Playing Dead
Rock band from MA · formed 2000
- alternative
- grateful dead tribute
- jam band
- punk rock
- rock
- Shows on record
- 17
- Rooms played
- 14
- Cities
- 11
- Releases
- 10
- Last show
- Aug 3, 2025Ship Of Fools
About
Playing Dead is a band from MA, formed in 2000, tagged alternative, grateful dead tribute, jam band by its sources. Shows on record run from 2009 to 2026, across 14 rooms in 11 cities.
- Playing Dead formed in 2000 — MusicBrainz
- Jim Harris: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Mark Munzer: lead vocals — MusicBrainz
- Playing Dead has 674 listeners on Last.fm — Playing Dead on Last.fm
- Playing Dead has released 10 recordings between 2010 and 2020 — Playing Dead on Discogs
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
17 on record · bandslate-pipeline, archive etree, SongkickUpcoming shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center · MaynardHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Shows per year
- 20091 show
- 20111 show
- 20121 show
- 20131 show
- 20151 show
- 20191 show
- 20222 shows
- 20231 show
- 20242 shows
- 20253 shows
- 20263 shows
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2025 | Ship Of Fools · BostonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 24, 2025 | The Meadows · BrooklynSupportwith One Fall, Wes Hoffman, Something Bitter, +2 | Support | One Fall, Wes Hoffman, Something Bitter, +2 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Soundcheck Studios · PembrokeSupportwith Midnight North | Support | Midnight North |
| May 15, 2024 | Main Drag Music · BrooklynSupportwith Ways Away, Mercy Union | Support | Ways Away, Mercy Union |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Soundcheck Studios · PembrokeSupportwith Midnight North | Support | Midnight North |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Shakers Pub · OakdaleSupportwith The Color Fred, Alex Melton | Support | The Color Fred, Alex Melton |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Aeronaut Cannery · EverettHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 16, 2022 | Aeronaut Cannery · EverettHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 17, 2019 | Mr. Beery's · BethpageHeadlinerwith CHILTON, Carcosa, bearchild | Headliner | CHILTON, Carcosa, bearchild |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Amityville Music Hall · AmityvilleSupportwith This Good Robot, Missing Maddox, Memo | Support | This Good Robot, Missing Maddox, Memo |
| Jan 25, 2013 | The Place Bar & Lounge · BrooklynSupportwith Lugosi, Scowl | Support | Lugosi, Scowl |
| Aug 26, 2012 | Mr. Beery's · BethpageSupportwith Debtor's Union, Worship This, Two Hand Fools, +1 | Support | Debtor's Union, Worship This, Two Hand Fools, +1 |
| Aug 20, 2011 | Mexicali Live · TeaneckHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jul 30, 2009 | Jerry Garcia Memorial River Run · CambridgeHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Where they play
14 rooms in 11 citiesRooms played most
- Aeronaut Cannery · Everett2 shows
- Mr. Beery's · Bethpage2 shows
- Soundcheck Studios · Pembroke2 shows
- Amityville Music Hall · Amityville1 show
- Blue Ocean Music Hall · Salisbury1 show
Cities played
- Brooklyn3 shows
- Bethpage2 shows
- Everett2 shows
- Maynard2 shows
- Pembroke2 shows
and 6 other cities
Live history
14 shows on record- Shows counted
- 14
- First on record
- Jul 2009
- Latest on record
- Aug 2025
Shows per year
- 20091
- 20111
- 20121
- 20131
- 20151
- 20191
- 20222
- 20231
- 20242
- 20253
Top rooms
- Soundcheck Studios, Pembroke · 2
- Aeronaut Cannery, Everett · 2
- Mr. Beery's, Bethpage · 2
- Ship Of Fools, Boston · 1
- The Meadows, Brooklyn · 1
Top cities
- Brooklyn, NY · 3
- Pembroke · 2
- Bethpage, NY · 2
- Everett, WA · 2
- Teaneck, NJ · 1
Often on the bill with: Midnight North, Alex Melton, Carcosa, Censors, Danvers, Lugosi, Mercy Union, One Fall
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
10 releases, 2010–2020Half Full
2020
Everything Under The Sun
2020
Catharsis Of Choice
2019
The Inevitable
2018
December Blue
2017
Townie
2017
Transient
2015
...And I'm Telling Everyone
2013
Home... Wherever That May Be
2012
In Your Head
2010
Lineup
- Jim Harris · lead vocals
- Mark Munzer · lead vocals
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
10 members on record- Dave Casaletenure unknown
- Jason Rutcofskytenure unknown
- Jim Harrisguitartenure unknown
- Mark Munzerkeyboardtenure unknown
- Mary Ellen Deveauxtenure unknown
- Mike Simensontenure unknown
- Rich Ferraratenure unknown
- Sam Hoyostenure unknown
- Steven DeJosephtenure unknown
- Tom Dileotenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Shares members with: Bricks For Shoulders (via Steven DeJoseph), Buying Time (via Tom Dileo), High School Football Heroes (via Jason Rutcofsky), Lord Humongous (via Mike Simenson), Prescott C. (via Steven DeJoseph), Pretty Polly (via Steven DeJoseph), Taking Back Sunday (via Steven DeJoseph), The Fighting 405 (via Mike Simenson)
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Playing Dead on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Playing Dead on Discogs | Artist facts |
| bandslate-pipeline | Show history |
| archive etree | Show history |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.