The long, strange trip lives on — and fans are grateful. The six-member Boston area band DeadBeat has been celebrating the music of the Grateful Dead and musically and spiritually related groups since 2005, and the Bull Run Restaurant has become a popular performance stop. DeadBeat is: Mike (Bails) Bailey, bass guitar; Gary Barth, rhythm guitar, vocals; Rich Cesarini, keyboards; Jennifer Markard, vocals; Joe Pulitano, drums; and Brian Stormwind, lead guitar, vocals.

What: DeadBeat; guest Mark Karan

When: 8 p.m. Jan. 6

Where: Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley

How much: $20. (987) 425-4314; www.bullrunrestaurant.com