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Never miss a Sunday show.

Shakedown Sunday is a monthly matinee at Syracuse’s 443 Social Club, hosted by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and members of Dead to the Core with special guests, that celebrates the Grateful Dead.

The music spans not only the band’s originals but songs from across the roots and rock worlds they made their own, plus selections from the songbooks of Jerry Garcia Band, Garcia and Grisman, and Old and in the Way—and a sprinkling of originals. All delivered with the creative acoustic arrangements and lush vocal harmonies that are the hallmark of Dead to the Core.

Guest artists include an array of top-shelf singer-songwriters and instrumentalists from Central New York and beyond, digging into their favorite tunes.

Expect deep cuts, fresh collaborations, old favorites reimagined. Only at Shakedown Sunday, only at the 443. Never miss a Sunday show.

P.S. The 443 also offers a special Shakedown Sunday menu, including grilled cheese with Shakedown dipping sauce and Cosmic Charlie’s cocktails.

Coming next

June 29, 2025, with special guest Jefferson Hamer

Jefferson Hamer is an internationally touring guitarist, songwriter, traditional musician, and producer based in Brooklyn. He is best known for his collaborations with Anaïs Mitchell (Child Ballads, recipient of a BBC2 Folk Award), Sarah Jarosz (as guitarist and harmony singer on her Grammy-nominated Blue Heron Suite), Session Americana, and other solo artists including Kristin Andreassen, Reed Foehl, and Laura Cortese.

Hamer’s original songs are featured on his self-released albums and singles, including the full-length Alameda. Perhaps his most enduring collaboration is the Murphy Beds, a harmony-rich folk duo with Irish musician and songwriter Eamon O’Leary, featuring a self-titled LP and the follow-up Easy Way Down. 

Hamer is also a regular performer on Dead to the Core tours, appearing at top Northeast venues such as Club Passim, the Word Barn, and the Parlor Room.