The last time we talked to nick he told us how excited he was to take care of his newly unemployed partner, Marianne, who had recently left her job to reset her professional life.

He died just a few days later,

People do a lot of lip service to the idea of a band being a family, but with us, it’s true. We are family, put on earth to take care of each other. So we’re going to do what we know nick would want us to: we’re going to take care of Marianne for him.

Please join us on Saturday, November 1st at Founders Brewing company in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Day of the Dead: A benefit for Nicky.

we will celebrate the music of Grateful Dead, Reflect on our own losses on Day of the Dead, and raise a boatload of money for someone whose life was torn apart this year.

It’s hard to know how to help in the face of such a tragedy, but the truth is, it’s expensive to have a loved one pass away unexpectedly.

If you’d like to help, you can

• donate money directly via the form

• bid in the silent auction, which goes live at 8AM on Monday, October 27th

• Come to the show at Founders and put cash money in any of the red buckets you see sitting on the tables

• Buy This T-shirt from our webstore or at the show (limited quantities available)

• Buy a 50/50 Raffle Ticket at the Benefit (bonus Points if you donate your winnings!)