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🎵 Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Reid Genauer

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Strangefolk and Assembly of Dust singer.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Reigning Sound

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🎵 Garage Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Replacements

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Return To Forever

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Revivalists

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Rhythm Devils

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🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann's drum-led project.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rich Robinson Band

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Richard Greene And The Brothers Barton

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Richard Thompson

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Rick Mitarotonda

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🎵 Rock / Jam
📍 Norwalk, CT
📸 @uncboo
Goose's lead singer and guitarist.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Riders In The Sky

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ripe

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🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

River Eckert

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🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Rob Barraco

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🎵 Keys / Dead Family
📍 Long Island, NY
📸 @rob_barraco
Keyboard player for Dark Star Orchestra, Phil Lesh & Friends and The Other Ones. Part of Sages and Spirits.
🎤 PLAYER

Rob Eaton

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🎵 Guitar / Dead Family
📍 New Hampshire, NH
📸 @robeaton290
Longtime Dark Star Orchestra guitarist (the Bob Weir role). Part of Sages and Spirits.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Robert Earl Keen

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Robert Hunter

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🎵 Classic Rock / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Grateful Dead lyricist (1941–2019); also toured solo.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Robert Plant

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Robert Randolph & the Family Band

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🎵 Funk / Soul / Gospel / Pedal Steel Jam
📍 Orange, NJ  ·  Est. 2000
👥 Robert Randolph (pedal steel/vocals), Lenesha Randolph (vocals), Marcus Randolph (drums), Danyel Morgan (bass)
🎶 Ain't Nothing Wrong with That, Higher Ground, Thrill of It
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,500–6,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $2.5M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Peach Music Festival
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
NJ native — sacred steel gospel tradition meets funk and rock; one of the most electrifying live acts in the jam world; Eric Clapton collaborator; Grateful Pier natural fit
⭐ HONORABLE

The Rock Collection

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🎵 Classic Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rod Stewart

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🎵 Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers

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🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Roger Daltrey

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🎵 Classic Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Rolling Stones

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

ROME

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Rooster Conspiracy

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🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Roots of Creation

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Round Trip

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Roy Buchanan

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🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ruby The RabbitFoot

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rudy Cipolla

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🎵 Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Rush

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🎵 Prog / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ruthie Foster

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🎵 Blues / Soul / Folk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ryan Bingham

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Ryan Montbleau

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🎵 Folk / Soul / Americana
📍 Boston, MA
📸 @ryanmontbleau
Boston songwriter with a long run in jam-friendly rooms and festivals.
S 71 artists
⭐ HONORABLE

Sages and Spirits

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🎵 Dead Family / Jam
📸 @sagesandspirits
All-star lineup with Melvin Seals, Rob Eaton, John Kadlecik and Rob Barraco. Playing The Capitol Theatre Oct 2, 2026.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sam Cooke

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🎵 Classic Rock / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Sam Grisman Project

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🎵 Americana / Garcia-Grisman
📍 Nashville, TN
📸 @samgrismanproject
David Grisman's son leading a band built around the Garcia/Grisman songbook and new material.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sam Holt Band

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sammy Hagar

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🎵 Blues / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Santana

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sara Bareilles

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sara Petite

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Save Ferris

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🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Say She She

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🎵 Soul / Disco
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Scott Metzger

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Country
📍 Brooklyn, NY
📸 @scottymetz
Guitarist in Joe Russo's Almost Dead; also leads Wolf! and plays with a long list of NYC acts.
📈 RISING STAR

Second Wind

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🎵 Jamgrass
📍 Boston, MA
📸 @the_second_wind_band
Boston jamgrass band.
⭐ HONORABLE

Seth Yacovone Band

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🎵 Blues / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Shadowgrass

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🎵 Jam / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Sicard Hollow

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🎵 Jam / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Sierra Ferrell

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🎵 Jamgrass / Folk / String-Jam / Americana
📍 Charleston, WV  ·  Est. 2021
👥 Sierra Ferrell (vocals/guitar/banjo/fiddle), touring band
🎶 Train Whistle, Jeremiah, Dollar Bill, Bells of Every Chapel
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (3,000–15,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $70 avg $5.6M est. gross
🎪 DelFest, Bonnaroo, Hardly Strictly, Telluride
📼 Taping generally allowed; growing archive.org presence
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
2026 Grammy winner; must-see festival act; high-energy string improvisation bridges Jamgrass to mainstream Americana
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Sierra Hull

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🎵 Bluegrass / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Simon & Garfunkel

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🎵 Folk / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sinkane

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🎵 Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sir Douglas Quintet

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sir Woman

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🎵 Soul / Funk
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sister Hazel

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Skatalites

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🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet

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🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Slightly Stoopid

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Slip

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🎵 Bluegrass / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Boston trio; the Barr brothers later formed Surprise Me Mr. Davis and The Barr Brothers.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Smashing Pumpkins

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Snarky Puppy

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🎵 Funk / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Sneezy

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Soggy Po' Boys

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🎵 New Orleans Jazz
📍 NH
New Hampshire band playing New Orleans jazz.
📈 RISING STAR

Solar Circuit

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🎵 Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Sonic Youth

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Soul Coughing

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🎵 Alt Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Soule Monde

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🎵 Organ Funk / Jam
📍 Burlington, VT
📸 @soulemondeofficial
Duo of Ray Paczkowski and Russ Lawton, both from the Trey Anastasio Band.
🎸 VET / CORE

Soulive

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Funk / Jazz Organ Trio
📍 Woodstock, NY  ·  Est. 1999
👥 Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Alan Evans
🎶 Steppin’, Turn It Out, El Ron
🏟 Club → Theater (800–2,000)
~30 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $800K est. gross
🎪 Bowlive residencies (Brooklyn Bowl), Jazz Fest
📼 Taping generally permitted
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
The organ-trio standard-bearers; their Bowlive residencies are annual pilgrimage events.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Southern Culture On The Skids

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🎵 Roots Rock / Surf
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

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🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Space Bacon

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🎵 Jamtronica
📍 Brooklyn, NY
Album release show, Brooklyn Bowl, Oct 23, 2026
📸 @spacebacon
Brooklyn jamtronica quartet. New album Chaos Game comes out Oct 23, 2026.
⭐ HONORABLE

Spafford

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🎵 Deep-Dive Jam / Progressive
📍 Scottsdale, AZ  ·  Est. 2012
👥 Brian Moss, Jordan Doron, Reed Mathis, Alex Petropulos
🎶 Feel the Void, All In, Salamander Song
🏟 Club / Theater (500–2,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $32 avg $1.1M est. gross
🎪 Peach, Electric Forest, Summer Camp
📼 Full taping; board recordings
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Known for 40+ min single jams; deep improvisational commitment
📈 RISING STAR

SPAGA

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Spin Doctors

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🎵 Rock / Funk / Jam
📍 New York, NY  ·  1988
🎶 Two Princes, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong
📸 @spindoctorsband
Came out of the same early-'90s NYC scene as Blues Traveler and still plays jam-friendly rooms.
📈 RISING STAR

Squeaky Feet

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🎵 Prog-Rock / Jazz Fusion / Jam
📍 Denver, CO  ·  Est. 2019
👥 Colin Shore (guitar/vocals), Greg King (guitar), Jimmy Finnegan (bass/vocals), Brian Keller (keys/sax/flute/vocals), Kevin D'Angelo (drums)
🎶 Irish Goodbye, Brainrot, Common Ground, Tunnel Vision — Overview Effect (2025)
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,000)
~95 shows/yr 🎟 $35 avg $1.6M est. gross
🎪 Summer Camp, Colorado circuit
📼 Full taping; nugs.net archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Berklee-fueled prog-jam breakout; new album Overview Effect (2025) driving national profile; next-level virtuosity
📈 RISING STAR

Sqwerv

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🎵 Funk / Jazz / Groove Jam
📍 Philadelphia, PA  ·  Est. 2010
👥 Rotating ensemble; horn-driven funk core
🎶 Original catalog; genre-blending live improvisation
🏟 Club / Small Theater (300–1,500)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $20 avg $0.5M est. gross
🎪 Northeast regional festivals; Philly jam circuit staple
📼 Taping encouraged
🎧 Spotify, Bandcamp
Philadelphia funk-jam scene cornerstone; adventurous improvisation with jazz and soul influence; strong regional following in the Mid-Atlantic corridor
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Stan Getz

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Stanton Moore Trio

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🎵 Jam / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
Galactic drummer Stanton Moore's organ trio.
📈 RISING STAR

Star Kitchen

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Steel Pulse

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🎵 Reggae
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Steel Wheels

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Steph Strings

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🎵 Guitar / Songwriter
📸 @stephstringsmusic
Guitarist playing festivals across North America. Debut album: Feel Alive.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Stephane Grappelli

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Steve Earle

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Steve Hackett

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Steve Kimock

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Guitar
📸 @kimock_official
Guitarist from the Zero and KVHW days; played with members of the Dead in The Other Ones and RatDog.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Steve Poltz

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🎵 Folk / Americana
📍 Nashville, TN
📸 @stevepoltz
Songwriter and storyteller who works the festival and listening-room circuit.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Steve Winwood

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Stews

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🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Stick Men: Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Stills-Young Band

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🎵 Americana / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Stockholm Syndrome

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Stone Temple Pilots

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Stooges

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🎵 Proto-Punk
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Strangefolk

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Vermont jam band from the '90s Northeast circuit.
🎸 VET / CORE

The String Cheese Incident

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🎵 Bluegrass / Electronic / Jam
📍 Boulder, CO  ·  Est. 1993
👥 Bill Nershi, Michael Kang, Kyle Hollingsworth, Keith Moseley, Michael Travis
🎶 Round the Wheel, Miss Brown's Tea Party, Rosie
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (2,500–15,000)
~60 shows/yr 🎟 $75 avg $4.5M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest (co-founders), Horning's Hideout, Camp Bisco
📼 Full taping encouraged; nugs.net
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Co-founders of Electric Forest; consistent Rocky Mountain presence
🎸 VET / CORE

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)

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🎵 Livetronica / Electronic Jam
📍 Santa Cruz, CA (via Atlanta)  ·  Est. 1997
👥 Hunter Brown, David Phipps, Jeffree Lerner, Zach Velmer, Alana Rocklin
🎶 EB, Inspire Strikes Back, GLOgli
🏟 Amphitheater → Large Theater (3,000–10,000)
~50 shows/yr 🎟 $65 avg $4M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Hulaween, Red Rocks runs
📼 Historically taper-friendly; official live releases
🎧 Nugs.net, Spotify
Livetronica pioneers — their two-decade Red Rocks tradition is one of the scene’s great annual rituals.
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Sturgill Simpson (as Johnny Blue Skies)

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🎵 Psychedelic Country / Cosmic Rock / Groove-Jam
📍 Jackson, KY  ·  Est. 2024
👥 Sturgill Simpson/Johnny Blue Skies (guitar/vocals), The Dark Clouds (full band)
🎶 Passage du Désir, Swamp of Sadness, '93 Till — extended guitar-forward jams & seamless segues
🏟 Amphitheater / Arena (10,000–35,000)
~65 shows/yr 🎟 $125 avg $8.1M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Jazz Fest, Outlaw Music Festival
📼 Selective taping; no official live archive
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
2026 'Mutiny for the Masses' tour; groove-centered live show fully embraced; headlining jam festival ecosystem as Johnny Blue Skies alter ego
📈 RISING STAR

Suns of Stars

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🎵 Jamgrass
📍 Asheville, NC
📸 @sunsofstars
📈 RISING STAR

SunSquabi

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🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
Colorado electronic-funk trio.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Superchunk

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Susan Tedeschi

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🎵 Blues / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Singer and guitarist; co-leads Tedeschi Trucks Band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

SUSTO

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🎵 Indie / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Svend Asmussen

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
T 50 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

T.J. Kirk

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Talking Heads

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🎵 New Wave / Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Tand

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tangerine Dream

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Electronic
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tanya Tucker

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Taper's Choice

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🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

TAUK

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🎵 Instrumental Funk-Fusion / Prog
📍 Oyster Bay, NY  ·  Est. 2012
👥 Matt Jalbert, Charlie Dolan, A.C. Carter, Isaac Teel
🎶 Afro-Tonic, Recreational Outrage, instrumental fusion originals
🏟 Club → Small Theater (700–1,800)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $30 avg $800K est. gross
🎪 Peach Fest, Summer Camp lineage
📼 Taper-friendly
🎧 Spotify, Nugs.net
All-instrumental cinematic fusion — childhood friends two decades into a telepathic groove.
⭐ HONORABLE

Tea Leaf Green

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🎵 Rock / Jam
📍 San Francisco, CA  ·  1996
📸 @tealeafgreen
San Francisco jam band with a strong songwriting streak; a West Coast circuit staple.
🏛️ TITAN

Tedeschi Trucks Band

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🎵 Blues-Rock / Soul-Jam / Americana
📍 Jacksonville, FL  ·  Est. 2010
👥 Susan Tedeschi (guitar/vocals), Derek Trucks (guitar), 12-piece touring band incl. horns & backing vocalists
🎶 Anyhow, Do I Look Worried, Midnight in Harlem, Bound for Glory
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater / Beacon Theatre residency (2,800–15,000)
~70 shows/yr 🎟 $145 avg $10.2M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Jazz Fest, Lockn' (legacy), Warren Haynes Xmas Jam
📼 Full taping; nugs.net official SBDs
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Often cited as best live band in the world; 2026 'Sun Sand & Soul' tour + Beacon Theatre multi-night residency; Derek Trucks guitar = generational talent
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ten Commandos

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tenacious D

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Terrapin Flyer

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🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Teskey Brothers

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🎵 Blues / Soul / R&B
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Thelonious Monk

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Thievery Corporation

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🎵 Electronic / Dub
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Third World

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🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Throwing Muses

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🎵 Alt Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tim McGraw

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🎵 Country / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Tim Palmieri

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🎵 Guitar / Jam / Fusion
📍 CT
📸 @timpalmieri
Guitarist for Lotus, Kung Fu, The Breakfast and The Z3; also plays solo acoustic.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tim Weed

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🎵 Americana / Blues
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Titus Andronicus

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Toad the Wet Sprocket

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Tom Hamilton Jr.

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🎵 Rock / Jam
📍 Philadelphia, PA
📸 @trhjunior
Guitarist in Joe Russo's Almost Dead and Billy & the Kids; leads Ghost Light.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers

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🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tony Bennett

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🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tony Joe White

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🎵 Blues / Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Tony Williamson

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🎵 Americana / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Too Many Zoos

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🎵 Funk / Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tori Amos

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🎵 Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Torment

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

TORRES

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Town Mountain

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Toy Factory Project

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🎵 Southern Rock / Jam
📸 @toyfactoryproject
All-star project with Marcus King and Oteil Burbridge. Debuted at Telluride Bluegrass in 2025 saluting the Marshall Tucker Band; added Dead songs in 2026.
📈 RISING STAR

Tractorbeam

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🎵 Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Tragically Hip

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Train

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Pop
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Trampled By Turtles

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

The Travelin' McCourys

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🎵 Bluegrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Travis Tritt

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🎤 PLAYER

Trevor Garrod

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🎵 Bluegrass / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Tea Leaf Green keyboard player and songwriter.
🎤 PLAYER

Trey Anastasio

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🎵 Rock / Jam / Solo
📍 Burlington, VT  ·  Solo work since 1998
🎶 Push On 'Til the Day, Sand, Shine, Alive Again
🏟 Theater → Arena (with Phish)
🎪 Beacon Jams, Divided Sky Foundation benefits
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
📸 @treyanastasio
Phish guitarist. Leads Trey Anastasio Band and plays solo acoustic runs; founded the Divided Sky Foundation for addiction recovery in Vermont.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Trombone Shorty

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🎵 Funk / New Orleans
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Trouble

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🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Trouble No More

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Tubeway Army

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🎵 New Wave
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Turkuaz

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🎵 High-Energy Funk / Afrobeat / Dance
📍 Brooklyn, NY  ·  Est. 2009
👥 Dave Brandwein (guitar/vocals), Chris Brouwers (keys/vocals), Shira Elias (vocals), Casey Stanton (vocals), Greg Sanderson (sax), Josh Schwartz (trumpet), Craig Brodhead (guitar), Michelangelo Carubba (drums), Chris Mercier (bass)
🎶 Rush, We Are the Punks, Glimmer, Hot Damn!
🏟 Club / Theater (500–3,500)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $40 avg $2.3M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Peach
📼 Full taping; nugs.net archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify, Apple Music
Brooklyn's nine-piece power-funk machine, 2011–2021; alumni went on to Trey Anastasio Band's horn section and new projects.
⭐ HONORABLE

Twiddle

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🎵 Funk-Fusion / Jam
📍 Burlington, VT  ·  Est. 2004
👥 Mihali Savoulidis, Ryan Dempsey, Brook Jordan, Zdenek Gubb
🎶 Syncopated Healing, Lost in the Cold, I Am Winter
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (1,000–5,000)
~40 shows/yr 🎟 $60 avg $2.5M est. gross
🎪 Mountain Jam, Peach, Bonnaroo
📼 Full taping
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Navigating hiatus/transition 2025-26; strong existing fanbase in holding pattern
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Twisted Sister

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Hard Rock / Metal
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Tyler Childers

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Outlaw Country / Soul-Jam / Appalachian Rock
📍 Lawrence County, KY  ·  Est. 2011
👥 Tyler Childers (guitar/vocals), The Food Stamps (full band)
🎶 White House Road, Nose on the Grindstone, Mule Pull — expansive soul-drenched live jams
🏟 Amphitheater / Stadium (15,000–50,000)
~55 shows/yr 🎟 $115 avg $6.3M est. gross
🎪 Jazz Fest, Outlaw Music Festival, Folsom Field (CO)
📼 Limited taping; fan recordings circulate on archive.org
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
2026 tour includes Jazz Fest + Folsom Field; 'Mule Pull' improv style creating massive jam crossover following
U 7 artists
⭐ HONORABLE

U-Melt

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

UB40

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Pop / Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Um (w/ John Medeski)

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Umphrey's McGee with John Medeski sitting in.
🎸 VET / CORE

Umphrey's McGee

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Prog-Rock / Metal / Jam
📍 Notre Dame, IN  ·  Est. 1997
👥 Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger, Joel Cummins, Andy Farag, Kris Myers, Ryan Stasik
🎶 In the Kitchen, Bridgeless, Nothing Too Fancy
🏟 Theater / Club (1,000–5,000)
~100 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $5.5M est. gross
🎪 Electric Forest, Summer Camp, Hulaween
📼 Full taping; nugs.net official SBDs
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Known for precision improv; 'School of Rock' sets a fan favorite
📈 RISING STAR

Uncle Kunkel's One Gram Band

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🎵 Jam
📍 Baltimore, MD
📸 @onegramband
Debut LP: Hear Say.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Uncle Tupelo

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Americana
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Underground Springhouse

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🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
V 9 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Van Halen

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🎵 Classic Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Van Morrison

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Van Zant

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
🌵 COSMIC / AMERICANA

Vassar Clements

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🎵 Bluegrass / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Velvet Underground

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Vida Blue

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
Page McConnell's side band.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Volcano Suns

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Voodoo Dead

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
🚀 HEAVYWEIGHT

Vulfpeck / Cory Wong

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🎵 Modern Funk-Jam / Minimalist Funk
📍 Ann Arbor, MI (Vulfpeck)  ·  Minneapolis, MN (Cory Wong)  ·  Est. 2011 / 2014
👥 Vulfpeck: Jack Stratton, Theo Katzman, Joe Dart, Woody Goss, Cory Wong (guitarist/frequent collaborator). Cory Wong also tours as solo act with band.
🎶 Vulfpeck: Dean Town, Back Pocket, 1612, Beastly. Cory Wong: Cosmic Sans, Phenomenon, Joy.
🏟 Theater → Arena (3,000–20,000)
~60 shows/yr (combined) 🎟 $85 avg $5.1M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Broccoli City Festival; Vulfpeck famously sold out Madison Square Garden independently
📼 Selective taping; Vulf Records direct-to-fan model
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube (massive presence)
Leaders of the modern funk-jam movement; Vulfpeck's DIY MSG sell-out (2019, via Spotify "silent album") is jam music lore; Cory Wong brings Vince Guaraldi minimalism to the festival circuit; both act as gateway artists pulling mainstream listeners into the jam scene
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🎤 PLAYER

Warren Haynes

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Southern Rock / Blues / Jam
📍 Asheville, NC
🎶 Soulshine, Beautifully Broken, Patchwork Quilt
🎪 Christmas Jam (Asheville), Mountain Jam (legacy)
🎧 Spotify, nugs.net
📸 @thewarrenhaynes
Gov't Mule founder; played with the Allman Brothers Band and the Dead. Hosts the annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Warren Zevon

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Waybacks

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🎵 Bluegrass / Jamgrass
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Waylon Jennings

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🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Wednesday

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🎵 Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Weeks

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ween

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Werks

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🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

White Denim

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The White Stripes

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Whitesnake

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Whitney

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🎵 Indie / Soft Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

The Who

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🏛️ TITAN

Widespread Panic

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Southern Rock / Jam
📍 Athens, GA  ·  Est. 1986
👥 John Bell, Michael Houser (posthumous influence), Jimmy Herring, John Hermann, Dave Schools, Domingo Ortiz, Duane Trucks
🎶 Disco, Chilly Water, Climb to Safety
🏟 Theater / Amphitheater (3,500–20,000)
~40 shows/yr 🎟 $105 avg $4.2M est. gross
🎪 Wanee Music Festival, Georgia Theatre Runs
📼 Full taping allowed; nugs.net archive
🎧 nugs.net, Spotify
Selective multi-night runs; New Orleans & Red Rocks annual events
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Wilco

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

The Wild Thorns

↗ Visit official site
🎵 Rock
📍 Brooklyn, NY
📸 @thewildthornsband
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Will Bernard

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jazz
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Will Butler

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🎵 Alt & Indie Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Willie Nelson

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Americana / Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

The Wood Brothers

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🎵 Americana / Folk-Jam
📍 Nashville, TN  ·  Est. 2004
👥 Oliver Wood, Chris Wood, Jano Rix
🎶 Ways Not to Lose, Shoofly Pie, Atlas
🏟 Theater / Club (1,000–4,000)
~80 shows/yr 🎟 $55 avg $3.2M est. gross
🎪 Bonnaroo, Telluride, Peach, AmericanaDeli
📼 Taping generally allowed
🎧 Spotify, Apple Music
Consistent festival staple; critically acclaimed; Chris Wood (Medeski lineage)
⭐ HONORABLE

The Word

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Blues / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Wu-Tang Clan

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🎵 Rap & Hip-Hop
🎧 nugs.net
X 1 artist
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

X

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Alt & Indie Rock / Hard Rock
🎧 nugs.net
Y 6 artists
📈 RISING STAR

Yak Attack

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🎵 Electronic
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Yam Yam

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Yes

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🎵 Classic Rock
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Yohimbe Brothers (Vernon Reid & DJ Logic)

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🎵 Jamtronica / Rap & Hip-Hop
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

Yonder Mountain String Band

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🎵 Jamgrass / Progressive Bluegrass
📍 Nederland, CO  ·  Est. 1998
👥 Adam Aijala, Dave Johnston, Ben Kaufmann, Nick Piccininni, Coleman Smith
🎶 Traffic Jam, Angel, Boatman’s Dance
🏟 Theater (1,500–3,000)
~90 shows/yr 🎟 $45 avg $1.8M est. gross
🎪 Telluride Bluegrass, WinterWonderGrass
📼 Full taping encouraged, bluegrass tradition
🎧 Nugs.net, Spotify
Jamgrass founding fathers — the bridge between Colorado bluegrass and the jam circuit for 25+ years.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Youssou N'dour

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
Z 8 artists
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Zac Brown Band

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Country / Rock
🎧 nugs.net
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Zach Bryan

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🎵 Country
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Zach Nugent's Dead Set

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Tribute — Grateful Dead
🎧 nugs.net
⭐ HONORABLE

Zeke Fishhead (Ed Volker)

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Funk / Jam
🎧 nugs.net
🎸 VET / CORE

The Zen Tricksters

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Dead Family
🎧 nugs.net
Long Island Dead-rooted band; Jeff Mattson and Rob Barraco both came through it.
🎸 VET / CORE

Zero

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Rock / Jam (Kimock)
🎧 nugs.net
Bay Area band with Steve Kimock and Martin Fierro, '80s and '90s.
🔥 GREAT LIVE BAND

Ziggy Marley

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Reggae / World
🎧 nugs.net
📈 RISING STAR

Zilla

↗ Hear live shows on nugs.net
🎵 Jam / Jamtronica
🎧 nugs.net

Cards marked 🎧 nugs.net link to that artist's live shows on nugs.net. Artist list checked against nugs.net, October 2026.