Dave Abear
Steely Dead at the Public House, Crested Butte CO
Public House
202 Elk Ave
Crested Butte, CO 81224
Feb 1, 2020
8:00 PM MST
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We are very excited to be celebrating our first year!!
Steely Dead is a sonic fusion of the the Grateful Dead and Steely Dan. Since our debut in January 2019 we have been delighting audiences throughout Colorado, in larger reputable venues like the Fox Theatre, Boulder Theatre Aggie Theatre, we are excited to take this project on the road in 2020. Steely Dead is where sonic worlds unite, between the structure, arrangement and pristine studio recordings of rock legends Steely Dan, cross-pollinated with the Grateful Dead’s free flowing, melodic improvisation and masterful song segues. Steely Dead merges these major concepts together while fusing the influence unto each band. Steely Dead is committed to the nuance of both bands while remaining playful with jam segues between songs, and delivering a unique musical blend. For fans of both of these great bands.
Members of Steely Dead include Dave Abear of Melvin Seals and JGB, Bill McKay formerly of Derek Trucks Band and Leftover Salmon. Chris Sheldon of the DeadPhish Orchestra. Matt Abear and Dylan Teifer of Mr. Big Bear
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Dave Abear Biography
Guitarist-singer Dave Hebert (AKA A’Bear), is originally a native of Manitou Springs, Colorado. Dave has spent his musical career in many genres, including rock, reggae, folk, blues, and bluegrass. Right out of college, he toured nationally with mentor and close family friend reggae recording artist John Bayley. Dave is a founding member of Brother Kind, who opened for Merl Saunders and David Grisman at Red Rocks (7/7/97).The group still reunites every so often in Colorado. Currently a resident of Tempe, Arizona, Dave relentlessly works on his many different musical projects. When not touring with Melvin Seals and JGB, he performs with many original bands of his own creation such as Working Man’s Grass, a bluegrass Dead band; he also plays solo acoustic gigs throughout Arizona; and finally, Dave plays lead guitar and vocals for Xtra Ticket, Arizona’s premier Grateful Dead band. Versatility is his trademark. Whether it's his own songs or songs from the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band catalog, Dave not only captures the feel of songs, he often takes the musical risk of breathing new life into an old familiar tune and puts the A’Bear signature on it. That's the adventure and this is his journey.
Here is a sample of some of the muscians Dave has played with:
Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead, Tubes)
Ben Combe (Particle, Bad Shoe)
Bill Nershi (String Cheese Incident)
Steve Kimock (Ratdog, Zero, Rhythm Devils)
Jerry Lawson (The Persuasions)
Devon Allman (Honeytribe)
Walt Richardson (The Morning Star Band)
Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
Barry Sless (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, Global Drum Project)
Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead)
Jen Durkin (Deep Banana Blackout, Rhythm Devils)
Papa Mali (7 Walkers)
David Gans
Dave’s Bands: (Past and Current)
John Bayley and the Sons of Zion (1992 – 1994)
Brother Kind (1994 – 1998) *
Xtra Ticket (1999 – present)
ABear Brothers (2001 – present) *
Working Man’s Grass (2006 – present) *
JAW (2007 – present) *
Schwag (2010 –present)
All Good Things Band (2010 – Present) *
The Dave A'Bear Band (2011 – Present) *
Melvin Seals and JGB (2011 – 2017)
Steely Dead (2018 – Present) *
*founder
Read MoreHere is a sample of some of the muscians Dave has played with:
Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead, Tubes)
Ben Combe (Particle, Bad Shoe)
Bill Nershi (String Cheese Incident)
Steve Kimock (Ratdog, Zero, Rhythm Devils)
Jerry Lawson (The Persuasions)
Devon Allman (Honeytribe)
Walt Richardson (The Morning Star Band)
Fareed Haque (Garaj Mahal)
Barry Sless (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, Global Drum Project)
Tom Constanten (Grateful Dead)
Jen Durkin (Deep Banana Blackout, Rhythm Devils)
Papa Mali (7 Walkers)
David Gans
Dave’s Bands: (Past and Current)
John Bayley and the Sons of Zion (1992 – 1994)
Brother Kind (1994 – 1998) *
Xtra Ticket (1999 – present)
ABear Brothers (2001 – present) *
Working Man’s Grass (2006 – present) *
JAW (2007 – present) *
Schwag (2010 –present)
All Good Things Band (2010 – Present) *
The Dave A'Bear Band (2011 – Present) *
Melvin Seals and JGB (2011 – 2017)
Steely Dead (2018 – Present) *
*founder
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