Dead Radio

Dead Radio

Dead Radio is a group from Palo Alto, United States, active from 1965 to 1995. The band’s line-up includes Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Tom Constanten, Keith Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux, Brent Mydland, Vince Welnick, Bruce Hornsby, Robert Hunter and Rob Wasserman.

Style and sound

The group is associated with blues rock, classic rock, country rock, folk rock, jam band and psychedelic rock. Its sound is also linked with neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, stoner doom and psychedelic music.

Context

Dead Radio is described as a five-piece act with members Shaun Donovan, Matt Nev, Dave Couri, Duncan Harrex and Sam Scheding. Its music is characterised in terms of psychedelic and underground rock influences, with references to Velvet Underground, space rock, prog and krautrock.