“Grateful Dead (tribute repertoire)” traces the band’s long, American songbook through a country lens, moving between balladry, shuffle rhythms, and open-ended jamming. Presented live at Hill Country Live in New York City, the set is performed by Stella Blue’s Band, a local group working in the city’s continuing tradition of Dead-inspired nights. In NYC, this repertoire has long functioned as a social practice as much as a performance style, tying downtown clubs to broader touring circuits. The most telling moments come when the band treats familiar melodies as material, not monuments.