The Rhythm Devils are former Grateful Dead drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann; former Phish bassist Mike Gordon; guitarist Steve Kimock; percussionist Sikiru Adepoju; and vocalist Jen Durkin, a veteran of Deep Banana Blackout and Bernie Worrell the Woo Warriors. Longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter writes the lyrics. Expect many a funk-soul-R B jam, with songs from the Dead songbook tossed in.
One-named South African soul and rhythm-and-blues singer Goapele (pronounced gwah-puh-LAY) will perform first. Tickets cost $28 at the pavilion and Ticketmaster, $32 at the door. Silversun Pickups carries the torch lighted by the Smashing Pumpkins.
