A Band Beyond Description (BBD) are a Grateful Dead band that hails from Portland, ME and have been a fixture in the Maine Music scene & New England since 2000. They are all very seasoned musicians with colorful backgrounds, who also happen to share a big love for the Grateful Dead’s music and spirit. Their individual professional experiences have brought them to the stage with such luminaries as Gregg Allman, Warren Haynes(Gregg Allman Band), Jon Fishman(Phish), John Popper(Blues Traveler), Chris Barron(Spin Doctors) George Jr.(The Meters), Cyril Neville(Neville Bros.) and Tom Constanten & Vince Welnick(Grateful Dead).

ABBD has a long shared love of the Grateful Dead’s songs and spirit; evident in every song they perform.

“The well-known Grateful Dead cover band might just be the last great jam band in Maine.” -Dispatch Magazine

“Funky scene, great band … Every year we come back here on a Thursday night for Band Beyond Description, a Dead cover band, and the scene … is pure Portland” -Review on Trip Advisor