Permanent Addition of John Kadlecik & 2020 Tour Dates

Melvin Seals has carried the JGB torch, waving it high and wide, since Jerry’s passing. Just like fine wine, he and the band continue to get better each time they take the stage, sharing the history and music we all know and love. The band is now tighter than ever with the addition of John Kadlecik. “John is number one at sitting in that seat of simulation. Many players have licks that sound like Garcia, but John is full force with a sense of originality,” says Seals.
It is with great pleasure and respect that Melvin Seals & JGB welcomes John as a permanent member of the band.

Melvin Seals & JGB is also rolling out these 2020 tour dates with many more to come, so we hope to see you on the road!
2.12.20 The Blue Note – Oahu, HI
2.13.20 Kahilu Theater – Big Island, HI
2.14.20 Anaina Hou Community Park – Kauai, HI
2.15.20 Mulligan’s On The Blue – Maui, HI
3.04.20 JCC – Rochester, NY
3.05.20 Infinity Music Hall – Hartford, CT
3.06.20 The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
3.07.20 TBA – Port Chester, NY
3.08.20 Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA
3.10.20 Buffalo Iron Works – Buffalo, NY
3.11.20 Jergel’s – Warrendale, PA
3.12.20 Ludlow Garage – Cincinnati, OH
3.13.20 Otus Supply – Ferndale, MI
3.14.20 Park West – Chicago, IL
3.15.20 The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN
3.17.20 The National – Richmond, VA
3.18.20 The Hamilton – Washington, DC
3.19.20 Cohoes Music Hall – Cohoes, NY
3.20.20 Penn’s Peak – Jim Thorpe, PA
3.21.20 The Wilbur – Boston, MA
3.22.20 The Met – Pawtucket, RI
4.04.20 Skull & Roses – Ventura, CA
5.01.20 Republic NOLA – New Orleans, LA – LATE NIGHT
5.08.20 The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
5.23.20 Rooster Walk Music & Arts Festival – Martinsville, VA
6.27.20 Back Home Festival – New Martinsville, WV
Melvin Seals and JGB at Moe’s Alley on 12/19/19
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Melvin Seals and JGB featuring John Kadlecik at Sapphire Palace at Blue Lake Casino on 11/15/19
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Dead In The Dome ft. Melvin Seals + JGB, Steve Kimock, DJ Logic + original Jerry Garcia art in 360 VR.
WisdomeLA and Kentyah present: Dead In The Dome 2.0: An immersive exploration of the music and art of Jerry Garcia features live performances by Melvin Seals and JGB plus special guests DJ Logic and guitar wizard Steve Kimock!!!
Come dance and have your face melted to a mind-bending array of 360-degree VR format custom visuals using Jerry Garcia’s original art and the artworks of the Grateful Dead’s tour visual artist and VJ: Android Jones. You and 500 other SoCal Heads will experience a legendary night of music and visuals in a massive dome theater as apart of LA’s most exciting recurring Jerry and Dead related event!
This will be an interactive and immersive playground featuring world-class jams, mind-blowing visuals, a Shakedown Street, vendors, food and surprises!!!
The Show Features
– Eye-popping custom visuals of Jerry’s Art projected across a massive 360 dome theater
– Grateful Dead themed dancers
– Live performance artists and DJ’s
– Special Guests Steve Kimock & DJ Logic
THIS IS THE LAST DEAD IN THE DOME SHOW IN 2019!
Don’t hesitate… reserve your seats now. This show will sell out
About Melvin Seals and The Jerry Garcia Band
Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become “Jam Band Music”. From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix with a little R&B and gospel thrown in to spice things up.
MELVIN SEALS & JGB:
Melvin Seals – Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards & Vocals
John Kadlecik – Electric Guitar & Lead Vocals (Fall 2019 Tour)
John-Paul McLean – Bass
Pete Lavezzoli – Drums
Lady Chi & Mary-eL – Backup Vocals
Dead In The Dome Concert Program – Saturday, Nov. 9th
– 5:00pm: Wisdome Park open for Samskara Exhibition, VIP Lounge & vending areas
– 8:00pm: Concert dome opens for seating
– 9:00pm: 1st set
– 10pm-10:30: Intermission
– 10:30-11:30: 2nd set
– 11:30-12:30: VIP lounge after-party, vendor village food, and drinks
EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! SELECT YOUR SEATS!
MUSIC + ART!
Wisdome.LA features the amazing Samskara immersive art exhibition by Android Jones. Your ticket includes both the Dead in the Dome concert and the Samskara exhibition.
SAMSKARA Exhibit includes:
Immersive full-dome experience
Art gallery featuring the works of Android Jones
Microdose interactive VR creativity zone
Multiple photography & selfie zones
What is SAMSKARA?
Samskara (sanskrit) is the scope of experiences that we collect through our life journeys: the infinite flow of feelings, actions, ideas, choices, and emotions. Good samskara is driven by positive experiences and deeds, while negative samskara is the result of evil or selfish thoughts and actions. Samskara allows us to experience inner conflicts, conflicts between people, nations, religions, and generations, through which we evolve to a more industrial world and end up with complete destruction… but total devastation clears the path for rebirth and revival, and the eternal quest for light, magic, goodness, and harmony in better, more spiritual, realms. You make the choice…
Kentyah Presents – Kentyah is a DJ, event and record producer, percussionist, aspiring writer, and burgeoning pop culture educator. Kentyah has worked for the last six years as a producer, amongst other things, with Polar Music Prize winner Playing For Change. In addition, he has worked in a variety of capacities with a wide range of musical luminaries from the realms of hip hop, jazz, funk, reggae, classic rock, world music and beyond. From Dr John to Dr Dre, Dead Prez to Gil Scott Heron, Bill Laswell, Fishbone, members of the Wu-Tang Clan, Bernie Worrell, The Miles Davis Estate and many many others.