A moment of very real talk about why we’re hosting this benefit:
The last time we talked to nick in person, 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.
If you’d like to help, you can
donate money directly via the form Below
bid on Silent Auction Items Below
Come to the show at Founders and put cash money in the Tip Buckets
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!)
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
CLick to Put in your Bid
(Thank you to all of our wonderful Donors. We love you!)
Forest Trail Music Festival Passes
Tamarack Music Festival Passes
Tamarack Creek Soaps & Gifts: Handmade Poncho
Tamarack Creek Soaps & Gifts: Handmade Poncho
Tamarack Creek Soaps & Gifts: Handmade Poncho
Tamarack Creek Soaps & Gifts: Handmade Poncho
Amore Trattoria Italiana Gift Certificate
Ethanology Distillation Tour & Tasting
Wheatland Music Festival Sunday Passes
Iron Fish Distillery Farm & Distillery Tour
The Grand Lady Riverboat at Steamboat Park Music Cruise Tickets
Tommy's Express Car Wash Gift Basket
The Pyramid Scheme: Two Tickets to see Koffin Kats on 11/28
The Pyramid Scheme: Two Tickets to see Koffin Kats on 11/28
The Intersection: Ticket 4-Pack
Buckley's Mountainside Canoes Hootenanny on the River
Caledonia Family Tavern Gift Card
Nighthawk Gift Card
Red's Sports Bar & Grill Gift Card & Custom Etched Rocks Glass
North Grove Brewers Gift Pack
Book of Mormon at Devos Performance Hall November 4th-9th
Local Spins Gift Pack
Beaver Island Music Festival: Two Passes to the 2026 Festival
Tip Top Deluxe x Shagbark Farms Gift Pack
Speciation Cellars Gift Pack
Dye Dreams Hand Tie-Dyed T-shirt
Dye Dreams Hand Tie-Dyed Dress
Northland Brewing Gift Pack
Grandpa's Shop Charcuterie Cutting Board
Grandpa's Shop Cutting Board
Grandpa's Shop Pig Cutting Board
Grandpa's Shop Large Butcher Block Cutting Board
Grandpa's Shop Handmade Wooden Mirror
Smiling Acres Music Festival Gift Pack with Two Passes SAMF 2026
Two Weekend Passes to Buttermilk Jamboree 2026
River Dog Tavern (Middleville) Gift Card
River Dog Tavern (Middleville) Gift Card
Two Passes to Porcupine Mountain Music Festival 2026
Ore Dock Brewing Co. Gift Pack with Gift Card
Smoke on the Water Gift Pack
Apple Pie Guy Zen Basket
Apple Pie Guy Shine Basket
Bridge Street Market Gift Basket
Deluxe Witch Starter Kit
Witchcraft 101 Basket
Eastern Kille Gift Cards
Anarchy Ink Gift Card
Anarchy Ink Gift Card
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.