Jayski and the Dawn and Deadtronica
The Virgil4519 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 90029
Jayski and the Dawn heads to The Virgil with Deadtronica billed as the special guest. Jayski and the Dawn is the new project built around Jay Lane and Dave Ellis, with additional Bay Area musicians reported but not yet named in the available announcements. The group’s announced premise is a funk-minded reading of music from the Grateful Dead and Bob Weir catalog. Deadtronica brings a different angle to the same songbook: its collaboration reimagines Grateful Dead material through an electronic lens.
The reports place Jayski and the Dawn in the Bay Area orbit, while Lane’s story begins in San Francisco. Lane has played with Primus, the Charlie Hunter Trio, RatDog and Dead & Company. Ellis also played with Bob Weir in RatDog and performed saxophone with The Other Ones. The project is new enough that its own site says it is “launching soon,” and the supplied material includes no settled full lineup or critical assessment. Its musical framing has Lane returning to “the deep funk and jazz roots” that first inspired him. Deadtronica is a Philadelphia collaboration between Cloudchord and Aron Magner of the Disco Biscuits.
The Virgil makes a night of two different rooms: a cocktail bar with a hand-picked jukebox up front, and a separate stage room for live music, comedy, DJs and dancing. That split lets you start with a drink and conversation, then move toward the show when it begins; the bar’s own description lists a full selection of beer and spirits, but does not mention food. The B Side also hosts DJs and dancing on weekends, so the evening can continue beyond the performance. It is a family-owned bar and entertainment venue on the edge of Silver Lake, at Santa Monica Boulevard and Virgil in East Hollywood. Check the individual event listing for ticket details, since arrangements vary by show. The venue’s current website and event listings confirm it is operating at this address.